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I don't know if its coincidental or not but every time I fly over KCVG, the airport looks dead to me. But it might be just me.

I just took a class this morning for 609. The certification is required for my job I had to take a fairly-easy 30 question multiple choice test afterwards. It was very basic and straight forward. Who else has theirs?

Because of all of the controversy with this thread, I decided to consult with a couple of emergency medical (helicopter) pilots who fly in and out of my local airport. What I understand from them is that you really shouldn't use clearance delivery for VFR, because it's intended for IFR...

Perfect!!!!! :D

Thank you so much Geoffrey! I was able to find it on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Transition-gliders-flight-training-handbook/dp/0960567623/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395104334&sr=8-1&keywords=Transition+to+Gliders

Thank you, I will definitely look it up and see if I can't find myself a copy.

I apologize if this post lies in the wrong place. 61.109 Private pilots * For private pilot glider with less than 40 hours in power: Minimum 10 hours and 20 flights in gliders. 2 hours solo including minimum of 10 flights in the areas of operation of FAR 61.107(b) (6). 3 training flights...

Thank you! That video actually helped and led me to this video as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xgolLCIDZU

bump :idea:

Does anyone have any helpful tips/tricks for holding patterns?

Thank you Ron!

Right. It just seemed logical and courteous to me to contact CD before departure so that I could have my transponder set, flight plan open, etc.

So lets say you are departing an airport with class E airspace, right outside the perimeter of a class B airspace with intentions to obtain a VFR flight following through the class B after departure. Would it be alright to go ahead and contact Clearance Delivery before departing the class E?

I personally wouldn't want to obtain my instrument rating in 10 days. Yes, it's convenient, and yes its fast, but there is such a thing as information overload. When you rush through something you'll find yourself forgetting information which will force you to study more and thus resulting in...

Is it frowned upon to use clearance delivery when departing VFR? :dunno: