I’ve been a member here for a while. I have always enjoyed reading the good questions, advice, and adventures of everyone here. Given the great level of experience and knowledge on this board, the bar...
https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=96479
This has been in the works for many years, and finally just surfaced. Comments are due by March 15, 2021. Not a lot of time.
This is a very dense,...
https://www.pbs.org/video/outdoor-idaho-backcountry-pilots/
I came across this the other night. Lots of good memories and familiar faces, including several gone West. The country looks great, too,...
Hi ZZZ,
I like the article, and think it's worth synthesizing the comments. Pierre's new post really describes what it's like and having to go on the gauges to keep things right. One other piece of advice to consider adding is to slow down when things get dicey. Not stall slow, but a comfortable
The quotes I just got for a '76 U206F on wheels, 130k hull value, are $1650 with 100k/seat sub-limits and $2350 for $1 million smooth. Dunno about the Beaver with wings attached to it (although it sounds...
They're from the government and they're here to help. Didn't you know that? They're going to help you whether you need it or not.
Get real. You have no clue how to help yourself. A bureaucrat...
Cigna health insurance has paid for 100% (less some tiny co-pays) of my testing and treatment, including several over night sleep studies. I have not had to have a "maintenance of wakefulness test," which...
I’m also on special issuance for sleep apnea. Once I got diagnosed and started the CPAP therapy, I disclosed it because I didn’t want to fly uninsured or worry about getting my license revoked if I had...
A friend of mine did that to an O470 a long time ago. He's pretty sure it happened when he tried starting it early on a frosty morning without a preheat. #-o
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Why hack on a guy that writes a book about his stupid mistakes and trys to sell it. Many Many pilots before him have done the same thing and we all run out and buy the book cause it is good reading or...
attempt to profit from this event
If they intend to keep the money, then I agree. But maybe they're going to donate proceeds to SAR or pilot education. The gentleman who created No Greater Burden...