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Go with a Lance / Cherokee Six. The Saratoga's "look nice" but the useful load is downright shameful for its size. That 10-15 knots over most trips is negligible. I'm with you on the comfort, for how pretty Bonanzas are on the ramp and their god-like status among aviators it's a not a...

I'm an even 6, so not tall, not short, but I have always found C172 panels to be daunting in size.. the Pipers are more "flat" .. but someone both have generally similar forward view. Forward visibility is not great in either. The Duchess, Aztec, any Cirri, all have better forward visibility...

I also make sure someone has more than exactly 5 solo and 5 solo XC hours.. why risk it or make the DPE question it?

I make sure their solo endorsement is current, yes, for the checkride.

you're not buying the battery, renting it so to speak.. but yes - there are reasons why this didn't become a thing! The idea of car swap outs is some serious THX1138 horror though

Surprised this didn't become a thing.. at all! for cars. It would take some legwork and standardization up front (which, I guess from a business sense no individual car maker has a $$ desire to take the charge (haha) on this) but this would solve much of the infrastructure and range anxiety...

I'd also be concerned about the additional (though minute) added bending moment on the wing and what that might means for Va, fatigue life, etc.

been a while since I quoted a post of yours! Our club Comanche is the same. To me, it's worth the hassle. I'm less worried about water, and more about other "crud" that could get jammed up in the fuel system somewhere. I agree the sumping is a hassle, and it is also problematic on the Aztec and...

He's an idiot and is a poor reflection of competent flight instruction. And then we wonder why people take off with sediment in tanks, control locks in place, etc. What a disgrace! For what it's worth, I love having a flow, but, always back it up with a check (read, not a TO DO) list I always...

Same reason I went after mine! It's definitely rewarding on good days, especially after watching a successful and happy first solo or first cross country. It also, like anything, has its moments! What helped me was creating my own lesson plans. There are ones you can buy but I was feeling lost...

I've used a few and find Foreflight to be the most intuitive.. there's little I'd change, however, I find the logbook within it, in fact I find ALL logbooks, paper included, to be sorely lacking... for instance: -make searching and tagging flights easier -tie endorsements and 'qualifying'...

This was cool.. Thanks

Thanks for the post and the pictures, I fly out of SEE and MYF almost daily and pretty sure I've seen and heard this plane on the radio! Something like this might be a great addition to a small club fleet or for a person working on ratings and not interested in some of the hassle that comes...

Awesome! Love the wing oil canning on the overhead shot

I don't think this is true. There isn't some invisible presence that knows you've flown X hours and you're becoming "due" .. I go get in a rented airplane that's flown 25000 hours in its life engine failure free, that plane doesn't know if I am a zero hour brand new student or a 10,000 hr...

What I'd love to see is a cost effective FADEC capable turbine in the 150-300 hp range. THAT would be a nice advancement. Get a small turbine down to the cost of a new Lyco / Conti I guarantee the STCs would start popping up to retrofit the legacy fleet. Since 99.99999999999999999999999999% of...

Why did you hate it? Understanding that might help you know if this is for you or not. Hate it because of nerves, hate it because of the CFI or school? Hate it because you just don't like it? EXACTLY! Aviation to me is an addiction, but one that keeps me out of trouble and pushing hard in...

Genuine question, outside of the yaw damper issue on the 737, where their well-known and well publicized technical issues with the 757, 767, or 777? I'm sure the 707 through 747-100, 200 likely had but dawn of the jet age can be forgiven to some extent Unfortunately, perception is reality. What...

Disgraceful

Twin. Or for those scared of VMC roll issues and proficiency, you have the Skymaster. You can pick up a Skymaster well below $200K.. but they seem to sit a long time. The same ones I was scrolling through months ago are still there. Oddly, people are spending well over $200K for singles. The...