|
Second instrument lesson tomorrow! 
|
#
¿
Sep 22, 2014 20:09
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ Apr 27, 2024 07:13 |
|
|
Aviation Megathread: getting paid in flight hours
|
|
#
¿
Sep 22, 2014 21:05
|
|
|
The Slaughter posted:getting paid(??) in flight hours. You should really pay them for the privilege of letting you fly for them.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 22, 2014 23:02
|
|
|
Tide posted:Weather permitting, I should have my solo x/c this weekend! Could not be anymore exited That flight was more exciting and memorable for me than my first solo, enjoy it!
|
|
#
¿
Sep 23, 2014 02:53
|
|
|
The Slaughter posted:It was probably me because I have strong feelings and recall debating that. I don't recall a PDF though, I dunno. PS: They're all interrelated but for primary training I teach pitch for your aiming point and power for your airspeed while on approach. That's really the easiest and fastest way to learn to land safely imo. It's like the blanket statement that the prop lever controls rpm and throttle controls power, it's not really that black and white.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 23, 2014 15:46
|
|
|
dupersaurus posted:Question from a would-be pilot that's been bugging me. I know that there's air speed and ground speed, and ground speed is air speed plus any air mass movement; but does rotation of the planet factor in any, or are we still in the reference frame of the planet and rotating with it? Not in any meaningful amount, the airmass is rotating with the planet. It be pretty wild if it were though, you could hover in a helicopter to travel west and eastbound travel for anything but the concord would be nigh impossible.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 24, 2014 19:28
|
|
|
Successfully avoided having a deal last night.    Lost a valve on cylinder #1 after takeoff. Didn't declare, started running rough around 400-500agl after turning crosswind, RPMs instantly dropped to 2200 or so and continued dropping, notified tower of engine problems and requested immediate landing, they told us to pick a runway and moved a Learjet on final to the far parallel. We didn't know was going on, but got a clue it was something bad when we started smelling oil smoking off of the exhaust when we were on final, and had no idea it was as bad as it was until we got out and saw the landing gear coated with oil and a growing puddle underneath. Most exciting 0.4 ever. 
|
|
#
¿
Sep 25, 2014 16:21
|
|
|
overdesigned posted:
Indeed.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 25, 2014 18:24
|
|
Well that's certainly an exciting night.
|
helno posted:I was in a poker tun this weekend and the plane I was in had one of those. Unfortunately Zaon has gone out of business and their products discontinued. 
|
|
#
¿
Oct 1, 2014 01:22
|
|
|
Tide posted:Out of curiosity, how long after getting your PPL did anyone wait before taking someone up with you? About 2 weeks.
|
|
#
¿
Oct 6, 2014 21:02
|
|
|
Tide posted:Probably need to rephrase it to "how many hours did you log before taking wife/kid/significant other up?" 3-4 hours
|
|
#
¿
Oct 6, 2014 21:03
|
|
|
Finally flew my first good ILS under the hood today, dead center the whole way down.  Backed it up by flying 2 more with no more than one dot deflection. God that felt good, I think my brain has finally put the pieces together.
|
|
#
¿
Oct 14, 2014 23:34
|
|
|
I've been doing the half your ground speed thing, it works great.
|
|
#
¿
Oct 15, 2014 13:57
|
|
|
Doing my first real IFR XC tomorrow, flying from KAPA to KCOS to KBJC. I can't wait.
|
|
#
¿
Oct 16, 2014 16:37
|
|
|
Animal posted:What are the competitive alternatives to LogTen Pro? They just switched into a ridiculous subscription model that is more expensive than getting my 1st medical certificate every year. Months after I paid a small fortune for their OSX and iOS software. Even if I were stupid enough to pay that much money every year, I don't think that company will be around for long. I use myflightbook.com it's free, all their funding comes from donations. They have an app to add flights as well as Dropbox and excel spreadsheet syncing. e: Also, did a short IFR XC today, it's coming along nicely. CFI and I have decided to cut flying back from twice a week to once a week to stay proficient and hit the books hard in preparation for the written and oral. e.pilot fucked around with this message at 01:55 on Oct 18, 2014 |
|
#
¿
Oct 18, 2014 00:44
|
|
|
Used Sunlight sales posted:Second Solo XC today, 2.8 hours and a great morning to fly. Good stuff, I actually enjoyed my solo XCs more than my first solo.
|
|
#
¿
Oct 18, 2014 20:42
|
|
|
IFR written this Friday. I know I'll do fine, but still nerves none the less. 
|
|
#
¿
Oct 27, 2014 15:08
|
|
|
Passed my IFR written with an 87% and wrapped up my long XC tonight. Almost there. http://maplorer.com/permalink.php?file=2014-11-01_07_32_46_f_Track_2014-10-31-225357.gpx
|
|
#
¿
Nov 1, 2014 07:39
|
|
|
PT6A posted:Congratulations. Out of curiosity, how much harder did you find the IFR test than the PPL written test? I ended up shifting gears and not doing aviation as a career, but even after four years of university in an unrelated field, I'd say the PPL written exam was in the top three most stressful/difficult exams I ever wrote. Easier, just because I knew more what to expect this time around.
|
|
#
¿
Nov 1, 2014 15:14
|
|
|
Desi posted:
Welp, time to move to Canada.
|
|
#
¿
Nov 3, 2014 18:06
|
|
|
I would look for something with as little structural plastic as possible, plastic doesn't do well in the super cold.
|
|
#
¿
Nov 11, 2014 22:57
|
|
|
Butt Reactor posted:If you don't mind on-ear vs. over-the-ear, I highly recommend the DC PRO-X. I've been mulling over the purchase of the pro-x for a while, good to hear it's good.
|
|
#
¿
Nov 12, 2014 06:43
|
|
|
xaarman posted:Didn't we have some discussion before where I was shocked about these statements. Fatigue generally doesn't carry the risk of killing a couple hundred people in the normal civilian world either.
|
|
#
¿
Nov 20, 2014 13:27
|
|
|
Entone posted:Extra training is good, but the guy flew on this day with no instrument rating. That breaks some of the ADM training. They were predicting hail and possible tornadoes. gently caress it we're doing it live.
|
|
#
¿
Nov 25, 2014 16:47
|
|
|
What if you're doing it for both? 
|
|
#
¿
Dec 2, 2014 02:11
|
|
|
Welp my IFR check ride is scheduled for the 23rd, unless one of the other half dozen DPEs I called and left messages with call me back and have something earlier available.
|
|
#
¿
Dec 12, 2014 21:12
|
|
|
e.pilot posted:Welp my IFR check ride is scheduled for the 23rd, unless one of the other half dozen DPEs I called and left messages with call me back and have something earlier available. And they did, scheduled for Wednesday! Excitedly nervous.
|
|
#
¿
Dec 15, 2014 23:06
|
|
|
On December seventeenth, in the year of our lord two thousand and fourteen, I am officially an instrument pilot. Next stop, gliders. 
|
|
#
¿
Dec 17, 2014 21:20
|
|
|
Rolo posted:Hey good job. Hardest rating to get right there. The Slaughter posted:Congrats e.pilot, and Apollo good luck you goon. Keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down. Thanks! didn't seem like today would ever get here.
|
|
#
¿
Dec 18, 2014 02:08
|
|
|
DNova posted:I really want an inflatable Otto to stick in the plane when I'm parked at fly-ins or whatever. someone make this happen and take my money
|
|
#
¿
Dec 23, 2014 00:39
|
|
|
Spaced God posted:Wx was poo poo, looking at the radar, and sources are saying that it was going 100 kts slower than filed. But of course take all of that with the rest of the wild speculations that happen during the times like this. What if it just kept climbing all the way to the moon?
|
|
#
¿
Dec 28, 2014 23:56
|
|
|
Duke Chin posted:Hah, like the battery would last that long. With the battery backpack I can get about 3 hours out of my 3+ silver.
|
|
#
¿
Dec 31, 2014 17:50
|
|
|
ethanol posted:I'd like to go to a part 141 school, I'm currently seeking the funding to do such a thing. There don't seem to be many schools that will work with federal student loans. I've found three flight schools so far that provided FAFSA school codes. I've got to keep in mind I already went to college and got an unrelated bachelor's degree, and I've paid all but $17k of those federal loans down, but I'm also considering a 2 year degree from a state or community college if it makes getting federal funding easier. See if you can find any flight schools near you that qualify for the Workforce Investment Act grants. (WIA grants don't require a 141 school either, my school is part 61) The application and selection process varies by county, so you'll have to google around for the process. I am submitting my application next week and assuming I get accepted I'll be getting $6000 to put towards my CPL.
|
|
#
¿
Jan 3, 2015 02:44
|
|
|
I got out of the Air Force after 10 years, I'm still toying with the idea of doing WO in the guard to finish up 10 more years and get a pension. Will have to see what the pilot job market is like once I graduate and get the rest of my ratings.
|
|
#
¿
Jan 5, 2015 05:56
|
|
|
I'm too old for that as well.
|
|
#
¿
Jan 5, 2015 15:18
|
|
|
ethanol posted:So do you guys think having a fresh PPL will help somebody get into WO? Can't hurt, I guess. Supposedly it does. I have no facts to back this up though. Building a package for the WO program is actually how I got started in flying. That plan kind of fell through while I was still on active duty though.
|
|
#
¿
Jan 5, 2015 20:21
|
|
|
ethanol posted:Sorry, what branch were you in? Can you apply for that program from any branch? I was enlisted in the Air Force, any branch is eligible. A few more hoops to jump through if you're not coming from the Army, but it's nothing impossible. This is more or less it, but contacting a WO recruiter will get you all the info you need. http://www.usarec.army.mil/hq/warrant/ Hardest part coming from the AF is finding a WO to get a letter of recommendation from, since the AF doesn't have those. It's been over 2 years since I was going through the process, so I'm not 100% up on the latest info, but I can't imagine it's changed all that much. e.pilot fucked around with this message at 20:45 on Jan 5, 2015 |
|
#
¿
Jan 5, 2015 20:43
|
|
|
Rolo posted:Yay, tomorrow is NEW MEDICAL day! I love this new online registration that lets you think of every time you've ever been to a hospital and list it in detail. PRNC
|
|
#
¿
Jan 15, 2015 03:19
|
|
|
Rolo posted:I just got a part-time job on the side as an instrument instructor. I've had my II for over a year now and I've never actually used it, plus my instrument instructor was a joke and I want to avoid putting someone else through that. What's a good jumping off point for me? Anyone have a good instrument syllabus they use, or should I just chug through the PTS? Do you have some kind of loggable sim available to you? I would start students off in that to save them money and time before jumping in to a real plane.
|
|
#
¿
Jan 24, 2015 23:19
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ Apr 27, 2024 07:13 |
|
|
Sim time is such a great asset to IFR training. I got 40 hours of IFR sim time through my college and it was priceless. A bit of a learning curve going from the Frasca 141 to a real plane, but I was able to earn my ticket at minimums.
|
|
#
¿
Jan 25, 2015 19:17
|
|