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Great job pilot!

Now that I have my private certificate (2 weeks ago!), I am learning how to develop the right mindset for the "fun flight" with a non-pilot passenger. This is not really something you can do with an instructor, and is a lot like the feeling of the first solo flights. One of the first things I...

I am 100% sure that drones and FPV will bring young people in GA. RC planes got me into it.

Great trip! From CUB I stopped first at Clinton-Sampson County CTZ for fuel and a break - my longest leg so far. Unfortunately I did not realize the pumps there are not self serve, and at 11am on Sunday no one was there. After a short break, I picked Plymouth PMZ as a fuel stop. It had...

You're going to want to ask a tax attorney before claiming a $200k deduction.

Will do - the plan is to pick up flight following ASAP and be prepared to avoid the restricted areas if necessary.

Thanks y'all - I'll be there for two weeks, so I'm definitely planning some local flights. Any good fly-in restaurants to the west?

My home airport where we did the checkride out of is right by/under a class C area - also a NG airbase and an Air Force base. I always let them know what I'm doing and get a transponder code.

I am planning to make my first real XC flight with my new private pilot certificate to Manteo next weekend. I am coming from the southwest, KCUB to be precise - there are a lot of restricted areas in the way just before getting to KMQI. Are these usually active or not active? If active I'm...

He tried to talk a couple time when the flight following controller was calling me. I had to ask him to be quiet for a second. Nothing over the top, more like what a normal passenger might do. Also talking during the pre-flight got me off my routine, so I told him I was starting over. Like...

Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences here - it has been very helpful to read other students' stories. It took longer to get here than I thought it would, and there were times I wasn't sure if I was really cut out to be a pilot, but I am very glad I kept at it. I actually really...

I went through the AIM and tabbed/highlighted the maintenance times, currency requirements, required equipment, etc., and highlighted the parts that apply to me. Doing that helps me remember pretty well, so I didn't need to actually look anything up.

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My daughter's first airplane ride, last year: https://www.facebook.com/jtleejr/videos/vb.1107262972/10207813661915299/?type=2&theater

Sounds like a good move.

Good for you man. Have fun!

Also I suggest reading some soaring books about landing out. We glider pilots give it a great deal of thought.

Absolutely. My instructor taught me to roll right every now and then in cruise to get a look at the ground over there too (low-wing airplane). Smoke and bodies of water give good indications as to wind direction on the ground.

Congrats - sounds like an awesome flight. I am doing hood work and it's getting a little easier.

The answer for me personally, I mean. I fly gliders, and every spring I fly with an instructor a few times when glider season starts. I probably would not crash if I went alone, but it makes me feel much calmer with a pro riding along.