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    Title 4 student aid for flight training

    Background - I need to borrow some Title 4 funds because the Reserves is going to pay it off for me (the amount Reserves will give me is more than my current liability - so I want to borrow more to the max they will pay off). I don't want to just take random college classes - I would like to...
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    fatal crash in San Diego

    A fatal crash happened in my town yesterday. I got my pilot's license last year, and stopped flying right after. I have flown one time. My goal is to get IFR someday - but I gotta tell ya - stories like this scare me. Watch the video of this plane - and then I have several questions for...
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    Recently got my PPL - now studying for instrument rating

    Got my PPL in October - haven't flown since (money issues). But I am studying for instrument rating. A question occurred to me that I have never thought about. It is regarding barometric pressures. The book says that for every 1000ft, the barometric pressure (with regards to mmHg) changes...
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    Stratux vs

    I need to get an external GPS/ADS-B IN. Stratux website says that AHRS is in development. If you look at TheSquawkShoppe's build, it does seem to indicate it has AHRS. I'm not sure what chipset they add to give solid-state gyroscope. Questions: 1. Has anyone used Stratux with an...
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    EFB comparison - Fltplan GO vs

    First the background - I don't have an external GPS (yet), but will want one and I like the idea of AHRS. However, I just got my PPL SEL - so am not IR, but will start working on it. I didn't use my iPad until I got my license (actually started using it about 2 weeks before my checkride) -...
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    PDF for POH

    I'm sure there is a thread on this...but search didn't bring one up. Does anyone have a link they can post of a GOOD copy of a 1979 172N POH? Here is a copy of a POH that is assigned to an aircraft. I was hoping for a different copy...
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    stratus and tethered iphone

    I have a couple of questions. I have tried to read many of the threads on stratux. It is confusing where things are at so can someone update me via these questions? As I understand it, stratux only receives IN traffic that has an FAA certified ADS-B out system, so you can't see all the people...
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    UAS NOTAM

    There are a ton of UAS NOTAMS on skyvector. What am I suppose to do with those....fly around them?
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    Wire strike

    I am getting ready to take my practical and oral exam and am currently studying the ACS. Almost every Risk Management section has this "avoid wire strike" What are they wanting us to recognize, do, or know? Is wire strike a huge problem? What is a wire strike? Who is flying into a wire...
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    knobby things

    Today I did my long X-C from San Diego to KWJF. However, at WJF, they said I couldn't land and asked me to go northward to L00 - which I did and got fuel. Everything turned out okay. However, looking at the chart, I never would have known the L00 had fuel because it doesn't have the knobby...
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    Airspace NOTAM

    Can someone tell me what this NOTAM means, and what are the implications? !HHR 04/040 KZLA Airspace unmanned aircraft within area defined as 1.5 Nautical miles radius of PGY063024 surface-1,200 feet above ground level avoidance advised Apr 30, 2014 2036Z-permanent
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    question about a question

    The FAA puts out a practice test - This question is on the test. If Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) capability is lost in-flight, A. the pilot may still rely on GPS derived altitude for vertical information. B. the pilot has no assurance of the accuracy of the GPS...
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    Online resource for test bank

    I purchased the Gleim Private Pilot FAA Knowledge test book (totally worth the $20). I also purchased Sporty's private pilot test prep for my iPhone (I think that was $12 or something). The app has a lot of questions and ability to create tests - but it is very difficult to do a lot of the...
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    A/FD question

    On the A/FD - it sometimes will say - "attended 1500Z - 0100Z". What does this mean since it is never the same hours that corresponds to the tower being open?
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    Standard altitudes

    Traveling east = odd altitudes Traveling west = even altitudes VFR add 500. This rule makes no sense to me. What's the point of putting everyone at the same altitude? Wouldn't it be safer to not say "everyone going west, please fly at this same altitude ...try not to hit each other"
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    temperature and altimeter

    Ugh...so many confusing explainations. Can someone tell me like I'm 10 years old? Let's assume I am sitting in my plane, at sea level at 15C - altimeter is reading zero as it should. The temperature drops 30C to -15C. What will my altimeter read relative to zero? I assume it will...
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    Headphone jack adapter

    Hi. First time poster. I am working on my pilot's license. I'm getting pretty close. Tonight was my first night cross country. My instructor asked me to bring along my wife and it was a beautiful night. Anyway, as I was thinking about how I was going to get her a headset, I started...
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