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    Private Pilot Written Test

    100% agree. I missed 2 questions on my test and one was so stupid! I had the right answer originally but the wrong answer started to sound better the more I read the question.
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    Anyone lose it and keep it off . . .

    Im in my late 40s and I hit 245 about 8 years ago. After being tired of being tired all of the time I started eating low carb. No change in exercise. If I was ever hungry I ate some jerky or Quest bar. I wasn’t super strict but stuck with the rule of being 90% ‘good’ for 80% of the time. I gave...
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    LSA reality check

    I don't know about any of the other brands but Vashon will issue Ranger owners a revised W&B as soon as the new rules come out.
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    LSA reality check

    I love my Vashon Ranger! It can get bounced around if the winds are bad (and here the winds are always bad) but I got used to that pretty quickly and it really is not much bumpier than other ‘full size’ planes I have flown. It is a blast to fly by hand and has an amazing autopilot if you'd...
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    What are the odds of getting 3 defective magnetos?

    Thanks for the great replies! The service bulletin comment gave me an idea to search previous SBs for this issue and, sure enough, continental has issued a couple over the years for this exact issue. Nothing recent but it sounds like that might change soon. I am a little nervous about who...
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    What are the odds of getting 3 defective magnetos?

    Long time lurker and first time poster. I need a little advice from POA if I could. Short story: What are the odds of getting 3 defective brand new magnetos from Continental? Longer version: I bought a brand new plane with an O200 engine. During one of the first runups I noticed I was not...
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