Recent content by GeorgiaPilot1021

What VR headset do you have? I have a 3060ti and 5600x3D, afraid to try out VR before upgrading my GPU

Alright, I'll consider that! I'm assuming your updates take about the same amount of time? (Roughly 10-15 minutes, especially when updating VFR/IFR charts and FliteCharts). Obviously just don't want to drain the battery too low.

Hm. I've got a 12 volt system.

I have a G3X Touch that also runs my EIS on a Piper Dakota. I'm not fortunate enough to have access to a hangar or GPU, so if I want to update my databases, I do so with the engine running. When I have the database update screen up, it covers the whole screen and I can't see the EIS. I don't...

My dad just got his IFR rating in a PA32 (Cherokee 6, not Saratoga) and uses 1 notch of flaps, 100 kts.

Great perspective! Only thing I might push back on is the final note about it being a side gig - it could be, but my CFI was "freelance" in the sense that he wasn't working for a churn-n-burn flight school. He actually had his own flight school and it was his primary hustle. I think what this...

I got my PPL with a freelance fellow as well, was a great experience. There was a flight school nearby and the DPE I took my checkride with HATED doing checkrides with those student pilots b/c the flight school is all about churn-n-burn and the CFIs there were often students not long before...

I'm getting a GTN 750 in the Piper Dakota I fly here shortly, and I've been able to my at-home PC simulator to get very comfortable thanks to a Reality XP (built off Garmin trainer) plug-in. Between that and the Pilot Workshops course on the GTN, there are some very good resources available!

Haha thank you, and I agree!

Yeah I've already got the CFI who did my PPL lined up to knock it out over a couple of weeks that I have for paternity leave next year, so I think I'm as set up as I can be. I'm determined to get this done ASAP! Yeah I watched all of his videos, I couldn't imagine reading all of that

Thank you!! It'll be next summer. Some logistics involved, but I'm just pumped to have the written behind me!

Alright as promised, I’m following up here - I passed! I got a 92. I think machado’s course is great, very comprehensive. He gets a little annoying at times though, but the content is great. The platform is subpar and the tests aren't* great, but I just used sporty’s free testing to take care...

I did post this on Reddit as well, but that is good advice! My only issue with the Reddit flight sim community is it's like 80% MSFS enthusiasts, which is fine, but they tend to hate X-Plane simply b/c it's not MSFS

Yeah so I had never flown a sim before beginning my PPL. My CFI primarily used it with me to work on cross country planning, simple procedures, and ATC operations through PilotEdge (which, if you check out their CAT ratings, are great for flight planning, navigating through complicated airspace...

So, from my research over the last few days, I've determined that the REP and EFM do similar things; however, while the EFM is focused exclusively on flight mechanics, the REP also has new sounds, procedures, etc. I haven't figured out how accurate the REP is, but the developer behind the EFM...