Recent content by rs013

Hmm, I did not realize attending the school for the written exam is not mandatory. I need to get the books and see the effort involved as making yourself attend school forces you to a consistent and disciplined commitment - this may be worth the $195 on its own.

It is the early days and as I learn more about flying, I want to add tools that will be increasingly useful and quite unique. But you are right, the main goal for the project is to create useful but simple and elegant interface that pilots will enjoy bookmarking and using. Great point...

Very good point. Had some time to read more on this tonight including the history at http://www.skygod.com/asstd/abc.html. ICAO is it. Thanks!

I wrote a post asking about the 2h intro to flying deal I came across the other day. The general consensus was that the deal was decent to good and I was seriously considering it ... but I got this offer today...

Yep, that's it! APA is KAPA. JBC is KJBC. Not sure why my list has it named APA and BJC. I am working on supporting fuzzy search so that no matter what characters you type, it will show each result that contain those letters anywhere in its name.

Great point! Will do, but probably a check box to turn on/off as I know for some class planes the club may charge only for airtime.

I am currently out of money so need to save up to start the formal training in the summer. I'll ping you guys as we get closer... thank you for all the recommendations ... gosh, can't wait.

Thank you. This definitely helped me understand all the number dependencies when operating a plane. It also uncovered all the other details that you guys mentioned that I did not think of. The theory is of course only theory and the real flying experience that you guys bring to the table is...

Thanks guys, this is very useful info. The place is 1h from my house so that's not so bad. I guess the devil is in the details -- I'll give them a call to try to get more info. I plan to start my training in the summer when I save up so this was just a thought to get 1h in the log book and get...

Thanks for everyone's feedback. We will be adding ability for a pilot to change the factory numbers for each plane and save it as your personal plane profile. Things you will be able to set in your plane profile will be cruise speed and fuel burn rate, For more accuracy, we will add an option to...

Thank you. This is very valuable feedback and POH references. I see the point about POH numbers being plane's factory performance numbers. Creating concept of "my plane" with pilot configurable profile which would then drive the calculation is something we are definitely thinking of adding...

Yep, did that but what comes up is either obsolete, incomplete or costs money.

I am a GA enthusiast, aspiring to become a pilot (planning to start my training next summer when I save up). I have been hanging out on the blogs and forums trying to learn as much information about what is involved and find best resources. I have been very impressed by the pilots'...

I am a newbie to flying but as excited as ever to begin the path of becoming a GA pilot. I am in the process of saving to start my formal training next summer (that is the goal I've set for myself). Having said that, I just got this flash sale deal...

Mike/Kim: thank you so much for very valuable feedback. $12K - ouch!! I may need to relocate or do a Kickstarter project. IMHO, this is definitely one of the top reasons why number of GA pilots is shrinking. The cost becomes too high barrier of an entry. Mike: Are you a CFI? I have to...