Take a deep breath and count to 10. Relax. It's all going to go by quickly, but remember to enjoy it along the way. I have yet to fly the "perfect" flight, without even a single minor mistake, hard as I've tried, and who cares? It's still a great way to spend time and disposable income.

Had it pounded into my head repeatedly during training that full yoke back (on a tricycle aircraft) is good practice at all times during taxi. Reduces prop wear from small stones, etc. as pointed out above, and keeps the weight off the nosewheel, which generally tends to be not only less robust than...

I deferred my PPL for years because I couldn't rationalize the cost - "So I get my license, and then what - fly to Buffalo for a hamburger? What sense does that make?" Finally, a good friend pointed out "You don't do it because it's practical, or because it makes sense....you do it be...

iflyforpie wrote:Usually the best way to acquire a Starfighter was to buy a small farm in Germany and wait. Maybe fishing nets would work too...

OK: hands down, right there, the best line of April so far and potentially 2011!

"...your excitement over a fatal crash is getting a tad creepy." One might argue the same is true, Hedley, of your recent (and apparently growing) fascination with butter... Accident investigation is an important aspect of aviation training. Investigation has to start somewhere - where mor...

One of the two just passed directly over YZF a few minutes ago, westbound. Looked to be a twin-engined tanker and 6 singles, 3 flanking on each side.

Wow. When did Charlie Sheen join this board?

Brown Bear's gentle razzing notwithstanding, that's a great offer - were I anywhere near YYC I'd be on it in a heartbeat. Good luck!

Good thing there are no professional pilots lurking on this forum, just a bunch of accident-prone, focus-losing doctors and dentists. Professional pilots, by contrast, would never lose focus or terminate a flight with a gear-up landing.

From CNC3 to the club's practice area is roughly 15 NM or about a 10-minute ride, as indicated above. You should probably also take into account the pain (time and $$) of commuting across the top of the GTA to Oshawa every time you want to take a lesson, if you decide to continue your training there...