Recent content by MartinMcK

I see an SR22 Turbo on their website, but that seems like overkill for finishing up IFR plus I don't meet their check out minimums for it. Do they also have an SR20 that's not on their website? If so, that would be a great, close option. I really liked the CFII I had there! (I tried...

Case by case, really. When I flew near PHL, I almost always talked to them to get a transition. Heading up to NYC if I wasn't handed off from Philly it was maybe 50/50 at best. I don't think SoCal has ever declined near SAN, but that may be different as you get up toward LA. Until you...

Any recommendations for a CFII out there? I don't see any listing for what's in Aviation Adventures' fleet in Stafford on their website, but since a lot of my post-rating flying will be southbound, it's certainly a good option! Anyone have inside knowledge?

Thought I'd dig this thread up and see if folks have any feedback on where to go in NoVa. I'm returning to Arlington from SoCal in the fall and after some "shenanigans" with my CFII out here, I've resigned myself to not finishing IFR before I head back. I'd like to get some feedback on a...

Apologies for the disappearance... things have got a little crazy at home! As it turns out, the CFII wrote down the wrong month for the checkride and it was actually booked in Mid-August, which makes sense given a trip I'm taking at the end of July - we either had to get it in before then...

Just another data point from the instrument side... I used the King online class. Passed with an 80% so it did "work." The caveat I'd give to that is that the course was obviously assembled many moons ago and updates are patchy. The practice test questions weren't terribly reflective of what...

Had that conversation tonight... can't say I really have a good understanding of things afterwards. Stuck to the same timeline as before and stuck to the polish and work out the kinks assessment of my flying. Doesn't make much sense to me, but as you mention switching is just going to add...

I'm down in north county SD, flying out of CRQ.

Thanks, guys. My suspicion that the timeline isn't quite right appear well-founded. Unfortunately Oshkosh isn't in the cards this year. :( I suppose I could go to one of the bigger schools at MYF and try to do a finish up there. It might not be a bad idea in order to get a better...

Short-time reader, first time poster. A little background on me - I'm ~185 hour private pilot based in SoCal and have been working on IFR since mid-March. In that time I've logged about 30 hours of training, completed the long XC, and passed my written. For the written, I got very little...