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Hello fellow pilots. I had a situation yesterday, and I'm looking for feedback on how I could learn. Here is the situation. The airport I was approaching has a single runway 04/22. I am approaching basically from the North. There is no tower. I make a call at 10 miles out that I'll be full...

I passed my instrument checkride last night and am the proud new owner of a new temporary airmen certificate with a new rating. This message board, has been a great resource for discussion and splitting regs and hairs down to the smallest details. After discussing all of these things with all...

Reference this approach plate: https://skyvector.com/files/tpp/2210/pdf/00074IL30C.PDF Let's say I'm approaching KIWA from PXR. Per the approach plate I fly from PXR to SNOWL at 4600'. When I reach SNOWL, I turn outbound and track the localizer back course. At the same time, I start...

My instrument checkride is schedule for three weeks from today. I've met all the requirements, passed the knowledge test, and now I'm just working with my CFII on polishing up all of the tasks. One question I have is about autopilot usage. My airplane has a KAP 140 two axis autopilot. The...

Glad that is out of the way! Checkride is scheduled for late October. I need to get a job as a DPE. The checkride fee is $800!!!

I have been engaging in one of my favorites hobbies today, which is pursuing the NTSB accident database and reading reports. (by the way, I am very fun at parties) This particular crash caught my attention. https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100307 I am very happy to report that all four...

Per 'the book' class G airspace can go up to 14,500' MSL. But in practice, is there anywhere in the US where that happens? One of the notes on the sectional chart says this: And then there's this bold method article that claims the class G airspace shown goes all the way to 14,500 MSL...

I have a connection to this pilot through 3 degrees of separation. A family member contacted me about this crash and asked me what could have gone wrong. The ADSB data (linked below) shows that the pilot took from O22 (2,120' Field Elevation), climbed up to 15,400' GPS altitude, then turned...

A few days ago I posted this thread regarding VOR checks, and the accuracy of VOR's. https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/vor-accuracy-for-instrument-training-and-checkride.139546/page-2 I learned quite a bit in the ensuing discussion, and this morning I decided to go out and get...

-- Note - I am going to talk to my CFII about this, but I'm curious what everyone here has to say as well -- I'm chugging along through my instrument training. I'm up to about 30 hours of simulated instrument time. Hoping to wrap up the checkride by the end of October. One of the things my...

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/orange-county-sheriff-charges-pilot-with-reckless-operation-of-aircraft/ "According to the Orange Sheriff’s Office 65-year-old James W. Jelinek, Jr. was identified as the driver of an aircraft that flew at a height of less than 100 feet over Lake of the...

I'll be travelling to the Seattle WA area for work next week. I'd like to rent a plane and go up with a CFI to do some flying. I'm a current private pilot working on my instrument rating. Any suggestions?

I am going to be upgrading my headset soon. My original headset has quit working and the manufacturer has gone out of business. Right now I'm using my backup, backup headset which I bought for $99 on Amazon. Let's just say it's not the best. I'm about to start my instrument rating, and I...

Growing up in AZ (Phoenix area), I've never seen snow on Christmas. But this morning, we were treated to full blown IMC. I'll take it. Merry Christmas!

What is the longest cross country you've ever completed just by using pilotage? I fly out of KCHD (Chandler municipal airport in the Phoenix metro area) Shortly after I got my private, I took a friend and we flew from KCHD to E77. That flight isn't terribly far, in fact it's barely a "cross...

Has anyone here ever flown into P01? This was an interesting write up by a guy that flew there back in 2010. It's tucked in the corner of some restricted airspace. You can get clearance to fly in, but you follow a state highway at 500' AGL for about 35 miles. Seems like a fun flight to try...

I have a question about adjusting propeller RPM with a constant speed propeller. I'm flying a 182S. I've checked the POH and I can't find info on this question. Let's say I'm flying along at 8000' at cruise. I'm trying to run fairly efficient, so I'm down at 20 in-HG manifold pressure and...

I've found a few candidate CFII's and I'm going to meet with all of them to decide who I want to work with to get my IR. What are some questions I should ask? How many hours of CFII instruction do you have? How many of your students have passed their IR check-ride? What is the pass rate? What...

So, it turns out the instructor I had been working with before is no longer flying. I need to find a new CFII that flies out of KCHD (or close by). Can anyone make a recommendation?

Hey everyone, I'm trying to make a budget for the cost of getting my instrument rating. Here is my current situation. I have: just over 200 hours total time 81.8 hours of cross country 12.4 hours simulated instrument I have purchased the Sporty's instrument course, and just need to finish...