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Along the lines of Ron's reply, I might have ventured into that weather under the right circumstances. But that is for a CFII in a Cirrus, with a few thousand hours of practice, and some experience in such weather. BTW, what equipment should be part of that decision, right? When I was a...

Part of the problem lies in the statement "...science was settled...", as though science consists of a list of facts. At many times in history, the accepted explanation of the time was incorrect; but this error was later corrected by the ongoing science, which is the process of continued...

As a group, I find scientists, and engineers, to be far more accepting of the views of others than do artists and politicians. By their very training, scientists are inclined to look for another possibility; artists and even worse, art critics (at least those I have met) tend to believe that...

There is activity. At least there was last summer when I did my ASES training there. The base at Essington was shut down for refurbishing, and we had to use a nearby runway; but the waterway is still there and useable, and the base should be back in business by now. Bob Mills, who ran the...

The only unfortunate part of that situation is the lower re-sale price of your trainer. In learning flight by instruments using the analog panel, you will become better at keeping track of positional awareness, and more adept at managing yourself in the system. When you have to keep your...

Have you not noticed the astounding increase in skydiving activity? Or is that only happening in this part of the country? Every time I turn around, they are dropping people out of the sky from some new location. And yes, folks do die.

"Most..." ? ? Can you provide actual data to support that claim? I have dealt with numerous flight schools in the past five years or so; some were engaging and friendly, a few were almost dismissive (too busy to help), but none were intimidating. "..tend to milk students." Again, if there are...

Guess you were born a few decades after the previous poster. It's fairly obvious to those over a certain age. In my town, when I was a pre-teen, very few cars went faster than 20 or 30 mph, and I lived on a major downtown street. Kids called "car" to get everyone off the street until we...

You must have an unusual model of E6-B then; every one I have seen in the last 15 years has the instructions printed on the face of the instrument. Wind calculations, distance/time/speed, fuel/time; all spelled out right next to the part of the instrument you are using. When I'm teaching a...

Tony - Trescott's book is good reading, but makes more sense if you ahve a little time behind the panel. At least, it did for me. I wish I had those links before I did my first G100 instructional flight. But a smart guy like you, with good 430 experience, can suss out most of the functions...

From PNE we go all the way to another state! Across the Delaware river to NJ that is...perhaps 10 miles. Just enough to be clear of the Class D and any approaches. From LOM, about 10 miles NNW, up by the nuclear plant with cooling towers that you can see from 20-30 miles away. Great...

If you have made solo flights successfully, you can use that positive experience to build a more positive mindset about your flying. And don't dismiss Henning's suggestion. Sometimes the pros do some good.

The wager wold have required the 1000th poster to read the entire thread!

You must be very lucky, or have some great RF amplifier on board. I can think of several times in the past couple years when no one answered from Flight Service. Terrain. signal propagation, antenna connections. etc etc make radio calls less than perfect. It is not a disservice to FS to say...

It probably won't hurt, or at least not until the time you are contemplating signing the student off for solo. Then, you want to ride around the pattern a few times while watching carefully and saying nothing. The good ones notice this, and start to smile a little. :wink2:

Oh boy, home of the only Cessna to violate the DC SFRA twice by the same aircraft !

Counting on the 30+ years experience as a classroom teacher, high school & college, I skipped the FOI test and was glad to be able to do so. Still, my training instructor had me explain every chapter to him and give examples of its use in aviation context. That was a good precaution on his...

The mental translation from the printed version to the audio is not always an easy one. I coach IR students to whistle (or hum) the identifier as read from the chart, so that the sound will be familiar. I do have an Amateur Radio ticket, and can (with attention) copy about 8-10 wpm, which is a...

At the school where I got my training, and at the FBO where I now instruct, the school's policy will cover damage that occurs during dual instruction. Something that happens on a solo flight gets a little touchier; the owner has a sort of "sniff test" in which he judges whether even a student...

I often use that sort of basis to determine whether I greet someone, "Good morning" or "Good afternoon"; the determinant is whether I have eaten lunch. There may be other ways, but that's mine and I'm sticking to it.