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The ink isn't dry on my temporary certificate yet, but I'm a pilot! :) And now learning how much I didn't learn during the run-up to the check ride. Like … Van Nuys airport. No transient parking. How/where can I pick someone up? (Flying in from one airport, on our way to a third.) Someone...

It's not a weasel word (but maybe that's just me as a lawyer talking), it has a specific meaning. In my world (I'm a Tau Beta Pi member and worked on rockets, prior to my career as a federal litigator), "should" means "should, but it's not a huge issue if it doesn't" and "must" or "shall" means...

It was within the 50 rpm spec (barely) this morning, but I was a little unnerved by the fact that a 50-70 rpm drop (out of spec) is "normal" for this plane. I'm going to go with what the POH says and if the DPE has an issue, I suppose we can switch planes (this shop has multiple -140s and I've...

I'm a few days away from my check ride, and took the plane I'm going to be in out for solo practice this morning. It's a PA-28-140. The panel was at some point replaced, and the new tach is digital (and eye level for the right seat). I've flown this plane before, though it had the "classic...