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So, what you're saying is that you can get down quickly AND save fuel, too? We're really bringing a whole new level of efficiency to flying here :D Lol… I actually never knew that about the C-150, and while I enjoy a good spin session as much as the next guy, I don't think I've ever gone...

We were just talking about that yesterday, as we drove past that giant new housing development at Candela's, while the winds ripped across Rocky Flats at gale force. I have to imagine that this new neighborhood is going to be filled mostly with transplants who don't realize that their home...

Lol. Thanks for spotting for me! KAPA isn't my home field for airplane flying, though I am only a few miles away at KBJC. I used to spend a lot of time at KAPA when I was a crew member on a helicopter there a few years ago, but never paid much attention to the fixed wing traffic pattern...

No doubt! It has been crazy out here for a few days now. Curiously, we left KBJC after abandoning our plans for flying today, and then went immediately to the barn where we board our horse. That barn is located just south of Standley Lake, still well within the Class D for KBJC. But, there at...

I've considered that exact method as the "ideal" way of making an interstate landing. Around here traffic is often stop-and-go, which really concerns me. But, if I was flying out by Limon, Colorado, or some other spot on the eastern plains, it would probably be a lot easier to consider the...

Can the IR hurt you? No, you'll spend some time and money on it, but it can only make you a better pilot. Is the instrument rating necessary to be a safe pilot? Obviously not. Some of the best pilots I know don't have instrument ratings, but they can fly airplanes in ways that some of us...

In reality, hopefully we never have to find out the answer to this question. My hunch? 1) If the person tasked with taking control of the plane was a non-pilot, I'd put the odds of success at somewhere below 2% if they had to hand fly the plane. If they had a functioning autopilot...

No, obviously I've never precisely tested this. But, most of this thread is speaking of 'gut feeling' sort of stuff anyway. And, among the pilots of the world, I certainly won't hold myself out there as an expert. I'm a relatively low-time pilot who took a lot of years off from flying between...

Around here I think the interstates are too crowded for a landing most of the time. *Maybe* it would work out on the far eastern plains, but putting a plane down along Colorado's Front Range on an interstate could be… difficult. This photo was taken on the south end of Denver (C-470 and...

I'll preface my response by clarifying that I have exactly zero tailwheel time, but what you're saying seems to make sense from my layman's point of view on those aircraft… while it's hard to judge every control input from the sidelines, I will say that it does appear that most tail-dragger...

Well, it looks like two aircraft reported that same turbulence… that would be enough to make me take notice. While severity is somewhat in the eye of the beholder (despite the AIM attempting to make it more objectively categorized), I still take heed when I see numerous reports of the same...

I think I once saw a video of someone doing spins down from 14K in a C152. The video was purported to be something like a 100-turn spin. I suppose that's always an option, but I'd venture a guess that you'd be mighty dizzy by the time you got back to a more reasonable altitude… Still, you'd...

I just did my BFR at KBJC back in October. They're teaching it the same way I learned in Ohio 15 years ago. I mean, I'm sure I could takeoff without the ASI if I had to, but I'd certainly rather know that I've attained a speed at which my aircraft is willing to fly, instead of just guessing...

Thanks! I wasn't sure if there was a first post thread or not, but I immediately gravitated to the Denver wind thread and figured I'd just use it as a place to introduce myself.

At least I'm in good company here. I just registered for this forum after scrubbing my planned flight for wind, for the third time in as many weeks. I went out to KBJC with plans of taking the wife up in a rental C152 today. The winds were a mere 5 knots as I walked into the FBO, but...

My rolling check is simple: Oil Pressure Oil Temp Airspeed RPM (self evident, but I still glance at it) This all takes probably about a second total, so why wouldn't I want this information before I urge an aircraft away from the surly bonds of earth?