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    So, student pilots.. Who are we and where do we stand?

    Cessna 172 round gauge. They have a Cardinal that they have lower daily minimums on that I might get my complex in and use for trips too. Lots of...
    Post by: hockeyrcks9901, Jul 12, 2017 in forum: Pilot Training
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    So, student pilots.. Who are we and where do we stand?

    The next flight I did was to get from Peter O Knight (KTPF) to Winter Haven (KGIF) for my checkride. My school doesn't let students take the...
    Post by: hockeyrcks9901, Jul 12, 2017 in forum: Pilot Training
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    So, student pilots.. Who are we and where do we stand?

    Well let me start this off with saying I did 3 flights before my checkride. First was .3 hours because the weather was reported 10,000 overcast...
    Post by: hockeyrcks9901, Jul 12, 2017 in forum: Pilot Training
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    So, student pilots.. Who are we and where do we stand?

    So my checkride is officially scheduled for July 11th! Time to break out the books again and re-refresh on the material...
    Post by: hockeyrcks9901, May 31, 2017 in forum: Pilot Training
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    So, student pilots.. Who are we and where do we stand?

    Lastly did a flight today to get my 0.2 hours of simulated instrument I needed and practice some turning stalls. Those are much different than...
    Post by: hockeyrcks9901, May 26, 2017 in forum: Pilot Training
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    So, student pilots.. Who are we and where do we stand?

    Third flight was a quick solo on the pattern to freshen up on short and soft field landings. I nailed every one of them. 0.5 hours for a total of...
    Post by: hockeyrcks9901, May 26, 2017 in forum: Pilot Training
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    So, student pilots.. Who are we and where do we stand?

    Next flight was a solo cross country to make sure I met the minimums that the DPE would like to see. It was very windy and my instructor was...
    Post by: hockeyrcks9901, May 26, 2017 in forum: Pilot Training
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    So, student pilots.. Who are we and where do we stand?

    I have a few updates here in this post. My wife is pregnant and between that, work, and flying I didn't really get to update my progress here....
    Post by: hockeyrcks9901, May 26, 2017 in forum: Pilot Training
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    Cedar Key

    CDK is awesome! I went there on my long solo cross country during my PPL training. It's really not that short. Plenty long enough for any trainer...
    Post by: hockeyrcks9901, May 7, 2017 in forum: Flight Following
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    Life Insurance

    Try Haven life They would not underwrite me as a student pilot but said that they would with a small additional premium after completing my...
    Post by: hockeyrcks9901, May 1, 2017 in forum: Flight Following
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    AOPA Fly-ins

    I train out of KTPF so I'll be attending the one there
    Post by: hockeyrcks9901, Apr 27, 2017 in forum: AOPA Open House
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    BasicMed

    To me that's way too much detail. I just sent my doc a quick email that said: I'm a pilot and recently the FAA changed their medical standards...
    Post by: hockeyrcks9901, Apr 27, 2017 in forum: Flight Following
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    BasicMed checklist and online course now available

    As another point of reference: I contacted my primary care physician and sent them a copy of the form and asked if he would have any issue...
    Post by: hockeyrcks9901, Apr 26, 2017 in forum: Flight Following
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    So, student pilots.. Who are we and where do we stand?

    I don't think my CFI had used this DPE before. It was the chief CFI that knew about this. My CFI has moved on to Piedmont right as I was getting...
    Post by: hockeyrcks9901, Apr 25, 2017 in forum: Pilot Training
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    Acceptable margin for error in navigation, tests

    The chief instructor at my school told me this exactly this weekend during our mock oral. He said that the DPE he has been using not only is okay...
    Post by: hockeyrcks9901, Apr 25, 2017 in forum: Pilot Training