Recent content by skidoo

Weight & Balance.. What's that??? I did most of my lessons in a C-150, including the C-150 aerobat. I got my certificate at 118 lbs :) My instructor was light too. Are students/instructors eating too much these days?? That said, I now carry a few extra lbs, and have moved to a 182...:)

I'm not really concerned about above normal temperatures. I am thinking about a trip to Austin, TX this coming week. I see forecasts for low % chances of Thunderstorms. I'm just wondering what some longer term locals might expect while parked on the ramp. Just want to assess my damage...

For those of you familiar with the weather in Texas, I am wondering what is common there in November. How do you feel about parking on the ramp with a chance of thunderstorms in the forecast. Does one need to be concerned about possible damage from hail with a chance of thunderstorms in the...

Yea, but I was 15 at the time... Who has fear at that age?

OP Here... Well, yesterday, I came close to just about the scenario I described. IFR flight plan, clear skies most of the way, and as I got to within 150 miles or so, I started running into scattered clouds. My foreflight weather at the class D airport in the destination valley showed clear...

I guess what I didn't include in the information is that within the 70 mile long 20 mile wide valley, there are 4 paved airports, plus one class D airport, plus a few grass strip airports. They are spread out enough that the weather is not the same at each, but close enough, that any one is a...

Great! I had always assumed the the filed departure airport had to be the one you departed from. This would often work better for me for when I can not expect a clearance soon after departure due to icing at the MEA's. So, next time, I think I will try it this way. Another thought, if one...

Last week, I filed on the ground, and made comments that I would start out VFR and pick up the clearance (about an hour later) when I reached another field on my route. When I got there, they couldn't find my flight plan, but got the clearance anyway. It was in a different sector from where I...

OP Here: Yes, that is sort of my point - things change after hours into a flight. I'm just imagining such a scenario what others have done or would do based on their experience. To add to the scenario, ground level is about 3K in a relatively wide valley surrounded by mountains. A 5K ceiling...

Here is the scenerio - You are on a 600NM flight in a Turbo C-182m non-FIKI aircraft. You filed IFR and departed through clouds for less than the first 50 miles. You are in clear skies until the last 100NM of your destination, of which is over mountain terrain. There is an icing airmet over...

Tires can be out of round as well... I have had one with 1/4" difference between high and low spot, and it wasn't really that bad...

Some of us just look at the ground :)

Also not sure what you were flying. Assuming you are normally able to maintain 500 fpm, it sounds like you accumulated enough ice in one minute to arrest your climb ability. Is this correct?

Right, its another way to increase taxes on lower incomes and penalize those who earn more income. It is designed to deceive! The tax credit is designed to make those feel better about getting a deal on their premiums, while at the same time screws them over. All the tax credit/subsidies...

Here are a couple of numbers to compare tax credits at the following income levels: $63,700 $64,000 $65,000 $96,500 $97,000