2025 flying goals

eman1200 said:
NOT leave IT and NOT get a flying job that barely pays the rent.
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and also NOT have tailwinds. ever.


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I nearly convinced myself to leave the day job to CFI full time this month, but a dozen flights canceled due to weather sobered me up. I need to put on some more fat before winter.
Hope everyone exceeds their flying goals for the year!
 
Well, it's the last day of the year, so I guess I'll put down a few goals:

100+ hours flight time
Hit at least 50% goal for the Virginia Aviation Ambassador program
Commercial
CFI
First Pilots and Paws mission
First Young Eagles event
Rejoin CAP in the local area
 
Get and stay current in 3 of the four classes I am rated in: SEL, MEL, SES (but not MES as there isn't one around... :().
Tailwheel endorsement.
Get IR current again. Currently I only need the approaches and hold not an IPC.
Get my medical renewed. (Shouldn't be a problem, just checking all the boxes...)
Time will tell.
 
Complete transition training in the Bonanza
Get through my first ever annual without getting creamed (will include the prop AD)
Fly at least 2x per month
Make at least one "longer" flight (at least two states away) 6 hour duration each way
Total at least 50 hours TIT before insurance renewal in October.
Remember to use the little gear lever each time!
 
FSDO thought it could not be removed thus they say it's not portable meaning it can't be easily removed, so it's not a PMA part on a certified aircraft. This lead to a visit to the hangar and a look at my log books. The FAA grounded my plane. So in order to have my plane returned to service I had to have the material removed under the supervision of an A&P. Another choice was to have the material removed and apply for a ferry permit to fly it to my shop and have an A&P sign off. I decided to have an A&P at my hangar for the inspection. Once the product was removed the A&P provided a log entry approving the process and confirming no damage to the windows. If the installer or an A&P would have made a log entry when installed it would have been considered installing a non PMA part, congrats, they're busted.

I didn't have any entry not even by me. It's removable, it just cant be reused. My iPad is removable too......I don't know, it was just easier to comply and make it all go away. At least I can fly again.
 
GMascelli said:
FSDO thought it could not be removed thus they say it's not portable meaning it can't be easily removed, so it's not a PMA part on a certified aircraft. This lead to a visit to the hangar and a look at my log books. The FAA grounded my plane. So in order to have my plane returned to service I had to have the material removed under the supervision of an A&P. Another choice was to have the material removed and apply for a ferry permit to fly it to my shop and have an A&P sign off. I decided to have an A&P at my hangar for the inspection. Once the product was removed the A&P provided a log entry approving the process and confirming no damage to the windows. If the installer or an A&P would have made a log entry when installed it would have been considered installing a non PMA part, congrats, they're busted.

I didn't have any entry not even by me. It's removable, it just cant be reused. My iPad is removable too......I don't know, it was just easier to comply and make it all go away. At least I can fly again.
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Classic FAA.

"We're not happy until you're not happy!"
 
Your FISDO has the time and interest in checking the level of tint on airplane windows? I’m flabbergasted.
 
WDD said:
Your FISDO has the time and interest in checking the level of tint on airplane windows?
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I wonder if they had an axe to grind on the fact that work was performed on the plane with no logbook documentation.

My plane came with a non-approved, non-documented (at the time of installation) carb temp indicator. Going through the logbooks I found an entry by an IA that read something like "Found experimental-only carb temp gauge P/N 12345-6 installed with no supporting documentation or logbook entry. Contacted XYZ FSDO to ask for guidance. Received direction to document installation and leave installed." That was it. Removed it not long after I got the plane, but it was interesting to see that someone at the FSDO took the time to think about it and say "no harm if you just leave it installed".
 
I don’t mean this in anyway as a pejorative; the FAA and FISDO are similar to the IRS. The country can’t function without the IRS. But the IRS is not your advocate/not your friend. They are built for enforcement. They look for infractions.

Thus, contact should be as needed and guarded.

Thoughts?
 
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