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I have a pretty broad swath of friends. There's a definite discretionary spending difference between the haves and the have-nots. And...

Be careful! You're infringing on ban hammer territory ... :biggrin:

I want my people coming out of a checkride thinking it was easier than expected.. and, more importantly, with real tools they'll use in...

Absolutely. But if that's all they are prepared for, the instructor has failed.

New-ish CFI here, but after about 500 hrs of dual given I find the iPad to be a HUGE distraction.. at least for people who are pre-solo...

You definitely need to know how to do the planning and the math manually, but you should absolutely learn to use Foreflight as well from...

You definitely should learn preflight planning doing the math yourself. It's going to be required for the written anyhow. Years ago...

Which issues has Airbus had that you consider to be of comparable type? And which very significant issues has Airbus had that you think...

LOVE CAPS.

I don't think it's tough to argue. With CAPS is always better than without. It's like airbags and seatbelts. The arguments against just...

What was super cool was the local news coverage was POSITIVE and they were absolutely enamored with the CAPS. it was refreshing to see.

Good lord. Why be a passenger when you can be a pilot? I'd use my training and fly it to the nearest airport. If I can't glide to a...

AOPA's stated mission is to enable more people to become and remain pilots. They collect $50M in fees every year to accomplish that...

From what I read, there is a shortage of DPEs and their fees for PPL are $900-1500. This is reason #47 why it's so hard to become a...

Here you go.. I live in and fly around the Southern California area for the last 10+ years -Centurion, get one with ice protection...