Recent content by Andrew Byrd

I jumped the gun on my current school, and I actually got a job as a dispatcher which has opened my eye to A TON of things I'm not a fan of. Honestly my school isn't that bad as a student, but getting to know the instructors there, primarily foreigners who are stuck there due to visa stuff, I've...

Great pointers guys! I really appreciate it. I should have included that I'm looking at LiFT Flight Academy which is owned by republic. I've talked with one of their representatives and here's what I've asked so far and the responses. I've added a couple after reading these responses that I'll...

That was actually a big help! It was something I'm concerned about, but completely forgot to add that on my list.

That's another con of the school I'm currently at! And looking at the IRS rules for independent contractors our instructors don't qualify as a contractor!!

This is not the typical thread about what to ask a flight school. I am about to complete my instructor certificates, and I'm researching schools to see where I'd like to instruct. I've already decided my flight school is not an option due to the terrible pay and poor management. I'm just curious...

I'm sure there are very few instructor's at Republic's new LiFT Flight Academy at KIND, but I was curious to see if there were any here, or any people who have looked into instructing there to see what they thought? I have my initial instructor check ride on 12/21 and plan to get the other two...

When people talk about the price of annuals, especially your most recent, am I to assume that that includes parts, or just a fee for inspection. For example, I've seen from most people the average annual is $1,000 to $2,000...is that just the inspection fee, and if they find anything its gonna...

Yeah, I did my PPL in a 172 and I thought I loved it, but I've been doing IR in a PA28-161 with Avidyne glass and it is amazing. The only issue I have with Piper is how they don't have a "both" option for the fuel selector. It's not a huge deal to me, but a few weeks before I started at my...

Sounds like you've got yourself a pretty sweet ride for a fairly reasonable price when talking airplanes.

Do you know about how much that costs?

I'm 2/3 of the way through my IR, but I'd be using it for commercial time-building, but it is IR certified. Also, one of my roommates is a F16 crew chief who also works in the shop at our flight school, so I could have him look over it and I highly doubt he'd charge me.

Thanks! Sounds like you chunked out a big stack of money to me haha. The ad I saw has the following listed as the avionics: Garmin GMA 340 Audio Panel Garmin GNS 430 Nav/Comm 1 Garmin GTR 200 COMM 2 Narco Nav122 Nav 2 Garmin GTX 327 Mode C Transponder As far as ADS-B,I wouldn't plan on having...

Hey guys, I'm looking at purchasing my first airplane, a 1967 Piper Cherokee Cruiser, and I was just curious as to what all I need to take into consideration as far as operating costs go. I've got the obvious like hangar, insurance, loan, fuel, oil, engine and prop reserve, but I know there's...

Thanks, that’s exactly what I was looking for. I’d seen a lot of people saying whenever I feel up to it, but if that was the case I’d fly the next day after taking Benadryl, and I’d still be taking Zyrtec, but since both are antihistamines I would hate for something bad to happen and that’d be...

Im due to get all 4 wisdom teeth removed on the 28th, I’m just curious how long until I’m legal to fly. When I went to get my medical, I told my AME that I have allergies, and he told me if I were to take one Benadryl then I needed to wait 10 days to fly because so many half lives needed to...