Recent content by son_of_a_gun

My instructor and I taxied around the ramp for awhile, my right hand on the throttle, my left under my leg until my urge to steer with my hands settled down.

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I vote this as best response. Now I understand!

Before you take you written, your CFI is required to provide you with an endorsement that you have received the required ground training or have completed a home study course and are ready to take the written exam. You won't be allowed to take the test without the endorsement. I would think...

At least you didn't have the humiliating reply after your downwind runway six call, "Cessna, there is no runway six at KXXX!" :eek:

Wow! Although a great write up and interesting experience I'm wondering what the value is in spending the money and stress involved in a faux check ride.

A fellow named Jason Chandler had a series of cessna's for sale on his website years ago. I purchased the C150L. Initially the plane required way too much elevator trim. I went into PlaneMaker and discovered he had 0 degrees horizontal stabilizor incidence. I corrected that and it flew just...

I have found x-plane to be very useful in my primary training. The c150 I use flies very much like my trainer. Cross country check points show up where they are supposed to be. I always do some T&G's on x-plane before I go flying. And this is an old version 8 copy. All the items you post as...

I just stumbled across this thread, but: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv5HEJCyTuk

They must have recently upgraded their systems from Windows XP. :D

The why is pretty evident. We've lived in a police state for quite some time. The leash is getting shorter and shorter and, I believe, flying is the most federally regulated avocation one can choose.

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