Recent content by hpux735

YES. I'm so tired of hearing about the new technological "marvel." Even the new one that just came on TED talks. I can't imagine EVER using something that expensive as a daily driver, and if I didn't, what's the point!? The only cross-over that I think is really, really cool is the Icon...

While we're at it, I'll probably not recommend George's Aviation. I wouldn't fly the first plane they scheduled me in after I preflighted it (minor stuff taken individually, but I have a rule for how many minor things I'll tolerate on the same plane). The second plane was OK, but there was a...

http://aopalive.aopa.org/?watch=lvMWc2MzptkBQ6Wj8MKJ474FJzirPjKU#ooid=lvMWc2MzptkBQ6Wj8MKJ474FJzirPjKU Basically, if you turn the transponder off you loose the track and altitude. ATC likes that kind of stuff. If you leave it on, all that's lost is your data block. And it'll come back when...

Very simple really: http://aopalive.aopa.org/?watch=lvMWc2MzptkBQ6Wj8MKJ474FJzirPjKU Just because you don't know the reason, it doesn't mean there isn't one. Also, I wouldn't call it a "rule". The better we know how each other works, the better flying is, both in terms of safety and in...

In the AOPA "Ask a controller" videos they say pretty clearly that they don't want people putting the transponder into standby while changing codes. Is it really that hard to do it carefully?

YES. I was going to take people up around Oahu. I did the checkout with an instructor, and had NO interest in doing it alone. Now, to be fair, Oahu doesn't have all that much to see and there's HNL class B. All the FBOs are at HNL, so be prepared for a very stressful departure and approach...

0/0 takeoffs are bizarre. My CFII had me do one a few weeks back. I'm sure that I'll never really do one. I mean, what are your options once you're off? The only bad thing I had on my PPL check ride was a spirited debate of whether a "stop-and-go" is a "full stop" with respect to solo...

Exactly.

I'm not too far from you, in the way that you've been training, except that I'm not as far along. I'm planning on getting my commercial just because I travel for work, and it makes the laws about reimbursement much easier to deal with.

I do RC too, and it was my understanding that the 400' limit was everywhere. Though, honestly, I don't know for sure. I always liked that because it gave a nice 100' between the minimum 500' for full scale and the 400' for RC. Also, it's totally true that at 400' it's almost impossible to...

Weatherspark.com is way, way cool.

KD7VMY Always wanted to do APRS from a plane. I've got something started on a breadboard, but haven't gotten arond to finishing it... some of my projects: http://alternet.us.com

It seems like you're highly motivated, and that's a good thing... However... Learning to fly (and getting the base PPL) has little to do with navigation. Sure, there's some of it, but that should come mostly from looking out the window and maps. You'll need to do some VOR tracking, but...

I love this museum. The spruce goose is amazing. You'll be walking around looking at the planes, and you'll look up and think "holy sh*t I'm still under the freaking wing!" Also, they have one of the only SR-71 drones in the space museum.

I was able to come up with a quick last-minute solution to mounting the GoPro inside the cabin. It's not perfect, but very easy to do and doesn't modify the plane in any way (important for renters like me). http://youtu.be/E9n-_7GjB4A