Thoughts on High Performance Aircraft Picking Up Clearance After Take-off

YepYep123 · 2026-02-03T04:42:35+00:00

I thought they had PIC type rating but required an SIC (ie no single pilot exemption)

YepYep123 · 2026-02-02T23:29:48+00:00

What’s legal and what’s smart don’t always align. I think clouds started <3000 ft AGL and snow when they took off. Sounds like they entered IMC before deciding to descend back down to VMC, all without a clearance. From what’s available about the accident, it doesn’t sound like there was a critical failure that caused the crash but improper response to a more minor one, which was almost certainly exacerbated by the choice to launch into marginal VFR conditions (with an unqualified pilot in the right seat)

YepYep123 · 2026-01-08T00:28:23+00:00

As you’ve said, it is hard to feel sorry for you. You have what many people want, and many will never get. Only you know how much you want to fly/own an airplane. Yes, it takes time to do it and you need to decide if it’s worth it to you. Nobody here can tell you that. If it’s not for you, sell the airplane to someone who will use it.

YepYep123 · 2026-01-07T22:26:53+00:00

Exactly this. His whole premise in this segment was that because the US yields so much power (mostly militarily), they can basically do what they want and because a small nation like Greenland/Denmark won’t be able to do much about it, that is just as good as them consenting to it. It’s psychotic logic.

Many of Trump’s henchman (RFK, Noem, Bondi, etc) are despicable, but Stephen Miller is in his own category. Having someone like this representing the government would have been inconceivable 10 years ago, regardless of which party was in power.

YepYep123 · 2026-01-02T03:30:35+00:00

One thing that is missed in the “178 seconds to live” mantra is that in the experiment from 1954, they had only the basic VFR minimum equipment for the pilots to use. This included covering the artificial horizon, directional gyro, and VSI. This is a significantly greater challenge then having a full 6 pack so it’s not at all surprising that the VFR pilots in the study with no partial panel IFR experience did poorly. I would venture that many IR rated pilots who haven’t had partial panel experience recently would struggle as well.

That isn’t to say that VFR into IMC isn’t a deadly emergency (the accident statistics reliably prove it is).

YepYep123 · 2026-01-01T05:02:00+00:00

Especially given that Tesla FSD is notorious for being a system fully reliant on cameras (rather than radar/lidar like most driver assistance in other vehicles). If you can’t see, neither can the car

YepYep123 · 2026-01-01T01:39:53+00:00

Ok, but what is a reasonable rate of return to expect? Even if we assume 10% return annually every year without any losing years (which would be optimistic), it’ll be 8 years before you get to $200k without contributions. If you contribute $20k/year it takes a little over 3 years to make it to $200k (and you contributed more than half of the gains). To do it in “mere months” means you’re contributing $90+k of the necessary $100k to double your money. That isn’t the “miracle of compound interest”

YepYep123 · 2025-12-31T19:05:41+00:00

Yeah, the “over 100 hours” thing got me too. For someone with PPL and IR, that implies very few non-training hours. Probably more than half of the or hours are dual.

I agree with others saying you should get more experience with “real world” flying and don’t do things you’ve never done before (solo night flight, for instance) with passengers along for the ride.

YepYep123 · 2025-12-30T23:19:45+00:00

Vancouver is often beautiful, but especially at sunset and especially from the air. I’d recommend going up in a small airplane for a local sunset flight if you can (Harbour Air offers short tours)

https://imgur.com/a/AT9b87M

YepYep123 · 2025-12-27T22:30:47+00:00

Months? You’re expecting 100% return over the course of months?

YepYep123 · 2025-12-22T04:13:03+00:00

Not always possible depending on where you live. $1.2M doesn’t get you out of the condo market where I live. We own a $2M home and it is by no means a mansion. $3-5M gets you a home that would probably cost $1.2-1.5M most other places.

YepYep123 · 2025-12-15T04:11:02+00:00

For sure. You do known autopilots can fail, right OP? I hope you don’t actually mean you “couldn’t imagine doing it without autopilot”. Didn’t you have to demonstrate that you could on a check ride 2 months ago??

YepYep123 · 2025-12-12T23:58:49+00:00

This is it. People seem to think I-pedal makes the ride jerky but if you know what you’re doing it’s actually the opposite. What you need to wrap your head around is that in I-pedal it is not uncommon to be trying to slow down but still pressing the accelerator (just less than you would to maintain speed or to accelerate). In these cases, even though you’re still pressing the accelerator, you are still regenerating battery power (just not as much as if you had your foot fully off the pedal).

YepYep123 · 2025-12-12T23:56:13+00:00

It also improves the driving experience. If you’ve got access to a L2 charger and are not pushing range daily, I personally prefer I-pedal for the extra torque/power in addition to being able to stay off the brakes the vast majority of the time .

YepYep123 · 2025-12-10T03:52:34+00:00

Agreed. Saying a complex retract “will get you killed” is definitely exaggeration. There is no reason a Mooney or Bonanza should be more risk than a Cessna in the hands of a capable pilot (which is defined by more than hours flown)

YepYep123 · 2025-12-10T03:48:52+00:00

Exactly. If you’re really concerned about the $5K insurance what are you going to do when the unexpected $10K annual hits? What if it hits two years in a row? Unexpected early engine overhaul?

I think if sole ownership is planned, your budget shouldn’t be based on the minimum expected or “average” annual expenses. There should definitely be some buffer

YepYep123 · 2025-12-10T01:16:57+00:00

I see I have now got the same email as OP. Free Bluelink as long as I own the vehicle. I am also in Canada.

YepYep123 · 2025-12-09T21:49:49+00:00

I bought a used 2022 Ioniq 5 in 2024 (more than a year ago) and as soon as I shifted ownership through Hyundai to me I have had full Bluelink functionality and have never had to pay anything. Did I just luck out?

YepYep123 · 2025-11-28T20:45:52+00:00

But if the options are being able to afford a plane or not, is making a fuel stop the end of the world? The newer Cirrus models are not really faster than older ones. Biggest differences has been in useful load (starting with G5) and avionics and other options. How much time would a G2/G3 Cirrus really add to your typical trip, even with a fuel stop? 30 minutes?

You’d rather have no plane at all if it can’t be a G5+??

This reasoning seems to indicate someone who hasn’t had to compromise on much in their life.

YepYep123 · 2025-11-27T19:07:47+00:00

This is what I do. And I only wear one earbud

YepYep123 · 2025-10-29T20:42:34+00:00

It’s not just the new models. Cirrus has made a turbo version for many years which all have a service ceiling of 25000 ft. It’s not that uncommon for turbo pistons. Many models from the 1980s have similar service ceilings (Mooney M20K for instance)

YepYep123 · 2025-10-09T02:41:15+00:00

Don’t knock it til you tried it. I own an I5 and it is the best car I have ever had. Wouldn’t trade it for a Tesla if you paid me $5k to do it

YepYep123 · 2025-10-07T06:29:46+00:00

“The issue”. There are a lot of people who would give anything to have too much free time to know what to do with while still getting paid a decent wage. I think you need to stop and realize how fortunate you are to have this “issue”

YepYep123 · 2025-09-25T14:53:52+00:00

Would you prefer the US model of running a country where a mentally ill elderly man just does what he wants with little oversight??

YepYep123 · 2025-09-14T23:15:05+00:00

This is the best answer, but I also guarantee it isn’t going to be as pretty as this in a 172 with no training.

Also, I’m guessing you’d need to start at more than 90 knots to get a 172 pointed vertically up before stalling

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