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Over the last few days, I could tell that my blood pressure was slowly rising and last night after checking at home, It was reading 172/100 which is starting to move into see a doctor immediately territory. I went to the ER, got checked out with an EKG and a series of BP readings over 2 hours...

I didn't see a thread and I'm very curious to see what the good folks of POA have to say. Yesterday around 9PM local, a C152 crashed near Smyrna Beach, FL. The only fatality was the single pilot aboard. Here is an edited ATC recording of the Japanese female pilot that was at the controls...

Seems the Lancair (N7ZL) took off southbound from VNY and went down just off the southwest corner of the field. Departed behind a falcon 900 jet and was given a wake turbulence advisory. Here is the audio from tower (takeoff clearance at 11')...

I'm getting a checkout at Tamiami tomorrow and will be flying with some friends in the area. Thinking of just staying local and doing the beach tour. Any pilots here with experience doing the tour and any idea of how crowded it gets or serious concerns? Thanks in advance!

I arrived at the airport today hoping to do some pattern work but with some gusting crosswinds peaking around 18-20, I decided to air on the side of caution and not fly. I'll be the first to admit I haven't had that much experience training for gusty conditions and didn't want to test my limits...

NorCal Pilots! What are your favorite destination airports in NorCal? Either as a destination just for the experience of flying into it or for the restaurant on field or nearby.

Do you have any particular strategies you use when learning a new type of aircraft? I'm thinking of getting checked out on a C150 Aerobat after flying C172R's quite a bit. Any advice?

So now that the winter season is upon us, I'm looking at some weather that I almost never ran into during my training. Today for example, I'm seeing some -RA with FEW039 OVC070. I've been missing flying and feel like I'm taking weeks on the bench because of weather like this. How many of you...

I'm heading to Florida for a couple of weeks in January for work and want to do some flying around. I just got my PPL-ASEL in November and haven't rented outside of my flight school. Can anyone here offer some tips when going to a new FBO to rent? Also information about what to expect on a...

I'm going to be buying a pair of these for myself and was hoping for some input. I've seen some people regret the purchase of the black but I wanted to get a group opinion on the color or if they regretted either of the colors. Excited to try them!!

Now that I'm done with my training and moving on as a newly minted PP, I obviously want to throw more $ in the trash. My apologies for those who are annoyed about yet another headset thread, but many of them are quite a bit older and I'm seeking up-to-date information. I've done all of my...

I was looking up some of the old forums here and the FAA guide on sunglasses for aviators and decided to update my prescription Ray Ban aviators. I previously had them done in polarized lenses but only had some minor issues reading my iPad. I had them re-done today with non-polarized...

Hey folks! So I just was given my temporary airmen certificate on Friday and I made sure to plan my first passenger flight the very next day. I usually fly out of a somewhat busy Class D that's far away from any Class C or B airspace. As my first flight I may have bitten off more than I...

Thanks to everyone for the help and advice. It's been a long road, but today I took my PPL checkride and passed. The other accounts of checkrides helped me quite a lot so here's my experience. I had my oral scheduled for 8AM this morning with the flight portion scheduled for 11AM. This...

Well, it's here. Tomorrow at 8AM I'll be sitting across from a DPE and chatting about things. I've had a rough couple of days. One rough flight where maneuvers seemed lacking in command and then a long ground session where I couldn't nail things on the advanced side. I was supposed to fly...

Hi folks, I'm about to get my PPL and need to have renter's insurance to carry passengers at my flight school after my exam. I see Avecmo and AOPA seem to be the two front runners. Does anyone have suggestions/experience about one versus the other? I fly Cessna 172R/S and will generally be...

Hello PPL ASEL folks! I'm gearing up for my check ride and I wanted to get any pointers on the preparation for the oral. I'm not as nervous about my flying, but the oral definitely freaks me out. I got a written score in the 90s, so I don't think the DPE will be hounding me on that front. I...

Hey folks! I hope those Northern California flyers out there can offer some advice. I'm trying to decide on a XC route and could use some input. I'm a 46 hour student finishing up the solo hour requirement for the PPL Check ride. Flying out of CCR and thinking of the following airports...

I was doing some solo patterns today and had a slightly scary experience. I had touched down, put flaps up, and then continued to apply full power to complete my touch and go. There was a decent crosswind from the right. Runway 01, wind approximately 050 ant 7. As I rotated, the plane...