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    Checkride / oral Prep courses- which one?

    I whined a lot about sportys learn to fly course being “incomplete” and requiring lots of book work but in the end I scored well. Which leads me to oral / checkride prep. What is yiur favorite approach and why ? videos? books?
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    Sea plane landings - who governs the water ?

    I live on a lake in East Grand Rapids, MI. (Reeds Lake). Some guy landed a seaplane here a decade ago and it caused a stir. Why ? He was cited by the local city government and I don't know what the exact 'charges' were, but they were eventually dropped. The pilot was a CFI so it not like...
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    Sportys Rant - incomplete process and tests including topics not seen

    I'm spending a silly amount of hours trying to prep for my PPL written. I've completed the Learn to Fly course (online video, sporty's) and enjoyed the course. I've also done probably 30-40 hours of test prep. When I take the quizzes I get better every time and am routinely in the 90's on...
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    2024 PPL written test

    has anyone recently taken the private pilot written ? I’m interested in knowing how much weather vs weight-balance vs VOR stuff etc bonus points if you were a Sportys student and can opine about the test prep questions versus the ‘real test’
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    Seaplane insurance: Straight floats vs. Amphibs / new pilot

    i'm over half way to my PPL and starting the thought process / preliminary shopping, which currently has me in an amphibious plane of some sort, perhaps a 206 or my current favorite, a DHC Beaver, on Amphibs so I can leave it south in winter and use runways near home when not on water...
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    Float Plane selection - new pilot

    Of course way ahead of myself and abilities. Cant help it. Half way into flight training and spending too much time on trade-a-plane and controller. I already know it's gonna need to be a float plane, as I live in two places and both are on or near water. Which are viable options as a...
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    PPL student - unclear training 'flight plan'

    It's not that I'm in a hurry here-- it's something i'm doing for fun. Despite all that, i'm pretty unclear about the training process from where I am to 'PPL in hand, go buy your plane now.' I"m looking for your input on what my "syllabus" is or should look like. It seems i'm kinda...
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    CFI leaving for airlines b4 I'm done (january)-- where can I go to finish ?

    My CFI has been awesome ! But-- he's leaving for the major leagues in January. I'll probably be 20+ hours in by that point, imagine i'll have solo'd by then, and surely done with my Sportys on-line ground school, maybe even done w/ the written test ? I'm wondering if there is a school that...
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    3rd class. historical alcohol. what will FAA find ?

    a few flights in and about to schedule a 3rd class med exam. I quit drinking a couple years ago. I got some counseling, attended an outpatient thing... it's not been hard for me at all. Zero desire to go back to that way of life. But in the before / during process, doctors gave me...
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