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I think everyone at one point in their training hits this wall. Airplanes broken, instructor is booked, out of $$$, etc. The money issue, I can't...
I figured I'd throw this in as well. My 2 favorite "simulators" are Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 (MSFS), and X-Plane 8. Each has it's...
I'm a pretty avid flight simmer. I've nerded myself up to the stage of belonging to a virtual airline, flying online with VATSIM to get real ATC,...
Thank you... The more I think about it, the more I realize that I just wasn't ready for the flight. I only had 8 hours in make and model, 6 from...
I was somewhat the same way. I've never failed a check-ride or even come close as far as I can tell. I'm sure it depends on the examiner, but it...
Yeah, I thought I would too... :( I aced the oral in record time, but the flight didn't go quite as well. Took off, taught him slow flight, taught...
I want this movie... someone want to buy it for me? American Flyers has all of my money, and they won't give it back. Incredible footage... that...
Here's something that was taught to me when I was learning crosswind landings that helped me tremendously, it may help you out too... Crab...
If for no other reason, I need the CFII course just because I have done hardly any instrument flying since I got my instrument rating. It's all...
I'm only a week away from a month long excursion up to Dallas, TX (Addison) to do the American Flyers CFI academy. I should leave it ready to take...
I had a situation that was not really all that bad, but it was a learning experience - it could have been much worse in a different airplane, or...
The stats I've seen as well show GA having more fatal accidents than cars per unit of whatever... but then again, when you look at the accident...
Bah.... found out it's not going to do him any good anyway. The words "instrument training" as used in the paragraph are defined under 61.1 as...
A friend of mine, in an effort to save a little cash, wants to do his 250 nm instrument cross country with me (a commercial, instrument rated...
I used to think they were mostly useless considering that most accident-inducing situations don't develop when you're high enough to use the...
Ok, if this guy is correct, this completely solves my confusion: "Unlike VNO, the maneuvering speed varies in proportion to the square root of...
I understand it in terms of Gs perfectly. That's not where I'm getting lost. I'm getting lost because a G is a measure of acceleration, not of...
Ok, I have gone through this with all of my teachers and instructors, and have yet to get an answer that really makes sense to me. I have some...
I was thinking about this the other day: why does the manifold pressure increase when you decrease the rpm? This is most noticable to me during...
In a normal situation, a pilot wouldn't be likely to stall after rotation the way you do in a power-on stall. However, imagine you are at max...
