Recent content by jcepiano

ER diagnosis was Anxiety. No prior history of any issues before this particular week.

Over the last few days, I could tell that my blood pressure was slowly rising and last night after checking at home, It was reading 172/100 which is starting to move into see a doctor immediately territory. I went to the ER, got checked out with an EKG and a series of BP readings over 2 hours...

I just went up the other day for pattern work with some 10kt+ winds. The previous flight my landing after a sight seeing hop was pathetic and I knew I needed to practice. It's amazing how it takes 4-5 landings to clean up you pattern legs and target speeds, not to mention fine tuning your flare...

I fly both models and never do a mixture idle check.

Mine doesn't look like that, but I'm sure if you insist, he'll replace it.

How was the air? I was supposed to go up on Saturday morning but cancelled because of the turbulence SIGMETs and LLWS reports.

You should be fine. DPEs are getting pressure these days from the FAA to grill people regardless of what score they get. Prepare as if you got a 70 and you'll be just fine.

I had a scary moment during a solo flight where I executed a touch and go, and as I put up the flaps and rotated back into the air, the wind just pushed me over almost into the grass to the side of the runway. Scary stuff. I never ever forgot to keep my wind correction in on the go after that.

+1 for QT Halo. I tried the Bose and the Lightspeeds. Halo is so much more easy to transport and has great noise reduction. Can't beat the trial as well.

I always remind people that the media makes a huge deal about aircraft accidents compared to fatal car crashes which happen far more regularly. Also, I always remind them that it's usually the pilot and not the aircraft that causes the accident. If a pilot is really proficient in emergency...

Thanks for that.

I didn't see a thread and I'm very curious to see what the good folks of POA have to say. Yesterday around 9PM local, a C152 crashed near Smyrna Beach, FL. The only fatality was the single pilot aboard. Here is an edited ATC recording of the Japanese female pilot that was at the controls...

Although it might be a little bit of a drive, I can personally vouch for Pacific States Aviation at Concord's Buchanan Field. Amazing team of instructors and a great fleet of well-maintained aircraft. I can't recommend them highly enough and could get you in touch with my own CFI that I used if...

I took my first flight at age 15, I believe. I'm thankful that my parents were supportive of my interest in aviation and allowed me to explore this. Flying once a week is great and is a parallel to taking a weekly music lesson. A word of warning: Some flight schools might humor your son's...

How could that have happened? I'd imagine there would have been plenty of damage on the wings if the plane stalled onto the ground.