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    What's the license/experience route to private jet/turboprop flying?

    I've seen a few odds and ends comments on here by folks that own higher end turboprops (PC-12, TBM, etc.) or light jets (Phenom, PC-24, SF50, CJ2, etc.), my question is what was your license/experience route to being able to own and fly one? I'm hopefully going to be considering buying a...
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    Dealing with a crisis(?) of confidence

    I need to vent and decompress a little with my fellow pilots (since I don't really have any in real life currently). I'm just a hobby private pilot (~97hrs TT), I may get my CFI one day and do some commercial oddjobs more for fun than for trying to make any kind of living, but I'm just flying...
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    Thank goodness for ADS-B in and Foreflight

    This evening I did a quick proficiency flight to an airport ~33nm from my starting point. Coming back, it was after sunset, and according to ForeFlight, I could log 0.2 night hours, but no night landings. Either way, this is my third flight with my iPad, and only the second with it actually...
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    Better weather resources for medium-long range planning?

    Hello, I'm a fairly new PPL and was looking for better weather resources than the usual ones. Before a flight I get my outlook and standard briefings from 1800wxbrief and/or ForeFlight like a good pilot, and they're great for short-range, especially ForeFlight, but they aren't as great for...
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    Autopilots and trim

    I'm not sure if this is the correct forum, if not please move it. I've been following the thread about Jenny Blalock's crash and I've learned a lot about autopilots in small planes. I don't currently fly a plane with one (that I can use) but I definitely have my assumptions about them, many of...
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