Recent content by Jonny Sprague

Some things have come up financially and I cannot proceed with my dreams at this time. Hopefully eventually! Not now though.

Fair enough lol

Lol Understandable, There is something to be said for being able to Look at something more closely. I did that on one of my PPL solo long crosscountries.

We Get some high pitched ringing when the Pitot Heat is on so I feel your pain some.

This is something that has puzzled me in past thoughts and discussions ... Why not just file IFR anytime you are making a cross county trip? It's super easy to file these days and you have less to worry about as you don't need to "Maintain VFR" the whole flight. Plus you get all of the added...

I would say if the temps at your desired flight Levels are below freezing the clouds are likely Strattiform. Either way, stay out of them if at all possible if the temps look like that. Interested in other answers as well.

The Only reason I've ever encountered for Climbing after picking up ice is in the hopes that We could get above the Layer. This is easier to determine in Daylight Hours of course but otherwise I would say lower is probably safer unless it's IMC to 1000AGL... In that case, I would say you...

Very interesting Thread! I know next to nothing about the Musketeer family of aircraft but they have always interested me some. I just like different aircraft I suppose, like Grummans haha.

Hello, My name is Jonny and I am A 23 year old Private Pilot with High performance and Complex Endorsements. I have about 175 hours and climbing weekly in 2 types of Piper Aircraft, PA-32 and PA-28. I am currently working on getting my Instrument rating and am looking at completing the training...