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He died in a nose-heavy float plane he put together himself didnt he? somewhere in alaska i think. I may have read that book. Ive known who Wiley Post was for awhile but never taken any interest in him until now.

Well i read on here or rather another thread but anyways, i heard the suggestion of Flight of Passage by Rinker Buck. I love cubs and im 17 so i thought this book would be interesting although i think it would be for anyone who loves aviation. I love that book so far atleast, i got it saturday...

there is one out there its not great but it shows current metar and cycles to taf ever 3 minutes

It hadnt occured to me that some students wouldnt know how to operate a transponder. Im flying out of an aero club an an afb so its pretty routine, it didnt click the first time i read your post that some may not know how lol.

HAd a feeling itd be something like that. ill do a search for that thread. I think i can get in to georgia tech but paying for it is another story. Anyways what else is there in commercial aviation other than airlines where you can actually make a decent living? i mean other than charter pilot...

I think i;m leaning more and more toward the aero engineering side than flying. I love flying but commercial aviation doesnt appeal to me and my other option was the military and im not sure i want that anymore.

Thanks for the insight i was looking at ME too because it covers a little bit of everything. I like the mobility in that. How important is your degree? as far as where its from? right out of the starting gate are they going to look at someone from MITor Georgia Tech over someone form the...

not to take over the thread or anything but anyone know how the aeronautical/aerospace engineering field looks? i used to be dead set on flying in the military and im going to finish my application to the naval academy but im just not sure anymore. Same boat as OP,, senior this year and...

Thanks guys. Im flying in nw florida on a 172

Hey guys haven't really posted much on here, some background I'm 17 did my ground school at the high school because we have a satellite(sp?) embry-riddle campus. Anyways after my written the local dedalion club gave me a scholarship up through my solo so from ground to this point has been pretty...

I started lesosns not too long ago ive got about 9 hours, and i dont like GUMPS, its on the checklist the instructor gave me but we dont use GUMPS just the "V". Mixture Rich Fuel on Both Carb.Heat On Throttle to 1500 lights

Its not completly dying but the cost is an issue. Im 17 and like most here flyings been a dream. But its not very cheap to get into. Embry-Riddle runs a satellite campus type deal at our high school and they offered the private pilot ground school portion with the school board paying for the...