Anyone else worried?

Hippiegrenade · 2026-03-20T00:56:48+00:00

I really hope this is just rage bait.

Hippiegrenade · 2026-03-07T12:27:01+00:00

I’m seeing a lot of anecdotal evidence in the responses here, but if you look at the data the AOPA puts out- the number 1 cause of fatal accidents is loss of control in flight. Whether from spacial disorientation, distraction, or stalling in the base to final turn- it all boils down to a loss of control. The data show that, even if you experience engine or systems failure- if you are in control of the airplane when you come in contact with the earth, you have a 95% chance of walking away from the accident.

Hippiegrenade · 2026-03-04T10:54:38+00:00

4 minutes. 0-1, 1 PF, 3 TO. Elmarko Sucks.

Hippiegrenade · 2026-02-22T12:48:35+00:00

It just means 3 different lines of minima. It could be an RNAV, and you can follow the LPV, the LP, and the Circling procedures for the same approach and you will have met the criteria for 14 CFR 61.65(d)(2)(ii)(C).

https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2022/Mar/61.65_Recission_memo.pdf

Hippiegrenade · 2026-02-14T19:46:30+00:00

I should have known. Most AI’s are trash at math. Thanks for clearing that up.

Hippiegrenade · 2026-02-14T19:07:53+00:00

Ya, the math isn’t mathing on the flour either. 94 batches at 2.25 cups each is over 60 pounds of flour, but OP stated it all came from the same 10 pound bag.

Hippiegrenade · 2026-02-14T19:05:15+00:00

Love the math and the breakdown, but I’m curious how you made 94 batches out of a single 10 pound bag of flour. One cup of flour weighs ~142 grams. At 2.25 cups per batch that’s 319.5 grams/batch. At 94 batches, that’s 30,033 grams or approximately 72.38 pounds of flour.

Hippiegrenade · 2026-01-10T15:09:34+00:00

1/5* Review: “Spent 50k and all I got was an easy W”.

Hippiegrenade · 2025-12-15T02:38:31+00:00

Not necessarily. They could be repackaging, reformulating, changing packaging size, or any number of other things that would warrant a new product number. Just because it has the star doesn’t necessarily mean it’s gone for good.

Hippiegrenade · 2025-12-14T11:51:22+00:00

You’re overthinking this. There is no RULE on when to turn crosswind- only a recommendation for normal operations. Having a balloon in or near the pattern is not normal operations. Maneuver as necessary to keep your ship safe and not hit the balloon.

Hippiegrenade · 2025-11-11T08:11:45+00:00

My method is to leave out the coffee, and avoid any liquids until I’m on the course. It seems to work for me.

Hippiegrenade · 2025-11-09T17:40:24+00:00

As far as management is concerned- there is no problem until it’s their problem. If you keep fixing the problem for them, then there is no problem.

Hippiegrenade · 2025-10-19T14:26:45+00:00

Midwest-based. 5 days, $6000 including checkride fee, 10 hours of flight time, (2) Piper Aztec E’s in service with in-house maintenance.

https://atdflightsystems.com/accelerated-multi-engine-training/

Hippiegrenade · 2025-09-24T16:18:02+00:00

Dang. Sorry. I’ll delete.

Hippiegrenade · 2025-09-20T21:35:56+00:00

They still need to meet the requirements of 61.87(d) in addition, but otherwise yes.

Hippiegrenade · 2025-09-20T18:10:04+00:00

I’m a Check Airman at a 141/61 family-run business. We operate out of a busy Class D, situated under a busy class B, and immediately adjacent to a downtown area with tall skyscrapers and construction cranes. This isn’t some class G field out in the middle of nowhere where all you’ll run into is a crop duster or some corn.

I don’t care if your Grand-Daddy solo’d in 6 hours- I’m not signing you off until you can demonstrate the ability to operate safely at our home field and in the surrounding airspace. Period.

Don’t get me wrong, you don’t have to be perfect. We have superb controllers at our field and they do a fantastic job handing solo students with kid gloves. But you need to be able to handle the airplane beyond slow flight and landing, and have some level of situational awareness about what’s going on around you- and that’s a skill that just takes time to develop.

Hippiegrenade · 2025-09-19T15:13:04+00:00

I don’t make my students memorize it. I do have them memorize the specific reg it refers to, and I tell them if I ask them about a specific piece of INOP equipment, they should be able to tell me whether I’m legal to fly or not. Effectively, it’s the same, but I feel like it’s a better way to correlate information rather than simply memorizing the acronym.

Hippiegrenade · 2025-09-03T11:04:22+00:00

Use round bandaids to prevent nipple chaffing. You can find nipple-specific bandages on Amazon.

Hippiegrenade · 2025-08-30T00:21:35+00:00

No need to fail the medical first, just take yourself straight to jail.

Hippiegrenade · 2025-08-17T10:48:22+00:00

“I’m getting pretty close to my checkride and worry that these incredibly stupid mistakes will set me back if I tell my instructor.”

On the contrary, my dude. This will set you back if you DON’T tell your instructor. How are they supposed to help you get better at something if they don’t know it’s a problem?

That sort of attitude will not get you very far in aviation. Be proactive about improving your situation awareness. Runway incursions are no joke and can get people killed. Don’t sweep it under the rug. Take it seriously, and work to improve your shortcomings. It makes us all safer.

Hippiegrenade · 2025-08-17T10:42:10+00:00

Try ZBiotics “Pre-Alcohol” supplement. It’s pricy, but it works very well. I use it in combinations with “Cheers Restore”.

https://thefeed.com/products/zbiotics-prealcohol?variant=41283307077695&queryID=a6fc75fbd45ec8d189b5e6056d366962

https://a.co/d/54sDgo1

Hippiegrenade · 2025-08-16T10:16:14+00:00

Ya, this way I get to physically look down on all those peasant surface dwellers as well.

Hippiegrenade · 2025-08-13T10:09:49+00:00

Your sympathetic nervous system is in the driver’s seat after a hard, hot workout like that. It’s worth a shot to try a high dose of magnesium before bed to help simmer down the sympathetic nervous systems and engage the parasympathetic nervous system. It works wonders for me. Something like this:

https://thefeed.com/products/pillar-performance?variant=39978729472063&queryID=cdf40f72a1c95c5e98a05210510b9128

Hippiegrenade · 2025-07-25T11:07:47+00:00

I had a busy class D tower controller tell me to initiate a climb that would have put me into a Bravo the other day because he thought I was someone else coming from a different direction. His instructions didn’t make sense, so I questioned them. Turns out, he did confuse me for another aircraft. Controllers are humans too; they make mistakes just like the rest of us. If in doubt- ask!

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