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Don't ask, just do it. You'll be famous, and you'll write a book and give a presentation at every gathering of aviators. Let us know about the aliens and Elvis.

FlightSafety Savannah (Gulfstreams) for 20 years. Best job that might suit you is part-time FO to fill the seat when a client can't be paired with another client. Interesting, low stress, good control of your schedule.

I now know way more than any pilot should about this subject. I wonder how much whiskey it's going to take to forget it.

I self-insured until I had about 60 hours in type, called the agent back and got a way-better rate.

Yes, they have a shuttle service between the university and the airport; very convenient. Chow hall food at the university is great, cheap, all-you-can-eat.

93% of the time statistics are made up on the spot.

Twenty years in sims watching crews brief approaches. Many pilots just read out loud the approach info; not very helpful. The pros brief how they will fly the approach, while incorporating all the chart info into the story. Often, there's a significant difference in the results. For example, the...

Yes, only 165 hrs in it, Georgia ANG, 1985.

Flew fighters, so I’ve declared “Emergency” more times than I can remember. Paperwork? Never! Say the E word early and you’ll be glad you did.

Smooth is not the most important thing about landing. Nail these first: On centerline, fuselage lined up with the centerline, little or no lateral drift. By the time you get these nailed, a smooth landing will seem easy.

The key to good judgement is experience. And the key to experience is bad judgement.

Build a wood mock up of your favorite old airplane's instrument panel. Add old worthless instruments that your A&P has laying around (none need to work). Add your radio to the panel. Now, it has the proper context it deserves.

Please give us a report afterwards. Thanks in advance.

"Go to 320 and spend an extra 25 min but with enough fuel to be safe." Excellent aeronautical decision making.

IMHO, there are too many unknowns about this aircraft. It's a project aircraft, fit only for those with the skills to do a lot of work on it. The market has plenty of alternatives with a lot lower risk.

If you reach a dead end call Dr. Rick Roth (pm me for ph #). Got my medical back for me. He’s on the FAA’s Medical Board. Knows all the decision-makers, knows all the ways to get through The System.

I knew Bill Whitesell. Great guy. Came to Embry-Riddle late in his life to get a degree. I was 18 and he was my 48-yo fraternity brother. Greatly missed. He'd be very sad to see what's happening to his airport.

Check the lease for a paragraph or two about "reversion." It might mean you have to transfer title to the hangar building to the Lessee at the expiration or termination of the lease. Ok for a business who builds the loss into the business plan and gets to depreciate the cost of the hangar. Not...

Great question MauleSkinner. Departure weather mins 1000/3, maybe a little less if a takeoff alternate is close by. Enroute weather mins 1000/3, maybe a little less for a brief overfly of LIFR. Honestly, both situations don't lend themselves well to "never" proclamations. When in doubt, such...

I bought my RV 8. The way I look at it... I had a guy build it for me. I paid for parts and supplies, but didn't pay a dime for his labor. Happy with the way it worked out. More years flying instead of building, which is important since I'm 67. The builder experience? That starts in June when I...