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    Spin Endorsement & Gross Weight Issues

    Hi all- I have a little conundrum. I'm a very tall, 215 pound, CFI candidate that needs a spin endorsement. The school where I rent and take instruction doesn't offer spin instruction, so I've called a couple other flight schools. Both schools agreed that my size is no issue and I can complete...
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    Standard Aircraft Clock

    I’m not sure where to post this one- it’s kind of arcane, so here it goes: Today while riding in my flight schools 1973 Cherokee 140 while it was towed to the pumps I started playing with the clock. In all my time flying I admit having never looked at, nor bothered to tinker with the original...
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    When are you officially IFR after departing VFR?

    Hi all- just a quick question about departing IFR from uncontrolled airports. As a low time IFR pilot, the few times I've departed IFR from an uncontrolled airport I picked up my clearance on the ground via my cell phone from the local TRACON, usually while sitting in the airplane just before...
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    Identifying RNAV VDPs

    Hi all- this may be a silly question, but how do you identify the VDP when flying an RNAV approach? For LOC approaches this is simply a DME value, but what about on an RNAV approach? The approach plates give the VDP location in NM from the end of the runway, but where on a typical GPS would I...
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