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Thanks. I am almost done reading The Killing Zone, Second Edition: How & Why Pilots Die. I am not going to end up in the third edition.

I know their schedule and make sure they're empty before we fly... But also, under the dog bed is a 72"x72" puppy pad that fills the entire back area, and I carry paper towels, nature's miracle, a handheld battery powered carpet shampooer, etc with me when I travel with them.

Had one biological incident once (was my fault, I'd taken them out too late the night before and then too early the morning of, so they hadn't had an opportunity to do their business before we departed), but that was an isolated incident and we fly all the time.

Here's what I recommend, to prepare yourself:

1. Download some radio chatter from LiveATC

2. Download Audacity

3. Open the file, (File|Open…[select file]|Open), apply the 'Truncate Silence' effect (Effect|Truncate Silence…|OK), and listen to all the communications back-to-back

Once you start getting comfortable, use the 'Change Speed' effect (Effect|Change Speed…|[enter a multiplier]|OK) to speed things up. Start off at 1.1, then 1.25, then 1.5. Be sure to listen to new parts of the file, or new files, with each speed increase. Once you get used to 1.5, real-live ATC communications will be much easier to follow, even when task saturated.

There is no limit, fly it as long as you want. I know a guy with a cherokee flying an o-320 with 4500 hours soh.

Edit: If you are going to be an owner and be involved in the maintenance (which you should be), buy this book asap https://www.amazon.com/Mike-Busch-Engines-maintenance-troubleshooting/dp/1718608950

Rick Durden wrote a good piece on this in his book The Thinking Pilot's Flight Manual. If you haven't read it I would highly recommend it, I got it after my checkride and it had a ton of great info I hadn't heard before. 0.0018 AMU on amazon. Basically, don't make two emergencies when you already have one.

> I have been unable to find a report of a gear up landing in a civilian airplane since World War II in which a person was injured or killed so long as the pilot kept the engine running at least until just before the flare. However, I’ve found several reports in which there were serious injuries and deaths when the pilot decided to try and shut down the engine(s) and glide in to landing in order to save the props. In those, the pilot either undershot or overshot the landing and hit something that stopped the airplane quickly (or simply stalled the airplane and crashed when maneuvering for landing).

Depends where you commute from. I have been able to get an employee pass at every airport I’ve commuted from when I was a commuter.

If you’re in an extended stay hotel, you’ll have a kitchenette, otherwise plan to eat out or keep non-perishable food around.

I’ve never had to pay state tax other than my state of residence.

I use this: AmazonBasics Rolling Laptop Case https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIM9VQ8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_e89-Bb2SGAADN

For suitcase, grab a Luggageworks Stealtg series suitcase. Expensive, but it’ll last for many years. I’m 11 years and 4 airlines in on mine, still going strong.

As someone who stays in a hotel 4 nights a week, I gave up on relying on the hotel TVs from having the ability to utilize an open hdmi port and got myself a nebula projector and tripod.

It’s about the size of a coke can and runs android tv os so I’ve got Netflix, Hulu, dtvNow etc. It also supports airplay and what ever android calls it’s version. I use it as a second monitor when I work from the hotel.

I also picked up s micro router for those hotels who have Ethernet in the room. No more signing into 10 diff devices, and now airplay works.

I’ll edit later with links.

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Nebula Capsule, by Anker, Smart Portable Wi-Fi Mini Projector, 100 ANSI lm High-Contrast Pocket Cinema, DLP, 360° Speaker, 100" Picture, Android 7.1, 4-Hour Video Playtime, and App https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076Q3GBJK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_tAWyCbRG7E5FH

Just bring a PLB. I bought one on Amazon here. Velcro it to yourself and if you have to put down, activate it as part of your emergency procedures. Had they done this, Coast Guard would have been overhead within minutes.

I highly recommend Stick and Rudder by Wolfgang Langewiesche. Written back before WW2 it has served many pilots of many eras. He writes in a way that makes co.plex aerodynamic ideas easily relatable to the "common man". My copy is well worn from many read throughs.

Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying https://www.amazon.com/dp/0070362408/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_lZXEBbBQ3YW93

Looks awesome!

> When Sentry detects CO levels of 50 PPM or above

However, I want to know about CO far below 50 PPM. 50 is an OSHA level, and one of the higher workplace levels in the world I recollect. (I carry a Sensorcon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DRJ1KQO/ in my flight bag which shows as low as 1 PPM, in 1 PPM increments. And the battery lasts years.) I track the "normal" level for any plane (expect non-zero) and want to know about any small increase over "normal".

But, I don't know the details -- not whining about it. Maybe within Foreflight you'll be able to see actual measured levels? Maybe set your own threshold? Then the CO part would be great.

(I had a CO incident once during PP training. So its one of my pet items...I've kept an electronic/screamer CO alarm ever since, as you can easily not notice those color cards. CO makes you stupid. And this is definitely a good thing, despite my nitpicking.)

It's probably being priced for use as a connecting flight to SFO, not as an origin/destination flight. The early morning seems like it's timed for connections to eastbound domestic flights. Probably easier to go to a local airport, get in the system with your bags and everything and connect than spend 90 minutes driving to SFO. For example.

There was a time (and I'm dating myself here) where I was perusing the Sporty's catalog and saw "chart clips" being sold for like $5 for two or one or something? They were to hold the old paper FAA chart booklets to the page you wanted.

Gaze upon the precision engineered majesty of aviation-worthy clips.

Fuck Sportys.

In the case of these pilots, I think he was fair. If you haven't read his father's "Stick and Rudder" you might understand where he's coming from.

Waaa?! Guess I can just return this!

I have flown twice with my little one (first at 3 months then at 5 months old), Wife nursed her on takeoff and we had a childs headset to handle noise. Wife carried her in her lap for flight and she did fine, wasn't too interested in the view but wasn't upset by anything either.

Since you asked...

"Right side, from top to bottom :

• 2 MFPs, multi-function probes, they integrate Total Pressure / TAT (total air temperature)/ AoA sensors

• 1 Pitot ( probably for tests as the usual Airbus STBY pitot is on port side )

Top of the nose, from left to right :

• 1 Ice detector

• 3 SSA probes (side-slip angle, for the ADIRU) (ADIRU = Air Data Inertial Reference Unit; it supplies air data and inertial reference information to the pilot's flight instrument displays)

• 1 Ice detector

Left side, from top to bottom :

• 1 STBY pitot (for ISIS) ((STBY - standby pitot; helps in case ice blocks one pitot and is not getting cleared; ISIS - Integrated Standby Instrument System))

• 1 MPF for ADIRU

• 1 AoA (Attack of Angle)

• 1 TAT (Total Air Temperature; TAT = actual temperature of the air outside + Ram Rise)"

Source

>am currently looking for other jobs to bring in some more money, but I'm wondering if there are any other options/programs out there for funding a CPL

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Get a pair of these and one of this

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The FAR/AIM is available for free online; download a PDF to study. No use spending money on it.

How much money is a 2015 saving you? Here's a 2019 for $12

This was issued to me.

I like it. It holds all the essentials a KC-10 pilot needs. Headset, KC-10 inflight guide, notepad, pens & pencils, flight gloves/oven mits, Leatherman, aluminum foil, salt & pepper shakers, moist towletts, Purell, Jawbone Jambox, 2 Bumblebee "Snack on the Runs", foreign currency, playing cards, water bottle, 5 hour energy, squadron stickers.

If I didn't already have an off brand flying bag my buddy gave me 10 years ago for civilian flying, I'd use one of these.

A word of caution, especially for older (and generally) louder planes. The QC35s do not have the same level of noise reduction as the A20s, and you're likely to experience some hearing loss. For the budget minded, you honestly are going to have trouble beating an old fashioned DC set with a pair of something like these under them: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A3Z44R2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_HimYAb98X5NTB

Also super useful for when you're sharing the ramp with jets :)

> spying through your TV

5 Days ago: "Samsung's small print says that its Smart TV's voice recognition system will not only capture your private conversations, but also pass them onto third parties."

I've had a look at the chap's blog. It appears the 600 foot descent was over a few seconds, so not the 600fpm described in the CNN article. Looks like the aircraft was straight and level at the time, so no change from climb to descent. All the same, I'd say the blog is taking a few artistic liberties, or wasn't used to any rate of descent greater than that of a conventional approach.

There literally are some questions where wrong answers must be selected in order to get the question marked as correct on FAA tests. You passed, so don't worry about it anymore. The ASA Oral Exam book is where I would go from here.

I used this road tape. The markings we're done with chalk markers. You need something that really puts out a lot of pigment for the yellow and white to show up on top of the black surface. Paint would have been better, but also way more work.

I took my PPL ride two weeks ago. The biggest thing is: don't stress it! Your CFI would not sign that endorsement if he/she didn't think you were ready. After spending dozens of hours flying with you, your CFI knows that you are ready to pass.

Now, on to what you're looking for. I would try to be familiar with the ACS, POH, FAR, and AIM. For me, this included tabbing the parts of the FAR/AIM that I wasn't super knowledgeable in. I didn't even look at the PHAK or AFH during my oral, but it there for you to use. This book helped me out considerably. It's like the Sparknotes of the ACS, FAR, and AIM as they pertain to the PPL checkride.

During your checkride, remember that it's an open book exam. You can use any information available to you. However, there is a limit. It was explained to me that using it for 10% of questions is okay, 90% of the questions is not okay. The acceptable amount is somewhere in between. The more familiar you are with your information, the more acceptable it is to use it. For example, I could never remember the SVFR minimums, so instead, I just memorized that it's FAR 91.157. On the day of the checkride, my examiner was pretty impressed that I knew where it was, even though I had no clue what they were.

It's not really a hard test. You'll ace it for sure!

I hesitate to give feedback since this is just your first episode so it would come off as overly critical.

That being said, my only suggestion thus far would be to ditch the kickstarter (or just let it run its course) and sign up with Patreon. Patreon allows you to accept donations on a per month or per episode basis and allows you to have a perpetual campaign to raise funds.
The Airline Pilot Guy Podcast and Flightchops (aka /u/Schteevie), among many others inside and outside aviation education/broadcasting use it to raise funds and it seems to work well for them.
If you do decide to, please send me a PM or ping me in a followup, I'd love to chip in a few bucks to help you out (sorry, I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Kickstarter right now, so I won't be donating through them).
 
This looks to have a ton of potential and I'm looking forward to your next episode.

This is one of my favorites for visualization: https://www.windy.com

You can immediately switch between winds, pressure systems, clouds, etc. so you get an idea of what factors produce certain types of weather.

All great advice!

I'd add on to the resume advice to proofread for spelling, grammar, and punctuation. If you aren't the best with these, ask a family member or friend to look it over who can help. It's good to have someone read it anyways because you might write something that doesn't make sense to a reader and they can catch that.

I like using the Hemingway App to see how I can improve the readability and grammar of writing.

Having a well-written, easy to read, and proofread resume goes a long way.

I wouldn't go that far. A lot depends on what time you fly in. We went in midafternoon on the Saturday before the show. It was busy but not horrible. I had planned on arriving earlier in the day, but the weather put a kink on my plans.

Generally speaking, the mornings are the best time. I've heard of guys who flew in before 10 AM and they were the only plane on the arrival.

On the other hand, the Sunday afternoon before the show starts is the busiest time. We sat by the plane in the North 40 with my transceiver and watched and listened, and I am 100% serious when I say that I was stressed out just sitting there. It was pure insanity, and after watching that I will never arrive on Sunday afternoon.

So yeah, it was challenging. It was also extremely rewarding, and a truly memorably experience. Don't let yourself get scared off from doing it just because bad things happen.

The most important thing is to prepare, prepare, prepare. Read the NOTAM until you really understand how the arrival works. It's actually pretty simple once you get your head around it. I also watched numerous videos of people doing the arrival, and participated in an EAA webinar about flying into OSH. I studied Google Earth to get a feeling for the landmarks.

All in all, when I got there, there weren't really any surprises. There was a lot of traffic around at the RIPON entry point, some guy in a Lancair decided to pass me at one point and then acted all confused on the downwind, and there was a P-51 running up my ass as I was landing, but the approach itself was, dare I say it, boring. Because I'd studied like a madman.

I wouldn't trade the experience for the world. Here's my video of the whole arrival. As a fair warning, there's some strong language, on the off chance you're bothered and/or you have kids around.

If you want the history of International Civil Aviation affairs check this out http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2586700056.html

From what I've gathered (don't quote me) there have been numerous attempts at standardization throughout history, but due to war and innovation those attempts failed. Until late WWII, international aviation was mostly unregulated and cutthroat. However, after The Chicago Conference (arguably the first real conference) allies created standardized rules for economics, languages (largest allies were mostly english speaking), and even flight operations. The allies won, so those rules were adopted.

Oh yeah, you have to find a bulk pack of those balsa planes, I used to love those! Edit: Amazon to the rescue

And these...man I just might order some myself

It's tough at that age. I first flew with my daughter around 8 months. We bought a pair of children's peltor earmuffs. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015V1VX8/. She wouldn't keep them on so we bought silicone ear plugs the moldable stuff. We put the earplugs on and then the muffs over top. She would still get the muffs off, but the plugs stayed in. Around a year and a half the plugs no longer stayed in, but we managed to convince her to leave the muffs on around then.

This summer at 2.5 years we took some very long trips: Seattle to Los Angeles (KPAE to KVNY) and Seattle to Airventure (KPAE KOSH). So we upgraded her to a children's headset with an aux in port and a cheapy amazon tablet. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003M5O4IY/. By the time of Oshkosh she was handling the headset on her own. She puts it on when we tell her to and takes it off while we're taxiing in.

This book might be interesting to you — it goes beyond the aviation angle, but has lots of that in there. https://www.amazon.com/Only-Plane-Sky-Oral-History-ebook/dp/B07P5H18W6/ref=sr\_1\_1?keywords=only+plane+in+the+sky&qid=1667492889&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjY3IiwicXNhIjoiMS40NSIsInFzcCI6IjEuNTgifQ%3D%3D&sr=8-1

The antenna will have an exponentially greater effect on range than transmit power. 5W will go over 100 miles with an antenna trimmed for the frequency. http://xlsystems.co.uk/html/antenna_length.html

Don't just buy a 2m/440 ham radio antenna (usually trimmed for 146MHz). Buy one trimmed for the air band or cut yours down.

ALSO: You will increase performance of a handheld markedly if you add a counterpoise. http://hackaday.com/2014/02/08/improve-your-ht-ham-radio-by-adding-a-counterpoise-antenna-wire/

A handheld radio antenna system is meant to be grounded by you holding it. If it's in a RAM mount in the window, you are not acting as the counterpoise. Add one to your antenna and let me know if it sounds better.

If you want to get good handheld performance, ask a Ham Radio operator. Try /r/amateurradio.

/u/WingedGeek please take note.

I use Weather Underground. It can be a bit buggy at times, but on the hourly forecast it reports cloud cover, precipitation, and temp/DP. It's been great help picking out those low vs high overcast days. If I want a 1000 - 1500 ft ceiling to get some practice approaches in, I can see when that's likely to occur.

Funny, I did studies just like this for runway projects in the Middle East. RPAs have strict cross wind limitations so knowing the predominant wind was important. You are going to need a lot more than one month from one year's worth of data to prove your hypothesis.

Here is a link that will give you weather data from KBDR going all the way back to 1948. If you prefer another format, you can also go Here. Lots of data to go through. Have fun.

I recommend the Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide. My city library even had it available for an ebook, so I read it for free.

Knowing Pilot Qualifications & Airworthiness is critical (PAVE, IMSAFE, ARROW, 91.205). My 91.205 scenario was Panel Lights. I found some confusion on if "Turning them off" was enough to be considered Deactivated (I'm still not 100% sure lol)

Pointing to an aircraft and saying "can you fly that?" (high performance, complex, tail wheel)

Weather (what kind of weather do you expect with a cold front passing).

Aft CG and what kind of performance that brings you, W&B Reconfigurations, Spin Recovery.

Good luck! Try not to overthink everything. Have your FAR/AIM tabbed.

Flight Of The Gin Fizz: Midlife At 4,500 Feet by Henry Kisor

Story of a deaf man who got his special issuance class III and PPL then flew the route of Carl Roger's 1911 cross country solo flight NY to LA. Kisor named his Cessna 150 "Gin Fizz" in honor of Roger's Wright Flyer Model EX named Vin Fizz after a popular soft drink.

It is an inspiring read.

It is a hit or miss thing.

I have a whole collection of USB chargers and many work well in one aircraft but make noise in another. Some of the noise seems to be coming from the load interacting with the charger as well.

This is what I have used most recently and haven't had any issues. They are imported by a moderator here /u/strangerwithadvice . Amazon has a great return policy if you try it out and find it makes noise in your aircraft.

https://www.amazon.com/Stratux-systems-Charger-Digital-Voltage/dp/B077GDWCG7/

At long last I can join the ranks of pilots shamelessly decorating their homes with FAA charts. For me only being a couple years in, it's all about the journey and so without a doubt I had to do a "Places I've flown" map. I found this one on Amazon and the print quality is just as good as real sectionals & TACs.

Clearly I have quite a few horizons to expand on – and I'm hoping to move on from renting in part so I can add new pins even faster. Next primary objectives:

• MSN - Not going to make the Jet Room this time, but picking up a work friend's brother and flying back to tour the Chicago skyline.
• EYE - Only recently found out about Rick's boatyard cafe and it's one of the most legit-looking hamburger runs within range of Chicago.
• MCD - Can't resist a little weekend getaway to an island with no cars but an active airport

They are Mutt Muffs, you can get them on Amazon. There's a link in the description of the video. I think they are about $60, they come in different sizes. Here's the link from the video.

>my examiner will be picky with that

That is often true, but it isn't in the ACS, and there are not FAA standards on flight computers, mechanical or otherwise.

I use a flight computer on my HP Graphing calculator, which I can also run on my phone, in an emulator of the calculator itself. I rarely directly use my graphing calculator for anything, because I use the emulator on my phone, but I do keep the physical calculator in my flight bag, because if my phone dies, I can use something with multi-month battery life that has the same interface I've been using on my phone.

During my check ride, I brought the graphing calculator with me, and planned to use it primarily, because of the negative stigma phones still have, but I ended up doing all of the math in my head, because I was flying a 152 that burns 0.1 gal of fuel per minute, at a cruise speed of 1.5 nautical miles per minute, making the math easy. My DPE didn't seem to mind that I gave the answer without pulling out a flight computer. I did work out the problem out loud, so she knew I wasn't just guessing.

Using a slide rule in an airplane, especially during exams, comes down down to tradition more than anything else, but if you use an electronic calculator that is marketed as a flight computer, most every DPE won't think it out of the ordinary.

A huge part of my original interest in aviation was influenced by my obsession with WWII Aviation. From the video games I played, to the models I made, I idolized the pilots of WWII.

Now a pilot fully engrossed in aviation every day, and an attendee of many of these bigger events each year (OSH, SNF, etc) it's clear that these WWII guys won't be around much longer.

While it's impossible to pin down an interview at AirVenture, I thought I'd try for a Skype interview with Col. C.E. Bud Anderson. It took some work here and there with his medical appointments and schedule (he's 96) but the patience paid off.

I'm very pleased and honored to have talked to him about his time in the military, which goes beyond WWII. It was a special experience for me and one that I'm quite proud of have in my library. I couldn't care less if it doesn't get ANY views. It was special to me.

Enjoy!

Checkout his Book and Website

It's probably overkill for just night flying, but I use this Petzl headlamp for just about everything. It tilts with several notches depending on what angle you want. It has 3 white light modes , red light, red flashing light. The highest setting is great for seeing pretty far when I walk my dogs at night and the lowest setting is perfect for up close detail work without having to mess with a table lamp or hand held. I splurged for the optional rechargeable battery, which I've used more than 40 hours with no problem. It also uses 3 AAA batteries. Last is the lamp "case" thing which seemed pretty stupid at first glance, but it's awesome for turning the headlamp into a tent light or covering a whole picnic area when you want to share light with others.

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I honestly use it just about every day. It's very comfortable and reliable.

Look into group therapy for survivors of whatever trauma you feel is closest. I found mine on MeetUp.com, believe it or not.

Incredibly helpful to sit in a room with other folks who are experiencing loss; for me, was better than my individual therapy.

It's about $35 per session, usually meets weekly or 2x/wk, and does not require a medical referral or insurance, so there's absolutely no record.

Most will require a time commitment as there's a syllabus they follow (but you can usually start any time), and you really do need to attend consistently and for a set period of time to get the benefit you're seeking.

Good luck. Times like this are tough, but there's folks out there who will help.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2321338851465643/

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20k 150 with 620 smoh

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throw 18k at it, see what sticks

Skype recently made group video calling free, and it supports up to 10 people simultaneously.^[1] Group audio calls are limited to 25 people.^[2]

> I don't think the Warriors and Tomahawks I fly have a blue line speed on the ASI >.<

Easy fix. Just take one out on a standard day, max gross, aft CG, in dirty configuration, kill an engine, and see where you lose rudder authority. Mark the ASI. 😈

It is not a one-man show. They've hired workhands at the factory doing glassing and fiber work. They also brought on the owner/founder of the Velocity XL kit plane, Jeff Kerlo. He's well known in the kit industry...

You can see these people physically working in the blog videos. Here's the link: http://medium.com/@RaptorAircraft/the-largest-piece-of-the-puzzle-89359b9c9703

That's not right - the article says Grand Canyon Airport, Google maps, the pic you have shows the hangars on the wrong side of the runway, and a town very close. You'd be on right base for rwy 3, according to google maps, there is no town there. I think you found KSEZ, not KGCN. Coincindentally, they both have a runway 3/21 - but 64 is right next to the airport.

Still don't know how you'd mess that landing up though.

Flying in Norway ain't all bad. (=

Here's a gallery from this year's flying: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipN2RsrpOUi45m68HSJrUH7F_HyJqmhm7dHKRyoX809A8ypuH5yfx5iNinSTSZPbTg?key=ZGxmN3VJWDBnTWNoQ0FPaHBobU1mSkZ0VkpFbUdn

Obligatory "IAMA Norwegian private pilot, AMA"

He has a Patreon.

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It should be noted that pledges are per post, but he can choose which posts are pledge paid posts and which aren't and he is pretty good about doing only two pledge posts per month.

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IMHO, the $5/video level is well worth it above and beyond supporting the videos because you get a really cool patch in the mail (and the promise of bonus videos, although I haven't bothered to notice if any of the videos hes released are just for the $5/10 level).

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Edit: Not to take away from this but if I can make another suggestion for anyone who might be interested in supporting aviation related learning, the Airline Pilot Guy podcast is another great project that is Patreon supported.

I prefer the math version....

> crosswind = wind speed * sin(angle) > > headwind = wind speed * cos(angle)

...or you can use the aviation charts to calculate this of course, but I find learning the true math more useful. Then the E6B or other aviation calculators you may use in practice make more sense as for what they are doing -- and why its not linear.

Longer doc: https://www.ivao.aero/training/documentation/books/PP_ADC_Headwind_croswind_calc.pdf

And a neat visualizer for why it works with sin/cos: https://www.geogebra.org/m/fEyWRUX3

And there are lots of mental shortcuts for approximating the crosswind component too, that are useful to remember: crosswind of 30' = 50%, 45' = 70%, 60' = ~90%.

There are devices that do that but with all shitty consumer devices from Chairman Mao's Big Rock Candy Mountain there's zero guarantee that any of them will work very well.

Most airsickness pharmacy medications cause drowsiness and aren't recommended for flying. Ginger can help as can wrist bands that press on a point on your wrists.

The best way is to desensitize by regular exposure. Having someone spin you slowly on an office chair with your eyes closed while you nod your head front and back and tilt side to side is a good way to do this. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1r%C3%A1ny_chair

As far as the wrist bands you can get ones that deliver a small electric pulse to stimulate the nerve point. https://www.amazon.com/Reliefband-1-5-Motion-Morning-Sickness/dp/B00PG4NUOS

Left plug is pre-cleaning, right is post-cleaning. This is a David Clark H10-13.4 headset, one that I have for my right-seat passengers. Almost all of them have been complaining of a staticky noise/poor quailty, so I talked with my CFI, and she suggested I clean the copper plugs with copper cleaner. I got a small box off of Amazon for only 7 bucks, and it does make quite a difference.

If you know you will be going for a several hours flight and dont want to risk it, use an external catheter. You dont need to insert it up, its like a condom, you just roll it on your weiner.

https://www.amazon.com/Mentor-Freedom-Cath-External-Catheter/dp/B001DIH51U

A lot of GA interior bulbs are some version of the GE-67 / GE-89 automotive bulb. If I were you I would take the bulb to an auto parts store and figure out what base it uses (my money is on BA15S), then look online for LED equivalents. Aircraft Spruce has some. I've had good luck with these. You and your mechanic would need to make your own determination of airworthiness.

> The codes can’t be tracked on any aircraft tracking website

If they have ADS-B out then they can be received and tracked by anyone with a <$20 ADS-B receiver stick

Sporty's Study Buddy hands down. I have it installed, so I can't see the price, but I think it's something like 7-10 bucks. I saw questions on from the app on the new ACS written verbatim. If you're so inclined, get the Sporty's online Learn to Fly course. That helped me a lot, and they have a ton of questions that make up an infinite amount of practice tests you can take. Good luck!

I use a similar app on Android Wear called interval timer. Not trying to take away from yours, just didn't want to leave AW users in the dark.

Edit: link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=wearablesoftware.wearintervaltimer

Rod Machado's Private Pilot Handbook is real nice because it's an easy breezy read, has some cringey humor but is well written and will certainly get you started on the right track.

And this is why a get no work done, Priceless.

Quora Link

The Comment Photo

I always assumed that the Airport Reference Point (ARP).

EDIT: found it - this Flying Mag excerpt. Link to image

In addition to have horrible visibility, smoke is dangerous; it IS the primary cause of death for indoor fires. Sure, you can climb above it, but man, it burns your eyes, throat, nose, etc.

Here's a video I shot on a XC to O22 during the CA wildfires. You can see the first hints of the smoke layer around 1:30; it gets progressively worse.

https://vimeo.com/73997360

It shows the usual temperature, dew point, w/v, pressure and precipitation information but also graphically presents forecast cloud levels. Not just cloud bases or tops but different layers as well.

Can be accessed by searching for airfields or using a link like https://www.windy.com/-37.560/145.044/meteogram?-38.245,145.044,8,m:cCzakcT

Right click to access the weather picker and select any location on the map.

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This is my daily getup when I'm flying

When you get to the point you can understand radio communications from a scanner, you'll still freaze if you're trying to fly an airplane at the same time. Here's my strategy to prepare for the extra distraction of listening, talking, and flying, all at the same time:

1. Download some radio chatter from LiveATC

2. Download Audacity

3. Open the file, (File|Open…[select file]|Open), apply the 'Truncate Silence' effect (Effect|Truncate Silence…|OK), and listen to all the communications back-to-back

Once you start getting comfortable, use the 'Change Speed' effect (Effect|Change Speed…|[enter a multiplier]|OK) to speed things up. Start off at 1.1, then 1.25, then 1.5. Be sure to listen to new parts of the file, or new files, with each speed increase. Once you get used to 1.5, real-live ATC communications will be much easier to follow, even when task saturated.

physics and math?

https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/free-fall

500ft AGL (~150m AGL) gives us 5.5 seconds of free fall time

Assuming you can hold cessna at 70KIAS (80mph / 130 kmh)Without air drag on the object - it will travel horizontally 645 ft (~200 meters)

so assuming no wind - you will have 200 meters for horizontal movementthat is without chute

the problem that chute adds vertical and horizontal drag, that are hard to calculate

which increases falling time - increasing horizontal distance.

but from videos you usually see - if chute deploys right after disembarkment - it eats a lot of horizontal speed as well.

so i if i were you - i would wait for wind calm, fly at minimal possible AGL at slow safe speed.

just make sure chute works lmao :)

Unless it's a SR-71: "The Pratt & Whitney J58-1 engines used in the Blackbird were the only military engines ever designed to operate continuously on afterburner, and actually became more efficient as the aircraft went faster." http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/SR-71_Blackbird

This isn't correct. The first bit is correct (load factor) but stall speed doesn't increase with a 1:1 relationship with load factor. Stall speed = sqrt(load_factor)

The load factor increases with the secant of bank angle (1/cos(bank_angle)). The stall speed increases with the square root of load factor, so in a 45 degree bank, sec(45) = ~1.41 and sqrt(1.41) = ~1.19. In a 60 degree bank, sec(60) = 2 and sqrt(2) = ~1.414

Here's a Desmos graph that illustrates it. The red line is load factor, the blue line is the factor you apply to stall speed. https://www.desmos.com/calculator/nqpeoolr7y

Well, this subreddit has at least partially helped support a flying series on youtube 'Flight Chops' run by /u/Schteevie

He create a patreon campaign for it https://www.patreon.com/FlightChops and most of us really like his stuff. Obviously he's the guy to talk to, so it might be worth shooting him a private message.

FWIW this ReliefBand really helped me. I used to get terrible motion sickness on VR rides and this really stopped it. It may not work for everyone, but judging from the reviews it works for most. Incidentally, if you get one I wouldn't spend the money for the 'digital' one. The 'classic' works fine.

This particular chart, ~map~, was purchased from Amazon

With those hours on the engine, I'd couple a pre-buy compression check with a simple borescope from Amazon just to be certain nothing's lurking in your engine.

What do you want to keep with you all the time? I had an overpriced flight bag but it was annoying and bulky. It was like the LA police gear just posted.

But I fit everything I need into a small Burton backpack. Mine is similar to this but black/grey camo print. Think I bought it for $20. You can find them cheaper than amazon sometimes, mine was clearance at REI.

https://www.amazon.com/Burton-Prospect-Backpack-Balsam-Size/dp/B0793394HY/

Fits couple headsets, iPad, Flashlight, chargers, sunglasses, ... Logbook. Having a small backpack is pretty convenient.

I purchased the Nflight audio adapter, and it's worked beautifully.

A couple notes:

1. The battery in the GoPro Hero 7 sucks, it'll die in ~1 hr at 4K. If you intend to record your flights in their entirety, you'll want an external battery. Rule of thumb is ~1000mAh for every hour.
2. The GoPro Hero 7 will shut off automatically once the internal battery reaches 100% charge, if you have an external battery connected, which charges the internal battery quickly, rendering the camera useless. With an external battery, you'll basically have to remove the internal battery.
3. If you remove the internal battery, it'll reset the datetime for the camera, defaulting to 1/1/2016 for each video. You'll need to correct that by connecting to the camera with your phone before you start recording.
4. If you're recording 4K video, you'll want a really big memory card. It's about 40-50 GB every every hour, I just bought the 512 GB and it's suited me well.
5. If you're processing that much video, you'll need to beef up your PC and software, particularly the HD. After trying various video software, I found Adobe Premiere Pro was hands down the best, though it's not cheap and requires a subscription. Davinci Resolve is great, and is free with a few limitations, but I would recommend.

All that said, it's kind of annoying, but once you get it working, you can record for up to 30 hours. I found it incredibly helpful to record my flights in their entirety, particularly early on in my training. Kind of like a QB watching film of a game afterwards, there's so much you don't realize you missed in the what of the moment.

Ever tried Kern Valley? (L05) Nice looking place on AirBnB: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/21827319?location=Kernville%2C%20CA%2C%20United%20States&amp;s=5PpeZtgw

I'm from east coast, but do a lot of west coast simming and training scenario development. L05 is a neat field to visit in the sim, I figure it might be worth a visit in real life as long as there's something to do in Kernville?

If the weather is nice in DC, I recommend taking some time to stop off at Gravelly Point Park which is across the Potomac in Arlington and sits right under the departure/final approach path for National Airport. It also offers some nice views of the monument across the river.

You are right on the top edge of the limitations for most gliders. (I know because I'm close to your size!)

Your height should be ok, very tight, but ok. Your weight comes down to the parachute which is about 15lb or 7kg. You would probably be ok in some and not in others.

Your best bet, is to go try on a few and see which one's feel right to you. Then go talk to the glider companies and ask what their company policy is. They have to conform to JAR22: http://www.jaa.nl/certification/certification.html so it will come down to the harness rating and their insurance requirements.

I would also research this Google Group (rec.aviation.soaring) thread: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.aviation.soaring/fRDFby79mzA

Just a little observation this morning on windy.com.

To spark conversation, Windy has been an awesome site for me to really visualize the wind speeds around my areas of travel. Everything loads much faster than weather.com or a few other radar websites. What do you use?

There is no software out there that will do that degree of handwriting recognition. Certainly not for free. You'll have to pay for a service that does this type of transcription.

Also you could save yourself some time if you do it yourself (or with a service for that matter). Take the import template from myflightbook.com and dump everything into a spreadsheet with the correct column names. It will be a lot faster to populate a spreadsheet than to enter each flight one by one. Export the CSV from your spreadsheet software, then import it. If you like logtenpro or w/e else I assume they also have an import format.

Or you could take this course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning, write a 95% accurate handwriting character recognition algorithim, figure out how to make it 100x better (99.95%) so it might actually be produciton usable, then figure out how to extrapolate that to contextualize a whole page of text and not just one character at a time, write the software yourself (be sure to patent the process by which you contextualize the whole page) and become rich. Not by writing a log book parser, that will make diddly, but the whole page contextualizer will be worth bank.

Copy pasta from one of my prior posts

2006 Private -> 2007 Lost medical eligibility due to injury -> 2011 regained first class medical (no special issuance! Woo!) -> 2012 Instrument -> Multi Commercial -> Single Commercial add-on -> right place, right time, got a pretty good job.

Went to a 61 flight school for my PPL, joined a club for my Instrument, leased a Seminole for my CMEL, then did my CSEL as an add-on because the club only had fixed gear airplanes.

I HIGHLY recommend doing research and joining a club and leasing a multi to yourself because the cost savings were considerable. The club that I joined had two 172's and a 182. It was $125/mo and $33/hr for the 172 and $44/hr for the 182 dry which was still under $100/hr for either as we got fuel for $0.10 over cost. The leased Seminole was a little over $200/wet dual but they required a certain number of hours to fulfill the lease which can be accomplished easily if you find someone else wanting to do it at the same time. I recently added it up and I saved about $10,000 doing it this way over a 61 mom and pop shop and tens of thousands over a collegiate flying program or pilot mill.

I also flew the crap out of the 182 all over the country building time and saw it die when a hangar fell on it during a storm last year at FTW (poor some 100LL out); pics can be found at https://imgur.com/a/jcweI.

One can become just as a proficient of a pilot learning under 61 as they can under 141. I know plenty of people that have come from big name schools and collegiate programs that are trying to kill themselves every time they get in a plane.

I'd also recommend getting a degree in something that isn't aviation. It's always nice to have a back up plan in case the medical goes bye bye or you decide that this industry sucks (hey, it's not for everyone...some only figure it out after years; not their fault).

Dang, how did I miss this?

https://librivox.org/pilots-handbook-of-aeronautical-knowledge-faa-h-8083-25a-by-federal-aviation-administration/

Nice!

Maybe we can make a faq for audio and video training material?

I use the Dual XGPS and it works great with ForeFlight on my iPad 3 WiFi. Though I've read it doesn't work above certain flight levels or internationally (can't remember what the exact complaint was but it didn't apply as I'm just a PPL student).

Great battery, 8+ hours, accurate & Bluetooth. Also, cheap.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006M49G80/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_n-piub01QR60H

Sweet. Had similar-ish views flying around Norway this Saturday, but I was PIC -> less time to take pictures / video when up close and personal. (=

Hopefully this URL works: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNB2wfew_1Fl2jIYtTcpFwzQMa9XQ9LWsMwIPbF423cEEMMjncUMKBeE3E_I8QWjA?key=WGF3bDBZQk8tSHhOWGVOUTl2NEtBaVlHSDBIcVR3

It might be your fault, Schteevie. It seems that you Canadians have been keeping the jet stream way up north!

Why Much of the Nation's Weather has Been so Quiet Lately a good wx underground story.

SkyVector.com and Foreflight. I start with TFR, Airmet, Sigmet overlays, then TAF + METAR. Foreflight's briefing feature will line up all the nearby airports on my route with icons for VFR / IFR during that expected timeframe of flight. I'm also a huge fan of Windy.com for winds aloft information and cloud cover, including forecast.

I did a Google search and found this. I actually have quite a few legitimate messages from people dating since way back in 2009. I feel terrible that I was never able to reply to them :(

Jesus dude, you’re right! Are you ok? Don’t answer actually.... actually a traumatic event like you just witnessed you should really save your strength.....

This hasn't come up for a few months now. Here's what I've been suggesting to everyone:

1. Download some radio chatter from LiveATC

2. Download Audacity

3. Open the file, (File|Open…[select file]|Open), apply the 'Truncate Silence' effect (Effect|Truncate Silence…|OK), and listen to all the communications back-to-back

Once you start getting comfortable, use the 'Change Speed' effect (Effect|Change Speed…|[enter a multiplier]|OK) to speed things up. Start off at 1.1, then 1.25, then 1.5. Be sure to listen to new parts of the file, or new files, with each speed increase. Once you get used to 1.5, real-live ATC communications will be much easier to follow.

> nice try, but not even close.

Did I get the math wrong? I mean, I know I rounded the results a bit, but...

His starting velocity makes a huge difference; it takes time for him to coast to a brief stop in midair before he starts falling again. With an initial velocity of 150 knots (253.171 feet per second) and climbing perpendicular to the ground, Pappy is airborne for:

T = (v + √(v^2 + 2 * g * h)) / g = (253.171 ft/sec) + √((253.171 ft/sec)^2 + 2 * 32.2 ft/sec^2 * 100 ft)) / 32.2 ft/sec^2) = 16.110 seconds

And he reaches a maximum height of:

h = h_initial + v^2 / (2g) = 100ft + (253.171 ft/sec)^2 / (2 * 32.2 ft/sec^2) = 1,095.273 feet

If I made another error, please help me find it. Those intermediate equations should paste cleanly into Google, or there's a convenient calculator app here if you don't want to do the work longhand.

Of course, I didn't get drag in there at all. That'll lower his maximum height somewhat, but will also slow his overall fall. If he holds himself in a streamlined position on the way up and takes a skydiver's stance on the way down, it'll help a lot.

Well, what's your atmospheric pressure at 9.5k MSL?

https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/air-pressure-at-altitude is one such calculator.

And it shows the atmospheric pressure at 9500' as about 20.8inHg.

So, wide open, with zero restrictions, you're not going to get above about 21" of manifold pressure, because that's the external pressure. Unless you have a turbo or supercharger, which I'm going to assume you don't.

It's just the way air works...

Just to be clear —

It's not 'my' site nor a private site — check out the stack exchange network for information on all the Q&A sites that are part of it.

The most famous one is StackOverflow, for software engineers. I've been involved in several of the communities for 3 years or so. We just launched this new one for Aviation. Mostly, I'm just trying to convey that the SE sites are

a) high-quality discussion,

b) not a scam or spam network,

c) not something I benefit from financially

I haven't used IRC in years.

To access it use mIRC.

Under "File" at the top, choose "Select Server".

Hit "Add".

Under "Description" put whatever you want to.

Under "IRC Server" put "irc.freenode.org"

Port should be 6667 by default. Hit "Add".

When it's done loading and says you've connected, type "/join #pilots" and it should open a new window that takes you to the /r/flying channel.

Become extremely familiar with this book and do what TXaggiemike said! You'll pass no problem!

Good Luck

As a lot of people have said, A20s are great for the CRJ. One thing I would suggest is getting rechargable AA batteries. I got these. You go through batteries decently quickly just make sure they're charged up.

Another thing, make sure you swap the mic to the right side and clip the battery box to something. Usually I wrap a rubber band around the iPad mount and the battery box so it doesn't yank my headset off when I turn my head to the left. Picture

I used this when I first started doing aerobatics.

https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Aerobatic-Manual-Flight-Manuals/dp/1560276177

You can try this one

First, depends if we're talking g1000 or g1000 NXi. I'll assume original g1000.

The g1000 is rather fussy and ill-documented about what types of cards actually work. For the bottom slots (which hold the databases), technically you should be using TSO'd garmin parts (010-00330-43 TSO C151b). For the upper slot, it's a bit of a crap shoot. The upper slot is used to update the nav database only (safetaxi, charts etc are written directly to the bottom card), as well as for the electronic checklists and for data logging when used in the MFD's top slot.

I've successfully used a Sandisk 4GB SDHC card for data logging in the top slot of the MFD. However, you cannot use a SDHC card for certain tasks, like updating the magnetic variance data. There's different specifications of SD cards. Anything under 4GB is an original SD card, 4GB can be either SD or SDHC, up to 32GB can be SDHC, and SDXC is over 32GB. Any modern device can read all of these fine, but the g1000 doesn't handle SDXC from what I can tell, and seems to handle SDHC for some functions (nav data logging) but not all (mag var update).

tldr: try putting this in the top slot of the MFD, and it should work for data logging. You're not going to screw up anything if all you're touching is the top slot in the MFD.