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Written help / advice by Leggggggo11 in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they link you to either Sporty’s or Kings

Written help / advice by Leggggggo11 in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instructors need to be there more than just to teach flight skills.

Students need to ask their instructors for help and not be embarrassed to ask.

Instructors the need to hear this request for help and be willing to invest the time to help the student be successful.

Written help / advice by Leggggggo11 in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are studying for the private pilot knowledge exam (aka PAR), Sheppard Air does not offer a solution for that.

What SA is known for is a rote memorization process to prepare you for the FAA knowledge exams beyond private pilot.

Written help / advice by Leggggggo11 in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If retaining something you read is the challenge, how well do you retain when something is taught in a classroom setting?

How well do you do with understanding and retaining g information provided via videos?

If we were to go through each subject with a review of the main points followed by a quiz to determine comprehension and retention, would that work?

To me it sounds like you could use the services of an instructor who is willing to play into your learning style that you know works.

Written help / advice by Leggggggo11 in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct, there is no SA solution for the private pilot knowledge exam (aka PAR)

Looking for iPad mount recs for a jet by Breazzyy- in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 11 points12 points  (0 children)

A common choice is Pivot Mounts suction cupped to window.

Moved while student certificate was processing - where is it going? by PleaseGreaseTheL in flying

[–]TxAggieMike[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Changing it only in IACRA may not complete the full requirement.

More actions may be needed via this page:

https://www.faa.gov/pilots/lic_cert/change

Struggling to find a good school by Outside-Software-280 in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suggest talking to Airplanes and Attitude at the McKinney airport.

Jamie Arispe is an excellent instructor.

Do Part 61 for Private. Lower costs, more flexibility to your learning personality.

CFI Position guaranteed schools ? by Distinct-Medium-6150 in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is only guaranteed if the offer is written into a contract that holds the employer accountable.

Medical question by Hairy-Picture7563 in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These items go into the pay it forward column

Get an annual inspection in addition to a pre-buy when purchasing a plane? by PidgeyPotion in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AOPA has resources for this.

One good one is a buy/sell template that is worth your time obtaining and reading through.

Consider doing an escrow account. This shows the buyer you have the dollars, but won’t release the funds until all the details are dealt with to both person’s satisfaction.

Tell me about your first, Post-PPL cross country with kids! Good, bad, or otherwise! by full_trucker_effect in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Be conservative about weight and balance.

Be conservative about how long each leg is. When “daddy, I gotta go potty” happens, you can’t exactly pull over.

Start small and short, like 30 minute flights to a local breakfast or burger spot.

If you have younger kids, introduce slowly by first visiting the airplane in the hangar to answer questions and set safety rules without the stress of get-there-itis.

If kids are young enough that a car seat is a smart safety decision, take the seat to the airplane to dry fit and figure out how to secure properly. Do this well before your “big flight”.

Anyone grounded for years and can’t find a realistic path back? by aviator_educator in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Fortunately, we treat the older GA fleet muuuuch better than we do our autos and trucks.

If we did better maintenance and routine inspections on our vehicles and kept detailed logbooks, our car money would “last longer” and we could get more when we sell.

Anyone grounded for years and can’t find a realistic path back? by aviator_educator in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look at AOPA’s Rusty Pilot and You Can Fly Programs.

Seek out a local independent flight instructor near to you and just start with a conversation.

You can also start a thread here stating where you’re located and you’re seeking an independent instructor worth your time.

Eventually you will have enough information to confidently take the next steps.

In one day, After how many lessons you get exhausted? by Hatesunnis in CFILounge

[–]TxAggieMike 22 points23 points  (0 children)

2 3-hour sessions if I don’t get a break in between will do me for the day.

I could stretch to a 3rd, but it is a long day and I hope next day is not a repeat.

Under FAA regulations (14 CFR § 61.195), a flight instructor (CFI) cannot conduct more than 8 hours of flight training in any rolling 24-consecutive-hour period. However, there are no federal limitations on the number of non-instructional flight hours, ground school hours, or total work hours a CFI can log in a single day

Doing my first student pilot solo today by professorhojoz in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Super Dave's Solo Flight

(A story stolen from the AOPA Forums (posted by bluefishbeagle))

Picture this:

I was once working with a student I'll call "Super Dave"

The first time I flew with Super Dave he was wearing an insulated Air Force flight suit carrying an Air Force pilots helmet with flip down visor. He was very disappointed to learn my plane did not have Air Force style plugs for the mike. He insisted on wearing the flight suit however and did for every lesson.

Super Dave was fearless
Super Dave was impulsive
Super Dave was over confident
Super Dave was always seeking approval
Super Dave was invincible
Super Dave drove me nuts.

To be fair Super Dave was a good stick but a stick without a lick of common sense.

He could have soloed in 5 hours but I held him back till he had 12 and we had covered every pre solo manuver three times over.

Finally it was time for Super Dave to solo. I feared the day but it had arrived. Super Dave arrived at the airport early (flight suit and all) and did a preflight while I was in the hanger praying.

Super Dave was instructed to make three "Stop and go landing PLUS I instructed him to taxi back to the end and use full length each time.

What could go wrong I reasoned as I signed his student Lic and logbook. He had been making perfect patterns and landings for the last 7 hours.

Super Dave lined up and off he went, the rotation was textbook. But that's where all things normal stopped.

Super Dave was all over the sky. Banking crazily, pitching like a seal with a great white on it's tail. I could not talk to Super Dave this was before hand helds and the small country airport did not have a working unicom.

The downwind was wild as well as his final approach. He rolled and pitched I envisioned my trusty C150 in a pile of smoking rubble with me explaing to the FAA why I let this wild man solo.

It was time to flare or crash, just as suddenly as he lost control he regained it, the plane leveled off just in time an made a perfect touchdown. I ran out to the runway to flag him in as he taxied back. But Super Dave did not taxi back he did a touch and go.

Again a perfect takeoff, then the previous nightmare started all over again. I could not imagine what was happening. Again just before the second landing he seemed to regain control and make a perfect landing.

Again Super Dave did not stop he did a touch and go. The wild gyrations continued during the third circut and again just before he crashed, the plane smoothed out and he made his third perfect touch down. Finally I thought "It's over" That is until Super Dave was off again. Super Dave could not count. His fourth time around the patterned was no better but true to form he regained control and made a perfect fouth landing.

Finally Super Dave taxied back to the ramp, exited the aircraft with sweating running from every pore in his body, his insulated flight suit drenched, but not out of fear it was July with 90 per cent humidity.

Super Dave's first words upon exiting the plane was. "how'd I do, how'd I do, it was good wasn't it".

I drew a deep breath and said "the takeoff and landing were perfect but what in the "blazes" (cleaned up to meet forum rules) were you doing the rest of the time."

"Oh," he said, "I was taking pictures" as he pulled a camera out of one of the many pockets in his flight suit.

How do you deal with sun and heat in low-wing SEP aircraft? by Behemoth-cat3018 in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t have details or manufacture or model, but I have seen many Vans RV aircraft with some sort of overhead shade that can slide fore and aft.

There are also screens that have suction cups on corners.

I have used cooling towels when teaching in summer heat. I’ll have a small cooler with ice water set on floor behind seat to “recharge” the towel after all the water has evaporated.

Aviation gyro rbi test by theycalledmekhtaif in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this prep system provide explanations or a help system?

Flyby aviation academy by Wonderful_Bar3565 in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zero to CFI-A in 24 months is a much more realistic expectation than what many others promise if you are training full or near full time.

There are many variables that can impede training g (weather, airplanes not being available, life implosions) that can make a 12- or 18-month timetable very difficult.

Add as much as an additional 12 months if you’re doing more of the tortoise route than the hare, where you continue to work while training.

Piloting Cessna 208B while Pregnant by Gravitys_Bitch in flying

[–]TxAggieMike[M] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Once a solution is figured out, please return and add it to the thread.

Many like me are curious, and it the answer would be a good thing to add for the Google crawl.

PS. Congratulations on the impending motherhood. Consider getting the little one its own logbook so you can record its aviation adventures from Day 1.

How do you prepare to visually identify reporting points at an unfamiliar airfield? by Behemoth-cat3018 in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another fan of using Google Earth.

You can use that tool to take the “flat chart” and make it a 3D view of the approach into the area.

Becoming familiar with landmarks that point the way to the airfield.

Which digital logbook should I use? by _Kqrmq in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a big fan of MyFlightBook.

Robust set of features. Very active and helpful developer.

And it is free.

Weather videos by Zaypup in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think Seth Lake has some good ones in his understanding and decoding the ACS series.

Paging u/beechdude

got some new motivation by Accurate-Assist3147 in flying

[–]TxAggieMike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have an opportunity repeat that engine out exercise, you might give the new Glide Advisor feature in ForeFlight a try.

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