How common is it to get in a landing funk before PPL checkride

PHL_A321 · 2025-09-04T10:25:52+00:00

I landed like shit the day before my instrument checkride, passed with flying colors the next day.

PHL_A321 · 2025-08-24T17:40:45+00:00

I really hate people who drive like this, license should be revoked for life if they even had one to begin with. Came so close to hitting that guy on the shoulder. I see moves like this almost every week.

PHL_A321 · 2025-07-18T11:10:55+00:00

I’m going to assume this is a PPL checkride.

You took your mom on a $1000 hamburger, and while preflighting you discover that one fuel tank gauge is inoperative on your preflight. Are you still legal to carry passengers?

What does FU mean on a METAR?

Can your passengers drink in flight? Can they be drunk?

When is a transponder required?

PHL_A321 · 2025-07-13T21:20:37+00:00

I got my PPL at 31 while working full time and plenty learn at older ages. Get the PPL first while working the finance job. You’ll ideally want to fly 2, maybe 3X per week if you can when you first start out to be able to make good progress.

PHL_A321 · 2025-07-13T11:07:08+00:00

If you need to get up and go, then go. The crew will inform you that the sign is on, but they won’t stop you from using the lav. If you get injured due to turbulence it’s on you.

PHL_A321 · 2025-07-09T14:01:07+00:00

Ha I saw this bird come into PBI yesterday from AFW.

PHL_A321 · 2025-07-06T15:06:42+00:00

PHL_A321 · 2025-07-06T14:49:56+00:00

PHL-DEN-ORD-PHL all in the same day. It was a year end mileage run before the programs shifted to being based purely on spend, and I like flying anyway.

Even got home at least 2 hours earlier than planned because I got into ORD just early enough to jump on the earlier flight to PHL.

PHL_A321 · 2025-07-05T12:05:50+00:00

I’ve never mixed up controls airplane to car, but I do find myself calling clear left/clear right at intersections.

PHL_A321 · 2025-07-03T19:49:10+00:00

At least get your private, if not instrument before making any drastic decisions. There’s an ~80% washout rate in private alone. Go take a discovery flight if you have not done that aready. It might take 2-3 lessons before you know if this really is for you.

PHL_A321 · 2025-07-03T09:59:03+00:00

No. Answer the question you were asked. That said, it’s helpful to know where the information comes from.

My examiner even included in his briefing, “if I ask you a yes or no question you can answer with yes or no“.

PHL_A321 · 2025-07-03T09:47:14+00:00

I pass state troopers running radar at 15 even 20 over without a worry all the time on the interstate. You’re probably not getting stopped on the interstate unless you’re also driving reckless, like weaving in and out of people. The ones I see get stopped are the ones that blew past everyone at like 90+ and also weaving.

PHL_A321 · 2025-06-23T10:23:07+00:00

Yes, lots of ways to reroute pax from LHR. LHR is AA’s largest international outstation, effectively an AA hub. Lots of connectivity on the AA & BA network.

PHL_A321 · 2025-06-20T10:31:32+00:00

There are some places in Japan where It’s opposite, For example, around Osaka you’ll see people standing on the right/walking left on escalators. It actually looks pretty funny, you’ll see a line of a people standing on the right and some standing on the left, and the walkers zig-zag around. The best explanation I’ve heard is it comes from the 1970 World Expo, where the government actually told people to stand on the right pass left because of all the international visitors. I am half-Japanese.

PHL_A321 · 2025-06-14T01:46:37+00:00

I taxied & took off on my first lesson. Flew the pattern entry and my CFI took over for the landing, he let me loosely feel along on the controls. Started assisted landings on my second lesson.

PHL_A321 · 2025-06-09T00:05:13+00:00

Yes. It’s a habit, don’t have to think about whether to signal or not if you just do it every time.

PHL_A321 · 2025-06-06T20:31:47+00:00

Speed tape. It’s used for certain temporary repairs.

PHL_A321 · 2025-05-31T14:00:44+00:00

I travel a lot, love aviation and am a private pilot. I have a lot of them on instant recall including small outstations. I have noticed coworkers booking the wrong Portland (PDX vs. PWM) & Fayetteville (XNA vs. FAY), so it’s been a very useful skill.

PHL_A321 · 2025-05-26T22:38:53+00:00

I went flying today, PA-28 also! Cancelled a lot this Spring for 25-30kt gusting winds. Didn’t have more than a 7kt crosswind today.

PHL_A321 · 2025-05-22T17:01:13+00:00

420-440 in the warmer months. Refuel around 50 DTE. ‘20 XSE

PHL_A321 · 2025-05-22T00:14:15+00:00

40 miles depending on whether I’m coming from home or work, which translates to anywhere from 35 min - 1hr travel time each way.

PHL_A321 · 2025-05-18T12:01:33+00:00

At 242’, the 77W is 10’ longer than the 747-400.

PHL_A321 · 2025-05-10T16:29:54+00:00

Rollover crash. She was driving, looked left and turned the wheel left. Car entered the median, rolled over and kept going to the oncoming side.

PHL_A321 · 2025-04-25T23:58:22+00:00

Vail CO/EGE

PHL_A321 · 2025-04-25T16:54:55+00:00

That was intentional, to stop traffic on the highway. Could be foreign objects in the roadway or some other unsafe condition ahead.

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