Recent content by kalamity

You'll get better at it. I had the same fixation problem you had during my PPL training as well; I had to visually look at each instrument in order to determine what that part of the airplane was doing. Being a perfectionist (ie wanting every needle to be on the dot) only made it worse. By the...

The way I see it, "Standard" =/= "Required". Standard just means the plane rolls off the assembly line with the item installed. You're right that the examiner will almost certainly ask about Airworthiness/INOP equipment on the Comm. checkride. I would refer you to www...

In my experience, PNW is pretty good for training in actual IMC in any month that's not June-August. The freezing levels can get pretty low in the winter though.

What Kritchlow said. Also, it would also satisfy one of the eligibility reqs for Gold Seal CFI, though the usefulness of that credential is another discussion entirely.

Per 91.213, since it's not listed in 91.205, not in the KOL, not specifically listed as "Required" in the POH, and there's no AD requiring its installation, assuming we're talking about a light, non-turbine powered airplane, it seems the A/C would be legal to fly. Just make sure to enter it into...

Having taken both the AGI and IGI tests about a month ago, the AGI testbank has some questions about ultralights, hot air balloons, etc. The IGI one has some pertaining to Instrument-Helicopter ops. Doesn't *necessarily* mean you'll get them on your test, but there's a good chance you'll get one...

Landings only really 'clicked' for me about halfway through my commercial, and I trained out of a 5000' hard surfaced runway. I was a rather slow learner in that particular of flight; many people will pick it up sooner (yourself included, most likely). Sounds like you're doing just fine...