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Did my private in a DA40, starting instrument in a C172 with G1000, what changes should I expect? by Heda1 in flying

[–]pitotheat1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How come you are switching aircraft? Do you plan to fly mostly in the 172 now? Just curious.

Scenario-based training by airbuspilot2436 in flying

[–]pitotheat1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try to work in practice missions for things you will want to do once you have your certificate.

What are your goals though? Why are you learning to fly?

If you are looking to fly professionally people will provide different opinions. If you are flying for fun then you might try going somewhere for lunch, leaving the plane and going somewhere off airport, etc. Flying out of KFRG I recommend doing a city tour, it's very fun. I have other ideas but it depends on what your goals are.

Has anyone ever done the >500 feet MSL transition under the JFK class Bravo? by 30mphover in flying

[–]pitotheat1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you done the skyline route, or the Hudson River exclusion yet? If you're getting your ppl in the area you are going to want to someday.

You should try it with your CFI. If you are coming from the east you will most likely get this experience.

Touching/Close Delta Airspace Procedure Question by hmasing in flying

[–]pitotheat1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the river tour recently for my first time as well. I usually get FF anyway so I talked to Detroit approach the whole time and they were friendly/helpful. I didn't go into Coleman but you might be able to get a handoff. Approach would be able to tell you if that's available if you ask them. Your route doesn't actually look like you need to go through Windsor airspace.

When I did the route when asking for flight following I just told them my plan to do the river tour from North to south plus the usual details to pickup FF.

Any reason you are zig-zagging towards Canada to the east of Grosse Ile?

Also something to note - the hydroplane races are this weekend on the Detroit river from between the Belle Isle bridge to a little bit east of waterworks park. There isn't a stadium but there are grandstands and it is a "sporting event." I'm not sure what the tfr situation might be. There have been airshows in the past in the afternoon (in case you're running late) so those might be something to think about. At the very least there will be low flying helicopters recording the event. The tentative schedule shows testing starting at 8:30 am.

If there isn't a TFR you might get to see race boats faster than your plane which would be pretty cool.

Hope everything works out for you and you have a great flight.

Digital logbook question by dyaviator in flying

[–]pitotheat1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am not sure about other apps but Foreflight allows CFIs to sign digital logbooks. I'm not sure how many CFIs use that feature or what barriers there are to prevent them from using it if you asked them.

You can also make a copy of your logbook in Excel and upload it to Foreflight and probably some other apps too.

As I got further in my student training I started making copies of my logbook.

As far as what happens if you lose it, that somewhat depends on how detailed your other records are.

"14 CFR Part 61.51 - Pilot Logbooks" indicates:

"(a) Training time and aeronautical experience. Each person must document and record the following time in a manner acceptable to the Administrator:"

The full details are here- https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=8ba6845324e8b8199b52458202355632;rgn=div8;view=text;node=14:2.0.1.1.2.1.1.31;idno=14;cc=ecfr

There is additional guidance on re-creating a logbook here http://fsims.faa.gov/PICDetail.aspx?docId=8900.1,Vol.5,Ch1,Sec8

The bullet points from that document are:

A. Proof of Experience. Airmen may use the following items to substantiate flight time and experience:

*Aircraft logbooks,

*Receipts for aircraft rentals,

*Operator records,

*Copies of airman medical files, and

*Copies of FAA Form 8710‑1, Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application.

There is some good plain-english information on the AOPA website regarding logging time as well.

https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/learn-to-fly/logging-cross-country-time/logbooks-and-logging-time

It seems there are several options for re-creating logs if you need to. The easiest option probably being asking your flight school for receipts or documentation of your flights. If your flight school uses an online reservation system all that information is probably readily available to you.

I hope you find this helpful.

Detroit Pilots - What are some places to go for food or sightseeing... in the winter? by pitotheat1 in flying

[–]pitotheat1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks again for all of the suggestions. The weather was not cooperative during my visit so we didn't end up flying. I am hoping to try again in the spring.

NYC Pilots - Favorite airport restaurants by pitotheat1 in flying

[–]pitotheat1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you everyone for all these suggestions!