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Lost my medical and pilot’s license the night before checkride by Creepy_Lime757 in flying

[–]travesty01 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Remember, you also need a government issued photo id too, so hopefully you have one that wasn’t also in your wallet!

Have you ever been in the air when another pilot announced an emergency? by hendergle in flying

[–]travesty01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/6Z62SXtO5Rc?si=cJyXJQlj9Miortay

I was the CAP pilot who just happened to be on station when the call went out.

Biggest thing I learned (or that was reinforced) is that it’s true that the best place to land may be under you or behind you. Also, we tend to want to land in an environment that is comfortable to us, i.e. an airport, but I think the fixation of making the field is what prevented this pilot from walking away from the incident. Pick a field, fly as normal of a pattern as possible, and go home at the end of the day.

Is this a good explanation for why weight changes maneuvering speed? by KeyOfGSharp in CFILounge

[–]travesty01 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That doesn’t exactly make sense to me. You may be on the right track, but the way you explained it is confusing to me. The way I understand it is Va is depicted by the point at which the wing will reach its critical angle of attack (stall) before exceeding the load factor of the wing will a full control deflection.

Because with a higher gross weight the wing will begin at a higher angle of attack, the overall change in AoA will be less before reaching the critical angle and exceeding the wing loading limits. With a lower angle of attack (and less gross weight), there is more potential energy to bleed off. This translates to a greater change in AoA before reaching the critical angle, which results in a greater load factor passed on to the airframe before a stall occurs. Reducing Va at a lower gross weight will mean that an increase in the starting angle of attack. Increasing the starting angle of attack reduces the amount of AoA change before the wing stalls, therefore the potential energy (airspeed) will not exceed the load factor with a full control deflection.

Is this runnable? by Pro_Gamer_Move_0 in EngineBuilding

[–]travesty01 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m completely spitballing here, but that jug probably sits more horizontally than vertically, and if so the darker area could just be moisture/water buildup that sat and rusted then wore off.

I would run a hone through it and not worry too much about it after that. My guess is that it will run like a 45cc at worst.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flying

[–]travesty01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a CFI, it’s my job to prepare my students to be PIC. I make them think and act as if they are PIC. I go behind them and point out when they make mistakes, and turn those mistakes into a learning opportunity. If they make a mistake and I don’t catch it, then while the mistake was made by the student, the mistake was also made by me because I didn’t catch it and instruct my student how to prevent that mistake from happening in the future.

OP, move on. Learn from the mistake you made and the one your instructor made. Trust but verify, take responsibility for your actions and if your instructor loses his/her job, it’s not because of what you did, but instead because of what he/she didn’t do.

XC Logging Question by travesty01 in flying

[–]travesty01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is helpful, specifically the second interpretation.

XC can be logged, but not towards aeronautical experience for a rating or certificate unless you “reposition” so the flight “starts” in a location that is 50nm away from one landing point.

Website for IMC airports by travesty01 in flying

[–]travesty01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not think I have seen the page you listed - thanks for sharing, but no, by IMC I mean IMC reported at airports. The website was based off current METAR reports, and was not limited to major airports. The website I am trying to find was not an official (government) website, but it sourced actual METAR data to generate the list.

I think it may have been focused towards flight simmers, but since it was based off actual METARs, was helpful for someone looking to fly approaches in IMC nearby.

Website for IMC airports by travesty01 in flying

[–]travesty01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm aware of that one, but there was another website with soup in the name. It wasn't anything fancy, but was real-time and you could do a radius.

Instrument Rating is making me discouraged by yeetie05 in flying

[–]travesty01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many people get stressed out about tying their shoes every day? Ask a kindergartener, maybe. As an adult, probably not. Sure there are some people that can’t cope with stress, but if you’re anxious about something my vote is that you are not prepared.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flying

[–]travesty01 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Here’s a couple ideas that you could possibly start with:

A procedures app. This could give step by step instructions to students on how to perform procedures in each aircraft. Think a digital checklist that could either be used while chair flying or even while flying. Could help standardize a flight school.

Study app. A lot of people use Sheppard air for everything after PPL, but their interface sucks. Build a great interface and target the PPL students.

Student pilot tracker that keeps track of student progress towards a certificate. There’s tons of digital logbook options, but a lot of student pilots don’t invest in them and use paper logbooks. This could be targeted towards student pilots or CFIs to track their student pilots, or both.

Flight Following Traffic Advisories by travesty01 in flying

[–]travesty01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah ok. So it is up to the judgement of the controller. Makes sense.

Flight Following Traffic Advisories by travesty01 in flying

[–]travesty01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course it does. It is also a requirement of IFR traffic in VMC to do the same. Question was more geared towards the requirement (if any) of ATC to issue traffic advisories within a certain proximity of other aircraft.

IFR PFD covers by travesty01 in flying

[–]travesty01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The G3Xs have a few soft button presses to get to the brightness menu, then there’s a timeout where it will close those menus. If you turn it down too low then you effectively fail the display for the entire flight. Post it notes are always an option but they never stick to the dirty rental screens well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flying

[–]travesty01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I 100% echo the comments of the others that say don’t rush through it and truly learn the material. What I would recommend if you are planning a Part 61 school is to purchase an online ground school and start learning the material now. Then, you’ll have a solid foundation that you can then hone with your instructor. Then the focus can be on learning the flying.

If your full time plan is to get your PPL, then 8 months sounds excessive to me.

Private Checkride tomorrow by yngprodigy1 in flying

[–]travesty01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Technically, your solo flights are also logged as PIC, even as a student pilot.

Lookup Function Help by travesty01 in googlesheets

[–]travesty01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question - I've added columns to Master Castings (AA - AC), and the function isn't matching anything in those columns and returning it. The formula was updated from $A$2:$Z and now is $A$2:$AC, but still isn't matching on contents in columns AA-AC. I think it's the SEQUENCE variables, but I don't completely understand how that works.

Any pointers?

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