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Been using a Zulu 3 for awhile now, but pulled my QT Halo out of retirement for a passenger and noticed the plugs looked like this: They worked fined, but it appears one of the plugs is missing that tip piece. Just checking with others to see if that's in fact true, maybe its a weird design...

A couple years ago while doing helicopter training I was offered to fly in the right seat on a CE-525, single pilot jet. The owner at the time added me to their insurance and did all the paperwork to make it happen. The pilot was an MEI and offered to give me instruction all along the way as he...

Quick question, on a IFR flight within the TAA of my destination airport. ATC states "maintain 3000 until established, cleared for RNAV etc". The fact that I was within the TAA, would I be "established" and able to descend to that sectors minimum altitude of say 2500? Or do I need to be on some...

Being a low lander, curious how this works past the obvious answer of, no go. Say I'm departing some airport in CO, like Aspen KASE, and I'm unable to accept any of the SID's because the climb gradients are all higher than what I can safely do. I know as a part 91 pilot I can deny the SID, but...

Have my multi commercial add-on coming up in a few weeks and getting a jump on the studying. I've had good success with King for all my other certs/ratings, but $250 seems like a lot for what seems like a relatively simple add-on. Anyone use it and like it? Any other good resources? I've read...

Scenario - You receive a clearance "...On departure climb and maintain 2000, expect 9000 10 minutes after departure...". One minute elapses from your takeoff and you check in with departure who responds with "Cessna1234, climb and maintain 6000". After 5 minutes a radio failure occurs. Would you...

I’m a lowly CFI (non I), but have a lot of students who want me to come along and give them advice and training while they gain experience with IFR ops. For the most part the weather has been fine and they throw on the foggles and I just sit as an enhanced safety pilot and log it as such. We...

What happens if I go to get my medical and my blood pressure doesn't cooperate that day? I've been to my primary multiple times, and it always seems to spike while I'm at the doctor's office. The doctor, reluctant to prescribe me medication at such a young age, asks that I monitor at home to...

I think I know the answer to this just wanted to get some other's thoughts. If I am at a school that offers scenic tours in addition to the normal discovery flights, do I log dual given on that? Or since it's purely a commercial operation being conducted under the LOA, etc would I leave that...

On the fence right now if I should order the Jepp chart package for ForeFlight just to give me the exposure and experience if that's the expectation at the regionals. I get along just fine with the FAA charts, but it wondering if it's worth the price just to get the practice in. $200 is a lot...

I'm a bit fuzzy on whatever the regulations and guidelines are for foreign pilots converting their license to the FAA equivalent. I have a guy in the next couple of days who is from Europe who has a reservation with me for a quick rental checkout so he can then tour the state in one of our...

Flew a new plane yesterday and noticed the CHTs (particularly the #4 cylinder) was quite high on takeoff, tipping 425 and climbing (other cylinders about 405-410). I reduced power and monitored everything and was able to manage it all and keep it around 390-410 most of the time doing some pretty...

I’m thinking of taking the plunge to a fully digital logbook and completely disregarding the paper one. My one hold up is do I need to worry about past lesson signatures or is the fact that I have the various certificates and ratings evidence of that? The plan is to take pictures of the various...

Wondering if anyone can help me out on deciding if I should upgrade to the Zulu 3. I have the Halos right now and have been instructing for a bit, and noticed they are becoming a bit of an annoyance in the cockpit. Jumping between planes they’re a little more difficult to put on quickly, and...

So I just became an instructor and am already getting curveballs thrown at me that I’ve never considered. Right now there’s a reservation from someone from the UK who wants to get his “complex endorsement”. Assuming he is from the UK and flying there, through my limited research I don’t think...

Passed my commercial checkride the other day (woooo) and now moving into CFI training. Up to this point I’ve been using the King written and practical prep videos as well as Sheppard Air. All is going well and I’m passing all the tests without issue, but I’m getting a littttle tired of Martha...

Went on a flight today in preparation for a checkride tomorrow. Noticed the standby attitude indicator (G1000 C172) took about 10 minutes or so to finally level. I started, did the run up, verified level on the ground, was departing the pattern and noticed it was cocked to the left in a 30* bank...