I'm not picky. If I'm in the left seat I'm a happy pilot.

Thumbs up on the Arrow. I was taught to get out by putting my knee on the right seat then levering/rolling my way out. I do the same now in my Musketeer.

...laura

Legally, no contact required.

In practice, a courtesy call to let them know you're there and what your intentions are.

...laura

When I learned to fly in Cherokees the spin entry was a power-off stall, then full rudder and up elevator to initiate and maintain the spin. Some Cherokees spun well. Some refused and would only spiral. Straight down at red-line speed is not fun. My Musketeer was originally certified for intentional...

Correct. With two 200 pound bodies you can't fly with full fuel tanks in a 152. And since you're taking off at maximum gross the takeoff and climb out are somewhat leisurely.

...laura

I'm familiar with the challenges of owning an oddball plane, since my plane is a Beech 23 Musketeer. Off-the-shelf components are no problem - an O320 is an O320, tires are tires, radios are radios. Other stuff can be challenging, expensive, outright unobtanium. Plus the fact that few shops have eve...

Visit any flight school. You will see lots of 152s, 172s and Cherokees. Fly one of their planes for a few hours first. Owning a plane is rewarding - the first time I signed my plane's journey log was almost as memorable as my first solo - but it can be challenging. A 150 just doesn't have the payloa...

When I was shopping for a flying school I visited local airports, looked around and talked to people. One handed me a folder and told me to call them if I had any questions. Another talked to me at some length, much of it sitting in a plane out on the ramp. Three guesses who got my money. I did my f...

Pro: they're at Langley.

Con: they're at Langley.

Multi-IFR is a waste of time and money unless you're a millionaire who owns and flies a multi or are flying professionally. Note that you would have to do your biennial renewal flight test in a multi, so you must be both multi- and IFR-proficient. Major $$$ if you're not doing it every day. Night VF...

rookiepilot wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 3:01 pm Whole idea of an MF has always been a bit bizzare to me.

US doesn't use them. Any other country?

The U.S. does, sorta. Many "second-tier" airports in Alaska (Juneau, Ketchikan, etc.) operate almost exactly like a Canadian MF airport.

...laura

FSS at Nanaimo is advisory, just like here in Kamloops. Crossing midfield may avoid a conflict or give better spacing, but as PIC at an uncontrolled airport the decision is yours. A common one here is to fly the "wrong" circuit to avoid turning skydivers in to hamburger. FSS advise of the conflict (...

Bear in mind that even if you pass a Cat 1 medical and get your CPL, that level of myopia may still be career-limiting. ...laura what are the concerns that would make it career limiting? Employers may have medical standards that differ from those of Transport Canada. Given two equally-qualified can...

Bear in mind that even if you pass a Cat 1 medical and get your CPL, that level of myopia may still be career-limiting.

...laura

Since you live in PoCo, Pitt Meadows is your obvious first choice. Why not go there and talk to people? You're going to be spending a lot of money and need to know what the schools are like, sooner rather than later. When I was looking for a flying school I talked to one at Boundary Bay who handed m...

Different airports say different things on the subject. Pitt Meadows and Boundary Bay routinely add the note that the weather is below VFR minima, only IFR and Special VFR will be approved. I've never heard Langley do so. YVR don't, though phrasing like "expect ILS runway 08 right" says something ab...

I learned to fly at Langley (LFS, back when Dave Parry ran it). The runways are indeed tiny, but with correct instruction they're fine. The school was adamant that if you weren't on the ground by the 1000 foot marker you had to go around. No excuses, no ifs ands or buts. Just do it. Now . You learn ...

My plane's checklists were written by the previous owners and closely follow the format and content of the flying school that taught them (and me) to fly. They're on the long side. I'm starting to write up new checklists. The old ones are lengthy and don't reflect some recent upgrades (GPS, engine m...

The Concorde batteries are pricey but you get what you pay for.

I put a new 35AXC in my Musketeer a couple of years ago and tried not to scream too hard at the price...

...laura

There are so many different answers because this is a highly personal, highly subjective choice. There is no one right answer.

I did my flight training with a David Clark H10-13.4 headset. Earlier this year I splurged on a Lightspeed Zulu 3. I like both. Shrug.

...laura

The 1900D isn't a pretty plane. I've flown in CMA and Pasco examples. But they're fast...

...laura