And how can you tell where they're hiding? Would I turn on the gas if my friend Rocky was in the stove? I'm positive that some people on this forum are old enough for that reference. Maybe some too old...
I'm so glad that we get graphics depicting the location of UAS NOTAMS. So incredibly helpful to be able to see at a glance where this area is.
lol I miss the older version of 1800wxbrief. the new one has silly features like this one and many other non-user-friendly stuff.
While out flying I was told that I was #2 for the runway behind a Falcon and the controller asked me to advise them when I have in sight -- and then follow them in. Then I thought about it. Over the past 2 months I've probably been asked a dozen times to follow a challenger, a lear, a citation, a falcon, a gulfstream, a hawker,... and every time I've acknowledged it and then promptly start scanning for anything that looks like a jet in the area they advised it to be and just follow that jet in. But then it struck me... I actually have absolutely no idea what the difference between any of those planes are except that the lear/hawker tend to be small while the gulfstream and falcon tend to be big. I could have been following the wrong jet every single time and I wouldn't have known it. Anywho, random thought that hit me and caused me to google all those jets to try and commit some to memory lol. The good news is I've never had an issue following the wrong one. Now, ask me to follow any single engine piston plane and I'll be able to identify it almost every time!
hhmmm, I would have thought even someone flying for a short period of time would recognize those names as 'small to midsize jets' and that would be enough info to know what to look for.
Oh for sure, I know that they're small/mid-size, that I've known pretty much since the beginning. I'm not going to confuse a learjet with a A320 or a B737, but distinguishing a falcon from a citation or a gulfstream from falcon? I'm comfortable admitting that at 1-2 miles away, I can't confidently say which is which. Though the 3 engines for the falcon is a good observation that could be helpful.
If it's a jet, and it's in front of me, and I don't see it now, I won't see it until we're both taxiing on the ground.
I finally got my logbook loaded into PowerBI and have been totally nerding out. You can see the effect of Covid in March 2020 and the effect of finishing my commercial in April 2022 on my hours.
As a fellow data nerd, I’m curious about this. I have not used PowerBI at all. How big is the learning curve?
I just ask if the traffic I am looking for is the big pretty white plane with a red stripes, curtains at the windows, wheels, and it just looks like a big Tylenol...
I passed 600 hours yesterday. 415 have been in the last 3 years and I have 395 in my Lance also bought 3 years ago.
This might actually be worth of a post but... Every once in a while I'll get an email from a fellow club member seeing if I want to split XC time. I have to be honest, I don't understand what this means, nor why I would want to do it. I can't log time unless they're under the hood, or it's a two pilot plane... So are these folks planning on flying under the hood for hours on end? I actually don't recall that being appropriate as sim IMC is meant for approaches and maneuvers? Or am I expected to sit there not booking hours? only to get TT/PIC when I'm PF? and only pay then? I can do that by myself.
lol there is a local facebook group where people try to get other people to pay for their rental fees all the time. "hey who wants to split the cost of me building time". not kidding. now if they're safety piloting, I guess that's different but that's rarely how it's phrased.
I wonder about that too. The only times I split time on cross countries was to save money flying farther away rather than for time building.
One possible reason to split XC time: just for the pure joy of flying. It would probably help if the other person is someone you like spending time with.
I've talked about flying with a friend of mine from work, but nothing about saving money. He belongs to a club that has a mix of high and low wing, and flies out of Albany (class C). I rent low wing out of an uncontrolled field. It would just be for the fun of flying and having some different experiences. From a random person it wouldn't make sense to me, unless maybe recommended by a CFI or some mutual friend when one or both was looking for some simulated instrument practice.
I'm all about the rides and will come with you if my calendar allows. Hell I’ll even take up some duties… put me to work! But don't sell it under the guise of sharing XC hours. Else I’ll expect an arrangement to build some hours.
So I'm looking at this neato FlyOz strip in Arkansas. The owner asks that pilots avoid Deer hunting season. Ok, fair. As I only hunt people, I have no clue when that is. Quick google search and I find out it's basically in the late fall... but then i see this: Excuse me???? I had no idea AR had gators!
It seems their invasion of AR is going better than Russia's invasion of Ukraine... Spoiler it's a joke, folks, just a joke
It's logical. An aircraft with FLIR is going to see either deer or Russians way better than an animal that assumes the temperature of its environment.
I added up my flight hours for April. 39.7 hours! That’s a lot for me. Included a trip from Michigan to the Bahamas and back. I definitely learned a lot in April. Much respect for all the Florida controllers and pilots! Those controllers sure do like to head out full reroutes! I got 3 on one flight.
