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@woodchucker Spent ten years in Taiwan and China. Guam is Class D only. Limited choices here are part of island life. Plus and Minus - lovely place with limitations. For example, 10 or more days to get a gadget via online order. Typhoons just like the storm that hit Florida...

@Peter Anderson I looked carefully into dozens of reviews including PFC and GoFlight and other high end products. None were consistently considered by actual real world pilots to be sufficiently realistic. Hardware choices are critical. From my research, only the Virtual-Fly Yoko and the...

Hi John.. Very good skill set for me to work for on landings. Thanks. Radio talk is a real challenge when the brain is already overloaded. It is a similar experience to when I learned spoken Mandarin Chinese. First it is just strange sounds without meaning. Then the words start to come...

@Skyrys62 Thanks for the encouragement. I started with the cheap plastic CH Products Eclipse Yoke and Rudder set. I remember using them and a small monitor to prepare for a lesson after a 1 1/2 year hiatus. My CFI was very happy with my performance and could not believe that I had been so...

PilotEdge.net was my previous remote training source. They were unable to find a replacement for their previous CFI who, by the way, still manages the PilotEdge Remote Coaching program, but as I mentioned is full up with other obligations. So I have been casting out a broad net to find a new...

Thanks! Will sure do. RMM

Hi Brad... Very good thoughts. I will take all that onboard. I previously had a Force Feedback yoke that provided some measure of pressure to trim off both Yoke and Rudder. Trouble was the device was very troublesome, never stable in operation and the worst was a nagging 2 or 3 degree left...

Salty.. Sorry if I overstepped. Wish you could adopt a more supportive approach here. Making this thread into a debate on simulators and what certain terms mean does not serve a constructive purpose. I should not need to prove anything here. The original post sets out the purpose for my...

Even with break even, then the simulator is paid for. Ready for service any time, any day for years ahead. Not so with the weather and connecting with other people. That is one advantage. Also... Rod's article also discusses actual HOURS to PPL. Apply that information at $200/hr...

Divide $3500 by $200/hr... Read the Rod Machado article. Clearly explained.

Hi Greg.. Will do. Some guests coming just now. Will send in a few hours. Thanks. All prospective help is really appreciated. Others who have interest in this project, please come on this thread. RMM

Hello Woody?? or Maybe Chuck.. LOL Nice note. Amazing how many people have spent time on Guam. But to have your marriage here is really unique. Wonderful story. And thanks for the encouragement. My first instructor tape recorded (2004) all our flights. True. I bought a cheap...

@acluffpoa Your suspicions are not at all correct. My previous Remote Trainer is a specialist in Flight Simulator based training including and specifically remote sessions via Skype. Our introduction and training time began ONLY because of his promotion of remote training. He has a full...

Yes, there are three flight schools. Lots of Japanese students train here. CFI's and A&P's are scarce. I hope to get my AGI Certificate as well as PPL. The purpose here is to reduce time and cost. The Rod Machado article is highly relevant. Be sure to have a look. thanks

Definitely not common, but with a solid simulator and fast broadband it works very well. My simulator goes beyond just procedure to a very high degree of realism. Trim work is essential. Pitch and Air Speed management. Rudder for coordinated flight. With TrackIR5 the outside view...

Have a look at this AOPA article by Rod Machado. The AOPA, in this piece, makes a strong case for promoting this technology. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/february/flight-training-magazine/instructor-report Already, this additional feature of using the internet for Remote...

REQUEST: I am looking for a CFI or experienced Stick and Rudder Pilot who would be willing to do Remote Training via Skype Screen Share or the JoinFS network. My previous remote training CFI is overbooked at present and cannot continue our training. The instruction was going very well due in...

Today we used a second antenna. The transmission problem was replicated. I called Northern Lights Avionics in Alaska. They immediately said the radio needs repair. Becker USA says the problem lies in the modulator board and with labor could be $1,000 plus two way shipping. Ouch...

Hey Jim... Thanks for the careful attention to my description. What we knew was the PTT click was heard on the handheld radio from various distances, but no voice was carried. So the radio was opening the frequency but not putting the audio through. Now we know everything works but some...