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    Air-to-Air Piper Archer

    Love the Piper Cherokee line.. such good little machine, both for training and general aviation!
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    Important aspects of flying (outside of passing the checkride) that a pilot should learn for PP.

    You guys are both right. One of the reasons I find the 172 abhorrent as it teaches lazy flying. But leaving that aside.. systems knowledge in general is lacking. When I do flight review I'm surprised by how little knowledge people have out there on their basic systems. Ask most weekend warriors...
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    Important aspects of flying (outside of passing the checkride) that a pilot should learn for PP.

    I agree whole heartedly. I take my students into IMC at least once at some point during their training.. usually towards the end or right after earning their PPL.. foggles are a disgrace tbh. Mostly a physical annoyance than a real simulation of flying in the clouds But I'll take your thread a...
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    FFS. I need a new hobby.

    I find it's lacking in most areas.. sad really
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    What if... Modernizing GA

    I mean that's pretty much an rv6 or 6A or rv7..
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    What if... Modernizing GA

    Welcome. I used to be much more prolific on this site many many years ago. I've pretty much stopped contributing, but do occasionally still peruse for the fun of it. You actually motivated me to add my first contribution here in a long time.... Dan Thomas is right, This comes up every couple...
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    KAVX - Catalina Island, twin-engine Beechcraft crash 5 dead

    There is an expensive cab that takes you down to a genuine town with hotels, restaurants, ferries, supermarkets, etc. It's not desolate. Having flown around CA since 2009 and been to AVX many times I'd quicker sleep in my plane than attempt an unlit potentially IMC night take off there.
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    Cherokee 6 vs Saratoga SP

    Go with a Lance / Cherokee Six. The Saratoga's "look nice" but the useful load is downright shameful for its size. That 10-15 knots over most trips is negligible. I'm with you on the comfort, for how pretty Bonanzas are on the ramp and their god-like status among aviators it's a not a...
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    Cessna 172 and PA-28-140 - over the dash visibility on the ground

    I'm an even 6, so not tall, not short, but I have always found C172 panels to be daunting in size.. the Pipers are more "flat" .. but someone both have generally similar forward view. Forward visibility is not great in either. The Duchess, Aztec, any Cirri, all have better forward visibility...
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    I also make sure someone has more than exactly 5 solo and 5 solo XC hours.. why risk it or make the DPE question it?
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    I make sure their solo endorsement is current, yes, for the checkride.
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    The end of flying as we know it??

    you're not buying the battery, renting it so to speak.. but yes - there are reasons why this didn't become a thing! The idea of car swap outs is some serious THX1138 horror though
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    The end of flying as we know it??

    Surprised this didn't become a thing.. at all! for cars. It would take some legwork and standardization up front (which, I guess from a business sense no individual car maker has a $$ desire to take the charge (haha) on this) but this would solve much of the infrastructure and range anxiety...
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    Aileron alignment question

    I'd also be concerned about the additional (though minute) added bending moment on the wing and what that might means for Va, fatigue life, etc.
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    Sumping fuel in the desert/preflight checklists?

    been a while since I quoted a post of yours! Our club Comanche is the same. To me, it's worth the hassle. I'm less worried about water, and more about other "crud" that could get jammed up in the fuel system somewhere. I agree the sumping is a hassle, and it is also problematic on the Aztec and...
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    Sumping fuel in the desert/preflight checklists?

    He's an idiot and is a poor reflection of competent flight instruction. And then we wonder why people take off with sediment in tanks, control locks in place, etc. What a disgrace! For what it's worth, I love having a flow, but, always back it up with a check (read, not a TO DO) list I always...
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    Working on CFI - Advice?

    Same reason I went after mine! It's definitely rewarding on good days, especially after watching a successful and happy first solo or first cross country. It also, like anything, has its moments! What helped me was creating my own lesson plans. There are ones you can buy but I was feeling lost...
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    EFB's: What features/functions are we missing?

    I've used a few and find Foreflight to be the most intuitive.. there's little I'd change, however, I find the logbook within it, in fact I find ALL logbooks, paper included, to be sorely lacking... for instance: -make searching and tagging flights easier -tie endorsements and 'qualifying'...
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    PA28/32 Wing Spar AD - Show me the data!

    This was cool.. Thanks
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    For Sale: Aircraft For Sale - 1976 Piper Archer II in San Diego

    Thanks for the post and the pictures, I fly out of SEE and MYF almost daily and pretty sure I've seen and heard this plane on the radio! Something like this might be a great addition to a small club fleet or for a person working on ratings and not interested in some of the hassle that comes...
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