Recent content by Randall45

No one will bash you. Flying is a hobby--real life gets in the way. I think this is something you need to talk personally about with instructors. Some instructors are willing to do accelerated training while others are not. I was looking for a flight instructor last summer to finish up my...

That's hilarious :rofl:

Fascinating. Any truth to what that one guy said about transmitting your "direct to"? Seems a bit much and I haven't heard that anywhere.

I realize ADS-B is difficult to understand (or at least seems as such and deters proper understanding). But my question is this: Why are aircraft required by 2020 to implement ADS-B out? What information does this provide? Because on ADS-B in aircraft, I can see any aircraft who has an operating...

With that attitude, it sounds like you're going to be a great instructor! Congrats and good luck!

For student advice: Just remember that some things take time and that sometimes the only thing standing in the way of a student succeeding or failing is time itself. Sometimes my instructor would grow angry or irritated if I wasn't getting something. I was obviously putting my all into it, and...

Fascinating, John! That's exactly what I was looking for. I knew there had to be a way to pair the aircraft with the altitude even if multiple are equidistant from the radar return.

Ahah! I see. So, as I suspected, only track and ground speed. Followup: So during flight following, if the traffic aircraft doesn't have a squawk, the controller could only tell me direction and not altitude?

Assumption 1: When your transponder is set to altitude, the air traffic controller sees a target and your altitude. Assumption 2: When you are assigned a squawk, your target is paired with a call sign and other information. If assumption 1 and 2 are correct, how does the air traffic...

Learning to fly is certainly an interesting pedagogical exercise. First, the ground portion is completely self taught. The instructor will guide you through how to fly the airplane, but the procedures governing such operations are learned on your own. Second, the final test is satisfying...

Interesting...thought you'd need to to have more credentials than PPL to be a safety pilot

Alright, thanks. This mostly answers it. I can keep a distance and still retain skills, interest, etc. And there certainly is a hell of a lot to learn on this forum. Thank you! I wanted a crude number--twice a year with the instructor, fly when I can. Perfect guys. I feel far more confident now.

I began Georgetown in August, and although I love everything about it, I do miss flying. School consumes too much time and getting to an airport isn't easy (public transportation doesn't go there, no car, etc.). Long story short: Can't fly. I must preface by saying that I'm supremely...

Fascinating explanation. Although, is that really something you should have asked? Is that really something you thought the DPE would know. I'm always trying to draw the line between technical knowledge and practical information. I too am of the engineering background, and think taylor series...

There's the answer! Thank you--I knew there was a rationale explanation to this. That's a nice site!