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Yep, and one other problem I remember discussing is how do you develop experience? Right now, pilots build up to ATP minimums and then they usually sit as an FO for a while. You gotta have 1,000 hours of 121 experience to upgrade. How does that work with only one pilot in the cockpit? New...

It's not that simple. Any single-pilot scheme at the 121 level is going to require a much more robust dispatching element. Currently, dispatchers manage multiple flights. In order to provide the overwatch necessary, as well as remote redundant systems as a fail-safe, it will require an...

Thanks for the input. I do plan on flying the airplane regularly. I'll fly it at least once a week, if nothing more than a proficiency flight. We live in Western NC, but our family lives in St Louis, Arkansas and Louisiana. We intend on using it to visit them regularly. Our airplane will...

The closest airport (FQD) is paved. It's a pretty nice airport, actually, and we rarely get extreme weather. Snow/ice occurs maybe 1-2 times a year. We do get thunderstorms but the severe variety found elsewhere in the country are uncommon due to the mountains to the west. All in all, the...

Not owning an airplane isn't an option, and it's not a very constructive suggestion. What y'all are suggesting is an impossibility for me...that I only own an airplane if and when a hangar is available. The problem with this is even if you get on the waiting list (some waiting lists require...

Yeah, that's an idea. There's probably a number of good ideas that can be considered on how to overhaul the government budgetary process.

But in actuality... Single-pilot airliners are an engineer's dream...engineers love doing this just to show it can be done. In practicality? What does this solve? Not much, really. And it injects new issues to solve. So in theory, one pilot would be on board and they would be assisted by a...

I hate it.

It's a lazy way to budget. Agencies and subordinate orgs should be required to put forth a estimated budget each year, with the leadership of each organizational tier required to audit and approve these requests. There should also be an incentive structure to reward accurate forecasting and...

I plan on spending the $$$ to buy a really good cover for not just the fuselage, but also the wings, engine and tail. It won't be cheap but it's better than leaving that stuff exposed. I'll also buy plugs for anything the covers don't, well, cover. Snow and ice isn't super common (planning on...

Thanks...fortunately we don't get a lot of hail here.

I'll preface this by saying I spent nearly 30 years in the military and retired as an O-5 and worked around a lot of senior officers and DoD staff. I think the main goal of DOGE isn't necessarily to remake how we do things on the ground level, but more focused on looking at the structure of...

Problem is there are some airports that won't let you even get on the waiting list with out a N-number. The only way to avoid outdoor storage out here is either not own an airplane ever, or build your own hangar at a cost of $300-400k+. I'll eventually get into a hangar, it'll just take 12-18...

Western Carolinas. Most likely I'll base the airplane at KFQD (Rutherford County, NC) unless a hangar opens up somewhere else.

I live in an area where there aren't a plethora of general aviation airports. I've checked around at virtually every public GA airport within 1.5-2 hours from where I live and everyone has a very lengthy hangar wait list. I am planning on purchasing an airplane (Baron 55) in 2025. I've gotten...

I don't own an airplane of my own...yet. But that day is coming in the near future. Unfortunately, every airport within an hour's drive of my home has a waiting list for hangar space years-long...even the community hangars are full. One of the closer airports (KFQD) has offered a ground lease...

I had the choice to go on a deployment to Afghanistan that required I attend the advanced beatings class...I turned it down and went on a normal squadron deployment to Kuwait. While there, the guy who accepted that deployment let me know they changed the deployment location last...

All that makes sense. I'll be buying a Baron in the near future. I like the roominess of the Seneca but they are a little slower and I'm just sold on the build quality of Beech airplanes. Twin Commanches, Twin Bonanzas, Aztecs...all are older airframes and they are getting harder to maintain...

This is why I want a Baron. I did survival school in northern Washington state in November. It sucked.

The Cirrus is likely a more economical airplane. But I disagree about the worn-out "second engine is there only to take you to the scene of the crash." I've had about 7 engine failures over my career in ME aircraft and every time we've landed on a runway safe and sound. There are a few...