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    Best True 2 Place Amphib Planes

    I just discovered that a friend of a friend of mine flies a Searey Amphib and has been having a blast in the Central Texas highland lake district. I did a little research on Searey and they seem like they'd be a blast to fly. IMO, the Searey is more of a boat that can fly vs a plane that can...
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    Replacing my RV7A

    I’m looking for advice on replacing my RV7A. I love the bird and there is no other plane that I’ve flown as fun to fly. It’s like a sports car in the sky. That being said, 25% of my mission flying is 250NM, one other person, luggage and now a dog. The dog is too big to go now so it’s either...
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    IR Written Before Training

    With the ever so restrictive lockdown measures being put in place, I'm considering making use of the time by knocking out the IR written (or at least studying for it). For my PPL, I completed the entire written portion before stepping into a plane and that worked quite well. Of course I learned...
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    Piper J3 Training

    Does anyone know where one could get their tailwheel endorsement in a Piper J3? Ideally a warm location that can be done in fall/winter/spring
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    Tailwheel endorsement near Austin

    All - I'm looking to get my tailwheel endorsement in the Austin area. Does anyone know of any schools or CFI's with a taildragger to get this accomplished within 30 min drive of Austin? (off-peak traffic times :cool:)
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    Debate: 182 vs Super Viking

    All - I am getting ready to obtain my PPL and would like to purchase my first plane OR potentially partner in the Austin area. My mission would be a long XC 1-2 times a month ~250nm (some longer) and of course local fun. Useful load wise, I'd be looking at mostly 2 adults with the occasional...
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    Top 3 Biggest Pain Points

    For all those who have gone through fight training, what would you say is your top 3 biggest pain points in learning to fly (outside of $$ :)) ? For example: Landings, Navigation, ATC Communication, or.. multi-tasking all combined!!
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    Want To Buy Flight Simulator - Full Setup (Cessna)

    I'm looking to buy a full setup (Yoke, Pedals, Throttle) to do home flight simulation. Does anyone have any for sale or know anyone that does? Thanks!
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    ATC Communication Training - Ground School

    What are some of the top suggestions for VFR / IFR radio training outside the airplane? Any experiences/feedback that you'd like to share from your own training?
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