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Does anyone have experience installing a 915iS? Specifically I have some wiring questions that I can't find answers to in the installation guide. Victor

I'm a sport pilot and all my time is in a Skycatcher so I've never had to deal with managing/balancing fuel between tanks. The C162 gives you "on" or "off". That's it. No "Left", "Right" etc. Pretty simple. I like that. So I watch this video: and the gist of the story is he had a ferry tank...

Be sure to order your tickets online. I waited in line for over an hour to get in today. THE slowest ticket lines on earth. Literally hundreds of people waiting in line at once. Waited in 1 line for 30 minutes only to have the line close so I had to start over at the end of another line...

I had an experience today with strong winds at my destination and writing about it helps clarify the important lessons to be learned from this. I received my Sport Pilot Certificate a couple of months ago but have not flown much since then due to weather, holidaze, etc. I have a...

Hopefully this is not a stupid question but here goes.... 8 miles south east from KHWD and ATC wants straight in approach for 28L. From my current position "straight" to the airport is about a 30 degree angle to the west from 28L. An instructor with me said straight means a straight in...

Passed my SP checkride on Friday flying out of Palo Alto (KPAO) CA. It was somewhat anti-climactic but it feels great to complete this achievement. I flew in a C-162. I will post a detailed checkride report soon. It was fun to see how many hours of training it took for me to get to this...

An experienced pilot told me today that, when landing on an icy surface, sometimes you can use the rudder to turn the plane 180 degrees and the thrust is now reversed and it can help you slow down. Seems logical to me but I'm curious how you keep the plane pointing straight backwards with...

My usual procedure during preflight is to do my normal inspection and then read the checklist to make sure I did not miss anything. My checkride is coming up in 2 weeks. Should I actually carry the checklist (in the POH) around with me during the preflight or do you think it will be...

As part of my Sport Pilot training I am working on cross country planning. I have created a couple of flight plans using the tried-and-true VFR flight planning sheet. For my flight tomorrow I decided to try this spread-sheet-based flight planner...

Last Friday I took an introduction to mountain flying lesson just to see what it was like. What a blast! It was more fun than I expected. I am a solo sport pilot student and was passing (driving, ugh) through Boise and I had seen some videos posted by Stick And Rudder Aviation on the Kitfox...

Hi Everyone, I want to share an experience I had this morning. I know what I did wrong but hopefully some of the newer students might get some value out of my experience. First off I am a low-time student pilot. This morning was my 4th solo flight. I soloed at around 30 hours in a...

Hi All, I am a student working on Sport Pilot and came across a question that I "think" I know the answer to but I'm not 100% sure. FAR 61.315 C.12 states "C) You may not act as pilot in command of a light sport aircraft:....12) When the flight or surface visibility is less than 3 statute...

I've had about 12 hours of instruction as I work towards my Sport Pilot Certificate (not able to get a medical). I came a to a realization today that I want to share. I fly out of Palo Alto which can be ridiculously busy at times. As I gain experience I want to do more and more. I was...

I am working on my Sport Pilot certificate and training out of Palo Alto, CA. I was a little hesitant to learn at such a busy airport but I was told that if I can fly here I can fly just about anywhere similar. Since my lessons are on the weekends I have to deal with an insane amount of...