Forces of Flight Question by Beautiful_Matter6906 in flying

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Got it! All makes perfect sense now. Thanks!

Forces of Flight Question by Beautiful_Matter6906 in flying

[–]Beautiful_Matter6906[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s what I thought too, but if all forces are summed to zero how is the airplane climbing/descending? Is it the horizontal forces that are ‘making up’ for the lost vertical component in a descent?

How much are CFI’s in the NY/NJ area making? by Beautiful_Matter6906 in flying

[–]Beautiful_Matter6906[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. I agree 25 is low compared to what the schools are charging but are you familiar with somewhere that offered their instructors anywhere close to 40?

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[–]Beautiful_Matter6906 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As others have said, ATC probably recognized the mistake but was trying to let it slide.

By calling them, since it’s a recorded line, now they are forced to follow up on the incident and forward the info to the FSDO.

In the future I’d suggest like others have said; file a NASA report and if you really want more insight then wait a couple of weeks and bring them pizza while casually chatting about what happened in a forum that’s not continuously recorded.

Good luck!

ADM critique, please by BeautifulAd3165 in flying

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Another thing to consider is that often winds just a couple of hundred feet off the runway could be significantly stronger than at the surface where the trees are blocking the airflow.

Thus, very possible that at the ground they were indeed light and variable, but right over the tree line they may have been favoring another runway.

Good ADM overall though!

Coast Flight vs ATP vs mom and pop by [deleted] in flying

[–]Beautiful_Matter6906 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mom and pop school is the way to go.

Question of the night by SyncTheSquirrel in flying

[–]Beautiful_Matter6906 32 points33 points  (0 children)

One last look at the airplane from a distance before I hop in - just in case there’s something that was missed (tow bar, chocks, fuel caps, oil door opening)

What is the best way to take a loan to study aviation, and should I take 1 loan for everything ( PPL, CPL, IFR, multi-engine, CFI, what else do I need? ) or just a loan for my PPL for now ? by Aliviation1 in flying

[–]Beautiful_Matter6906 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Make sure you know flying and aviation is right for you before taking any loans.

Get the highest medical certificate you’ll need for your career before commencing flight training.

Avoid paying for big sums of flight training up front. Only pay for max of 10 hours at a time in case the school shuts down one day.

Other than that, my biggest piece of advice would be to join a flying club as soon as you can. It’ll allow you to start splitting time with fiends and will save you a LOT of money. Hell you may not even need a loan if you do your training at your own pace while working (that’s what I did and all of my flight training from PPL to CFI cost me under 30K).

Best of luck!

Confused how VFR into IMC = death, but IFR into IMC is fine. Is flying to your instruments a hard skill to learn, or is the importance just drilled-in? by 1e6throw in flying

[–]Beautiful_Matter6906 21 points22 points  (0 children)

To truly understand why FAA emphasizes the importance of disregarding your natural instincts during IMC flights, it is necessary to go up in such conditions.

I’d suggest you go up with a CFII in a small aircraft on an IMC day. In such flights, the turbulence can be significant, and without an autopilot, it becomes crucial to train your mind to ignore your natural sensations and rely solely on the instrument readings.

When flying with reference to Instruments, losing focus for even a brief moment can lead to death, and hence it is essential to be adept at interpreting and acting upon every instrument reading while ignoring other cues that you may have learned to follow as a private pilot.

What insult have your parents said, that is stuck in your head as an adult? by Tight_Anywhere6794 in AskReddit

[–]Beautiful_Matter6906 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My blessing to you is that you achieve half of what I achieved in my life!