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Good questions. For now my work schedule will not allow much more than a couple of days at a time for goofing off, which is what I will mostly be doing. So I foresee the vast majority of my flights to be within 3-4 hours from home, with a high percentage being within the state. Things like...

I am playing with the idea of buying my own aircraft. I trained in 152s/172s so was thinking about looking into a 172, however weight limitations would mean my wife, 2 kids, and I could barely fly with no luggage. If it is going to be at all practical I will need something that will hold just...

Good point

Brian, congrats on getting back up in the air. Like you, I hadn't flown for awhile (a mere 20 years) but have recently gotten back into the cockpit. I have suddenly found myself obsessed with everything aviation.

Nice ride & great videos...congrats!

I have always done okay in school, so when I first started learning about flying I took a college course first. After finishing that course with excellent grades, I took the FAA written and failed it. WTF?! So I bought a course with a book and cassette tapes (remember those?) and then took...

I used Quicken for PC for years but then went to the Dark Side and got an iMac. I had heard bad things about Quicken for Mac, so I installed iBank. Took a little getting used to, but now I do like it. They even have an app for an iPhone.

When talking about stroke prevention, we usually forget there are different types of strokes. The daily aspirin regimen may help prevent/treat occlusive (white) strokes, but they increase the risk of hemorrhagic (red) strokes. I had the latter (hemorrhagic stroke) shortly after my 21st...

TexasAviation, I fly out of Hooks which is under the Houston Class B shelf. I normally fly below 2000' until clear of the shelf, but decided to try Flight Following from Hooks. It was one of the most enjoyable experiences I have had, and will continue using it anytime I fly > 50 nm. Hope this...

What he said. I was taught 85kts/10deg downwind, 75kts/20deg base, 65kts/full final, but I think I might try your 55-60kts because I still tend to balloon/float a bit at 65.

Likely a simple typo, but I think you meant "no attitude information." My Foreflight SV is non-functional also when I am on wifi in my house. Since home wifi is stationary, it will not show any attitude information. It probably does not have any WAAS information also. Going outside with...

Congrats and welcome to the pilot community! Thanks for the nice writeup, many of us haven't taken a check ride for decades :yikes: so it is interesting to see what it is like nowadays.

Not to get off the point (yeah right), but since we're talking about Brenham (11R), have you all seen the Google maps (earth view) of that field? I am pretty sure that is a B-17, though I am not 100% sure...

If you have not been diagnosed with glaucoma, then there is no reason to put this on your form. The only sticky point would be if your eye doctor put your diagnosis as a "glaucoma suspect." I would ask the eye doctor (or a technician there) if any diagnosis has ever been made of "365.xx"...

Never on purpose. :yikes: I might need to try that, I think they maintain our taxiways better than the runway.

What a fun flight review!

K11R Brenham TX, but go during a weekday or you might be standing. http://www.brenhammunicipalairport.com/index_files/page0003.htm Of course should you need a copilot I can rearrange my schedule. :stirpot:

Thanks a bunch Bryan! The check is in the mail.

For the number of hours I am able to fly right now most people would say that renting is better. However, it seems like every time I rent I find something wrong with the aircraft (intercom problems, shaky nosewheel, one set of mags with a coughing fit, etc. etc.). I know these problems...

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