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I have no ATC experience, but I would assume that having an unexpected and unprompted flash on their screen could be a distraction? Not sure how bright or distracting the ident flash is, but it could be one reason not to ident unless asked to do so first. I would also assume it has everything...

I'm about to finish my IR ground school and looking to take my written in the next few weeks. The content isn't very difficult for me, but I also think my cross country experience has helped a TON. I only have about 130 total hours, but I've had my PPL for a full year, flew 80 hours in that...

I've owned my Archer II for a whopping 5 months and have spent about $45 outside of routine ops and that was to replace the landing light (not factoring in covers and accessories of course). I'm about to change the oil for the first time as owner so we'll see what happens. I had a very thorough...

Many times, especially while still learning my airplane, I had the thought of "I think I could get on top of these clouds for a smoother ride." I would go for it and a few minutes later realize that those clouds were quite a bit taller than I thought they were and changed my mind. Ever go...

I went through a 141 school and they required a CFI to go over the weather and flight plan before every solo flight. Now, this didn't HAVE to be my instructor (for one solo XC another of the schools instructor did that for him with prior coordination). I never got any blanket endorsements to...

When I finished my part 141 requirements and was about to do my end of course check with the school they found that I was missing a solo landing at a tower controlled airport (I was also my instructor's first student to complete training and get my ticket). We hopped into a plane 15 mins later...

I undertook 3 solo cross country flights during my primary training. All 5 airports I landed at on those trips were ones I had never seen before, including a couple Class Deltas (I learned at a pilot-controlled field). Total of 8.6 hours and almost 700nm combined. With that being said, I'm...

I think that sounded tremendously worse than intended! :eek:

Treat your PPL like a driver's license... When would you have somebody chip in for gas or buy lunch when you drive them? And if you're flying them JUST because you have a plane and can fly it, then don't ask for anything. Well, nevermind, there may be just as many people who would have their...

Here's how, as newly minted private pilot and soon-to-be owner/operator of a plane, I am going to operate: * If I have a friend and we decide to go visit a place together and decide it would be fun/feasible to take the plane, we'll split the costs. * If I have a friend who is visiting their...

That's good enough for me. I don't want to take a chance, thank you!

This. Strive to always be a student in life, at every stage, in every discipline. There's no way that gaining the skill and going through the training can make you a worse pilot, right? *prepared for examples of bad instructors, mantras about only perfect practice actually makes you perfect...

I've also heard it asked/debated but it seems to be a matter of preference: do the pups need ear pro? Many people say that they've flown their dogs for years and years and never noticed any degradation in hearing. I, like most dog owners, would never want to intentionally do something that...

One approach to the place I usually end my flights comes over trees with a busy highway cut through them. With ANY wind at all, I know to expect some level of wind shear when I cross the highway on final. With more wind, I make sure I'm adding a few knots of airspeed. In my particular...

I can't wait to get my pup to fly. I'm first waiting to get my own plane, however. She's trained not to bother the driver while in the car, but sometimes she tends to back her hind legs/rump onto the driver and lean her hip against me... She thinks she getting away with still being on my lap...

100% agree. I never said that I don't do it at familiar fields. But if I've been in the local training area, never leaving the CTAF, I've looked at the schedule and know how busy the airport is (small, small airport), I know there are no aircraft based on the field without radios equipped, I'm...

Thanks for that response. I didn't know if ATC actually tells you to change or if the pilot took it upon himself to listen to both/broadcast on the CTAF when they had the chance. It makes sense that ATC would tell you, though, so you don't add juggling multiple frequencies to your already busy...

Having not yet started my IFR training, I have always wondered if pilots swap to the CTAF to make any announcements when doing approaches to a pilot-controlled field (whether practice approaches or the real thing)? Also agree that you should do what feels safe and right for the environment in...

YES!! Congrats!! Keep learning and improving- I just spent a good two hours doing a lot of those same maneuvers and takeoffs/landings that you're probably tired of by now to keep exercising those brain muscles and I've flown about 30 hours since getting my ticket in February. You'll never...

If this is how they're going to treat me, how are they going to treat my plane when I walk out of the door and leave her in their hands for a couple of days? I would rest much easier leaving my plane in the hands of professional, customer-oriented staff even if they charged me twice as much...