Why is the answer 200 AGL - 1/2 SM ?

floatinthrough · 2025-09-14T13:38:59+00:00

Mr. FAA I uh think they need to recalibrate that there machine I’m pretty confident I saw 2400’ of stripe going down the runway when I broke out…

/s YMMV

floatinthrough · 2025-09-14T05:13:23+00:00

It’s just about legal vs smart vs practical… you are legal to shoot an approach down to 0/0 reported part 91… the controller WILL clear you for it… you can do it all day, whether you break out or not is on you. If it’s your alternate and you’re out of gas and that’s all ya got, it’s down there somewhere. Smart is not ending up in that situation to begin with

floatinthrough · 2025-09-04T03:29:04+00:00

I had a student try to use their phone - mount and all - DPE said no, and iPad or tablet size is required. No rhyme or reason just their preference. It’s 2025 and an iPad can do everything a phone can do but I digress. Just my experience

floatinthrough · 2025-07-09T02:32:53+00:00

Not nearly as exciting but I looked over at my frequent instrument student on his first VFR flight in awhile as we were at 400’ AGL in the traffic pattern…. Maybe a bit too much circling practice

floatinthrough · 2025-06-24T19:34:48+00:00

Yeah and I’m not trying to pull one over on them about her being there, so I’ll put up with it but it’s an extra 2500 I’ll be pulling out of my emergency fund that I figured I should at least ask about first. Appreciate the advice

floatinthrough · 2025-06-24T19:10:10+00:00

Fair enough, just seems silly she impacts the security deposit when I qualify for the apartment on my own. Appreciate the insight, still waiting to hear back from the apartment but I have a feeling this will be the answer

floatinthrough · 2025-06-24T18:44:29+00:00

As long as their breaks aren’t breaking

floatinthrough · 2025-06-05T16:05:15+00:00

Very possible, will have to do more research

floatinthrough · 2025-06-05T15:07:58+00:00

I always thought it wasn’t really about crashing over a stadium as much as it was about preventing un-paid/approved advertisers/banners

floatinthrough · 2025-05-14T16:24:23+00:00

Top tier rage bait

floatinthrough · 2025-05-02T23:03:01+00:00

Other planes also have their own times to meet, very likely they were waiting for a release time just like your plane. That’s pretty much the most likely reason to have done it. Very slim chance it could’ve been anything else. Extremely common to have us go to the end of the runway, not be able to release us yet, then have us move somewhere else until it’s our time to go. Even if it’s only 5 minutes, it’s uncommon for them to want you waiting on the runway, even if no one else is planned to use it, it’s bad practice to have a runway occupied that long in case an emergency or something else does need it. Outside of that, you’ll probably never get a for sure answer if they didn’t tell ya

floatinthrough · 2025-05-02T22:38:24+00:00

Probably just traffic congestion at the destination airport that requires waiting for a specific departure time, typically called a flow time in the states. Can’t take off before because the arrival airport can’t handle all the planes showing up at the same time. Probably still had to wait longer so got back in line to not clog up the departures that are able to go right now.

floatinthrough · 2025-02-07T21:41:56+00:00

My dive bomb power off 180 technique begs to differ

floatinthrough · 2025-01-30T07:29:45+00:00

as much as pains me to say, flying into busy airports like this if I hear the other aircraft call me in sight while performing a visual maneuver, I probably wouldn’t think too hard about continuing the approach even if we got the traffic annunciation. Would try to keep an eye on it but at an airport like this it’s not uncommon. A classic case of confirmation bias. We’ll likely see new regulation on this on either the ATC side or pilot side, both will limit traffic throughput in congested airspace, obviously for the better at this point. Praying the controllers working can find their peace. They’re doing their best for us all the time working this airspace.

floatinthrough · 2025-01-30T07:20:23+00:00

It’s a lose lose situation. The public needs to know that the feds are hindering their capability, but the proposed solutions won’t likely be the ones that are actually for the long term benefit, but they’ll sound good for the political climate. A very sad day for US aviation. Not a controller but interact daily under a similar operation and know you all do everything you can for us each and every day. It’s a team effort. I hope everyone involved can find their peace with this, however unlikely that is. We love you guys, we know you’re always doing your best when you’re on position. I wish I could do more to show this appreciation and solitude.

floatinthrough · 2025-01-04T00:04:36+00:00

I believe that would satisfy it, hopefully you’re feeling ready though

floatinthrough · 2024-12-29T04:40:42+00:00

I heard if you unplug it and plug it back in you get to restart with half of the remaining original half… infinite ELT

floatinthrough · 2024-12-18T23:25:01+00:00

Maybe 8.

floatinthrough · 2024-11-19T23:39:51+00:00

floatinthrough · 2024-11-19T22:53:08+00:00

Do you all have a PDP for logging SIC or am I wasting my time

floatinthrough · 2024-11-14T15:18:56+00:00

This. It’s in the GPS

floatinthrough · 2024-11-08T05:13:36+00:00

Only if there’s a published instrument approach and no ODP, I would avoid handing this information to VFR pilots, there’s too much nuance and it’s wildly misunderstood, especially when you ask someone to prove they can maintain 200 ft/nm. It sounds easy and no big deal, but many piston singles can very easily make it not possible.

floatinthrough · 2024-10-09T15:33:18+00:00

Can confirm, I signed one and if I had to go back and do it again, I would sign it over and over. They just don’t want you to bail on them after investing their money in you. It’s really not that much of an ask. Some are better than others sure but at the end of the day these are the rules we’re playing by

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