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In the name of completeness, I contacted the IACRA help desk and they said the same as Mike and as Kirk's DPE. Once the application is signed, no one can change it. They said to create a new application but to make sure that the DPE pulls the correct application when finalizing the check ride...

Mike, Thanks for the info. I knew I had to retake the test (going to schedule it tomorrow), but wasn't sure if I could have the FAA update the application or if I would have to start a new one. How does that work with an existing application that has a valid discontinuance on it? Will the...

Has anyone experienced this... I started my check ride the other week. I got through the oral and the preflight and the winds were picking up (of course, ahead of the forecast) all throughout the area we would be flying in. I decided to discontinue and we are now trying to reschedule around...

You can also check with your local FBO. Sometimes they'll have some old sectionals or A/FDs around that they'll give you.

I've met several, but usually I'm not too impressed by celebrity. Some if my favorites, however have been the celebrities who go on USO tours to inhospitable areas. Here is one of my favs. I hope this works, I'm doing this from my phone.

Meat!

They still use Falconers at some Air Force Bases. I see one every once in a while out here at Travis. Many years ago, I used to help maintain a PA system that was mounted on a truck. They had recordings of bird distress calls and/or calls of different birds-of-prey that would keep the other...

The good/bad thing about KEDU is that it seems (at least most of the time I'm out there) that the winds are almost always within 10 degrees of the runway heading. On the plus side, you don't have to worry much about crosswind landings. On the down side, you don't get to practice crosswind...

I bought a pair of Faro ANRs when I started back flying after a 10-year break. I wanted the ANR, but wasn't willing to spend almost a grand. I got the Faros for just under $400. They aren't as light as the more expensive ones (but a little lighter that a standard passive model) and the cord...

My dad said he used to do something similar in electronics lab in high school. They would take a condenser/capacitor (of a small rating, of course) and pop it in a wall socket for a few seconds and then throw it to someone and yell, "Hey Bob!! CATCH!!" Of course, the natural tendency is to...

You must have itty-bitty fingers. :rofl: 3 fingers for me (when I'm not drinking scotch) is about 15 nm. Anyway, to get back on-topic, I just had a mock check-ride a few weeks ago and the instructor had me level off at 2,500' (instead of 4,500') which threw my TOC figure off and had me...

After we had upgraded to Windows NT, we had a co-worker (not very well liked) that could never seem to remember to lock his computer. One time he went next door for something, so one of the guys took a screenshot of his desktop, then deleted all the icons from the desktop and made the...

I'm currently working on my PPL at Cal Aggie Flyers (KEDU). I've had a good experience there, but it's not to bad of a drive for me (about 30 mins). It's probably good to do a flight at both places and see which school fits you better. But remember that there are many instructors at each...

My rental agreement just says, "Pilots who leave the master switch on will be charged for dead battery recharging." There's no specific price mentioned, probably by design, but it doesn't say will be responsible for lost revenue or battery replacement.

I had a nice gentle one during a solo training flight in a 120. A little bit of crosswind and too complacent on the rudder and suddenly I was fish-tailing down the runway. I ended up pretty slow by the time the tail wheel popped into freewheeling mode and the tail just came around. Then I hear...

Well...Actually, your "real" airspeed doesn't really decrease rapidly, only your indicated airspeed. If you remember how the airspeed indicator works, it's just a gauge that displays a pressure differential between the static port and the pitot tube. Since many GA planes have the static port on...

Last I heard, there was about a 2-3 year wait at Nut Tree, but I saw a note up on the BB there where a guy had one for lease (probably sub-lease).

As long as it's for science :-)

100-hour/27-year (time-in-training, not age) student. I started when I was 16 and between college, family, and military life, I started and stopped several times. Now I'm 9-months & 35-hours back in training and am prepping for my check ride. I'd love to move on to an instrument rating when...

Mak - yeah, I wouldn't try something that ambitious solo. I'd want a more experienced pilot along. I know what you mean about the handhelds. This has an external antenna, but you're still 1/4 to 1/2 the power of a panel mount. I thought if an aircraft was originally certified without an...