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So today I drop my 2 week notice on a 12 year 6 figure salary career I am no longer happy with and will start flight instructing full time at the end of the month (been doing weekends here and there since I got my CFI in June). It's been quite a ride so far, I've been going full throttle since I...

Very seriously considering instructing at American Flyers in either Pompano Beach or Dallas. I know there is a lot of flight training that goes on in Florida but I haven't lived there in over a decade and it seems lately that they are getting hit left and right with tropical depressions/storms...

After 2 years of training while going to school full time and working full time, countless hours studying, sitting in traffic, being frustrated with Maryland weather, I did it! Finally took a huge step towards the ultimate goal of airline pilot. Had my checkride Tuesday and was able to get all...

So I had my first flight in over a month and a half today and kinda had my first "mock" instruction day giving ground instruction and then going up and teaching in the pattern and man was it rough. Sometimes I feel like I know the material but when I actually get up to lay it all out I feel like...

I probably have close to 50 hours in this plane alone. I don't know either of the passengers but I sure hope and pray they find them. http://www.wboc.com/story/37626146/small-plane-crashes-off-coast-of-ocean-city-2-people-missing

So I see that the Air Force has officially listed the max age for waiver at 35. I am currently 34 (35 in sep), prior Air Force enlisted 6 years, 11 years experience at a 3 letter agency, commercial pilot SEL with about 230 hours TT. I'm sure its a long shot given my age but hey, here goes...

Finally got my commercial ride finished this week (a bit behind the schedule I wanted to be on, though still not horrible considering I only got my private a little less than a year ago and I go to school and work full time). I'm trying to get my CFI done relatively quickly (have flown right...

Haven't posted in a while but thought I'd share a few pics. Decided to fly from Baltimore to Cincinnati to visit family over the weekend and knock out most of the remaining PIC hours I need for my Commercial rating. Had a really great flight, managed to get a tailwind going west and then again...

1. After going back to a Skyhawk for the first time in about a month, I like low wings a loooot more than high wings. I felt like I couldn't see anything in the C172 yesterday. :eek: 2. The PA28R doesn't quite glide as bad as a brick, but maybe a brick with a parachute that's too small ;) 3...

*still So, the last few times I've flown from KMTN to KHGR, I've gotten the following routing: EMI EMI321023 HGR Once airborne however, both times I've been cleared direct HAIGS then direct KHGR (or very shortly thereafter) It appears to me that HAIGS is in the exact same place as EMI321023...

Passed my ride yesterday, it sure wasn't easy, but I feel like a "real" pilot now :) Total time for the ride was 2.4 which was pretty brutal in yesterday's heat. I was definitely more exhausted after I got home than I can ever remember being, but super excited to have this one done and in the...

Just curious about how long it took you to finish from start to finish, if you were 141 or 61, how many times a week you flew, if you took longer flights or more frequent shorter flights, etc. I was hoping to get mine done over the summer (I'm part 141), and get my CFI, CFII, and MEI done this...

Failed my instrument written by one yes ONE friggin question. I feel like an idiot, no idea how that happened I was getting mid 80's on all practice exams (exams for pilots and the Sportys iPad app). Only thing I can think is that because I had a miserable day at work before the test I wasn't...

So, my flight school just implemented a bunch of new rules which I think are pretty ridiculous but I wanted to get everyone else's opinion before I start looking elsewhere. I am a private pilot just about finished with my instrument rating. The new rental rules say that as a private pilot I can...

Passed my check ride with flying colors yesterday and man does it feel good. My examiner was great and honestly I really didn't have any problems with anything, granted I had plenty of time to study and have been working on my instrument about 15 hours or so which probably didn't hurt. A lot of...

I guess I'm just venting I'm sure others have had this problem but I feel like its almost impossible to get decent conditions for your checkride here in the northeast in the winter. One day the winds will be good but ceiling too low, then the ceiling will be fine but winds will be 15+ knots...

So I have sort of a weird situation that has confused my flight instructor and I. I have had to reschedule my PPL check ride a few times now due to weather but pushed on to my instrument training, now about 5 lessons in, while waiting for my next date. The guidance on logging PIC time is about...

Well, this weekend was beautiful and I was able to knock out about 8 hours of flying total, completed my stage 2 check with the Chief pilot at my school on a very windy day and did a mock oral where he said I did very well. Saturday I knocked out my other short solo XC from Martin State...

So I had a pretty interesting talk with the chief pilot at my flight school the other day. I'm in a professional pilot program at a local university here in Baltimore and am planning on making flying a career. As I was talking to him about this he made the comment that it's very difficult to...

On top of the world! Definitely one of the best experiences I've had thus far in my 32 years of being alive. Super excited to start practicing on my own now. I know it doesn't matter but since someone will probably ask it was at 15 hours at a relatively busy class D airport, flying once a week...