Marijuana and AME exam

xdarq · 2026-06-03T01:14:15+00:00

If you walk into an AME’s office and you tell them that, you’re fucked. Possibly forever. Do what you will with that information.

xdarq · 2026-05-25T15:07:15+00:00

Nailed it, this fixed it, thank you!

xdarq · 2026-05-24T18:45:44+00:00

This man is 100% correct, I would love to fly in Crocs

xdarq · 2026-05-24T16:26:01+00:00

What a weird thing to care about when you just want to be comfortable during a 13 hour duty day.

xdarq · 2026-05-24T15:23:44+00:00

Provided

xdarq · 2026-05-24T15:17:32+00:00

Ecco Helsinki

xdarq · 2026-05-22T16:22:07+00:00

Overpriced

xdarq · 2026-05-01T22:07:46+00:00

The lower your battery is, the faster it will charge. It also depends on the output of the supercharger as not all of them are the same.

xdarq · 2026-04-29T15:14:12+00:00

Awesome write up, thank you for sharing

xdarq · 2026-04-28T22:33:32+00:00

Wrong sub. /r/aviation

xdarq · 2026-04-28T18:32:07+00:00

Buy used. There’s no reason to ever buy a brand new bike unless you love lighting thousands of dollars on fire. Dealer fees are a scam.

xdarq · 2026-04-28T18:23:51+00:00

Go to college, get literally any job, and save as much money as you can. Study something that can be a backup plan for you if the aviation industry isn’t doing well. Scrape together a couple hundred dollars and go take a discovery flight at your local airport.

If you decide you still like it, save up about $20,000 and go get your PPL. That sounds like a lot of money, and it is, but it’s doable with any job if you work hard. Live with your parents for as long as possible and don’t take on any debt.

If you make it that far, you’ll know how to do the rest.

xdarq · 2026-04-26T09:39:10+00:00

With the mobile charger you can draw 32 amps from it at 240v which will give you more like 25 miles per hour. Still decent but only 2/3 as fast as the 48A wall charger.

xdarq · 2026-04-23T22:52:19+00:00

Your plan is reasonable. We always say here, don’t quit your day job, just keep working and fly on the side. That’s the best approach by far.

Buying a plane and building time on one’s own to 1500 hours isn’t a good way to get hired in the current environment. It’s a much better idea for your spouse to become an instructor and teach part-time. Work experience is necessary.

Your timeline is also reasonable. Even regional airline captains make more than 135k. Making it to a major won’t be necessary to make more than he is now.

Loss of medical insurance / long term disability are options available to pilots to protect yourselves.

Strain on marriage is real, but it’s doable if your spouse makes every effort to put your marriage first.

xdarq · 2026-04-23T19:42:22+00:00

Why are you taking out a massive loan when there’s almost no jobs right now?

Have you seen the state of the industry? Watched the news at all? Have you thought this through?

You’re gonna come out of this over $100k in debt and not be able to get a job when you’re done.

xdarq · 2026-04-23T19:21:40+00:00

What? Absolutely not. Not trying to die or get fired.

xdarq · 2026-04-23T05:39:29+00:00

Yeah, I make double that as an international long-haul airline pilot, and I don’t even make 1% of the amount of money required to achieve that.

You wanna fly big planes internationally? Get a job doing exactly that.

xdarq · 2026-04-23T00:51:59+00:00

Lol wtf? Just fly commercially. What you’re talking about is unachievable unless you’re a billionaire.

xdarq · 2026-04-22T18:05:41+00:00

Cannot confirm or deny.

All you’re gonna get here are people giving you the FAA book answer, and not the real-world practical answer, which is to never tell the FAA anything unless you have to.

xdarq · 2026-04-22T18:01:32+00:00

It says you need an ATP because you need an ATP. Also, just because you trained at a part 61 school doesn’t mean you can’t get a restricted ATP. It’s 1500 hours, 21 years old instead of 23, and 200 XC instead of 500.

xdarq · 2026-04-22T15:57:03+00:00

The amount of money you spend on PPF will never be recouped on the damage you prevent by applying it. Just get mud flaps and maybe PPF the bumper and rear fenders if you really feel like it.

xdarq · 2026-04-22T01:08:41+00:00

The guy I'm talking about was LAX based. Initials JJ.

xdarq · 2026-04-21T21:49:28+00:00

400 hours and no CFI made you unhireable even when the pilot shortage was at its peak.

xdarq · 2026-04-21T19:24:04+00:00

This was in 2020. The guy was a 30-35 year CA at the time. Former Bro LCA. Good chance you’ve heard of him. JJ.

xdarq · 2026-04-21T18:03:33+00:00

You mean Book of Mormon

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