Recent content by Triggerhappyjack

I am going to Vero Beach over the weekend of July 4th and I want to visit the Piper Factory. Has anyone stopped by and checked this place out? They are not offering any tours on the days I will be there but I was hoping they might have something worth checking out. If anyone is familiar with...

The DPE said the medical oxygen had more water in it and it could freeze at altitude (insert story about this happening with fatal results). On wire strikes, he wanted me to talk about the dangers of wires near roads and fields (incase of off site landing). Fuel starvation vs exhaustion is...

I completed my commercial checkride on Memorial Day. The weather was perfect at LZU and my DPE was tough but fair. The oral was a little bit harder then I was expecting but the flight was exactly to PTS standards. Here are a few questions I stumbled over. - what is the difference between...

Good luck! I have mine on the 31st. I hate waiting that long.

Congrats brother, I am in the same boat! I just started the retirement process after 24 years of active duty in the Army. I hope to become a CFI and see where that takes me. My last civilian job was a bagboy at Kroger.

Congrats!! Come by the Flight School of Gwinnett sometime and say hello!

Congrats!

I finished my long XC for commercial! Now I get to figure out this complex airplane stuff....

I was probably flying in some of the same clouds. Did a short XC from LZU to CZL and back.

I took a month break after my IFR checkride. Now I am back in the saddle with my first lesson cometed toward my commercial!

I passed my instrument checkride this morning! I would like to say I smoked the oral and nailed all the approaches but that would be a damn lie. I think I came as close as possible to failing but pulled through. Once I get a cold beer, or two, I will post a write up.

Thats a girl??

A pistol should only be used to fight your way back to your rifle.....

The P226 used to be a very fine handgun. They have since changed manufactoring locations and I dont think they are the quality they used to be. It is an extremely accurate, solid handgun even though it is an old design. There have been some problems with the finish rubbing off with extreme...

I am about to take my Instrument Checkride so please hit me with some of the especially tricky questions/scenerios you have recieved. I appreciate all advice, tips and help! Thanks in advance.