Strega wrote:

Although I have never met you in person, I imagine you must talk a lot because you like the sound of your own voice rather than because anything useful comes out of your mouth

Youre right, I do talk alot. but I still DO more than talk.

HA HA HA HA HA That you do

Stick and Rudder - An Explanation of the Art of Flying by Wolfgang Langewiesche A very entertaining look at the basics first published in 1944. His style of writing is quite funny.

I don't understand how this is still being debated. The defenition from CARs 400.01, which has been quoted numerous times in this thread, is absolutely clear. If you are a pilot (already have a licence), solo means sole flight crew member . You can have anyone else on board - they can be a licenced...

can't speak for everyone but the difference between 400$ and 800$ is a big one - ie. maybe groceries or rent for a month. Not all of us can afford huge chunks of cash all at once. T hats why i got student loans/ lines of credit to pay for my training. It costs a lot My multi IFR was done in a week ...

Just my opinion, but if CAR's doesn't allow for two students to share a flight - one leg for one student, then vice versa - perhaps that should be amended . Especially for the PPL. Flying is almost unaffordable for most of us - and splitting cross countries with a fellow student sometimes can make ...

Flying is almost unaffordable for most of us - and splitting cross countries with a fellow student sometimes can make a huge difference! . Except you have to build up the same amount of time (200 hours) no matter what so you are paying for it anyways its just whether you are paying for 3 hours that...

Just my opinion, but if CAR's doesn't allow for two students to share a flight - one leg for one student, then vice versa - perhaps that should be amended. Especially for the PPL. Flying is almost unaffordable for most of us - and splitting cross countries with a fellow student sometimes can make a ...

Very true! Being unemployed - though scary as hell also seems to offer up endless open doors and opportunities. It's almost like when you were a kid - being asked what you want to be when you grow up and having the whole world laid out ahead of you. (Though it does make flying more difficult) The pe...

Oh I never meant anyone in particular. If someone feels singled out it may be their conscience talking. If you are going to come onto a thread and look for a fight you are generally going to find one and there is more than enough people here that will oblige you, or when you start a thread obviousl...

Now Now gentlemen, Strega may know how to push buttons (that's obvious) but I'm sure he's not all bad. :wink: And you are right...... without each other - pilots and ame's would be unemployed and miserable! (or unemployed and happy - depending on your point of view :P ) Either way, I'm glad for both.

HAHAHAHA I usually swear allegiance to whoever brings the tim bits

Here's a curiosity question - do all AME's hate pilots as much as they seem to on this site? I personally have a lot of respect for those who work on any plane I fly (I certainly don't have the know how to fix many issues) - that being said, I'd also hope for the same respect back. What's the deal?

Strega you sound just like any leach of a lawyer looking to attach blame regardless if there is any evidence to support your position. No one is trying to duck responsibility. What people have a problem with, myself included, are chicken shit charges grasping at anyone left surviving after the acci...

hmm hard to say, probably not if it's illegal. Don't know how clients would take to that if I were to get ramped and told the flight was grounded due to improper documentation. It's the Gov't, why would you wait to apply two weeks before . You seem to have alot of time on your hands why don't ya ju...

There are, in my experience, plenty of very good potential instructors at the 200 hour level, the real bottom line is motivation to want to do so What would you think if you showed up to a university class, only to find the prof had only taken, and passed, that very class in the previous semester? ...

The "centripetal" force is actually, if I remember correctly, the centripetal (ie horizontal in a level turn) component of the lift. As far as I was just taught, yes that is correct. It is the force which "pulls" the plane toward the inside of the turn. It is horizontal - and "centrifugal" force is...

See now that is why I am so confused. Both answers seem arguable and possibly correct. The unbalanced forces makes more sense to me when it comes to actual dynamics of flying and forces. I was also told in ground school that Centrifugal force is not a "real" force but a perceived one. And to add to ...

Thank you for your explanations!

Wow okay, the way this was explained to me in ground school last night was incredibly different. The diagram was also WAY different - as centripetal and centrifugal forces ran from the body of the plane out on the horizontal axis. I have a feeling that the diagram we were looking at was a seriously ...

So here's a question - Theoretically in a turn if the Centripetal force is balanced with the Centrifugal force, would the plane not simply fly straight but at a banked angle? One has to be less than the other to allow the the creation of the turn so to speak. For centripetal force to pull the plane ...

I'm flattered. So I'm keeping this industry in the toilet because I don't oppose circling approaches? Believe me, I will be happy when the last of the NDBs are gone and everything is either ILS or GNSS straight in. But we are not there yet so why not practice risk-assessment and use the tools we ha...

Hey guys, Just wondering what the regs say about who is able to give a multi-rating? Also on a similar note I have been asked to help this said pilot who is also a friend to go look at an aircraft (Apache) that he is looking to purchase and he has also asked that I help him deliver it etc. and do s...

CADOR 2008C1459. Ok.. I would like to point out that ONE of the four aircraft was SAFTI's. Second, and I guess this will go back to "shiny side up"... it was a foreign student who got himself into this trouble without an instructor. Third, NONE of the people working here at that time are presently ...

umm Maybe the school really sucks? Yes, that was very insightful... now sit down until you have something useful to say. Ok Maybe the school lacks skilled instructors, well maintained aircraft, and is generally less than professional. HA HA While I agree it could have been more eloquently put, Stre...