Recent content by Ken

You can add me. KennyM from down in Pueblo.

Congratulations CC, Your knocking them out. Now get that CFI done we’ve talked about. You can do it!

Insure the recirculation air door is shutting (usually vacuum operated) when in max a/c. Can't cool the cabin if 100 degree air is coming in from outside.

Gear Undercarriage Make sure the gear is down Put the gear down Set the gear switch in the down position

$6500 installed using our 530W position source. Included new belly antenna, cable and the new Garmin digital encoder. Additionally a new breaker for our avionics power distribution panel. Included removing our old encoder and cleaning up our avionics cooling distribution tubing. Also the 91.411...

They have at least two other MEI's on staff. I'm looking at doing the MEI add on with them later this year. If you talk with them, tell them Kenny says hi.

Centerline Aviation in Great Bend, Kansas (KGBD). Piper PA-30 turbo twin Comanche. $215/hour wet. $50/instructor. Examiner on staff. Terrific folks and a relaxed atmosphere. I did instrument/commercial/multi/CFI/CFII over the years with these guys and I love them. www.fuelwith.us

I get to work with some of the most modivated people I've ever seen. I took an early retirement from an electronics systems engineering career and couldn't be happier instructing part time. I primarily enjoy working on instrument stuff by primary instruction can be very rewarding too. You soon...

Adam, I used the lesson plans from the www.thebackseatpilot.com for both the CFI and CFII flight tests. They are very detailed and are supplied in PDF and Microsoft Word formats so you can edit them to your liking. Essentially they are an outline of the Flight Instructor PTS, and the information...

Like hurricanes, they come in all wet and wild and when they leave, they take your house, airplane and your car.

Ha, no but my ex said John Denver. I'd don't see that at all. That was 12 years ago so I'm a lot greyer now :()

Hey thanks Ryan. Stressful jobs will do that to ya!

I took an early retirement from an electronic systems engineering career and built a home brewery. I finished the CFI/CFII and teach part time. I fly my Cessna 182 often and life couldn't be better! Don't let upper middle age let you down, you are what you make of it. Oh and I fly a PC-12...

For those of you that like audio books, Librivox.org has the Airplane Flying Handbook, Pilots Handbook of Aeronutical Knowledge and the Aviation Instructors Handbook available for free download. They really helped me and the recordings are done quite well. The only downside is the AFH and PHAK...

Jim has done three of my past checkrides. Instrument, commercial and multi. He is outstanding, fair and a personable guy. Be prepared and know the PTS/ACS standards and you won't have any issues. Alamosa is a high elevation airport so also be prepared for that. I highly recommend him.