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I recently bought a pair of Lightspeed Zulu Deltas. I need a way to secure the controller so it doesn't just dangle by the cords. Most online options are upwards of $35.00. This seems ridiculously high for a piece of plastic. I need multiples for my own airplane plus the company airplanes I...

After owning my 182A for over 8 years it's time to pass her over to a new owner. The 182 is under contract & should close within 10 days or so. I'm a little sad to see it go. It's been a good reliable airplane. With the STOL kit it made a great towplane for the glider operation I used to...

I don't intend to bash Cub Crafter airplanes. I've instructed in them & admit they are a hoot to fly with spectacular climb performance & docile slow speed handling. I'm in the process of selling my straight tail 182 & buying a tailwheel airplane built by another manufacture. Just for grins...

I've owned my 1957 182 for nearly 9 years & really like it but I don't fly it very often because I'm a chief flight instructor & don't fly recreationally much anymore. I've found an airplane that I'd like to buy that I believe I'd fly more often for enjoyment. My 182 is valued at $130,000 & I...

With very few exceptions Cessna gave their various models a number & name too. 172 Skyhawk 182 Skylane 206 Stationair 210 Centurion 337 Skymaster 320 Skyknight 421 Golden Eagle So why not the 310?

I have a student close to solo but kept putting off getting his medical certificate. He came in for a lesson the other day & said he'd taken his exam but the certificate would be delayed due to a DUI charge. It was just over 2 years ago & his BAC was well over the legal limit. Unfortunately &...

Back when I started instructing in the mid 70's we wore dress slacks, dress shoes, & tie. The 141 school I flew for required it. I was 18. I I know this sounds weird to the younger crowd. I'm instructing full time again. In my mid-60's. I flight instruct in eastern WA/OR where the temps...

Let's just say I know a CFI that's been asked to go to Las Vegas with a student pilot & bring his newly purchased Tomahawk to Central Oregon. I'm thinking the best route considering the aircraft involved would be to scoot over to California & come north. What say you?

I had different experience today with one of my students. Our mission was to take his new to him 182RG to a nearby class D airport & get his transponder certified. I noticed when looking through his logbooks that it was a few months out of date. We reviewed the flight before departing our...

I instruct out of a small uncontrolled field in Eastern Oregon. I've been a CFI at this airport for only four months. The field elevation is 650' & we get very little traffic. I should also add I've been flying for nearly 5 decades & have been a CFI most of that time. So not new to aviation...

I knew in November I would need to renew my 2nd class medical & my 182 would be due for an annual. The anticipation of both events puts me on edge. There's always a chance my 182 will have some expensive problem pop up & even though I feel like I'm in relatively good health for my 65...

Let's say you start a flying club. To be a member and qualify for the club insurance you have to have equity in the airplane. So 10 guys buy a $100,000 182 & each invests $10,000. Fine all looks legit to me. But down the road the club decides to increase their revenue & find people wanting to...

I've owned my 182A model for 5.5 years. The first two annuals I had done at a close local shop that's know for being expensive but meticulous. Yeah, they were expensive annuals averaging $5,000. Since I went into semi-retirement & are watching my pennies a bit closer I had the last two...

I've got several of my students looking for an airplane. All of the airplane ads they have had me review leave me stunned at the asking prices of good clean airplanes. I've been flying for many decades & I've seen the markets go up & down. I can not remember a time in the past where the...

I got to fly with an old friend in his wonderful RV 9A while we did his Flight Review. We've know each other for over 50 years & flew together when we were teenagers. I'm glad he flew 150 miles to come see me for his Flight Review. Here are pictures of now & when we flew my fathers new Piper...

I recently filled my fourth logbook. It was a Standard Master Pilot logbook. Not sure how many pages total but way over 200 with 18 lines per page. I'm not bragging about the hours because there's a slug of people that have much more time than me. This is my 49th year flying & it's all been GA...

I'm a fairly new owner of a Stratus. I've flown my 182 quite a few times this week & have noticed I'm getting a CO alert only on climb out. It very consistently reads 75 ppm then in a few minutes goes green & never comes on again during the flight. I flew five flights on Saturday for Young...

I have several elderly friends that own airplanes & fly regularly In fact, one friend is 93 & flies a Cardinal RG quite proficiently. I know this because I give him his flight reviews one a year as required by his insurance carrier. We flew a month ago & completed his flight review. At the...

Without going into all the nitty gritty details I'm considering taking a job as a full-time CFI. I haven't flown full-time as a pilot since the mid 90's. I am semi-retired, 65, & in relatively good health. The company offering the job is excited having a CFI on board that isn't just building...

I need a new iPad. It would primarily be for Foreflight & to pair it with a Sentry for ADSB in. I'd also use it occasionally for travel when a laptop wasn't needed. The "new" iPad as Apple calls it on their website is available in 128gb which according to FF is adequate. They highly...