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After 30 years of daydreaming and 6 months of flight training, I passed my check ride today! After hearing so many folks say the flight portion is the easy part, I really studied hard and the oral was a breeze at just under an hour. The flight, on the other hand, was a real challenge. I made...

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The airplane flying handbook recommends a wider than normal pattern. My CFI recommends making it tighter than normal. I think tighter seems more logical because it allows the steeper approach over an obstacle. The AFH method seems more geared towards not busting a checkride on a simulated short...

I'll remember today for the rest of my life!

Turns out W&B calcs are easy, and kinda fun! That is all.

I only have 19 landings in my logbook (and 11 hours), including the discovery flight and first few CFI demos. I probably only have 3-5 landings that I did without help. Last week, on a completely calm day, I could not keep it together in the last 100-200 feet. I'm all lined up turning to...

Im not sure if this is the right forum, but I have a question about my new headset. There are volume knobs on both sides, but the instructions only refer to the volume knob on the side opposite the mic. Does anyone know what the knob on the mic side does? Just trying to familiarize myself with...

Greetings. I'm a student pilot and recently joined a local flying club. The insurance policy covers members as named owners with a $1000 deductible and $1M liability coverage. Not sure about the other details in the policy. As a student, would purchasing an additional policy (e.g. Avemco) for...