Recent content by Debonair Driver

I fly frequently fly in and out of KCHD. Other than 45 degree entry legs and pattern altitude, a standard pattern doesn’t exist. Some schools teach 747 patterns to their 172 students. Uggggghhh. Tower always seem to appreciate expedited landings at busy airports like KCHD so your out of their...

Model 29 is the quintessential revolver!

I don't give two shiites about someone consuming alcohol in moderation when not flying/operating a motor vehicle for 12 hours or more before flying. 2 citations for a minor in posession of alcohol, doesn't strike me as a character issue. Everyone except some right winger religious nuts had a...

Good advice. There are other phone calls I'd appreciate missing too

A $100/week? Whats his contact info?

Hard to ignore a phone call but any non-mandatory response request by mail would be circular filed by me. I only see gotchas with these kind of inquiries.

A@P/IA pushed the empenage of a larger aircraft into my windshield. His heart was in the right place as he was trying to get customer aircraft into the hanger before a thunderstorm arrived. Didn't crack it but dented it believe it or not. When looking in the area of the dent was an annoying...

I've flown both and the majority of my PIC has been in Cessnas. Love them but I'd go with the BO (I did) For one the view out of the cockpit from the BO is sooooooooo much better. In most of the larger Cessnas just looking forward over the engine cowling was a pain and having to peek around the...

It would be especially difficult to hold your breath that long after you just crashed.

Try flying in the LA area or Phoenix area and NOT have to make a short approach which negates the standard incremental flaps type landing. Better be able to adjust your landing technique if you want to get around in my neighborhood. I've had people THREE miles off the airport on "downwind" at a...

Yeah it sure looked like he was F'ing around. Sad

Exactly. A stabilized approach just means I’m stable right before touchdown. Flying B52 type patterns in a small aircraft is dangerous

Use whatever flap deployment procedure that works best for each pilots style.

I flew my Debonair to the Copperstate Fly In 2012 and 2013 when it was at Casa Grande. It was crazy flying! I’m glad they moved the event to a towered airport.