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I’ve posted before about this, where I had a TIA (laymen’s term is mild stroke), and was looking at resuming my private pilot’s training in another 5 months as that would have marked the 2 year point from my last TIA. Well f**k, just yesterday morning I had another TIA episode! Just my luck...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pilot-2-passengers-survive-plane-230759493.html They say the plane nosedived shortly after takeoff, and was having mechanical problems. Fortunately, there were only minor injuries. Pretty amazing!

Long story short, I experienced a TIA back in March, and according to the FAA rules, I will need to take a 2 year break from flying. This is the input I got from AOPA. I also had a heart stent put in back in January, which, also according to AOPA, disqualifies me for basic med, unless I apply...

Been a heck of a year for me so far. In January I had chest pains, and the catheter/dye test showed a 95% blockage of an artery in the heart. All else looked good though, so turned out to be an easy fix with a stent. Then on Monday evening I experienced what the doctor said was most likely a...

Well, it appears a classic case of life getting in the way of a person finally completing their private pilot’s license, as I was recently laid off, and now cannot really put money into wrapping up my training. Bummer! Not only that, but I’m 62 years old now looking for a job in the high tech...

I'm about 65 hours into this long endeavor to get my private pilot's license, and last Friday night went up with an instructor I've only been up with twice before. We were heading out to get in my 100+ mile night cross-country flight lesson, along with 5 night takeoffs and landings as I only had...

Need to get my 100+ mile night cross country flight in, so I texted my CFI and asked him about his availability. He said his fee for this flight will be $240. He charges $80/hour, so he's looking at 3 hours. I got to thinking about this, and went to SkyVector to get an idea of the flying time...

I’ve read the night flight requirement pertaining to having a dual cross country night flight of at least 100 miles, and I got the impression that this 100 mile cross country night flight involves taking off from an airport, and having the destination airport be at least 100 miles away...

Maybe I'm missing something, but I began typing out a post, then decided I didn't want to post it, but, for the life of me, I couldn't see anyway to simply cancel it. Is there a way to cancel a post?

My first CFI at some point went into a bit of a rant about a CFI at another flying business that had the private pilot student during the hood time to fly via VOR navigation. He thought that was totally out of line, as one only needs enough training under the hood to basically get turned around...

OK, so I think I may very well be thinking crazy, as I’ll be turning 62 years of age next month, and am toying with the idea of becoming a CFI. More like, a very remote possibility. But one none the less. I am at this rate just getting really close to getting private pilots license. Now that...

After radioing the tower and saying I was inbound for landing, the tower gave me the instruction: ''Report 4 mile base for runway two five left" What exactly does this mean? I've Googled it, and it seems nobody can agree on the meaning of it. Some said it means your base is now 4 miles long...

So obviously I don't mean having the CFI in the plane during the solo cross country flight, as it would then not be a solo flight. What I am referring to is this...does the CFI need to be present at the originating airport of the flight, and remain there until you return? I'm getting close to...

Yesterday, at the airport I train at, a Cessna 172 went off the runway after a bounced landing, collapsing the front landing gear. There were two people onboard, with no injuries. https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/04/05/no-one-injured-in-livermore-airplane-crash/ A later article said it was an...

Did a little ground school work with my new CFI regarding navigation, and I asked about how one determines their correct VFR altitude, as in the odd thousand + 500, or even thousand + 500 thing. My understanding was that it's determined by the course you're flying, and NOT on the heading of the...

Currently I'm about 40 hours into training for my private pitot's license, having soloed at the 24 hour mark, and close to being able to solo cross country. For numerous reasons, I took a one month break at 36 hours, then did three lessons with a new instructor and airport. My last lesson was...

I'm transferring from Livermore to Concord to continue my lessons, and am just wondering if anyone is training out of there, and how they are doing. That airport appears to be so much more complicated than Livermore, but I suppose it's like anything else, in that you just need to get used to...

I completed my first solo a few months ago, and am working towards my first cross country solo. I know as a student pilot, while soloing, I can only takeoff and land at the airport I've been training at, and can also fly to the practice area. However, is it OK to fly into the pattern at...

Just completed my 1st solo a couple weeks ago, then went up last Saturday for my 2nd solo, which was the first one to venture out to the practice area on my own. I can't believe how much more stressful it felt than the very first solo! I just practiced a couple basic maneuvers, then headed...

Hello all. I completed ground school months ago and finally began my flight training. My first lesson was in a Cessna 172 just a couple days ago. Am currently scheduled to do a flight lesson every Saturday. In clarifying my question in the subject line, I do NOT feel overwhelmed at all by...