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Skimming through the great thread "so student pilot.. who are we...", really got jealous. The excitement they are experiencing, the thrill, the joy, of transitioning from average Joe/Jane to licensed pilots is a feeling I actually miss. Learning to fly is an amazing experience.. I wish I could...

What's the best thing a CFI/check airmen/military instructor ever taught you?.. question for all. Veterans to the student pilot. From student to ATP level. IMO there is more bad CFI's than good ones. Not everyone is a born teacher, and not everyone wants to learn how to be a good teacher. But we...

Before I started flying (flight training and just small planes only/since) I always thought the "guy in a little piper/cessna" private plane was just an average pilot, no where near a 747 pilot (for example). This is common thinking among most people. But as time went on my view on this has...

which controls (or auto pilot) do you want to be behind? *some choices are only possible in dreams sadly. - a 767 flying to London - a dash-8 in the Caribbean - your own plane flying to anywhere - a bush plane in Alaska - corpate jet flying to KMIA - an F22 raptor - space shuttle - an...

Hermine caused some strong winds in my area recently. Do you guys purposely seek out the those moderate/strong x-wind days? or do you completely avoid them?

So how long before the first drone "pilot" causes an incident with an airliner?? (or any airplane), aren't bird strikes enough?. I would not want a drone within 3 miles of my 172 I know that much, at any altitude.

I wanted to know how you guys feel about the passengers your flying with (more so when you were a NEWLY licensed pilot and maybe even till today still). I myself am a newly licensed pilot who is still learning and training in different ways everyday. Do you guys feels added pressure (with...

Evening. I have searched online, read many forums (some from POA dated years ago), read the FARs, and still can't find a clear answer regarding AG/IGI initial privileges for newly licensed GI's. FAR 61.217, if your a GI who has not worked as a GI in last 12 months, or has not been endorsed by...