Recent content by MattC

Very useful thread. Just applied, as I have a couple of guys I fly with who would like me to take them to little-known grass fields.

Fabulous photos!

Only pilot I know who did something similar (refused Pt135 trips if his on-call duty time violated FAA mandated rest req's) hasn't worked in the business since he was fired. He won his case, got some kind of pay out, but nothing like $2M. He's OK with it and doing well, but like Kritch said, if...

Love this forum, it forces me to look up stuff I thought I knew! So I've done a little research, and the short answer (IMHO) is that: Gross Weight is "the loaded weight of the airplane" (See 1978 C172N POH, Definitions section) Max Gross Weight is the max loaded weight at which the aircraft...

Thanks Tex

+ 1 on Szurovyi/Goulian and Alan Cassidy's books.

Thanks Tommy, and you're probably right. Two things conspired to make me overthink this: 1: It occurred to me I had to set an example for my soon-to-be-examined student and 2: I fly for a living, am very protective of my certificate, and have on numerous occasions noticed how the FAA disagrees...

NYC shoreline, skyline and the Hudson, while northbound on V1

Thanks again guys, very informative!

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I will re-read Chapter 5 of the IPH. Maybe I missed something there that addressed this specific circumstance I have read AC90-66B and - once again - have not found anything that addresses this situation. Possible I might have missed the relevant passages, so it would be helpful if you could...

Thanks all. The weather was severe clear but there was nobody in the pattern, so I figured the greatest threat to my certificate was turning in a direction that the TRACON controller didn't expect, and wouldn't really have thought too much about it, but I had a student onboard preparing for...

Hey folks I have a question regarding IFR departure from an non towered airport: the other day I was taking off RWY03, and was issued "upon entering controlled airspace, fly heading 180". Should I have made a right turn (the shortest) or a left turn to observe the local VFR traffic pattern...

Thanks all. Good points made, and I agree that the low power dive is the key issue that might drive any potential shock cooling. So where I'm coming from is that most of my business, these days, is spin training. And, since I teach in the North East, I would pretty much be out of work from...

Hello All, I'd like to know if there is any greater risk of engine shock cooling while practicing spins in Winter vs Summer. The obvious answer is: "Hell yes! The air is colder (and thicker) so - sure - you are at greater risk shock cooling" The counter argument is: "The engine will be...