Recent content by shawjames

Ooo, I want to go to this one! I've added it to my hit list.

Low Wing planes are sexier. Enough said.

Low wing planes are sexy, girls love em!

I found a complete video of a bay tour. Looks like they went under the Bravo shelf near the Golden Gate bridge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdBXVX2IfUg

I can pick out some visual points, but I am not familiar with them yet. I would not follow the exact route, just have it in my gps for reference... if I was right of course, for example, I could be close to busting I was trying to avoid. My plan is to come up with a route that I like and am...

Okay, thank you for the advice. I will make this my plan and be sure the sky is clear.

While on the topic, someday I'd like to fly a loop around the bay area. Would be a fun flight and a great sightseeing for passengers. Here is my first draft of a route. https://skyvector.com/?ll=37.852302482015716,-122.41584777478295&chart=301&zoom=1&fpl=N0180A040 KRHV FAITH EDDYY VPCRY...

Great call on getting ATIS by phone before engine start, thank you for that. Okay, yes I just use the approximate route for planning to visualize the flight. So maybe this route would be closer to actual...

I am a new private pilot, and I am planning to try a first flight to a new area that is busier then I've tried before. The flight will be on a clear, calm day. I will take off from KRHV and land at KSQL. My planned route will be KRHV > TEBIJ > OSI > KSQL My communications plan will be to...

I am very happy to say I passed my checkride yesterday. It was quite an experience, and I would like to share it along with some tips for other students. None of these tips are new, in fact I got them from others - but I thought I'd share my experience with them. 1. PTS is your bible, and...

Yes, great videos - I watched the first, and am on the second (McAir) - I'll watch these a few more times before my test. Any good videos for weather to recommend? I think I am a little weak on my weather flight prep.

I was mad at myself for getting less then my mock, but I guess it was my nerves that got to me. It was the first actual test I've taken in about 20 years!

I'll look for some videos on you tube, thank you for that idea! On my mock written I got 90, but only 83 on my actual.

I am very close to my Private checkride. I've done an in-person mock oral with another instructor at my school, and there were some things for me to work on. I learned so much from the mock oral with a different instructor... at times, my normal instructor will finish my answers for me if I...

Thank you all for your input. Yes, I will need GPS, Nav and VR. I've gathered that the MOA is usually not a concern, unless Hot - I'll make sure to check the status preflight, and be on flight following. This new route goes through the MOA and nicely follows the highway. I take it up and...