Recent content by Barettaj

To the OP: I too was like your son in the not to distant past. I soloed on my 16th birthday, got my private on my 17th birthday and my instrument 2 days later (would have been the same day if not for the weather.) I have all of the hours for my commercial right and am just waiting on my 18th...

Actually it's an extremely important skill to have. There is nothing wrong with flying a 170 knots final IF Atc has asked for max forward speed. You aren't landing fast of really approaching fast. The cirrus will slow to flap speeds quickly and the flaps will bring you to a regular approach...

Another thing to add regarding the Cirrus is it has arguably the best type club for piston owners. COPA is outstanding and their training programs worth the cost

Daniel Chueng is the best in business. He is extremely well regarded in the Cirrus Community and an avid poster on the COPA forums even though he himself is not a pilot. I would highly recommend someone specializing in aviation taxes as they can become complicated extremely quickly.

I use Justin Wulf with aircraft and Marine. He will shop around to get you the best coverage at the best rate.

Like Ron, my broker is through aircraft and marine. However I use Justin Wulf. Great broker who will shop around and get you the best rate and policy.

One of the planes I have has a pretty good sized dent on the top of the aileron. I noticed one day preflighting and asked my instructor about it. He said that an avionics Tech was working on the plane and had to remove the aileron for something and he dropped it. This putting a pretty good sized...

Well I guess this would be a good time for my first post..... It is ridiculous the whole street car project. Why do we need to connect OTR with the Banks? It's pretty much walking distance and we have a perfectly capable bus system. Oh wait Mallory's family stands to gain from this project. No...