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Does the aircraft, flown under any of the conditions above, require 100 hr inspections? This is assuming no passenger is ever paying for the flight. Be Well, Jimmy

Really helpful. Makes sense and the solution is simple as well (I differentiate here between simple vs easy :wink2:). Thanks. Be Well, Jimmy

Scenario: I and a partner own a business not related to aviation in any way. I am a pilot. Our company buys an airplane. I do all the flying. If: a. I have a private pilot license and am passenger current, am I allowed to fly company members wherever, whenever (for business related...

So, all joking aside, what is the purpose of this level of regulation? I'm not trying to get political as in 'liberal' vs 'conservative', etc. and I'm not asking about conspiracy or other such theories. I'm asking an honest question about something I don't know. From the FAA perspective, why is...

'Cause I didn't know about that one. Add it to the list: Unlicensed, Uninsured, Unregistered.... any more that I left out (I'm not talking about stolen or running drugs, etc. I mean 'regular' people flying un.... whatever)? :eek: Be Well, Jimmy

Logbook says my first lesson was in 2002. I can honestly say that, until this month, the thought that there were people flying without licenses never once crossed my mind in all that period. :eek: I'm not saying it's wrong or right, just that I never thought about it. I'm assuming these people...

A couple of times I've read things on this forum which seem to mention in passing that there were people flying without licenses, or who are licensed but without insurance. Neither of these had ever occurred to me before so, I thought I'd ask. 1. Is there a significant number of people flying...

Hoorah! Congratulations and very Happy Holidays! Be Well, Jimmy

Hmph. I didn't see the various PA-23 versions there (Apache and Aztec). Still good info though. Be Well, Jimmy

LOL. Durn it! So that was the problem all along? Looks like I still need work on that navigation. One of these days I'll get it :eek:. (Opps, I meant AZ, of course... really... I did.) Be Well, Jimmy

My vote for best line of the month. :cheers: Be Well, Jimmy

Been there, Done that. Just after my PPL, my best friend and I, (he was a student pilot at the time, returning from upstate NV headed south toward VGT (North Las Vegas). It was turning dark and we got our navigation a little wrong and almost busted the (non-existent) Area 51 airspace. There's...

+1 on that. Y'all come on out to Vegas. You can shoot and fly all you want. That's what we do. Be Well, Jimmy

Thanks, I read the thread with interest and there's very good food for thought there. My original reason for starting this thread was to find out if it made any sense at all to consider buying a smaller, less expensive, 'time builder' twin prior to later purchasing a larger twin to fulfill my...

Matt, I agree with all the other posters that it looks like a very good day to go flying. No problems with the weather that I can see. What airplane are you flying? Good luck on your checkride and let us know how it goes. Be Well, Jimmy

Ah hah! Who knew? (You, obviously.) Thanks. Be Well, Jimmy

Like many things, "sound financial sense" is not the number one reason for our choices. We also do things because we enjoy them, whether or not they are the most financially prudent. Obviously, we want to avoid doing real financial harm to ourselves but we also want to do the things we love if...

Again, according to the book mentioned in my previous post: "The final variant produced was the Aztec F, introduced in the 1976 model year. ...As part of a program to improve handling characteristics, the flight control and flap systems were interconnected and the stabilator was reconfigured...

This is from the book, 'Piper, A Legend Aloft (1993 Edward Phillips): "The Aztec C was introduced in 1964, and sported longer, redesigned cowlings for its fuel-injected 250 hp. Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 engines or optional TIO-540-C1A powerplants that were each rated at 250 hp. and featured...

So, where are they found? Be Well, Jimmy