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sounds like a great time, but expensive and hard to coordinate. An alternative -- maybe leading up to the grand convoy -- would be a "progressive" convoy.... plan a [circular?] route to cover a lot of interesting places, where there is POA pilot interest. People can join and leave the convoy...

Don't worry about the instrument time, you will get plenty of that in your training. If you don't have the 50 hours of XC time, I assume you don't have a ton of hours overall (but I could be wrong). Just fly. Don't worry about instruments, just fly, with flight following (for the radio...

Hello everyone. Two semi-related questions: 1) There is the possibility that I will be flying from HPN (Westchester/White Plains, NY) to JYO (Leesburg, VA) in a few weeks. I will be flying in a DA-40, and plan to file IFR. What route(s) can I expect, what do I need to know? 2) I will be...

[delurking -- it has been a while since I posted anything. Hi everyone!] Summer trip #1: Madison to New York in the DA-40 (MSN-HPN) for a hockey tournament. Last year I flew the same trip in the 182, and the summer before was in an archer. Summer trip #2: no plans yet... I'll find somewhere...

awesome!

A friend had a horrible experience -- they bought a very nice farm house (and 5 acres), with hardwood floors. Had it inspected. Everything was fine. The house was unoccupied when the purchased it. 30 minutes after the closing they stopped by their new house -- which had a strong odor of cat...

Did you catch towards the end I think they got a phone number to call ... That was painful to listen to, but somehow, I had to keep listening... --david

An update: currently at youngstown, after the alternator stopped resetting after goign to zero (I'll post somethign elsewhere about this trip). On the ground, fully loaded, the ammeter was reading 0, but the ALT light was not on. Mechanic was hoping that meant just a meter failure. He checked...

Lance: as with some of the other posters, we haven't met, but I too am sorry for your loss. I also want to thank you for posting. This thread was very timely for me as I departed on a long trip in an archer (MSN->HPN) the next day, with a variety of weather in the forecast. The thoughtful...

The current symptoms are that after 20-30 minutes of flight time, the aternator (amp meter) needle goes to 0. Cycling the alternator off and on, the needle jumps to slightly to the right of center, moves to slightly to the left of center, stays there, and then 20-30 minutes later, does it again...

I added the bold to could in your scenario. How about: the jet should make an announcement of his position and listen for replies. The other traffic needs to hear from the jet just as much as the jet needs to hear from them. Simple well-established protocal: the new arrival listens, announces...

Bring the examiner to lunch? :smile: I can't make it either... I'll be in NY that weekend (but I do get to fly -- I'm taking N8483F, an archer, KMSN -> KHPN). --david

Nice job! Reading your post was a flashback to my "long" cross-country -- different airports, different states, but lots of challenges and lessons learned! Keep us posted on your progress, and enjoy it! --david

I'm in... if the weather is ok, of course. --david

There is something about that video.. and the way the thing moves... it amuses me. Looks kinda cartoonish... perhaps enhanced by the soundtrack. :smile:

That was painful to read. --david

I really liked it! - Is the presentation too short, too long? It seem "right" - Is the presentation too complex or hard to understand? No -- it was very clear and well organized, not too complex. - Are the weather charts shown easy to see/read? Yes, but maybe slow down just a bit when the...

I'll be there (unless I can't get a plane or a ride)... --david

Don't tell him that now... wait until after he's bought the beverages! :rofl:

Hope you have a great flight. Bring a camera too! --david