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What's the right way to switch instructors? I feel like I should at least talk to the guy on the phone, but I called yesterday morning, no answer, left a voicemail. No return call. Called again today, went straight to voicemail. At what point can I just send him an email and be done with it...

Just curious...At what point in your private pilot training should you be learning short field and soft field take offs and landings? Is that generally a pre-solo, pre-XC, or does it matter at all? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey guys...I posted last week about struggling with flight planning, got some really good advice, and met with my instructor to plan a short XC. things didn't go quite like I had hoped. We met and his first question was, "well, what have you got?" I had told him I wanted to meet and plan...

I'm hitting a major wall in my flight training and I'm starting to get really frustrated. I'm trying to pan my dual cross country, and I'm really stuck on all the calculations. I'm struggling so much on this I don't even know where to begin to ask for help. :confused: I've looked on...

Searched for a post on this but didn't find any. I figured someone had surely posted this video already. Awesome job by the pilot.. http://youtu.be/jJxvMA9njx8 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This was at the airport today...just curious, what is it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

True or false: GA has gotten safer as the older generation of pilots have retired? This is not a dig on older pilots, but I just mean that it seems like the older generation of pilots were much more seat-of-the-pants kind of pilots and aircraft were a lot less reliable so they had to be sort...

So today was my second solo flight, and I opted to fly from my home base of Smyrna, TN (KMQY) to Lebanon (M54). The winds were calm and I was cleared for takeoff from runway 1 at MQY. Had some difficulties with the radio/gps on the way up to Lebanon and got a little frazzled, (even...

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Train-derails-in-western-Montana-3-cars-in-river-265898791.html?tab=gallery&c=y&mobile=y Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm having trouble gauging where I should be in the study portion of my training, and I'm worried that I'm very behind. I just went solo last week, and I have about 10 hours this time through flight training, but about 35 hours total. I haven't done any cross country work, but my CFI advised...

This has probably been asked before, but I couldn't find any threads in the annals of POA history. I'm curious, after getting your private, how long did you wait before carrying passengers for a $100 hamburger? And, how long did you wait before taking the wife out of state for vacation (or any...

I've searched the forums and found a few other topics related to this, but none specifically answered my question. I know it varies greatly based upon several factors, but I'm trying to figure out how much insurance I need to carry. I'm covered by a policy from the flight school, but I know...

I got cleared to solo tonight and did a few circuits around the pattern! (I say it was the second solo bc I was in flight school once before ~10 years ago and had solo'd then as well). Anyway, it went good I suppose, there was a slight crosswind from 240 and I was landing on runway 1. I was...

I'm happy to report after several lessons of hearing my CFI practically yelling, "You quit flying the airplane! Don't quit flying the airplane!" that last night I had a break-through! It was so simple that I wish I wasn't so dense before, but what I was doing was, as soon as the main gear...

Not sure if this has already been posted, but it made me chuckle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

went up with my CFI yesterday and practiced power on & power off stalls. He then demonstrated a spin recovery. I've seen a video of someone demonstrating a spin recovery and the second the wing starts to drop, he corrects and its over. However, yesterday we ended up in an almost full nose...

http://www.wkrn.com/story/25350612/north-carolina-man-hit-by-plane-while-mowing-yard As if mowing your lawn wasn't bad enough.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Is it possible to get into an ownership situation for around $250 per month? Would the aircraft you could get at that monthly payment be a clunker? With the maintenance that goes into keeping an aircraft in good condition, what is a safe amount to factor in to cover normal and reasonable...

Hey guys, I just thought I'd follow up with everyone on my status with my PPL. I had posted this a few weeks back after my first time flying in ~10 years: http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69807 All of you guys advice was amazing. To refresh, I had about 24 hours logged...

I just started back to flight training and the 70's era 172 I'm flying looks pretty ragged. I know that doesn't mean it's in poor shape mechanically, but it made me ask about the plane. My CFI said it gets 100 hr inspections, but that it has almost 10,000 hours on it. When we got in, the...