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I did a trip from KRDU to KPOU a few summers back. We were in and out of clouds/haze all morning. We got the west routing around the ADIZ, so out over W.VA (MRN), Lancaster, PA and etc. The stormscope starts lighting up off our nose to the port side, I'm starting to look at the sectionals for...

Most of the land-based locals say First in Flight monument is in Manteo. There used to be a local broadcaster that had used the phrase, "Murphy to Manteo" to describe the state. (Charlie Gaddy for those who know the area media, great guy.) I'm just duplicating his phrase for fun. The time I...

I did mine all within the borders of NC ! My route: KRDU-KHKY-KRHP-KRDU. Murphy-Andrews is in a bowl in the NC Mtns. At some point I want to do KMQI-KRHP (Manteo to Murphy), the entire width of the state. I think everyone seems to really enjoy this requirement.

When we get back on our feet, $100/hr would be do-able so there *is* hope ! I'm just looking for a stable IFR platform, probably a Cessna just because that's all I've flown. In my mind, start with an older 182 and rebuild the panel a little at a time. I've seen some with decent interiors and...

If we can re-start our personal economy, my Bride keeps saying we'll get a plane of our own. I just hope it's not like horses, in that the purchase is the cheapest thing you do. I do understand that the overall cost might be more, but I have to believe that I can run a 182RG less expensively...

Greetings ! I haven't flown in over two years and flying was a boyhood dream come true. Personally, it came to money. When the flight school went glass and refurbished their fleet and fuel prices went to over $6/gal I got priced out. To fly the new G1000s one had to be checked out in them...

Nice job. I haven't had the "pleasure" of flying an approach to minimums.

I consider all controllers my friends! :smile: Does not having radar to the surface and Class-B control really change things ? I'm just talking about being NORDO in IMC as the only problem. If I found myself NORDO, I would *want* to get out of the system and back on the ground as soon as...

I'm with Gismo (WahtorSkeer), it's now clearer but not much more practical or expeditious. As written, the clarification works nicely for non-Class B airspaces. I'm sure my friends at KCLT would rather see a NORDO aircraft execute an approach at KSVH (Statesville) than to continue along. Is...

+1 on Buck's book.

I wish someone had told me this back then, I would have signed up for the test three times and knocked it out.

Nice Work ! Thanks for following up to this thread with the results.

Why not just convert all the flightplans to ICAO format ?

I've always considered the short-field landing to be abrupt and harder on the plane than a soft-field landing. I have no idea how to teach short-field landings. After gaining proficiency of normal landings, we started playing with landing using less and less runway... which graduated to full...

My experience with SoftComms was good. The sound fidelity inbound and outbound is sufficient to get by with. When I moved to the Bose, I couldn't believe how much I was missing. The dynamic range on the upper headsets are fantastic. Controller inflections, all the chatter... I hardly have to...

Don, Who was at the yoke ? Isn't the CFI ride mostly done from the right-side ? It sounds a lot like my IR ride.

I'm a big fan of the Viban. I don't have the heart to cheat, and they were 2**1024 times more comfortable than foggles. I've never tried the dog-collar francis hood thing. The IR was the most fun I've ever had as well as the most work. The reward is exponentially proportional to the effort.

I wish I didn't have a day job, so I could do the CFI the justice it deserves. Truly, that's what keeps me from pursuing the CFI. I've always wanted to teach the Instrument Rating. For me, although the most difficult, it was the most rewarding and the most fun.

I started out with SoftComm C-40. My officemate, a former Navy pilot & PP, gave them to me when I started to fly. I still use them with pax. SoftComm, did a service for me on each of them replacing the seals, cords and tuned up the electronics for low cost. I used the SoftComms until my...

How common is it to combine CFI-ASE & CFI-IA into one checkride ? Would that be suicidal ? :-D