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I agree it's pointless. But so is every type of racing is it not? Seems like a ton of fun, like all racing.

Not off base. I did half of my instrument in a rental then bought my Beech, I definitely feel like I went backward on instrument proficiency just because everything is different from a 172 to a bonanza. That being said its not that hard of a transition just a few more hours of reorienting...

It's on the list but probably not going to make it this year, looking for something a little closer to home preferably

Should be easy to make some good recommendations then yeah? :D

Fair point sir! Dead center.

I think that's the norm. Spending 4 hours at $100+ per hour removing and installing screws, seats, interior panels etc is easy money, not sure why an A&P would let someone else do that part if they aren't 100% booked up. Doesn't make financial sense.

Ah well I couldn't have done it anyway. I'll tell you what though I'm pretty sure my 17yr old fresh brain would have been better at absorbing all the info :D

Anybody have any cool recommendations within ~500nm of TN? Flying a Debonair so nothing super short but grass is fine. I've never done any Plane Camping, would love to give it a go without flying out twest where it seems all the cool backcountry camping is. Would prefer just an isolated...

Just another thing to be aware of, not all A&Ps will let you do any of the work. If they are super busy and cant fit anything else into their schedule they are inclined to let you take stuff apart etc, but if not you're literally just taking money out of their pockets by doing the work yourself...

I wish I had known about it then, I was in that boat. Ready for checkride before I was 16, just flying around staying current until 17. Wish my instructor had just said 'why don't we just start on instrument?" Here we are 20 years later working on instrument lol

I'm in a similar situation and I decided to buy. I don't like renting and never seemed to be able to get the time I wanted and overnight (or longer) in a rental gets stupid expensive very quickly. Now I can go fly any time I want which is awesome. That being said, given the choice I would buy...

In a 150 with 40 degree flaps you can basically fly in vertically with the nose pointing directly at the ground and still come in below 50 knots ;D I agree though it works really well in a plane with big flaps and not too slippery. Add a slip in there at the same time if you want to make your...

Fair enough, I use it more for pattern entry than I do while actually flying the pattern. I will agree that trying to turn base while looking at your iPad is a bad idea :)

I see this comment so often and I have to categorically disagree. Do you have and use ADSB? I fly looking outside the windows in VMC, that doesn't mean I don't have time to check my altitude, my airspeed, ADSB, gear position etc. It's a part of flying the plane. Keep your head up looking for...

Appreciate the report! I too am currently slogging through the IFR training, bought a new plane so now I feel like I'm 5 steps back (new panel, new scan, different flight characteristics, faster etc) I apologized to my instructor after my first flight under the hood in the new plane it felt so...

No I'm not, not my business nor do I care if they want to smoke. OP is their CFI not their life coach. I'm suggesting a way to intake some nicotine so they can remain a functional human while trying to learn to fly a plane haha. I've seen people really in a bind while jonesing for a ciggarette...

Wow this thread haha. I'm not a smoker and never have been but all the "this guys not pilot material if he smokes" is some total nonsense. "he probably can't pass a medical with all that devil smoke in him" seriously? Seems more attitude problem than anything else. Tell him to buy some...

What's wrong with trying to gather interest in their project? Seems cool to me. And auto engines are many decades ahead of ga engines. Most ga engines haven't changed since the 50s. I don't see what all the fuss is about or why anyone has a problem with people trying to bring some innovation...

https://short-n-numbers.com/ They have a contact form Looks like they own most every available 2 and 3 digit number :mad: