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I echo the examiner.

I agree with your comment, however, we are not seeking daily flyers..

We are looking to conduct interviews with 5-10 pilots regarding instrument proficiency and currency product that is in early development - I want to stress that we don’t have a finished product and that the objective is to learn from you, not to sell or pitch you anything (even though this is in...

I am working on a program to help pilots monitor and improve their instrument proficiency. I am trying to validate that we are developing a solution that ultimately results in safer, more proficient instrument pilots. In order to validate the business concept to provide the optimal...

An Instrument-rated pilot lacking proficiency can easily get behind the 8 ball in IMC. Add weather, night, lack of an autopilot and a high workload approach and yeah, it can get really challenging really quick. Then again, I guess I could have stopped at an instrument-rated pilot lacking...

Has anyone joined IMC Club? http://imcclubs.org/ Is it worth it? Are local chapters normally active? I imagine it is on a case-by-case basis. I would be interested to know if any instrument pilots have found it useful on keeping up on instrument flight topics. Thanks. T

Rob, just a few thoughts here.. Your idea of using pilots' everyday carry items (i.e., cell phone, ipad, etc.) to provide them with inflight capabilities at a fraction of the cost is a good one. The benefit here is that your target market, and likely early adopters of technology, have pointed...

Azure, It happens. It could have been your subconscious actively working to get you back in the plane sooner.

Just another thought, some companies will let you work remotely in the event that you don't want to move.. see Monster.com http://jobs.monster.com/v-aeronautics-q-aerospace-mechanical-engineer-jobs-l-texas.aspx

I am looking to find out how other instrument pilots are maintaining their instrument recency of flight experience (currency) and more importantly, how instrument pilots keep up their proficiency.. A lot time of times the weather won't cooperate (severe clear), I can't find a safety pilot, or I...

A good article re: the differences between FFS, FTDs, and ATDs.. http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2012/media/SepOct2012ATD.pdf And more changes are coming for FAA-approved training devices...

No auto pilot hooked up to the AI, you are correct. Good call on the vacuum warning flag. Thank you.

I throw this out to the collective PoA genius. I have a 1973 Piper Arrow II and am going to replace the attitude indicator with a new vacuum-driven AI. The mechanic/owner of the repair shop recommended the brand Sigma Tek for the replacement.. My only personal requirement is that I want the...

I had a similar situation with our 1973 Arrow II. The attitude indicator showed a slight (3 degree) left turn in level flight, not a big deal but very annoying in IMC. We have had it adjusted and later rebuilt, yet it continues to do the same. We are going to replace it with something...

McFly, Thank you for the very thorough response. Overall IFR sounds very do-able in the airplane. I still might install an autopilot to help with the workload..