Recent content by ChrisRikli

Just got the same thing. I loathe this administration.

Agreed. It's not possible to accurately explain the true difference between IMC and VMC in one brief sentence that the non-flying public is going to grok. This show is great because it makes flight interesting and somewhat magical again to a public that generally associates aviation with...

I don't know if it's cool for pilots to like this show but I look forward to it every week. The junior high girl in me wants to know if John Ponce and Ariel are dating. Giggle giggle.

Spotting patterns and solving problems. Serves me well in all facets of life.

I'd really like to go for a flight in a Vans RV. I'm willing, of course, to pay for as much of the flight as the pilot's certification level will allow. So if you live in or around Lincoln Nebraska, have access to an RV, and would be willing to show me the plane, PM me. :)

So I ran my Bad Elf through the wash. Contacted the Bad Elf guys basically asking them if there was anything I could do to fix it. Answer was no, of course, but they gave me 20% off a new one even though it was clearly my bad. Great service, which is pretty dang rare these days.

Yeah, I've explained to at least five people in the last couple of days that age most likely had very little to do with this. The couple of people that I've taken flying, it was easy to say, "You know that little wheel I'm always messing with as we gain speed? Now image we're going 4x as...

I use ZuluLog. My paper logbook I keep for instructors siggys.

Maybe I'm just feeling conservative because a very experienced guy lots of us on PoA knew went in yesterday in beautiful, cool VFR weather. Or maybe our flight training has given us different perspectives. I dunno. But you're the PIC. Your passenger, unless they're a certificated pilot...

This was my thought. I'm a 90 hour pilot too and if this had been my flight I'd be cringing at how many chances I took with someone else's life and then kicking my own ass for the next few days. Bloody irresponsible. Maybe I'm boring but unless you're going up in a stunt plane aircraft...

Absolutely fascinating. The part in the second section where they talked about not deviating from the settings prescribed in the flight computer reminded me of Fate is the Hunter where they were flying DC-3/C-47s and C-87s over the Atlantic and they figured out that the 'scientifically...

I don't have that many attempts, but Kansas City into Downtown or JoCoExec I've never been turned down. Denver into Rocky Mtn Metro, only once of four attempts. I don't even try anymore...I'm coming from Lincoln so I just plan to fly under it as it might make 5 minutes difference and those...

"When in doubt" was the operative verbiage there. If a guy knows he wants to go into engineering, by all means. But at 18 years old, you have no effing idea what you're going to do in life. You think you do. You don't. I, for example, was convinced I was going to be an ME/EE of some...

Am I the only doofus that read the thread title and thought, "How the hell is Denny going to fly halfway across the Pacific?"

Great advice. When in doubt, get a business degree. Make sure to take a couple of electives in accounting and business law.