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Thanks, but I am not stopping. Just landing and taxing back for immediate departure. There will be no interaction with the FBOs; I'll even avoid looking at their direction.

Next week I will be heading north from Chicago, and I am interested in landing at KMKE, then taxi-back and depart right away. I understand that the airport charges landing fees and I am happy to pay my fair share. The question I have is: how do I pay? I will not be shutting down, parking, or...

Are you allowed to dispense BBQ recommendations with "sourdough" in your username? :D Seriously though, thanks for the tip. I've been to the Flight Deck and it's a great place to fly for a bite.

I treat "monitor ground" the same as "switch to ground". Occasionally, while I am touching down, tower issues a clearance like "Piper 3-5-K, taxi to (wherever) via (letters and numbers), monitor ground (frequency)". I read back the clearance, then switch to ground, and proceed along the given...

It's interesting to read how different airports develop their own practice around tower and ground frequencies. At KPWK, a nice class-D field north of Chicago, pilots remain with the tower frequency all the way to parking. On weekends, when the field is superbusy with student pilots, pilots may...

You are 100% correct in your skepticism. It's nearly impossible today to make multiple reservations that may cause empty seats for an airline. The three major airlines allow you to cancel a reservation within 24 hours. Southwest has a more generous policy. But you can't hold onto multiple...

Can't speak for every uncontrolled airport in the country but the PAPIs at my home airport (06C) are always on. Couple other local uncontrolled fields I fly to, also seem to have their PAPIs on all the time. That's why I was curious by your clicking.

I am curious as to why you tried to activate the lights at the field, given the time of the day and the visibility.

Thanks. This is a super helpful hint! Refueling before 2P2 made little sense for me but I was a bit uneasy leaving the island with half tank, even for the short flight to 3D2 or KSUE. On the other hand, I was a bit concerned about the extra weight leaving the island: between full tanks, and the...

Jon Ross with Northwest Flyers. I worked with him on completing my PPL, and I continue working with him to further my skills. He is outstanding and I highly recommend him and the FBO.

Tim the stall speeds are 49 and 52 indeed. But the horn came on at about ~75 KIAS on final (ie, level wings), and went full blast at 66. The CFI conducting the check-out flight said this may be a bit too early.

Today, I had a checkout flight for the DA40 at the FBO here at 06C. Summary of experience: wow. Long write up: wow, oh wow! Longer write up: I got my PPL a couple of months ago, flying a Skyhawk. Then I transitioned to the Archer II and found that I really like low-wing airplanes. The DA40...

It depends on the FBO. The one I used previously at KPWK, asked renters to scrub the bugs off the windshield and leading edges. The FBO manager made sure that airplanes were supplied with the appropriate cleaning spray and some special paper towel that would not scratch the windshield. But most...

Has anyone here flown to 2P2 (Washington Island, WI), preferably from the south of the area? I am looking for tips and advice about route, choices for refueling (e.g., Sturgeon Bay or Ephraim), when to refuel (outbound or inbound), etc. The way I am planning it is to depart 06C, direct FAH...

Great write-up; thanks! Yesterday, I took my 5th passenger up, well 6th if you count the DPE as my first, so I am not nearly as advanced as you are, but I am reaching similar conclusions. I have yet to let anyone take the controls during takeoff or landing, but I do offer passengers an...

It does. Pilot Pete's is a great restaurant. When I trained out of KPWK, I made the short trip to 06C for a burger, a few times. Now, I just walk past the restaurant upstairs, fighting the temptation :-)

Good question. Let's assume a GS of 104 KTS.

OK, I know that BBQ and anything "northern" is a contradiction in terms, but here goes anyway: Is there a good BBQ restaurant within 1-2 hours of flying out of Chicago (06C to be specific)? The restaurant doesn't have to be on site at the destination airport, as long as there is a local...

With due apologies for sidelining the conversation, I have a question regarding @sarangan 's observation. As renters, how do we know that the airplanes we are flying are not compromised by corrosion, prior Va violations, etc? These failures may be discovered during annual inspections, but this...

On a couple of occasions, I've heard MDW TWR clearing airplanes for the "Ike" transition, only to come back on frequency a few minutes later and advise the pilot that he's flying over the I-55 instead of I-290, then issue a new clearance to transition the airspace over the field. I lived in Oak...