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To the OP, and anyone else that might be in a similar situation, here is what I did... I started my training at KSNA (John Wayne/Santa Ana, CA), a busy Class C airport with two runways and lots of Boeings and Airbuses. It was 25 miles/35 minutes from my house, and 10 miles/15 minutes from...

I used to be based at FUL 2 years ago, currently based at SNA. FUL, all the way. FUL is a GA airport, period. They cater Cessnas, Beeches and Pipers. SNA is my current base and I can only comment on resident services there, as I've never had to use either FBO. The controllers at...

Hi ya, and welcome to flying. You obviously have "the bug". I, like you, would always sit at the window seat on the commercial flight and stay busy the whole time looking at the world go by. I literally did not want to land. My wife bought me an intro flight and 6 lessons for my 40th...

I like and appreciate both of the quick responses. I hadn't thought of the insurance implications:eek:... nice catch Jesse, thanks. Maybe I'll just take that BFR with some schmutz on the wings. Thanks guys!

Odd question: Can I taxi my plane in a "movement" area (taxiway) with an expired BFR? Here's my situation: My BFR is expired. I have my BFR scheduled for next weekend and I'd like to wash the plane this weekend. To get to the wash rack at my class Charlie airport requires me to call...

Dan, congratulations on the new acquisition. I was looking at Cardinals for over a year before I got my Debonair. Great plane. My longest XC so far was also my trip home to Fullerton, CA from picking the plane up in Puyallup, WA. Right at 7 hours, 1/2 of that at night (that's a different...

Hi Challenged, Here's my long-winded 2 cents on the whole "which airplane to buy" thing. I'm a first-time owner that bought a Beechcraft Debonair (poor man's Bonanza) about a year ago. I took the advice of several pilots that said "get your 2nd airplane first". I was looking at Cardinals...

My 2 cents (from a low-time, new-to-airplane-ownership guy): I bought a '62 Debonair (poor man's Bonanza) about a year ago. Fast enough, efficient, comfortable for two plus bags. It's basically the short-bodied Bo with a straight tail and IO-470 (225HP). I'm about 5-11, 180 lbs., not a...

Not shocked at all. I sent in my old Nav121 last year because the tuning knobs were skipping frequencies (broken plastic gears). They called and told me it would be $1000 to bring it up to the point where they could properly test it, then they could tell me how much more it would be. I...