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I have 212 TT, 152 PIC, and 87 XC and I'd like to start instrument training. I'm aware of the hours required in 61.65 but am wondering how best to handle the mix of under-the-hood-with-safety-pilot hours vs training with a CFII. Is it best to start out with some initial instrument training...

I'm a low-ish time private pilot. I know "straight-in approach is in the pilot/controller glossary: I was about 12 miles WNW of KBZN and Big Sky Approach had just handed me off to tower. Tower said "continue for straight-in approach" for runway 12. Would you interpret this to mean that I...

I took this time lapse yesterday after noticing that the clouds seemed to be building, but not going anywhere while out with my dog. This is in Bozeman and these mountains are the south end of the Bridger Range. I'm sure I've seen this a thousand times but this is the first time I thought to get...

My fiance and I (153.6TT, 94.5PIC) would like to fly to Prescott, AZ, in August (!) in one of the club's 180hp C172. She's starting an online graduate program and needs to be down there for some sort of student colloquium. Rather than fly commercial or drive, her first thought was maybe...

I'm a low-time pilot; I have all of 120hrs under my belt thus far. I was out for a flight a few weeks ago and on my way inbound to Bozeman (I had been told to expect a left-downwind for runway 30), there was a fire burning at a well-known local landmark (here circled in red) that tower asked me...

I'm a student pilot and have used plan.foreflight.com to create a new XC route. I am logged into my ForeFlight account on the web. I am also logged in to my account via the ForeFlight app on my mobile device, but I cannot see the XC I planned on the web on my mobile device. I've tried following...

I'm a student pilot, waiting on an FAA medical (see longer discussion here, if interested). I recently joined a local flying club with two 172/180 available at $60/hr (wet). I'd like to find someone I could tag along with there but the challenge is that the club has meetings once/month and...

I know this is a long shot, but I thought I'd ask anyway. I'm traveling to the SE US (metro Atlanta) to visit my folks next week but have to stop in Nashville for an afternoon for some work-related business. My original plan to get from Nashvegas to Marietta, GA was to rent a car but now that...

Being a neophyte in the world of aviation is hindering my research on C172 engine STC. Or my Google-fu is lacking. On or the other. Perhaps both. I met someone recently that will be selling a C172/180 with the 180hp Franklin modification in the timeframe that aligns with my acquisition...

I think I know the answer to this question but thought I'd ask the POA hive mind. I'm at the early stages of aircraft ownership research and with (roughly) identified mission in hand, have started doing more research into C182s and 180hp C172s (and other hot-rod 172s). For me and my mission, a...

I've read here and elsewhere that many aspiring first-time pilot-owners think that they'll either be flying a lot more than reality bears out or that they'll have a need for more plane than they end up needing. For the aircraft owners here, how did you define your original mission (i.e., before...

I'm a new student with 7.4 hours in a C172. Given I have an iPhone and a subscription to Foreflight, is the consensus that a quality headset would be more useful to me in the short-term than an iPad with ForeFlight?

Yeah, yeah. Another DUI thread. Apologies. I've read a lot of them here but I haven't found what I was looking for: what to expect. I'm not even a student pilot yet. Just spoke with someone at a flight school near me who suggested I start the medical certification process. I have. I also have...