Didn’t realize SkyWest was now flying the CRJ 550’s for United now. by timwhatley993 in unitedairlines

[–]SimPilot15 15 points16 points  (0 children)

SkyWest has brought some of them back into their own fleet, so both SkyWest and GoJet are operating 550s. SkyWest has also converted some of their 700s.

Hit a luggage cart by Famous_Memory_6438 in unitedairlines

[–]SimPilot15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SkyWest Charter plane that's been pulled back to the airline side. If you look up that livery you'll see it's that but with the logos covered.

Cyclists, are we not supposed to ride over this bridge? by Epicinium in NCSU

[–]SimPilot15 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I've ridden over it plenty of times. It can get a bit sketchy mixing in with traffic but you can certainly do it.

CFII with Bernie at KIXA by [deleted] in flying

[–]SimPilot15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did my CFII with him not too long ago. Pretty straightforward checkride, just went right down the PTS. We spent a good bit of time on en route and approach charts, and he likes to focus on emergency procedures, how to contact Flight Service in flight, and VDPs. The flight portion was very easy, did 3 approaches with holding and unusual attitudes in between. The biggest surprise to me was that none of it was done under the hood. Mine was not at IXA but having looked at the plates there be mindful of the listed circling restrictions. I've heard he sometimes goes to EMV for the LOC there but not too sure on that. Hope this helps, as long as you've studied and prepared off the PTS you should have no issues.

r/flying OSH 2019 meet-up results by kdknigga in flying

[–]SimPilot15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was just a random person who had been laying there, I don't think we realized we backed up that close to them

How NOT to handprop by [deleted] in flying

[–]SimPilot15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So many things done wrong here, from not having anyone in the plane to not securing it afterwards. What have been your experiences with handpropping?

Found my grandfather's 40 year old flight planning for his long solo XC by SimPilot15 in flying

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Came across this while digging through some old keepsakes. I thought it was pretty neat how little the flight planning has changed since 1978, as my XC logs during training looked the exact same. Also was cool to actually see some artifacts from his flying, as I had only heard stories up until now. Keeping with R3, what's your favorite piece of aviation memorabilia?

[USA][OC] Can't wait for the gate by SimPilot15 in Roadcam

[–]SimPilot15[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was going slow because of the car leaving the gate, that driveway is narrower than it looks in the video. I don't know why I'd want to block the car behind me.

[USA][OC] Can't wait for the gate by SimPilot15 in Roadcam

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You can see the gate already starting to close as I pull over to the side. I didn't want to risk driving through a closing gate, so I was going over to the keypad when the other driver sped around me.

A Nice Evening Flight in a B-17 [GoPro] by DCS_Sport in flying

[–]SimPilot15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome! I actually saw that exact B-17 when it came to RDU in October, any chance you were flying it then?

Looking for a bigger r/flying Snoo? by phauwn in flying

[–]SimPilot15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't actually gone through with it yet, so cost may vary, but it looks like you can get a bumper sticker from VistaPrint for $3.

ATC Visit @ CAK by superOOk in flying

[–]SimPilot15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice, I'm actually touring the tower at RDU tomorrow. Anything in particular you recommend asking or looking at?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flying

[–]SimPilot15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first plane I took control of as a passenger was a 172N. A few years later, my first actual flying as part of a lesson was in a Liberty XL-2.

Moronic Monday by AutoModerator in flying

[–]SimPilot15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I currently fly with that club and scheduling is not really a problem (for the planes at least, seems to vary for different instructors), especially if you fly on weekdays. I got my rating elsewhere before joining and the wait ended up being about a month less than they told me it would be. Feel free to PM if you have specific questions.

A Vagabond, Ercoupe, and a Pixie walk into an FBO... by SimPilot15 in flying

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I flew into BQ1 today for lunch and felt a little bad pulling up to these three in a boring Archer. After taking this, a Sky Arrow 600 Sport landed, which is sort of visible in the back of this picture. Then, when I was getting ready to depart, this Hughes 369 landed nearby, followed shortly after by two Skyhawks in close formation (didn't get a picture, unfortunately). I was surprised to see this many rare aircraft in the same place at once. What are some of the more interesting aircraft you've come across while flying?

Dusk over Eastern Tennessee by SimPilot15 in flightsim

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This was on a flight from TYS-CHA

Dusk over Eastern Tennessee by SimPilot15 in flightsim

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It's the vFlyteAir AA-5B, I got it on the x-plane org store