Recent content by gdeekhoff
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Thinking about moving to the midwest late this year
I'll put a vote in for the Des Moines area. Nice sized city with a great atmosphere and a good sized financial services/insurance industry.- gdeekhoff
- Post #45
- Forum: Flight Following
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DPE initials
You can search here: http://av-info.faa.gov/DesigneeSearch.asp- gdeekhoff
- Post #5
- Forum: Pilot Training
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BasicMed Huge Hit
My doc had me look at a book that had numbers obscured in different colors. I think this was the same test my aviation doc gave me 5 years ago when I got my first medical. Hearing test was simply "plug one ear and repeat what I whisper".- gdeekhoff
- Post #7
- Forum: Flight Following
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BasicMed Huge Hit
Add me to the count. Just got back from my annual exam with my family doc. I gave him the checklist last week and he said it would be no problem. He just did his normal exam and then looked at the checklist to see if there was anything else he needed to do. Did a quick hearing test and color...- gdeekhoff
- Post #2
- Forum: Flight Following
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What kind of bike do you ride?
1999 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic- gdeekhoff
- Post #123
- Forum: Flight Following
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Biggest learning / surprise from IFR checkride?
I just passed my instrument check ride last week. The DPE told me before going out to fly that I could use the auto-pilot as much as I wanted - he would tell me when he wanted it turned off. He just said don't let the auto-pilot fail the check ride for me. Turned out he knew what he was...- gdeekhoff
- Post #14
- Forum: Cleared for the Approach