Search results

  1. R

    Student training No Medical

    To clarify you never need to disclose your DUI to your flight school. Its only on the medical application, which we never see. If its embarrassment then you should have no concern. If you're worried about denial that doesn't change with time. And you can still receive training if you are denied...
  2. R

    Struggling with sight picture

    One thing I did not expect to be hard in my rotor transition is the sight picture. It’s much stepper than airplanes and my brain refuses to process that if you are high pushing forward makes it worse. I only have 5 hours now but didn’t expect something so simple to be hard. I think another...
  3. R

    Logging cross country with 2 pilots.

    If you want to beef up your pic time for your book you can make the non flying pilot a required crew member by being safety pilot. The flying pilot wears the hood. The safety pilot serves as pic (now a multi crew operation) and holds the required credentials as pic.
  4. R

    First flight. Also first solo

    First time up in such a machine. Instructor on the radio talking me through it
  5. R

    Rudder Use Tips

    Mooneys too. as a cfii I would have to see the pilot keep the ball in the center during all phases of flight aside from an intentional slip before I’d sign anything off. But you’re always free to seek another cfi. It doesn’t hurt my feelings.
  6. R

    Rudder Use Tips

    Then when you’re ready for the masters degree in rudder get your glider ticket.
  7. R

    Can an MEI (without CFII) train for add-on multiengine ratings?

    Yea that is exactly what I said.
  8. R

    Why are pilots so hesitant to declare an emergency?

    I would only declare an emergency if priority handling would be helpful. I have declared before, once when I was gliding into a very busy class D with the engine in my Mooney in multiple pieces. The paperwork part is annoying and I had to fight a bit to get the FSDO to return my aircraft logs...
  9. R

    Can an MEI (without CFII) train for add-on multiengine ratings?

    I think there is one case where they would need an CFII. If this was an initial commercial in an ME. An add on ME wouldn't be required for an add on under 61.63(c) since it doesn't specify what training is required. 61.195... "(c) Instrument rating. A flight instructor may conduct ..., or the...
  10. R

    Right seat in a heli

    Thank you. I’m learning to hover in the r-22 as well. I think I’m so so at holding it over a point but when I want to slide over it goes haywire.
  11. R

    Flying a glider with a motor

    While I’m commercial in airplanes and gliders I had been missing the 61.31 endorsement to fly gliders with engines. That changed today. Got my sign off. It’s as if the person who designed this motor had never seen and aircraft engine before. Spent some time in the shop looking at torn down...
  12. R

    Flying right seat

    True and some aircraft have certification limitations against the left seat being empty or in certain flight conditions. All the Cessnas we have disallow the autopilot if the pilot isn’t in the left seat (it’s under the limitations section on the afm). once you get used to flying from the right...
  13. R

    Right seat in a heli

    Its like flight simulator. I can't land a 172 in that thing without crashing it. I will say that my students who have a lot of flight sim time are really good pressing buttons like settings up radios, etc. But they have no stick and rudder skills. Same thing with an RC plane. We bought on and I...
  14. R

    Right seat in a heli

    I have to hand it to this young man. Literally 5 minutes after we lifted off he took his hands off all the controls and said "you have it". I honestly think its much easier to learn without someone else pushing on the controls too. Of course I messed it up, he fixed it, wash, rinse repeat.
  15. R

    Right seat in a heli

    BTW:There is nothing unique to the idea that changing one thing makes you need to change others. Airplanes are the same way. Its why we're always retriming in different phases of flight.
  16. R

    Right seat in a heli

    My CFI-H tells me that if I can hover the R-22 I'll be able to hover any helicopter :)
  17. R

    Flying right seat

    I would encourage you to not go jump into the right seat. As the previous posted noted when I worked on my CFI it also took me about 5 hours to feel comfortable in the right seat. It was far less natural than I had ever expected.
  18. R

    C140 training in PHX

    Brings back memories. I did my private in the 140.
  19. R

    Planes that will make the Hawaii trip

    A piston twin could be a liability here with double the chance of an engine failure. In the jet we plan assuming either an engine failure or depressurization requiring low altitude flight at the critical point. Meaning you can fly roughly 1/2 there on two engines and then back on one engine. I...
  20. R

    Teaching Flow vs. Checklist in GA

    BTW: In my helicopter training I have yet to see a landing checklist. Nor have I in powered a parachutes. With no doors in either it would be easy for the checklist to depart the air vehicle. But how much of a checklist do you need to land a parachute? -Robert
Back
Top