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I strongly doubt anything is wrong with my technique. I am current and have many hours on this specific plane without any issues. That being said, two A&Ps deemed the plane in workin order, but this is not something that can be proved black or white obviously. There could be something wrong...

thank you scott. i now understand what the meanings of these systems are. however, i am still confused as to why troughs and ridges are at the point of maximum curvature of the isobars. in your speed humps example, why does the point of maxumim curvature indicates lowest / highest relative...

thank you for all your responses, but i am still a little confused! i understand that a trough, for example, is an elongated area of LOW PRESSURE. the trough goes across the isobars at a right angle. each isobar represents a line of equal pressure. therefore, the pressure along the trough...

could you elaborate please?

Hey guys, I have been reading Aviation Weather by the FAA and I am a little confused about troughs and ridges. They are defined as elongated areas of high / low pressure. but the interesting thing is that the FAA says that they are "an elongated area of low/high pressure with the...

hello, i had an engine out yesterday on a 172 at 9500. luckily i was close to a military airfield with a 14000 long runway so i declared an emergency with the approach control and made it safely. i am of indian nationality, which raised many problems as far as landing in a military base. i...

thanks guys. what the current status with the IR airplane knowledge test? i heard that they are changing it or something. has this happened yet?

Hi again! Since you guys think its a bad idea to practice IFR without having taken any lessons and since I am 25 PIC cross country and 32 simulated IFR hours away from being eligible to apply for an instrument rating, I was thinking of taking lessons and at the same time building my X-C time...

hi, I have been using a David Clark h13.4 headset for a while now. I don't mind it too much but it is definitely a little uncomfortable. is it worth it for me to updates to a bose aviation x / a20 headset? what are your take on them?

any other ideas?

any good ideas on videoing flights from the cockpit? i would like to capture both the intercom audio and some of the engine's sound (i heard that people do that by using earbuds as mics and putting them inside the headset). what is a good video solution? the gopro and contour hd look nice...

interesting. thing is i am spending a month away from home now and am flying here, but i wont be able to finish everything here. so my only option would be to get some lessons form a CFII here, and then finish my training at home with another CFII. is that recommended?

hi. i am building cross country time (and some hood time with a friend who acts as a safety pilot) toward my instrument rating. i haven't begun the actual training yet because i want to get the hours out of the way first. am i allowed to for example do ils approaches with a hood on with a...

I agree. Is there any reporting necessary that I should do?

I was flying to an uncontrolled airport today. I called on the CTAF 5 miles out and joined the downwind (right downwind for runway 27) in a 45 degree angle while descending to the pattern altitude (1000' AGL). No traffic in the pattern, just a helicopter north of the field (no factor). VFR...

hey, no i haven't worked that out. i am a non-resident non-immigrant.. i am more concerned about the financing to be honest..

i would do 172, but it burns more fuel and therefore is less economical.. same for the pa-28's..

what do you consider early? they all more or less fit the bill, the question is if there is any preferable model..

how come no aerobat? which 150 should i look at? so many models!

thank you everybody. i pretty much have it narrowed to 150 or 152. between the two, which would your prefer? engine and maintenance is very important to me. will they both make it to TBO? what are your thoughts?