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  1. blakeyoung

    life insurance for pilots - worth it?

    Thanks for all the help so far! Very informative. BTW, I just talked to my State Farm agent (I have all my other policies with SF - home, auto, umbrella, etc), and she said that State Farm offers life insurance without aviation exclusion. So good news! I'll see what SF offers, and look into PIC...
  2. blakeyoung

    life insurance for pilots - worth it?

    Thanks, Rich. Unfortunately I am not in the former category you mention. I have thought about #2 as well, but only recently. I wasn't aware that you could simply ask to remove the aviation exclusion.
  3. blakeyoung

    life insurance for pilots - worth it?

    I am a young father and want to not only continue flying, but also provide for my family in the event of my death. As a private pilot (relatively low-time, about 100 total hours), I do understand that I take that risk every time I go up. I have life insurance provided to me by my employer, but...
  4. blakeyoung

    landing near airport close to class B - questions ahead of time

    In about one week I am scheduled to fly to an airport very close to class B airspace. I have never flown this close to one before and I may have to enter class B airspace at least briefly on my way in. Although I have a pretty good idea about how this will all go down, I wanted to ask on here...
  5. blakeyoung

    strange sound from C-172

    The windows were closed. I can see there are lots of possibilities. I will definitely make sure to check some of these prior next time!
  6. blakeyoung

    strange sound from C-172

    The seatbelt and the door ajar are both pretty good suggestions. I will check that next time. Thanks all!
  7. blakeyoung

    strange sound from C-172

    Just wanted to see if anyone else had experienced something similar to this. I have just recently obtained my pilot's license and was renting a Cessna 172. I had only flown a 172 on one other occasion when I got checked out about 2 weeks prior. All of my training had been done in a 162. I only...
  8. blakeyoung

    best aviation insurance company?

    Thanks all for the suggestions! Last dumb question. When looking at different insurance coverage, the "Aircraft Physical Damage or Hull Damage" covers the potential damage TO THE AIRPLANE AND AIRPLANE ONLY, correct? The other coverage such as Bodily Injury, Property Damage, and Medical are...
  9. blakeyoung

    best aviation insurance company?

    Thanks for the information so far! And... That's a good question. The flight school and my instructor actually never asked me about it and honestly I never thought about it. I guess in my mind I figured I was covered by some sort of insurance that the school had, but I probably wasn't. :/
  10. blakeyoung

    best aviation insurance company?

    As of 10/27/15 I am a private pilot! Which means that I am now entering into the realm of aviation insurance. Renters insurance at first and hopefully owners insurance at some point in the future. The big insurance companies I have seen so far are AOPA, USAIG, and Avemco. I'm sure there are many...
  11. blakeyoung

    TAS from performance chart or E6B?

    To be honest, that's a good question. Any time I've ever done a cross-country with my instructor (from 4500 to 6500 feet) we have cruised at no more than 2400 RPM. I guess I just got in a habit. I'm preparing for a solo cross-country soon, so I will ask him.
  12. blakeyoung

    TAS from performance chart or E6B?

    Thanks, Mike. And no, I do not. :) Just trying to plan ahead for what may be expected on a checkride.
  13. blakeyoung

    TAS from performance chart or E6B?

    I have a flight planning question regarding calculating TAS. I am flying the Cessna 162 Skycatcher. Below I have included a photo of the Cruise Performance chart. For my particular flight I want to fly at 6000 feet. I am assuming standard temperature. Now, according to the chart, the KTAS for a...
  14. blakeyoung

    MEL and 14 CFR 91.213 confusion

    That's awesome, thanks!
  15. blakeyoung

    MEL and 14 CFR 91.213 confusion

    No piece of equipment in particular. Everything is working fine. I'm just trying to anticipate getting in the cockpit for the checkride and before even turning on the engine, having the instructor tell me, "Oh, by the way, it looks like your (blank) isn't working. Do you still think we should fly?"
  16. blakeyoung

    MEL and 14 CFR 91.213 confusion

    I am a student pilot studying for my practical. No matter how many times I try to read about this I seem to find myself confused. However, I think I may finally understand, and I just want to make sure. Let's say I am preflighting my Cessna 162 Skycatcher and I notice that a particular piece...
  17. blakeyoung

    Part 61 vs 141

    I am currently doing my flight training under part 141. I have approximately 7 hours. My instructor has been trying to get me to switch over to part 61. His reasoning is that with the less structured atmosphere, we can concentrate more specifically on parts that I need to work on as opposed to...
  18. blakeyoung

    advice on purchasing first airplane

    The long story short of this post is that I am considering what may be the best airplane to eventually own given my intentions and financial situation. I am a student pilot with approximately 7 hours a flight time. I am training in the Cessna C162, and I am proceeding through training...
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