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    Wind Indicators - Which Way, the Barbs?

    Love this visualization @Archer Jack!
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    I’m calling the peak

    So, I have a *lot* of thoughts on this subject. For the past four years I've been systematically mining every aircraft sale listing on Controller and Trade-A-Plane, and I've built up a huge amount of supporting data / data enrichments / predictive models around that dataset. The bulk of that...
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    Can I file/fly IFR right away, or need to wait?

    Bizarre. Here's hoping that it doesn't turn into a seven month bureaucracy bender rectifying it.
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    Just bought my own plane

    Congrats!
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    Adding a 3rd row seat to a Beechcraft A24R

    I flew a B24R for two years. If, in the back seat area, there is a sunken area for feet, then it's a 6 seater (or at least, it should *really* have those back seats installed, as that's a 6 seat version). If the trunk area is flat and flush along the floor, then that's a 4 seater. Either way...
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    Wind Indicators - Which Way, the Barbs?

    This drives me insane! I can't ever visualize it, I always just have to look at calculations of my ground speed to make sure I'm reading it right. Not great.
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    Can I file/fly IFR right away, or need to wait?

    I mean - if you have the paperwork, you're good to go - start enjoying it as soon as possible! My first flight was a cloudy day KOWD to KMVY - and then the next one after that was all the way across the country ;)
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    Flying the Columbia River Gorge Tips/Suggestions

    Ditto KMMV! Stop by the A&P that works out of there - he's a great guy!
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