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    Someone busting Milwaukee TFR...

    Ha yeah I get you. Given the political climate and events of the past week though…
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    Someone busting Milwaukee TFR...

    Correct. The captain and I thought the same. I think the fact that his path didn’t make a turn towards downtown allowed a little more restraint thankfully.
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    Someone busting Milwaukee TFR...

    I was flying ORD to CAK yesterday and caught most of it on guard. At first it was just Milwaukee approach trying to get the guy to turn away. And then we heard the F35 telling him multiple times that he was being intercepted. The guy apparently had no idea. His ADSB track shows that he proceeded...
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    VOR Only Instrument Flying

    In my area, you would be on radar vectors the majority of the time. Most of the VORs are out of service either for an extended period or permanently. There are usable VOR approaches to maybe 2 airports that I can think of. Hopefully an ILS/LOC approach is available where you want to go.
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    Do you tip your CFI?

    I gave this a thumbs up already and just wanted to quote for emphasis. Best tip/gift you can give your instructor!
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    Who is in Charlotte, NC?

    Sorry I couldn’t join. I was fulfilling a promise to my son to take him to Carowinds. Hope everything went well on the interview.
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    Any good landing tips while on final?

    That’s more or less the way I teach landings. Nail your airspeed. Identify (or better yet, set) your aiming point. As that point starts to slide under the nose (approximately a wingspan above the runway), round out with eyes down the runway and just fly level until the plane starts to sink. Keep...
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    100 Hours in 100 Days

    Ah…a little far from Charlotte, otherwise I’d be glad to.
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    100 Hours in 100 Days

    What kind of help are you looking for? …and when you say “in the area” where is that area?
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    How to solve the US pilot shortage

    I mean I know of around 30 instructors and a bunch more students just at my flight school…so there’s that.
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    Someday I will have a trip to go plan...

    Glad your trip wasn’t a total loss! Looks like some pretty great adventures there. My family and I were flying out (commercial) this Friday specifically for Yellowstone. It was heartbreaking to hit the cancel button this morning.
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    How to solve the US pilot shortage

    *Gulp* …suddenly rethinking my decision to leave a 26 year corporate career at a soul-sucking Fortune 50 company for a chance to fly jets for a soul-sucking Airline. ;)
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    Who is in Charlotte, NC?

    Hey, @AggieMike88. I’m in CLT and talking to Piedmont recruiters early in July. I already have a pretty fully student schedule on the 28th, but if I can swing it, it’d be great to meet up.
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    Solo Touch-n-Goes

    I’d call that a stop and go…but I suppose that could just be picking nits.
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    Solo Touch-n-Goes

    I thought that went without saying.
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    Cirrus musings

    Until I started flying them, I just couldn’t fathom 1M+ for a 4/5 place fixed gear single. Still can’t really, but they fit the mission for a lot of owners. The 22T is an extremely capable cross country machine. If I want to hand fly, give me a Bonanza all day every day, but the systems...
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    Solo Touch-n-Goes

    The school I contract with doesn’t allow solo T&Gs. The reason? Too many bent airplanes. Who’s fault is it? Maybe the instructor, maybe not. Stuff happens, but if the school feels like they want to eliminate a source of potential liability based on a history of previous occurrences, so be it.
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    Long XC for CPL

    One of your airports has to be more than 250nm from the point of origin. None of the airports listed meet that requirement if you start logging the flight from HPN. It matters not that you have a leg of more than 250nm. Now technically you could fly to ABE and make that your point of origin then...
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    STRUGGLING

    @April Evans ^^^ this cannot be stressed enough. The airplane is a horrible classroom. 300-400 spent on a good online ground school will save thousands in the air. Written test prep programs are ok, but I suggest something with a little more depth like Kings, or if you have an iPad, Jason...
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    STRUGGLING

    You are at 80 hrs, just soloed…and this is supposed to be an accelerated course?!? Time for a new school/instructor. This one is taking you for a very expensive ride.
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