Recent content by railroadjack

They suck because they figured out how to pay for all that training to become professional pilots and I haven't.

I've heard some junk position reports, but the ones that always annoyed me were pilots reporting the GPS waypoint they're crossing (not on an approach, just inbound to the field). Don't get me wrong, I knew where SOME of them were. But not all. I had a better idea after doing some IR work. I'd...

I've been guilty of flying on only the "perfect" days. But, there have been times where I went flying on a perfect day, only to come back to my home airport and find wind conditions that I thought were tough for me. Never had a problem landing though. For me, it comes down to doubting myself...

Y'all need to hang out at LOM sometime and see the things some Cirrus pilots do there.

I've seen 3 or so bank repo'd 20's and 22's come through my airport within the past 6 months, so there's loans involved. Although there are a few higher end 22T's I know of there that were paid for in cash. The only way I'd be able to buy the plane I want (Piper Dakota) would be to finance, so...

Picture I took over the summer of Philly.

1. Keep working on the instrument rating (Still need some x/c time, written, etc). 2. Fly more often. 3. HP endorsement. 4. Complex endorsement.

No, not long at all. The Garmin Perspective and Avidyne are both nice systems. I prefer the Garmin, but the Avidyne plane is cheaper to rent. They're both pretty straightforward to read. Information overload can become a problem, though! Todd Newberry was my CFI. Great guy. I think we've met...

Hello all, my name is Jack. I've been a private pilot since April of this year. I fly out of Wings Field in Blue Bell, PA. I learned in a C172S, but now I mostly fly SR20's as the school I rent from only has one 172 left on the line. Looking forward to reading and chatting, and hopefully getting...