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Speaking of that chart - how many years now has "ABCDEFG" appeared over Riker's Island on the NYC Heli chart?

Like most things, it's probably gonna vary wildly based on the specific facility. Where I work, we have several uncontrolled fields that run the gamut of these options. A few can get our main frequency on the ground, so the radar controller usually reads clearances and issues releases on the...

I have been known to refer to a citation as a “twin cessna” when they do something to annoy me. Unsurprisingly, they make a point to try to correct me on EVERY transmission. As a radar controller, I really only care about aircraft type enough to know your general cruising speed, so the...

Since you don't really specify - do you personally think you're ready for a signoff? You say your landings sucked - do they still suck, or are you now performing every maneuver up to PPL standards? If so, then I personally would have had a frank conversation with the CFI much earlier to find out...

I'm a controller at the NY TRACON, and yeah it can be confusing to find a frequency - especially because the "correct" frequency can be 4+ different things depending on sector splits and runway configurations. As mentioned above, 120.05 is an ISP area frequency, and their airspace starts just...

Going strictly by the book, if your POH lists the left seat as required operational equipment, having it broken would render the aircraft unairworthy. That applies to the passenger seatbelt of every C172 I’ve ever flown as well, even if the seat is to be unoccupied. Of course, inspecting...

It is. Highly recommend the OP consider flying there if the commute isn't unreasonable.

Unfortunately, it's a tough and expensive area to train. Where in NYC are you? From Manhattan, you can really go anywhere, but I'd recommend going west into NJ rather than east to LI. FRG has over a dozen flight schools on the field, but it can get VERY busy and you can easily waste 0.8 hobbs in...

A few controllers at my facility will ask the pilot for fuel/souls/color on frequency, but not write it down or anything. At least that way it's on the tapes if something does happen and they need the information. I'm not sure where they learned it or whether that'd be frowned upon if something...

When you've done this, do you take any measures to prevent the plane from being started/screwed with/accidentally damaged? Pulling the spark plugs seems like a basic step, but I'd even be nervous unless I had a pilot sitting in the back seat the whole time watching whoever came through.

The uncontrolled airport I did my PPL out of has a 24/7 self-service pump with no card reader. You just taxi up and pump fuel, then go inside and tell the airport manager how much you owe. There's no signs or anything telling you to do this, but there's very little transient traffic so it's...

Where are you getting 3600 from? Wouldn’t it be 4000 on the feeder, 3100 outbound, and 2600 inbound?

Will you be the sole manipulator of the controls? Are you rated for the category and class? Log PIC. Just don't ACT as PIC.

I think you're correct, but it's definitely a grey area that usually gets handled on an individual basis. In my case, I work at a large radar facility that controls several hundred miles of airspace centered on a major metro area. A strict reading of this would suggest that I wouldn't be able to...

I don’t know if this is your workflow, but another quirk of iOS devices is that the volume will change when you connect a different device. For example, if you turn your volume all the way down one day while not in the plane, and then you go to fly and connect your A20s, the volume will go up to...

Correct on all counts. I'll have 20 years at 48, and won't get to MRA+30, so I'd be accruing at 1% for those 8ish years. I actually really love my job, and if they let me work til 65 I wouldn't even be considering this, but as of right now (and I know I'm still young and this could change), I...

If that's the biggest obstacle, then I think I could buy the multi time over several years and it wouldn't be too terrible. I have no idea if this is realistic, but if I could solo something like a PA44 after ~25 hours in type, then I would be able to rent the twin for use on longer family trips...

I’m an air traffic controller who just turned 40, and I’m starting to consider the possibility of becoming a regional pilot for my last few years before retirement. I’m eligible to retire at 48 and mandatory retirement is 56, which means I could work at least 10-15 years if I wanted to. I’m...

Just came in to say this. I fly with an iPad and iPhone, both paired to my Bose A20s. For short flights I often don’t bother with the iPad and just work from the phone. While both are connected to Bluetooth and will route to to my headphones, there’s often a 1-2 second gap when switching between...

Okay, I see your point now. I did a quick search and you’re right, I couldn’t find anything specifically referring to flight distance as using airports only. However, as I’m sure you know, nearly every CFI and DPE is familiar with this interpretation, and so you may have a hard time getting...