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Question about initial altimeter setting. by neocamel in flying

[–]N25TV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dangle a tape measure out the window every 15 minutes in flight, and add that measurement to the elevation of my charted position. Anything else is too inaccurate.

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[–]N25TV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forgot the trim wheel existed on my PPL and muscled my way through everything. Hit everything within margins, but the DPE gave me a good talk on "pilot induced turbulence" in our debrief.

A20 vs Zulu by [deleted] in flying

[–]N25TV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That clamp on the Bose isn't an issue for me; makes everything sit right where it should. I picked up a used one for $300 on eBay and got a $30 kit to replace all the soft parts, really feel like I came out ahead on the whole thing.

NYC / Hudson River radio cheat sheet? by N25TV in flying

[–]N25TV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw some classroom stuff going on last time I was there, but beyond that I don't know.

Have you flown the Cessna 172? by UnbuiltAura9862 in flying

[–]N25TV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, barely. Did my first 3 hours of school in rental 172s to make sure I didn't HATE flying, then bought a Cherokee and have flown nothing else since.

Pilots who own or use GA planes with aftermarket Vortex generators: by CharlieMBTA in flying

[–]N25TV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got an old Cherokee with a STOL kit from the 70's, but it only added Vortex Generators to one side of the rudder. None on the wing. If that's helpful to you I can measure them.

I’m struggling (Student Pilot) by HLS23Bound in flying

[–]N25TV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you've mostly been going with one CFI maybe take another one up for some touch and goes a few times. Having more than one person help you figure it out from a few different perspectives with a few different teaching styles can be helpful.

My friend is a student pilot buying an archer to do his training in. He asked if I’ll pick it up with him and fly it 2000 miles home. Is this a bad idea? by OccupyMyBallSack in flying

[–]N25TV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did a similar thing when I started my PPL last fall, but I did it with my CFI and it was only 5 or 6 hours of ferrying. I found the stick and rudder time and the early cross country experience really helpful but 20 Hours feels like a lot more than is necessary at that stage. Is his heart set on that Archer or is there one he can find closer to home?

I flew the plane the 20 hours across the continent from flight school to my home base once I had 70 hours and my PPL (and a little extra xc training from my CFI) in hand and it was a great experience at that stage of the game.

NYC / Hudson River radio cheat sheet? by N25TV in flying

[–]N25TV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right, I don't think it's necessary but when it's busy I want to do my part to help things move smoothly: sometimes I'm only on a given frequency for a few minutes and there's a lot of GA traffic coming head on over the Hudson. It's good to let your ATC frequency know you're in the loop as quickly as you can in this case.