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So this is extremely random and I'm well aware of that, but... I'm planning on slowly upgrading to LED bulbs in my house for the cost and energy savings. I figured the cost of these things would come down by now but I just checked my local HD and the bulbs I want to buy now (MR16) are $22 a...

This cannot be safe. Hahaha

Those poor engines!

Great way to see one of those.

I wouldn't rule out intentional shooting. They're are some very evil people out there. But wow this guy handled it well.

Congrats. I'll never forget my first time. Instructor got it on the runway and said "ok take off and get us in the sky" lol. Fun times.

I think it was the right call as well.

I should have said ground speed instead of airspeed but bottom line is in a tailwind it takes you much longer to stop the plane vs a headwind. I seriously hope that you guys aren't arguing against that point???

I see what you're saying but again that's not fully correct since a strong enough tailwind is going to nothing to help you bleed off airspeed before touchdown where as a headwind will only promote it once you pull that power out. Ever tried to land on a short runway in a healthy tailwind?

No, it can definitely cause a float and make for a very dangerous situation especially to a very low time student pilot.

^^ awesome! Looks like you guys had fun. How'd the wife like it? Mine loved our first flight.

I did this very early in my training on a solo. The airport had a T wind vane and for some brain fart reason when I overflew the field I read it opposite. It was a short runway and it scared the crap out of me because when you put power back in, in that situation it takes longer to get going...

On my 2nd ever solo xc I somehow read the wind wrong and landed with the wind on a short runway. Well almost landed. When it wouldn't sit down and I executed a go around with power lines in sight, lets just say that it woke me up!

Am I the only one here that was trained to ALWAYS keep a hand on throttle(s) during takeoff? My instructor at the time couldn't do this if he wanted to.

I had a DPE demonstrate a vmc roll on my multi CR. Puckered mah butt a little, ain't gonna lie.

I simply just want to listen to air traffic near me. I have liveATC but options are limited.

I'm interested in this as well, is there anything good that's a little more affordable?

Sounds like a mechanic shop somewhere may be in a bit of trouble.

$80/hr in 20 hr blocks at my local club. 172M.

Yeah, flying is a journey...