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    Want to start flying…

    Read The Killing Zone by Paul Craig.
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    B-17 Down at Bradley Int'l Airport

    Ugh. I got a ride in 909 last year with my dad and best friend. We commented on the amount of pointy metal things around and how difficult egress would be. RIP
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    Bug-A-Salt 2.0

    Love mine. I use kosher salt. They have a lawn and garden version that shoots a bigger load.
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    Calculating TOC and rate of climb

    I had the same questions when I was a student. My instructor said we’re measuring with a micrometer and then cutting with a chainsaw.
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    Watch out for police DUI check points

    My wife is pregnant. Best DD ever (not the college “who is the least drunk” DD).
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    Mounting IPad in 182

    I use a yoke mount for my iPad mini. For a 9.7, I might prefer to use a knee board. Even the mini obscures some instruments.
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    Cessna Shoulder Harness Problems

    Or just replace the belts entirely: https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/cessna-seat-belts.107406/
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    Cessna Shoulder Harness Problems

    Zip tie works for me
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    Need advice from CFI's on how to deal with a fearful student

    Yep. My first time ever in a small plane was 4/18/17. I was pretty nervous with banking and got vertigo looking down at the ground. By my 3rd or 4th lesson behind the controls, the fear was gone and now I’m a private pilot. Get your friend some time on the controls.
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    Using the word "traffic" at the end of approach and landing call outs

    I was taught to omit the word turning as well. “Home drome traffic, blue and white skyhawk left base tree-fower, full stop, home drome”.
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    Should I read the Airplane Flying Handbook or the Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge first?

    You’ll become intimate with both of them. I tried to read them but found the information stuck better with some context. When going through ground school, I would consult the relevant chapter(s) after being introduced to a topic. The weather stuff was particularly over my head until I got...
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    Need some help choosing an online ground school

    I used Gold Seal and highly recommend it. https://www.faa-ground-school.com/ I believe you can try a few lessons for free before you buy.
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    I'm a pilot!

    Took my wife on a local sightseeing flight around Corvallis. We went to college there and it’s close to my home drome KSLE. She had never been in a small plane, so I was really glad she had fun...and relieved that I had the touch today! Made one of my smoothest landings ever and told her they’re...
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    I'm a pilot!

    Congrats! I just took my first non-DPE passenger up and she loved it!
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    GA again shown more demanding than Airlines by Nall Report to

    Wonder what the 2021 Krall report will say
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    Young Girl Dreams of Being a Pilot

    Dammit. It’s getting dusty in here. What a sweet kid.
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    Any DPOs available next week for multi-IFR prof. check? Anywhere??

    Sent you a private message (started a “conversation”).
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    Essential Gear for Student Pilot

    I got my own headset early on. PCA makes a great headset for $229 with ANR, stereo/mono, and aux input. $329 for the Bluetooth version. Once I passed my check ride, I bought a Zulu 3 for myself and another PCA so I have a set for my wife and kid. It really is a great value IMO...
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    Got to fly in a very nice plane

    Awesome! We’ve got a beautiful red/silver/black PC-12 at my home airport and I’m always drooling over it.
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    Do you have a recent FAA written test experience?

    95% led to a ~50 minute oral for me, but I only had to look up one thing (need a transponder overflying class C) and gave concise complete responses to every other question. YMMV. Watch the Andy Munnis (DPE) video on YouTube. As he says, the DPE can’t ask you about everything. They ask a...
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