Recent content by DenverJayhawk

I just ventured in to this thread as i'm considering a new iPad. I'm a CFI/CFII/MEI. I've used the Mini 5 for a few years. I have a yoke mount and a suction mount. I moved to the yoke mount when i began ifr training. The mini is great in the cockpit of GA airplanes. Now i mostly keep it on...

great points. We also did performance charts but I prepared them ahead of time and showed the DPE the usual things and also single engine ceiling calculations

OP, good luck. The ME ride isn't that bad. Know the basic systems: Landing gear, Prop, Fuel, and Electrical. Make sure you know about VMC and can explain it. I don't know the ACS for the Private ME, but for Commercial ME add on, my ride consisted of: short field take off and landing...

OP, did you pass? I completed my Multi add on to my SEL commercial about 2 months back. I have an MEI ride coming up next week.

you don't have to land, but you need to shoot it down to the published mins. Even circling mins on an ILS will count.

my guess is it's likely because they want you very clear of the high terrain just to the south if/when you decide to re-try the approach. From WAITR, you have a course and altitude published with plenty of time (6.9miles) to descend back to the IAF at or above 3200'. From there it's a simple...

CFII here. My experience with a task saturated students is they cannot tell that they are dropping things. You can even say something to them and often early in their training, they won't even acknowledge that you are speaking to them during the high work load phases of the approach. IFR...

there is also a class you can take to renew your CFI cert.

if accurate, i'm guessing he will have a hard time finding insurance on his next airplane

that one is brutal. I think the FAA makes it a weed out course. Shepard air is your savior for that exam.

agreed 100%. What happens is you get so far behind the airplane (easy to do in a mooney under hard IMC) that it won't matter what electronic gadgetry you have, not to mention a radio warning from ATC that you're too low. Your mind simply cannot process any more information. I've seen this...

For the OP, I used Shepard Air for the commercial written exam prep. Then get the ASA Commercial Oral Checkride book and read it end to end. You will need to know a lot more than just O2 requirements. The commercial ticket is all VFR and the examiner will be evaluating your ability to safely...

That’s terrible. I’m curious to what happened.

it’s a Mooney. That will buff out.

yes. And there is a way to do it correctly. my guess is this pilot will need an IPC.