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I am not a controller, but did recently finish listening through the entire OB back catalog. My takeaway: They are/were terminal controllers (so this doesn’t apply to center controllers) in Class C airspace. Most tracons use FDIO (flight data input /output - pronounced like the dog name Fido)...

I used ASA CX-3 for both PPL and (just earlier today) IRA. It’s too bulky to take in flight. I’ve only ever used it for test prep and taking, otherwise I use Sporty’s E6B app on my phone. I wish they let you use that for the test so any time spent practicing for test prep used what I plan to...

I only ever tested with the KLM exported from FlightAware, so if there are differences with how the KLM is exported by other sites, it might require some tweaks to handle, but that should be pretty straightforward to accommodate. I’d start by just opening two KLMs side by side and see if you...

Maybe you could explain how the alternate, unfiltered air intake for carb heat blocks rain?

Do you apply this correction during flight planning, or when adjusting the heading indicator against the compass reading? I originally included this in the flight plan, but while training you often don’t know which plane you’ll end up flying, or don’t have ready access to the deviation card...

In ForeFlight > Documents > FAA > Handbooks > FAA Contractions (or just search for CONTRACTIONS). After opening the doc, click the magnifying glass, Contents, Chapter 2, Section 1 Decode (2-1-1). Maybe then click the bookmark icon at the top to create a bookmark to jump to more easily.

Did you read this? https://foreflight.com/support/buying-guide/

There is a great discussion of this in the book The Compleat Taildragger Pilot Chapter 5 Takeoff’s, Torque—Revisited. It includes several graphs of the different forces as they change over the course of takeoff, and a comparison with tricycle gear. As a bonus there is an in depth discussion of...

Since starting flight training, I find myself treating green lights as clearance to enter the intersection, but always make sure to look both directions to ensure “final is clear” before crossing. (Old behavior, new association.)

Of these, I like the under wing pointed off the front of the nose the best. I’ve just been using an under tail mount, but only so I can evaluate landings sync’d with CloudAhoy. I did accidentally wind up getting a pretty great shot of the Blue Angels though last month.

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Your exam report includes your Score (e.g. 98%), Grade (e.g. Pass), and Take (e.g. 2) among other things. So the short answer is yes, they can see from your FAA Airman Knowledge Test Report how many times you took the test. Whether they care, I cannot say.

I didn't see any newer discussion on this topic, and it didn't seem like there was any definite conclusion for how to import FlightAware tracklogs into ForeFlight. I was interested in doing this myself, so I whipped up a quick python script that converts from FlightAware's KLM files to a...