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I’ve proudly had my PPL for the past 6 years but a recent experience made me really appreciate how serious aviators take safety compared to other similar recreation hobbies. I have a small boat that I use for fishing and am a member of a similar forum as this one for boaters. A few weeks...

So I’m a flatland pilot guy who has almost no experience with density altitude so forgive the ignorance. When I was training my CFI’s admittedly did not spend a lot of time on density altitude but on a recent flight I was confronted with a situation I was not sure of. I went to Pittsfield...

So I’m a flatland pilot guy who has almost no experience with density altitude so forgive the ignorance. When I was training my CFI’s admittedly did not spend a lot of time on density altitude but on a recent flight I was confronted with a situation I was not sure of. I went to Pittsfield...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/dog-survives-long-island-plane-crash-that-killed-two-people-today-2019-06-08/ Really tough news. What’s even more surreal is I flew over this exact spot just about an hour after it happened and heard his buddies talking to ATC about the...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abc7ny.com/amp/officials-small-plane-crashes-into-lawn-of-home-on-long-island/5249998/ A friend just sent me this one. I’m honestly floored by this. How can a pilot miss a runway 4 times and then be sent to Kennedy and miss that runway twice and then crash a plane...

Went flying this Sunday. Beautiful day but there was frost. As usual the FBO cleared off the wings and rudder and control surfaces but missed the front of the tail. I had the guy come back and clear it off but I was just wondering if this was actually required or was I being overly cautious...

I remember a time when I use to be able to go VFR flying in the Northeast on weekends! Anyone else remember that time? Seems like so long ago it’s hard to clearly remember the details. Seriously WHAT IS UP WITH THE WEATHER here on Long Island and the Northeast?!?! I’ve had to cancel so many...

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.miamiherald.com/news/business/article219992130.html Tough one as are all of these. The weather was MVFR all day with a front that pushed through mid day. Lots of icing reports and turbulence reports at the time of the crash( I know because I was thinking of...

I was thinking about something the other day and wanted people’s input. Let’s say, God forbid, you have an engine out on a windy day. The engine quits high enough where you can glide to the airport. You set up and make a normal approach to land and follow the normal traffic pattern to land...

I was covering for a science teacher today at school and the teacher did not leave plans for the class. I looked on Netflix for something to show and came across this documentary called "Mercury 13." It is terrific! It's about the 13 women pilots who tried to be astronauts but were denied the...

Yesterday I went for a flight to one of my favorite airports(KBAF-Westfield Barnes in Mass.) The flight went super smooth and was one of the best flights I've had in a long time because the high overcast made for some real calm winds. Made a nice landing and taxied off the runway. I was told...

I'm sharing my story of a total electrical failure so that others can learn from it. Thankfully we made it back fine but it was an eventful flight for sure. This morning I was taking a buddy of mine who's been flying as a passenger in small planes for most of his life, to Block Island ( KBID)...

I had what I would call my first real close call with a mid-air in over 5 plus years flying( maybe I've been lucky!). I want your guys take on the situation. I was approaching my non-towered airport from the east. The wind is howling favoring runway 33 so I need to overfly the runway to enter...

I took a flight today and it was just one of those flights that made me think to myself "Man am I just so lucky I get to do this!" Do any of you have a special flight that makes you think this? I'll tell you all about mine. I booked my favorite rental for today from 11-3, 4 hours-- just...

Hi All. I went on a great short little XC today. The tailwind coming back was insane! Nearly 45 knots. So I was wondering what the fastest ground speed you all have gotten up to in a 172? I got my best today-- 144. Now no cheating here! This was taken during level flight so don't go...

So today was a strange but great day! I was originally going to go on an XC to Stewart airport but around an hour before the flight, I get a call telling me that my BFR is due. I checked my logbook and they are correct! I thanked them up and down for catching it and asked if they could...

I honestly believe fall flying is the best time of the year to go flying. I went today, with my dad, to 44N( sky acres) up here in the Northeast and honestly, it was spectacular. We got up early, took off into calm winds, clear sky, unlimited visibility and as we went further North, the ground...

Today I flew to 44N( sky acres) for a morning breakfast. I eat and came back out the the plane while another guy was parking next to me. He had 2 guys in the plane and his nose wheel looked really low on air- Like near flat. I told him about it to help him out and he was very worried. Here's...

I'm curious about something. Let's say you take off in marginal VFR and this marginal VFR contains a broken layer around 2,000 feet. You find a hole and get above and are in crystal clear skies. Your destination is also clear below 12,000. You are able to maintain contact with the ground but...

Today the FBO where I rent from switched my flight last minute into a 172R model. I was previously flying mostly 172P's. I was checked out in the R model so no big deal. Everything checked out on pre-flight but then I took off and started to climb out. The plane was struggling to climb...