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I spent a few years walking those flightlines and got some very up close and personal tours in the Boneyard. Such an awesome thing to see. While I was stationed there they started doing an annual "Boneyard 5K" for base personnel which let you run through the planes (on a guided path, at...

Also, Nashville will always cost that much a night to stay anywhere even close to Broadway/downtown. I've been on a weekend and on a Sunday night, still very expensive hotels so don't be bothered much by it. If you love live music, you can find anything, not just country music. Try out "The...

Looks nice! Congrats and thanks for the inspiration! Fingers crossed I'll be joining you soon!

Fun read- thanks for the write up! I've flown an Archer 3 hours once (but I'm hoping to do it a lot more frequently and maybe even longer legs once I buy) and I agree that if you're prepared it's not all that bad. Congrats on your Bravo approach and I hope your daughter enjoyed the experience!

That feeling when your family gets excited about using GA for actual cross country trips is awesome! For me it was my then-fiancé and she LOVED to fly with me immediately. Hoping to buy a plane of our own very soon! Now you're a flying family- congrats!

The third non-pilot passenger of mine was an aviation enthusiast but had never been in a small plane. It was a windy day, but she loved the fact that you could feel the wind push us around cause we weren't a huge airliner (I had given her plenty of warning-and multiple warnings-well before the...

Just don't put the lemon lime Gatorade next to your refillable bottle! Or do, if you're recycle-conscious and such.

Just putting it out there that if you're at least active duty military (not sure about veterans) that you can have ALL annual fees for American Express cards waived. Therefore, I use the American Express Delta Reserve card (usually carries a $450 annual fee) and I have at least 4-6 free Delta...

Protein bars seem perfect and a bottle of water. One or two bars will get me through any distance flight I've done so far and I dare not drink more than a bottle of water unless I'm ready to take a potty break!

I appreciate sharing your experiences. I think that mainly lifting the fog of the unknown helps settle nerves and allows me to not look like a first time buyer necessarily. I have zero issue with buying plane tickets and spending a little bit of money even if the plane or deal doesn't go...

So I'm currently patiently waiting to find a plane that I want to buy. I have financing and insurance lined up, ready to execute when I meet "the one." I'm patiently waiting... However I have widened my search area to anyplace that I could drive to and get back home in the same day after...

So I know you didn't mention it (but X3 sort of did) but Dayton, Ohio is a nice place in the midwest for family and general aviation. With many GA airports around and a an Air Force base plus the origin of aviation with the Wright brothers, the aviation community is nice. It's not a huge city...

I'm curious if it is more complicated than that. I've always assumed that it's a very simple instrument and a simple method of navigation and that it's based completely on the signal received and the OBS setting. It doesn't "know" if it's wrong, it just knows where you say you are (OBS input)...

Also love night flying or flying as the sun is setting- everything just seems so peaceful around that time.

My first hour was about a year ago, and I am at 75 on year later (after flying home from getting my PPL I had 52). I got 9 in April and I'm planning on having 6-8 a month, so 70-90 a year. However, I'm also looking at buying my own plane and then I'll be taking a lot more long(er) cross...

I won't take off with ANY snow on my wings. Why would you? If you're on the ground, clear it off in case it stays put and ruins the lift you're supposed to be generating. If you're asking how much can it hold while it's parked uncovered at an airport, I would imagine you can look up your wing...

Well done and congrats!! Now get out there and fly and learn!

I'm currently in a club which has mostly PA28-151/-161/-181. The -181's rent for $110/hr wet and I pay an annual $300 membership (I fly about 8 hrs/mo so call it $3/hr in membership = $113/hr). If gas is $30 to $50 an hour depending on how you're flying the plane and fuel costs, then you're...

I picked up the Faro Stealth as my first ANR headset about a month ago. It's better than passive only, but I'm sure there are better ANR headsets out there. I kind of feel like I got exactly what I paid for it which feels good, but before I ventured out into paying more $$ I figured I'd just...

A few months ago my DPE had me decode a METAR and a TAF for our planned XC destination (scenario-based testing). I expect that if you struggle at all then you may get more questions about it. Then we talked about sources for pre-flight weather planning (looking at weather.com days in advance...