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After almost 14 months of starts, stops, breaks, instructor change, scheduling conflicts, and logistical hurdles, I finally passed my private pilot checkride on Tuesday. That is all...carry on with your day. :D

I am neither an IFR pilot nor an IFR student (private pilot student), but was able to get in some actual with my instructor this morning, and it really gave me an itch to get that instrument rating after I get my private. We had an overcast day with somewhat-low ceilings and got a pop up...

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/small-plane-crash-kills-se-michigan-airport-19459211#.UcVXCeuE7n4 Sad to say, a simple weight and balance would have likely saved their lives. RIP to all. GA is really getting beat up the last few weeks.

My CFI has experienced a medical issue that will most definitely sideline him for the foreseeable future. My last dual flight was 5/6, when we finished up the night work with the required xc. My last solo flight was 5/14. I do feel like I'm getting behind a little bit now, as my last couple...

On the heels of the Georgia pilots thread, I'm going to start a Nashville thread... I am likely moving to Nashville in the fall. Any Nashville pilots here? It would be nice to connect with some of you once I'm down that way.

This may not be worthy of its own thread, but last night when talking to approach, the controller said "November" before my call sign. I just thought it was strange. Is it? Or is that not as uncommon as I think? Keep in mind I'm new so don't have a lot of experience to draw from (Only about...

After several weeks of scheduling and scrapping due to both weather and schedule conflicts, I was finally able to go on my first night flight. I thought I had an idea of what to expect, but the aesthetic component of flying at night really exceeded my expectations. It was absolutely beautiful...

I have flown to our local Class C airport (KMSN) twice with my CFI, and yesterday I set out on my own for the first time. It was helpful and confidence-building talking to the controllers without any assistance. Of course, it also helped identifying "student pilot" on my calls. After I...

I should have my PPL in the next 90 days. My brother lives in Austin and I'd like to take him up in the air for a little while and just tool around and do some sight-seeing. I was looking at renting and departing from KAUS. Any advice from those of you familiar with the area? Any place nearby...

I'm post-solo and have been out on my own a few times now. This got me thinking... I've done all my training in the 172 so far, primarily because my CFI and I can't both fit in the 152. I'd like to get opinions on whether it would be a good idea to get some time in the 152 as well. I've heard...

In this thread, about the guy who landed his Cherokee on the highway (next to Cherokee Rd!) after an engine out, Henning made a great comment about the perceived "safety" of aviation: It got me thinking about the "why" and "how" of aviation accidents, fatals specifically, which is something...

I soloed today! I learned from my last lesson (http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=55687) and came mentally prepared and ready to do it. We went around the pattern 4 times. The first 3 landings were normal and for the last one my CFI asked me to do a full flap landing...

I'm new here but have been lurking for a couple weeks. I am about 11 hours into flight lessons and am close to soloing but my last lesson was full of mental lapses. My instructor even said he would have soloed me were it not for my lack of mental preparation. Here are a few things I did...