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The best part is when your clearance level is so high that you not only have to do the briefing, but you have to fill out a day by day itinerary to include addresses and method of travel with flight/train numbers which you know is wrong or going to change and that either a) nobody will look at...

In an effort to derail the conversation, my wife very recently said she doesn't understand why we call them the lower 48 when there's at least one state even lower. It really should be the Middle 48 or the Eastern 48. Even if you're in Alaska, there are 49 lower than you. If you're in Hawaii...

Well, it prevents misuse from the start. Do they require this check annually to renew the lease? I hope they have some way of kicking folks eventually- there are way too many broke planes (like hard and long broke) filling up hangars at airports where flying machines are on the ramp longing to...

I love doing PnP missions. My own dog flies with me and and as soon as there's nothing flying past the window to look at anymore she curls up and won't move until the engine noise changes pitch. As for puppies (or any dog) I do agree that 8k' is a good limit. Try and keep climbs and descents...

Just have her create an account and ask that question on here! lol But really if you can justify an older C-152 or PA-28-160 that's not very expensive and you can tolerate it being on a ramp, I say go for it. Your financial situation may determine what you can justify and what you can't...

Not gonna lie, it's not easy. It wasn't bad with the last move since, as I referenced, I was able to get a hold of a hangar pretty quickly and at least had a verbal agreement before ever even departing my duty station. But you do have to understand that it will inevitably see some ramp time so...

To directly answer your original question, I would buy the right plane while looking for a hangar or getting on the list. You're more than likely not going to get the plane and the hangar at the same time. Unless you're buying a REALLY expensive/nice/new plane, a little time on the ramp isn't...

Usually the top of the pants stain has a round blue stain with an un-stained white center. So, actually yes it does kinda work that way!

I had an incident last year where my low-wing was parked outside on the ramp and refueled. I sumped as I always do, but it was ALL water. The problem with sumping 100% water is that there's no layer to see the separation. My old plastic tube had been dyed blue over time and who knows how many...

Financing a plane for me personally comes down to opportunity cost. I could have waited to pay cash for the plane or I could finance the plane and pay cash for something else. For instance, I put a down payment on a rental home that gives me enough cash flow to cover the monthly cost of...

This is one time where I would agree that this, indeed, was an uncontrolled field. If the pilot on final doesn't even know where he is relative to others in the pattern, there is no control. Normally, these fields are pilot-controlled, but that requires competent pilots. ;)

Best value and cheap are not synonymous. I assumed OP was trying to get out of the Pacific NW first and foremost due to weather and then if needing to relocate due to weather then why not go to the place of best value training. It seems like if they are going "all the way" through their...

I'll second Florida, especially as it will be great flying weather very soon from now through May. Not too hot, not too cold, no density altitude issues or mountains to avoid. Only issue is that I've found rental rates to be slightly higher than I was used to coming from the mid-west. But...

An apt question for the first post of the second page.

Make sure to verify what they told you. ATC: "N1234, radar contact 13 miles southwest of airport, 2,500 feet, cleared through Bravo, maintain VFR 3,500, altimeter 2992." You: "Uh, rog, 13 miles southeast, I mean west, of airport. Two thousand and five hundred climbing to 3 thousand an' five...

Even working on an Air Force flight line with an appropriate restricted area badge that allowed me access into the red box, you were still only to cross the red line at specific entry control points. The security forces personnel would love it if you brightened their day by either crossing the...

Great! I remember coming to hate those navlogs. I felt like if I ever needed to be THAT accurate with times and headings once I had my private then I was doing something wrong and not enjoying my flying. Also something about planning headings down to a degree knowing that the actual winds...

I love flying over scattered layers, especially during the summer when it's so much cooler/smoother up there. However, as others have said it all depends on the regional weather. How well do you know the weather patterns where you'll be flying? In Florida, it's pretty common that the clouds will...

Thanks for looking that up. While at work I couldn't. With that said, I'm sure there are agreements in place and again, if you're being told to change frequency, then there's no issue. A friendly "tower sent me over to you" if Approach seems to have a problem would certainly fix it.

I thought you had to establish two way communication to be allowed into the airspace, not to maintain the airspace you were already allowed to occupy. In other words, I don't think you get "kicked out" after being legally allowed in. If you were to swap frequencies without being told, however...