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Thanks so much Bruce and Ron!

Hi everyone, Fairly new CFI here with stupid (probably) question... I've instructed 11 students so far. The previous 10 all passed their practical tests...unfortunately, #11 just failed one area of op. on his instrument ride. I know what we need to do flying wise, but I'm confused about the...

Hi Eric, I did a comparison back in 2005 when I bought my Mooney Ovation--I demoed both (and also a Columbia 350) and went with the Mooney. The Cirrus was very nice but not for me. Above 7.5K, the SR22 demonstrator seemed a bit anemic compared to the Mooney demonstrator. The Mooney had TKS...

FWIW, I flew in to KAGC on Saturday a.m. 2/7. Winds were not bad. In fact, there were several planes in the pattern doing touch & goes. Airport was actually busier than I've seen it in a long time. Interestingly, there was an instructor and an instrument student in Corporate Air sitting near...

Website is back up. They just had technical gremlins that have been fixed. No idea about the other rumors though.

Nemacolin Woodlands. One hour SE Pittsburgh, three hours from DC. Landing strip at resort.

Originally posted by Ron Levy: Amen. A good friend of mine does Mooney transition training. He's told me some interesting things that lots of "experienced" pilots attempt to do to their $500,000 planes during checkouts. Recently, in an Acclaim, the student botched a landing, didn't add...

Thanks Tony!

Hi all, Does anyone have any recommendations for practice knowledge tests for the ATP? Completing the Gleim book, but want to practice a computer based format before taking the test. Is there anything out there like the old "pilotexams" (used those for other tests)? That site doesn't have...

We do both. Basically, we have CFI/non-owned insurance and also get named on the owners' policies as additional insureds for the full limits of the owners' coverage and the insurance company also executes a waiver of subrogation. And, of course, you want the liability coverage as well. If...

It matters. Setting up LLCs is the simple part. I can't give you legal advice because I am not licensed in Alaska, but before you start setting up another entity to own the plane, especially if that entity is an active going concern (as your husband's business is), and especially if that...

For just taking the test, Gleim. For a really good understanding of the principles and filling in the holes, I highly recommend Bob Gardner's "Complete Private Pilot" book. It helped me a lot--it explained things in a way that made sense to me. I turned my instructor on to it also. She had...

A buddy of mine is a tremendous instructor. He's the guy everyone goes to for help with "difficult" students. The other day (after giving a BFR) he said that even he is surprised by what some pilots will do. He said the pilots that shock him the most are not student pilots getting their...

Oh, the Krystal! You southerners are so lucky! Whenever I am in Savannah for fuel or a brief stop, I always try to get the crew car and go to the Krystal. I like White Castle too (when in NY), but not as much as Krystal--the only difference between them that I can discern is that White...

Hi Aunt Peggy, Not sure what types of activity and accomodations you are interested in but here are my recommendations for what it's worth. We try to get down there at least once a year. September is a great time to go--it is less crowded and more private. The negatives are: 1) it's still...

Yeah, I'm less concerned now that it's warm out and without 02 I won't be going high enough to need the cabin heat. But it gets chilly blasting the vents and I don't want to truck around with the window open--aside from the noise the limit is 132 KIAS... I'm only concerned because the...

Hey everyone, Got a possibly silly question... My airplane is getting work done and I am flying a loaner. I have an aviation CO detector in my plane but I forgot to switch it out into the plane I'm flying now. The loaner has one of those quantum eye stickies on the panel that appears to be...

We landed there in June and went to MillionAir (they were the only FBO open at the time). If you can, I highly recommend landing there and going to MillionAir. Here's why: When we called the airports to see who was open, the folks at MSY were denigrating KNEW and MillionAir and told us they...

Thanks Lance! Gotta love those Mooneys:yes:

Hi there, I just discovered this board. What a great site! Anyway... I have a Mooney Ovation with TKS known ice. I had it installed on the aircraft aftermarket at the factory. In response to your question, it cost about $42,000 not including the sales tax. It may cost more if you do not...