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I took my CFI and commercial check rides in this plane 6 months ago Sad to see From what I heard, the engine was just overhauled. So the two obvious things that everyone on the field is speculating is either the overhaul company messed up, or the mechanic installed the engine incorrectly...

What I basically did was circle around over land to get pretty high, then crossed the ocean. It at least gave me a greater margin of making it back to land, should an engine failure occur.

Hahah trained out of Ventura for PPL and then had enough as well, and I definitely hear you. Positive Rate Gear Up has decent pricing with two archers. One of them have a working autopilot. PS- I probably know which plane you had an issue starting haha. Had the same issue when I brought that...

Flightstream 210 is needed if you plan to transfer your flight plans between ForeFlight and your Garmin GPS GTX 345 includes flightstream 110 which only transfers traffic, weather, and a couple of other small things to your ForeFlight

In 2016 I passed my IR check ride, commercial, CFI, and CFII. Almost got my multi in there as well, but weather had to postpone that check ride.

I've done this trip many times without issue. Not trying to stretch or anything. Just trying to figure out what works best based off other people's experiences.

Happy new year! I am trying to figure out the following, with a piper archer PA-28-181 (and of course for all similar planes) Say you have a 300+ nm cross-country trip. In my case, going northwest from KFRG to CYKZ. - The headwind at 3000 ft averages 25 knots, resulting in flight time of 3...

I'm also based out of KFRG and fully agree with you. it's so ridiculous. Atc used to manage the traffic much better about a year and a half ago. Now it's become the norm to hold short for 15-20 min. The most ridiculous thing ever.

Exactly. I also forgot to mention that the plane was right side up at the time I saw it. By now yeah it's probably completely submerged. Water didn't seem to deep so whatever you see in the picture

Don't remember but hope to find out soon. Would love to know what happened

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/small-plane-crash-in-shoreham-sends-2-to-hospital-officials-say-1.12739064 I was flying 3 miles away from them and heard everything. Saw the plane on my way back into farmingdale. Very sad. Glad they made it out in one piece.

Just curious Because of the 1500 hour rule, there are tons and tons of CFIs CFIIs - fair amount MEI- not that many What was this like when you only needed 250 hours to get to the airline? Were they charging more than they were today because of supply/demand? Very curious

In the last few months when I was doing my training - I did commercial and CFI at the same exact time I didn't officially fly right seat until after I passed my CPL checkride, but I did do a few cross country practice flights from the right seat (with another pilot onboard of course) just to...

Mini 4 not a question. Mini 2 is getting slower and slower as the updates roll out

I just called NY TRACON to find out if we can go through the TFR for the Hudson River if we get a class B Clearence with a discrete squawk code and he said as of now, no. They are putting people above the TFR though but at that point the view isn't that great.

Wow! You must be real confident in your students. Most instructors for safety reasons will only endorse up to 8 kts of x-wind. Just curious what the max limitation is that you give them.

When I touch down, I am fully aligned with the runway. The issue I am having is trying to maintain control after the landing. Improper speed management on my end was cited. Proper use aileron deflection was established. Now I need to clarify the proper use of the rudder once on the ground. You...

I thought I was doing myself a favor coming in slightly faster - especially on gusty days where I have a gain/loss on short final, but now I understand why I should stick to the POH approach speed. I'll give that a try. Just to clarify - by the time I touch down, I am in a slip configuration. I...

My approach speed is generally a few knots faster for "added protection" so yes I am probably coming in too fast. I will work on myself to break that habit. Question is - what is proper rudder control once touched down? Aileron into the wind. But do I need opposite rudder? I feel like that will...

What is the best way to lean your mixture? I have an EGT but I never really understood how to use it. I was once told something about "50 degrees cooler" but I don't understand how to determine that, nor how to read the EGT. I don't have a digital RPM gauge, so when I lean, I wait until there...