Recent content by eplum

That is a heck of a cautionary tale. Thank you for sharing.

I'm not as concerned about FL planes as my instructor. Her 1 and only experience with looking at one was riddled with corrosion so I think she may think they all are. I probably won't be buying until after I finish my PPL. It sounds awfully exciting to go do a long cross country ferry to bring a...

The club route is on my list. I've been reading through the AOPA info. I'm jealous of the people in clubs with multiple planes and steady membership that I hear about. There are actually 2 small clubs already at MTJ. One is full at 4 members and is only HP/Complex planes and the other is a...

I'll look Rob up. I've flown over the field but haven't landed there yet. I did a couple of landings at 7V2, 8 miles north of there, today. My instructor used to live in Steamboat. She loves telling the story about how she was at an event where the facilitator asked who has done much night...

Heard. I passed my Class 3 no problem. I'm quite fit. People are always surprised to hear I'm out of my 30s. I'm fortunate to have good family history as well. However, it does sound like a good idea and I'll do an AME consult to verify I shouldn't have a problem with Class 1. Although if I...

Long time reader, first time poster. I'm a 51yo student, pre-solo (but not much hopefully), with the nutty idea of doing a sprint to commercial/cfi certs and potentially even pursuing a 4th career in aviation. My local airport only has one plane for rent and there are no clubs around. So, in...