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There will be a lot more instruction than the hours in the airplane.

John, you might want to contact a local flight training facility and ask for an introductory flight. They will advise you on the necessary steps after that. If you want to read first, you should probably start with the FAA's Airplane Flying Handbook, which can be found on their website free...

About a year and a half ago I was driving home to Wisconsin from a week in South Carolina and started having a lot of trouble with a very large floater in my right eye. Incredibly distracting and annoying, and it continued to bother me for quite a while after the trip. I finally made an...

Seems pretty simple. Fly to the holding fix. If you are conveniently aligned for a teardrop, fly a teardrop. Otherwise, turn the shortest direction to parallel the inbound course. After flying the distance or time required, turn the shortest direction to intercept the inbound course. Then...

The secret to good instrument flying....

Turning stalls are certainly taught and experienced in our syllabus. Accelerated stalls are demonstrated.

Interesting that you said that. It happened to me yesterday.

I have tons of hours training in the small Cessnas, and I owned a 172 for a few years. In my opinion, the 150 is the best trainer. Why? Because it is underpowered, and you need to learn to think ahead before you get in trouble. The 172 may allow you to power out of a problem, but the 150...

We don't keep any airplane logs or records in the airplane, other than the required documents. They are too valuable.

Are you familiar with the rules on this sort of thing? (Hint: you need a common purpose.)

They just present the aircraft logbooks which include the AD list, and that seems to satisfy the examiner. I've never heard of anyone having to do more than that.

This is why I advise my applicants to say, "As far as I know" when asked if all ADs are complied with. They can point to the list and believe all ADs are on that list, but they cannot know for certain. It is one of the times when we have to trust the A&P/IA who signed things off.

It's more than talking about airplanes for a hour. "The review must include: (1) A review of the current general operating and flight rules of Part 91...."

When there is a checkride at our place, the DPE will examine the airplane logs including the list of AD compliance that is with the documents. An examiner wants to determine the airplane is airworthy before getting into it for the exam.

It is perfectly legal for a non-instrument rated pilot to file an IFR flight plan. It is not legal for that pilot to accept an IFR clearance.

I have flown over Lake Michigan more than 240 times. I had a raft, wore personal inflatable flotation, but I did not have a PLB. I carried my handheld radio on a waterproof container. Some time ago, there was a US Coast Guard pilot at an air show in nearby Stevens Point, and I asked him how...

I flew backwards two times. Once over Arizona in a T-37 about FL 200, and once over Topeka, Kansas in a C-130 at night, low altitude. It was weird seeing the lights of the city moving away from us.

I would start with the AOPA legal services. It's pretty inexpensive and can offer advice nationwide. If he is too cheap to pay for that, he may pay a heck of a lot more pursuing other ways.

We had DSL for a long time but switched to cable for internet when we dropped our landline. Cable has been solid, and my wife teaches online so it's important for her job. We do not use it for TV... use Hulu and Netflix and Prime, all together less expensive than Charter cable. We have...

My experience: I was 212 pounds 25 years ago. I am 5'-9." When I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, I immediately reduced the amount of sugar in my diet. No more candy, cake, cookies, donuts or pie. No soft drinks. I quickly lost 20 pounds in a month. The doctor said that was too much...