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    Sumping fuel in the desert/preflight checklists?

    Howdy y'all, Did all of my training out of Ohio. I was trained to and have always properly sumped the aircraft before every flight. Even with weeks of no rain, I've caught water out of the tanks right after fueling - pretty sure it came from the fuel truck. I recently moved out west to a...
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    IR Training Towards Commercial Debate

    I certainly won't argue with your experience, but I don't quite follow your logic regarding AC 61-65H. I'm not sure about you, but nowhere in any of my PPL training flight remarks is 61.103, 61.107, or 61.109 specifically listed. For example, while I certainly did "3 hours of flight training...
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    IR Training Towards Commercial Debate

    While I do disagree with your interpretation of the LOIs, I appreciate the practical answer! Because “& per 61.129(a)" references the list of required training areas (attitude instrument flying, partial panel skills, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, and intercepting and tracking...
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    IR Training Towards Commercial Debate

    Ultimately I will confirm with the specific DPE before committing to a checkride, but I want to be sure I'm not going crazy before asking. As I've only done one flight with this instructor (and not through a structured flight school), I'm not sure who the DPE will be. Maybe I'll reach out to...
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    IR Training Towards Commercial Debate

    To clarify, does this mean that instrument training flights must specifically note "61.129(a)(3)(i)" in the remarks section to count, or can the remarks just indicate each topic listed under 61.129(a)(3)(i)?
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    IR Training Towards Commercial Debate

    Hello, I've recently decided to go for my commercial certificate - I'm at roughly 270 total time, plenty of cross-country time, and have a complex endorsement + IR. My new instructor insists that I must do 10 additional hours of instrument training specifically for my commercial, and do 10...
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