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You didn’t state what kind of climb this was. Vy Climb or a Cruise climb? I.e. what speed where you climbing at. With enough runway and no obstacles I will often set the power at 24/24 (knowing it will be 23/24 by pattern altitude. And just set for a cruise climb about 100mph (book recommend...

Bbchien’s 270 days from heart attack to SI in hand was pretty accurate in the event I am aware of. Pilot was still in the hospital consulting with Dr bbchien who recommended can’t do anything for 90 days. After 90 days get together with a local AME he recommended and gather all the required...

My dog has me well trained in this department. Boss bought us pizza, Co-workers are wondering why I am throwing the crust on the floor:). Brian

Ah, thanks for mention this. I sort of remember this now. What I don't remember is if you can complete the wings flight credits in an aircraft you are not rated for? Brian

I remember when this came out. Basically the example of why you don't ask Legal Counsel questions you might not like the answer to... Short Version: is when soloing and additional category aircraft, they said you need to a current flight review. This a problem for the guys that say are retired...

Yes, about 60% of my glider flying is off a runway at 6000ft. I do set my MH system to turn on at 10,000 feet so I can turn it on before launching and not having it beeping at me. If launching below 5000ft I set it for 5000ft. I have found that when flying between 5000-12000 feet, my bottle...

The MH system is a great system. If you feel like you need more flow use the F settings per the Instructions. using the 02 Oximeter is a great way to tell how you are reacting to the flow it is providing... Brian

This is alway my concern with shopping around, my family and I have been with the same 2 insurance agents (father and then the son) for probably 60 years. I tried shopping around one year and went with another company that had about a 20% lower rate, then 1/2 way through the year they came back...

UngaWunga thanks for posting the video. This is my go to video that they showed me when I when through the altitude chamber. The theme here is it is good to be cautious with hypoxia. The common theme I see is that the brain get stuck in a loop... i.e. ...everything becomes a 4 of spades...

Before looking for a replacement I would get it to a prop shop and have them give you an official response, the photos might be enough for them to say don't bother bringing it to them. . Or they might says 1. That's normal, not an issue, 2. Easily fixed 3. Needs further inspection to know for...

Not in the past 25 years. when I was looking, yes legally you could fly for the airline with 250hrs. Practically no airline would look it you if you didn't have 800hrs and 200hrs multi time. Even then the advice I got was the best way to get hired was to be Non-white and Female, so they could...

That may be why they issued the LAHSO, to make sure Wake turbulence wouldn't be an issue. Brian

Exactly... After getting my Pilots certificate I had probably 25 hours of getting off work at 11pm and flying for 45minutes to an hour around the local area. So I had quite a bit of night time for a low time pilot. Then a friend and I decided to do a Saturday morning Cross Country flight. Doing...

yep, I flew my sub $14,000 glider (in my thumbnail) for 20+ years. I sort of won a lottery a few years ago (insurance settlement), and graduated to a sub $35,000 glider. Then I go the airport meetings and listen to all the neighbors complain about those rich pilots making noise and using the...

I agree with the above. Friend of mines job in the military was retrieving the cameras from U-2's when they landed. He asked the U-2 pilots what they did for fun on the weekend. When they told him fly glider, he decided needed to check out flying gliders, and has not been flying glider for...

I recently watched them haul off a 182 for scrap, that had been improperly stripped. There is value in getting someone that knows what they are doing. To OP's question, my impression with very little experience to back it up is unless you can do most of the work yourself, which rules out pretty...

Not if you think about it a bit. This is probably the reason the DPE says this as pilots mistake the soft field landing to mean touching down soft vs landing on soft material. You can do a soft landing and easily still not meet the ACS requirement for a soft field landing. The main point of a...

The best answer is you should visit Bruce's website http://www.aeromedicaldoc.com, (How to start) and contact him directly. He will be able to evaluate your specific case and tell you exactly where you stand and how best to proceed. Brian CFIIG/ASEL

Apparently to many engines scare me, one is scary, two is worse :) Actually I would probably like flying multiengine stuff, just never had the money or the need to do so. I seem to have acquired 8000+ hours flying one engine or less. My friend tells the story of his Multi engine check-ride...

Thanks Bruce, I really appreciate you posting updates to FAA policies. On a slightly related note. But probably sending the thread a totally different direction. Quoting one of your previous quotes was something like "When the FAA says do ABC that doesn't mean do BCA" One of my students...