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Hopefully he comes back. He was one of the few defenders of the mighty Cessna SKYMASTER.

Sorry...... It's tough to communicate on the internet sometimes. To the OP, relax and listen to your instructor. My 2 cents wasn't to encourage flying bizarre patterns but was meant to reinforce the RELAX portion. Early on I was so diligent in trying to fly the perfect pattern that I'd...

Exagggerate much? Not sure how you go from "a little high" to failure to land. Fly the plane. I'm not suggesting you intentionally fly poorly but if something is out of whack fix it. Is a power off 180 landing a horrible pattern or good practice in energy management?

Don't sweat it.... Just keep practicing and listening to your instructor. There are lots of variables and ways to skin the cat. My usual way to end up higher than intended on final is to get impatient and turn base too soon. I was taught to look over my shoulder and eyeball a 45 degree...

The difference between buying and selling is YOU. I have experienced this buying/selling on Craigslist. If I see something on Craigslist I want to buy, I have the $$$, I show up, I pick up item, I go home. If you're selling on Craigslist you have to put up with inane questions from people...

:D So what did you learn from that experience? CF(I)nstructor was teaching you something.

Well, so far so good. No regrets.

Passengers add distraction and time pressure. I like to either drive separately from my passengers or (if they ride with me) have them hang out in the FBO a set amount of time (~15 minutes) before walking out to the plane. Passengers asking lots of questions will slow you down and could even...

Someone already made my point. Carry on.

I understand that feeling.

Resurrecting my own thread. I decided last year to go for the IFR rating. I was basically checkride ready with just a few more hours of simulated instrument time needed when my instructor left town. I flew once with another instructor who agreed I was ready but one obstacle remained...

This crash reminds me of one in ?Florida? where a woman had issues understanding ATC. I'm not blaming ATC at all, he's trying to impart a good bit of information and provide some situational awareness of what other planes in the pattern are doing but..... a simple "left turn 220" would have...

I think people are burned out on the debate. AOPA's emails aren't helping. BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH. Is anything actually happening? Wake me up when it's real.

You read my mind. When driving somewhere in a car I've always said if you have gas, oil, air in the tires, and coolant, you'll likely get where you're going. I go around the airplane in a flow and back it up when finished with the checklist. That being said, I check gas first (with...

I have had it with these mother f***ing snakes on this mother f***ing plane!

I haven't run into any etiquette police on here. Watching the video I have two comments : 1) The engine didn't sound great at start, initial climb performance was abysmal, and then the engine started sounding worse and the descent began. From my point of view root cause is lack of engine...

That guy looks happy.

I hear you but.... let's not wander too far off topic. Skymaster! Cessna should have had Ricardo Montalbán do commercials.

You're the one in red, right?

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