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  1. forseth11

    Should I go to College?

    Hello everyone! I am trying to decide whether I should stop at my associates of science or finish that and continue onto a bachelors of science degree. About me: CFI (working on CFII) Wanna be entrepreneur 19 years old Attending community college for associates of science degree I have 3...
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    New CFI in Town

    Last week I had my CFI initial checkride. After a 9 hour oral, and teaching about 20 different lesson, we went and flew for 2 hours. After a long vigorous and exhausting day, I got to shake the inspector’s hand. I am now a brand new CFI, and I am so excited about it!!! I took my checkride in a...
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    Flight Video from Oshkosh to Fort Worth

    So last week I got back from an 8 day trip as Oshkosh. While I was there I got two GoPros, so I recorded my return trip. Here is the video I made: I plan on making more, and as soon as I get to take my CFI checkride, I want to make instruction videos and make videos talking about aviation to...
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    Scheduling Instructor Checkride Help

    Hello. I am trying to finish up my CFI training within the next 7 weeks. I want to take my checkride with a designee (I can do with FAA if I need to). I know I have to contract the administrator and get permission, and I once called to get information. I was told once I was approved, I would get...
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    Looking to start a small flight school

    Hello everyone. I am currently training to be a CFI, and I plan on taking my checkride in December. (I'm all set, just waiting on my Mooney to have the overhaul finished). Anyways, am buying a Cessna 150 to rent out and teach in while I am in college, and I have some questions. I plan on doing...
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    Pilot POLL

    Hello everyone! This is just a general pilot poll. I'm curious to see where everyone is on licensing. In the poll above, just select the highest license/rating you hold. If you are an ATP and have your CFI, then select ATP. Hopefully this poll can give everyone a general idea of how the pilot...
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    Should I go for CFI?

    Hello everyone! I recently got my commercial license and I am going to go for my multi-engine add-on in a month. After that I am not sure what I should do. First let me give a background of my situation so my options make sense. My family owns a Mooney, so it is fairly cheap for me to gain...
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    Part 135 Maintenance Questions

    Hello friends. I am currently writing a business plan for a part 135 operation. I am a pilot, so I know and understand the rules for pilots in part 91 and part 135, but I know about nothing about part 135 maintenance requirements. My operation would consist of planes with 9 seats or less and...
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    How much does it cost per hour for Maintenance for these airplanes?

    I have a list of airplanes I am considering buying, but I do not know their Maintenance cost per hour. The Maintenance will fall under part 135, so I know it should be more than part 91. If you have the answers, and some free time, could you please tell me an estimated cost per hour for the...
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    Part 135 Question

    Let me create a scenario: A plane is set to fly out of airport X. Bob charter this flight for Monday at 7:00 AM to any destination of his choosing. Bob is taking 1 friend. The plane has 6 seats. There is one pilot, so at the moment, 3 seats are filled. Can the administrator sell the 3...
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    Thanksgiving Trip

    Fort Worth, Texas to Denver, Colorado I just finished my three day trip to Colorado to visit family for thanks giving. My way there was my second ifr flight without a flight instructor (but there weren't any imc conditions. I flew there in my Mooney Super 21. On my way there and back, I...
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    Outlooook Weather

    Hello POA. When I fly, I usually use weather found from WingX-pro or Foreflight, and I get a DUATs weather report. I want to plan a flight to Denver from Dallas during Thanks Giving break, but the weather sources I use only show forecast weather up to 48 hours ahead. Where can I get somewhat...
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    Pilot Poll!

    Hello everyone. This is just a quick poll since I am curious as to the percent of pilots who have which general licenses and ratings. I assume others out there wonder the percentage of each on this website. I am currently a private pilot, and I have my instrument check ride in 8 days. EDIT...
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    How fuel efficient is your airplane - REMADE

    Yesterday I made the following thread: https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/how-cheap-is-your-airplane.99171/#post-2168543 It used three factors, speed, fuel burn, and seats, but this one has an equation which will help compare more accurately how cheap your aircraft is. Also as...
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    How cheap is your airplane

    Hello Pilots of America. I am curious as to how your airplane (either one you fly or own) preforms based on fuel burn and speed. Go ahead and post your average cruise TAS (knots) and divide that by your cruise fuel burn (gallons). Then multiply that by how many souls you can carry. Lets call...
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    Nice Place to fly in Dallas-Fort Worth area

    This evening I went flying with my mom. It was the first time I took her in my dad's Mooney M20E. We flew from T67 (Hicks) to KGDJ (Granbury). I already reserved a courtesy car out of their three courtesy cars and drove to Granbury square and ate some food. About a mile away is a German...
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    Landing on a non-runway

    Are we allowed to land a plane in a field during a non-emergency. Not a grass strip, but just a regular field which is not on the charts at all. Is there a rule against this, or would the 500ft away from man made stuff cover this, but does it not since it would be for the purpose of landing?
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    IFR enroute onto the approach - Still training

    I am currently training for my IR, and I recently flew a flight to KFYV (Fayetteville Drake Field) in Arkansas. I was flying from FSM VOR on V13. My clearance had me go to BOYLE, but I got radar vectors to LOC-C about 10 miles out. If I didn't get vectors for whatever reason, such as a loss...
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    After Commercial Pilot License

    I'm not that close to a commercial pilot license yet, but I was wondering what jobs are available after getting CPL? I know that Ameriflight is one of the possibilities, but it requires 500TT for a first officer, and I have tried googling commercial pilot jobs, but they all come up with airline...
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    WingXPro and Duats Flight Plans

    I currently use WingXPro on my iPad for charts and flight planning. WingXPro uses Duats to file flight plans, but sometimes it says a flight plan was filed, but fss sometimes says no flight plan was filed. Does anyone else have this problem, and how can I work around this? Is there another...
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