You know what really grinds my gears? http://www.themobilityresource.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/grinds-my-gears.jpg (1) there are only 2 safety letters out for this year and it's the end of December. C'mon man! What do we pay our taxes for?? (2) the pdf download times quoted are for a 56k modem....

if it didn't work out for me when I wanted to make some money while doing it, it may work out if I want to lose some money while doing it

Tell that to your kids.

...annnd beware of those variable tailwinds on final. This machine is a death trap!

In light of the rules changing this week, I'm curious how many people are going to take advantage of the new 1:1 copilot hours credit. To clarify, reply 1 means that you think you will go captain on a airplane requiring an ATPL sooner now that you can count all your copilot time. Option 2 means you ...

juicy grass... is that what they're calling it now?

John Boyd

Related to you somehow?

^ The worst part of that is now the people his organization helped with medical aid are now without care because of his stupidity. He now feels bad and is trying to raise $200K for a new plane. :| He mentions several times that they couldn't get insurance because of the high-risk flying they do. Not...

I like to download resumes for fun. I look at the page layout, how they have their hours listed, types flown, any school/past work/achievements and how they are listed. I sometimes get good ideas for my resume. On the other hand, it's mostly entertaining to see what not to do. Sometimes you see resu...

I also agree with the others who say the video is hurting you. It is easy to point out faults, so with all due respect, take the following as areas for improvement: -Cancel the master warning as soon as you know what it's for. -There is a edit jump around the 1:07 mark. As the copilot VSI is going b...

^thanks photofly. :rolleyes: My post was mostly in jest/sarcasm as measuring engine power by manifold pressure doesn't make sense until you understand how it works and what it is actually measuring. Likewise a turboprob power gauge in PSI doesn't make sense until you understand how it works and what...

I fly a constant speed piston engine. Moving the throttle changes the "Manifold Pressure" in inches of mercury. Confusing. I would prefer "Torque", or "Horsepower", or "% Power", but no, the aircraft manufacturers are stuck on the super-confusing manifold pressure as a measurement of power....

Some available here. I suspect you can get them in August.
http://www.crash-pads.com/

My comment was in jest, but sadly I'm not sure about some of the replies.

Looks like a case of the mixture too lean on climbout. The pilot should have checked wunderground for the local pressure setting.

I am a recent college grad looking for work until Jazz calls. I can land a 172 on a 10000 ft runway with a 5 kt crosswind. I can do a 7 page pre-start checklist in 13 minutes. I use wunderground for weather planning and I end every callsign with "zzzz". I go full rich props fine for descent and I we...

frog wrote:Take off at night then at 10 feet above the ground, chop the power and bounce the plane a couple time and you're done !

If I do it during the day with my eyes closed, does that count?

This might sound like a dumb question, but I don't fly aerobatics.

Why does Bob have the white ball hanging in front of him? (you can see it when he's pouring the tea)

photofly wrote: 6. With his wife and another passenger

Yeah, the wife is always a risk to aviation, one way or another

Probably had variable tailwinds on final as well....

Coming soon to a newspaper near you:
"King Air flights to anywhere I'm flying to. Only $110/hr per passenger when you buy 9 tickets. Taxes extra."

a United Airlines flight ... was delayed because they couldn't find a crew.

Is the pilot shortage finally upon us?

I assume they would be navigating solely by GPS down there.

I wonder if there was some form of GPS disturbance. That might explain why they "turned too soon" as well as the wrong ELT location.

dufflebag wrote: set personal minimums above the CAP minimums.

Again, I have to ask why?

If a pilot is not comfortable flying down to minimums and safely completing a missed approach when required he should not be in the pilot's seat.

Out of experience, SPIFR is all about self preparation, motivation, setting your own minimums

Interesting point. Should I be setting my own minimums higher or lower than what's in the Cap?