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Yeah, I guess that is the prepositional use of past - my mistake. Still even if just with "its" in mind, my point remains regarding glass houses and stones... :wink2:

I think you meant "it's" and not "its." Also, I think you meant "passed" not "past." Stones, glass houses, etc. :nono: Note: I did not read the whole thread, so please forgive this post if this was covered previously.

I think this is a common NorCal joke CFIs/DPEs like to play on student pilots... I know my CFI had fun with it.

Only one. at a time!

If the risks are X% of a failure for every engine hour, then it's 12X for a 12 hour flight... A twin has twice as many engines that could fail, so figure 24X. The redundancy of a twin is lost if there's no where to go.

Both of you guys seem to be missing the question he's asking. He is asking if he, while sitting in the back seat with his friend in the front left and a CFI-II in the front right, can log PIC time as an observational pilot ("We always flown together (pilot flying + CFI + pilot observer")...

Sure, just follow the section in the FARs for observational PIC time, be sure to follow the back seat provision though (FARs say you have to be able to reach the controls to log it, so depends on your height). And why not throw another guy in the back too? then all four of you can log some...

Perhaps not... if you're talking about 1983 actions though they're federal actions, not based on state law. And don't get me wrong, I'm sure PDs spend a lot of time training the whats/whys/hows of stop 'n frisks, but that's far from a bright line guideline that would be enforceable in the...

You're kidding right? Failure to train is more about deliberate indifference to train, not a good faith mistake or misunderstanding about interpretation of something like FARs. Here, they did train, somewhere along the line the FARs were just misinterpreted. Some of the civil rights zealots on...

One of the grayest areas of criminal law -- there are no bright line "guidelines." No probable cause needed, no definition of what a reasonable detention is. Nor is there any recourse for what you think violated your rights. At the end of the day, you should just swallow your pride, be polite...

Im pretty sure if the officer has a letter stating that you have to carry a logbook, even if it's wrong under the FARs, that that's a good faith basis for having probable cause that you're breaking the law and gives him the right to detain you. LEO good faith goes a long way in the probable...

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Ever lived through a catastrophic engine failure resulting in a severe crash in less than ideal terrain?

Just curious what people think. If you had an engine out with no airport in gliding distance and had to make a forced landing, would you prefer a tailwheel gear or a tricycle gear. Assuming tailwheel proficiency and an otherwise somewhat comparable airframe e.g., 8KCAB vs C172. Also assuming...

I fly out of the same airport as MAKG and, I believe it's just a local thing, but saying "landing" on the initial call up will get you a "clear to land" and a "contact ground on the parallel." The runway isn't that long, so a lot of pattern work is done with a stop and taxi back via the...

Tail is pointing toward the bridge, so assuming that's just off the runway, the tail is pointing down 13. That means he was probably landing or taking off 13 and nosed over when he hit. Nose wheel looks like it buckled.

"A small plane crashed in Novato Saturday afternoon, landing upside down in some marshland near Gnoss Field and injuring the pilot" He landed upside down!? This is the danger of people trying to do what they see in the movies. Although, it seems more likely he landed right-side up and the...

I saw this episode, it's a trick... (early apologies if no one gets the connection!)

He could be flying somewhere where you don't have to fill up the plane yourself. I had never filled up a plane prior to my first dual XC.

Wake going up and inward? Seems legit.