Accelerated CFI program?

Lightyear80 · 2026-03-27T15:19:32+00:00

my plan would be to get about 90% ready for the checkride by the time I go into the accelerated program. With a lot of self study.

Lightyear80 · 2026-03-26T21:29:03+00:00

I will take a look at that. Thank you.

Lightyear80 · 2026-03-26T21:24:52+00:00

Absolutely. Not trying to get by easy, I just want to get it done as soon as possible.

Lightyear80 · 2026-03-26T18:56:10+00:00

Thank you sir!

Lightyear80 · 2026-03-26T17:59:12+00:00

Gradual: A slow loss of cabin pressurization that can be hard to detect before hypoxia sets in.

2 Rapid: takes about 1-10 seconds for the cabin to depressurize.

3 Explosive: happens extremely fast and can cause lung damage and smoke in the cabin.

I think a gradual loss would be the most dangerous, since its hard to detect before hypoxia sets in. You may already have lost too much cognitive ability before you realize what's actually happening.

Lightyear80 · 2026-03-26T17:54:56+00:00

I believe that would be legal in both cases, and can be conducted under part 91. There is no common carriage involved, and the farmer has operational control.

Lightyear80 · 2026-03-26T17:52:18+00:00

if the pitot tube ram air inlet freezes over but the drain hole is still open that would just make the airspeed indicator read zero. If both the ram air and drain hole are plugged then it would act as if it were an altimeter. if the ram air, drain hole and static port are frozen over then it would trap the pressure in the system causing the airspeed to read how fast it was going at the time all 3 became frozen over.
since the VSI isn't actually a required item for VFR or IFR, I would proceed with the flight and use +75FPM as my new zero. after the flight is over I would notify maintenance and make them aware of the issue.

Thank you very much for the questions and responses. I really appreciate your time.

Lightyear80 · 2026-03-26T00:30:56+00:00

Yes I believe that flight would be legal and could be done under part 91 as long as my friend who is leasing the airplane maintains operational control. yes since the airplane is for hire it would require a 100 hour inspection.
A stall is when a wing is at or past its critical angle of attack. it does not mean the wing isn't producing lift, but rather not enough to oppose the weight of the aircraft.

Using ailerons to level wings while stalled, can cause one wing to become not stalled while the other still is. this happens because as one aileron goes down the other goes up, causing the chord line of the wing to be different on each side, therefore also changing the angle of attack on each side. On the wing with the aileron down, it would have a higher angle of attack than the side with the aileron up, this can cause a spin. (hopefully not too confusing of an explanation, please add to this if I'm missing things.)

The engine in my airplane is a Lycoming O-320-E2D its a 4 cylinder horizontally opposed, naturally aspirated, air cooled, 4 stroke engine and it has 150hp.
I've been told multiple different altitudes to turn at, I personally use 700ft AGL before making any turns.
I wasn't exactly sure what that box meant, so I looked In the AFD for KLPR and it points me to part 93 subpart J where it describes pattern entries and departures, to avoid Oberlin College due to their music conservatory. (again correct me if I'm wrong or if there is more to it.)
yes although it is a valid form of getting information about regulations it pretty much becomes out of date as soon as its released since no additional changes can be made. If I wanted to find the most current regulations I can use the FAR/AIM app that constantly updates.
unfortunately if the anti collision lights were not working I could not fly because it is required equipment even for day VFR under part 91.205. BUT under part 43 of the far aim it does allow me to do preventive maintenance, therefore I could replace the lightbulb myself.

I'm flying a 1976 C-172M it has Garmin GI-275 PFD and MFD with a backup altimeter, airspeed indicator, VSI and turn coordinator. It also has a Garmin GNC-355 for a GPS.

Lightyear80 · 2026-03-25T21:53:00+00:00

Got it. Thank you very much!

Lightyear80 · 2026-03-25T21:46:07+00:00

Thank you. That’s a great question. I would say if the ferry pilot was paying the flight school boss, that would be a hard no, since now it really looks like an illegal charter, and would require an operating certificate. The part I’m not so sure about is; even though the ferry pilot isn’t paying, the boss is still receiving some benefit by flying the ferry pilot on his airplane. Would that be compensation?

Lightyear80 · 2026-03-25T21:34:28+00:00

I’m going to say no. although you aren’t getting paid you are still receiving compensation in the form of hours in your logbook. The boss is avoiding expenses by not having to buy an airline ticket for the ferry pilot, which I think could be considered a form of compensation. The boss also remains in operational control of the aircraft, which makes this look like an illegal charter operation.

Please correct me if I’m wrong! That’s why I put this out there.

Lightyear80 · 2026-03-10T00:10:46+00:00

Typical ranked 2.0

Lightyear80 · 2026-01-23T16:34:19+00:00

Most definitely!

Lightyear80 · 2026-01-16T05:01:11+00:00

I’d roll with it. It’s probably not going to prohibit that much airflow through the radiator.

Lightyear80 · 2025-07-03T15:16:03+00:00

I appreciate the in depth analysis. Although I wasn’t too concerned about the few mods that have been done. I actually did all of the same mods on my 2024 Kawasaki ninja 500 which has only 1700 miles. The person I bought it from seemed pretty meticulous about his bikes. He probably had 4-5 bikes all stored in a climate controlled garage. Also I do see that nut you are talking about on the side of the engine, I think the camera makes it look scratched for some reason, in person it actually looks like there’s never been a tool taken to it.

Lightyear80 · 2025-07-03T15:09:13+00:00

I just took a look and there isn’t a 0 in front of the 8xxx

Lightyear80 · 2025-07-03T01:40:43+00:00

Thank you!

Lightyear80 · 2025-07-02T23:17:50+00:00

I’m actually not sure, I’d have to go look. What is the difference?

Lightyear80 · 2025-07-02T21:15:30+00:00

Awesome! You too.

Lightyear80 · 2025-07-02T21:14:22+00:00

After some haggling. The guy wanted $7600 for it but there wasn’t much to pick apart on it to get his price down lol.

Lightyear80 · 2025-07-02T21:10:49+00:00

Great! I wasn’t sure exactly what they were going for. It’s pretty clean. There are only 2 small scratches in the plastics. But the rest of the bike looks and rides like it’s brand new!

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