Recent content by raiders

is FSDO the right channel? not some sort of legal channel?

thank you for all your responses. this, of course, wasn't the end of it. now, the flight school is not only making me pay for the maintenance done on the airplane when i selected to return back to the point of departure, but they are also charging me for the flight hours the A&P flew the...

hey, i have no idea how they flew it back home. probably just like i flew the plane for an hour and a half before the engine failure (home is about 30 minutes from where the engine out was). i wasn't using the electric pump at cruise, just the engine driven one. turning the pump on was one...

i agree 100%, but i still wanted you guys' opinion on what actually happened / what you think i should have done differently..

nope - the airplane was properly leaned the entire flight. i of course pay very close attention to the engine every flight, but having suspected engine trouble, i was EXTRA aware - mixture was properly leaned, fuel flow was normal (edp was working), tanks were properly switched, we had...

Hey guys, I would like to get your thoughts on a recent incident I had. Airplane in question - late 1970's PA-28 with a 160hp engine (1700 SMOH). We were flying out of an airport last week where the density altitude was about 5500 ft and the TOW was about 200 below the MTOW. W & B was well...