Recent content by Gilbert Buettner

Dave, you didn't say what airplane you were flying. The numbers 80, 70, 65 work for most Cessna Skyhawks (knots). That's assuming 10 degrees of flaps on downwind, 20 degrees on base, and 30 on final. As you gain experience, you will also gain the ability to "feel" the appropriate airspeed in...

I no longer own but have access to two airplanes. One belongs to a former student of mine who is gone all winter and wants it flown now and then. The other belonged to a friend who died of COVID a couple of years ago. His family does not want to sell it, and none of them fly, so they have me...

Maybe post this at the Piper Aviation and Pilots Forum.

I have owned an Icom AC-22 for many years. I lost the alkaline battery adapter so just use the rechargeable nicad. I have had Batteries Plus rebuild that two times in about 30 years, for roughly $50. It works great, and my primary use for it is to get a weather forecast from home. I am only...

More likely to come from the Tower when you advise you are ready for takeoff.

Well, there are a LOT of credit unions. Opt out or vote with your dollars.

Well, if he is VFR, it certainly isn't necessary unless he's getting advisories and has been told to notify ATC of altitude changes. If on an IFR clearance, bumps usually are not significant enough to need a block altitude.

Remember you can continue to fly as long as you have another pilot along who is qualified to be PIC.

Where did you find "30 min?" Civil twilight varies quite a bit.

Amazing.

I flew in there in the winter, probably 1974, the only time I claimed renting a team of horses on my expense report ($49.00). The island is free of automobiles, but in winter it is overrun with snowmobiles.

Bonanzas were never doctor killers. Doctors were Bonanza killers.

You're in luck. The runway on the island is 3,501 feet long.

HOWEVER, you had the benefit of just about the best training possible, which many pilots here did not have.

Come on back to Wisconsin. We have five airplanes and six CFIs. You should have been able to solo long ago. We can finish you up this summer, though the DPEs are scheduled out to July right now.