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Good advice from Doug. Trying to forget about it and move on is easier said then done, but every so often I'll see a perfectly good pilot bust a ride by trying too hard not to fail. I still feel some nervousness whenever I'm doing a stagecheck or checkride. I like to think as positively as...

Yep, It's been required for the past 1-2 years now.

(Apologies ahead of time for the unconstructive reply) Funny how it's always a friend (???)

DCA's aircraft are fairly old and not always pretty to look at (although that is changing), but VERY well maintained. Every single write up, no matter how small, is dealt with immediately. After flying nearly 1000 hours in their aircraft, I've suffered nothing more abnormal then one alternator...

Re: Rod Machado\'s Private Pilot Manual. Excellent book. I used it during my CFI training to help me prepare my lesson plans. RM can break anything down into layman terms.

Question for the pros out there: When you put "cross country" flight time on your resume, which definition do you use? It would seem as if putting the "taking off at one place and landing at another" definition instead of the "landing more then 50NM" would make more sense after you've acheived...

Congrats from me too! CFII should be a piece of cake. By far the easiest rating of all (of course, don't use these words as an excuse to get complacent!!). Have fun!

I tried quitting about 3 times before. The last time I tried (last summer), I used the gum. Worked great for about a week, then it just seemed to wear off and have no effect (and no, I was not just chewing one the entire time!!!). I sneaked a cigarette after a week ("hmmm it's only one....") and...

Good luck!

OK.....so it's been 9 months now since the DOJ website has been online to process background checks on foreign nationals (please correct me if I'm mistaken). So has anyone been through this process, and been cleared to train in aricraft > 12,500lbs? and if so how long was the wait? Has anyone...

Very nice website and photos! Have you interviewed yet?

I work in the Broward base. I've been there the entire time of it's operation (worked for 2 years in dispatch before instructing) since Comair/DCA started there in 1999. To date, not one person at the base has failed the CFII checkride. Hope this alleviates some nervousness!

I second eveything ananoman said. Simply put you cannot provide both the "horse and cart". That, as well as knowing whether your operation falls in the realm of 119.1(e), is the real test of whether or not you are "legal" to operate without a commercial operator certificate.

Re: Should i pursue my dream to be a pilot or it is impossibe for me? Please help and advi [ QUOTE ] For my Canadian friends looking to establish citizenship in the U.S: All you have to do is have a child born within the borders, and you're home free. Smoke [/ QUOTE ] Actually, I don't...

Re: Should i pursue my dream to be a pilot or it is impossibe for me? Please help and advi [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] The Answer is.....0.0027% [/ QUOTE ] You forgot to multiply that by 100. So the answer is actually 0.27% [/ QUOTE ] Aaaah crap! You see....this is what happens when you...

Re: Should i pursue my dream to be a pilot or it is impossibe for me? Please help and advi The Answer is.....0.0027% Makes us all feel special doesn't it? :-)

[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I'd kick the guy off the flight. May seem like harsh punishment, but 50 years ago mentioning the word "bomb" on an aircraft would have been considered harmless. However, times changed and for some time that has been a big no no that could potentially land you in prison...

I'd kick the guy off the flight. May seem like harsh punishment, but 50 years ago mentioning the word "bomb" on an aircraft would have been considered harmless. However, times changed and for some time that has been a big no no that could potentially land you in prison. Unfortunetly due to the...

I was in Vegas just 2 weeks ago, shame that trip couldn't have coincided with the JC one! Oh well, maybe next year! BTW, did anyone discover the "giraffe draft" at some restaurant in the Monte Carlo? I tell ya, drinking beer out of a tall 5 liter clear cylindrical container is the only way to...

The amount of learning you do as an instructor is immense. I'm not just talking about the "bookwork", but about other incidental types of learning, Such as how to work and get along with people, work as team, being a good PIC..... and the list could go on forever. It's excellent preparation for...

What are you trying to insinuate Ophir? That because an occasional student arrives to a lesson unprepared that I'm a bad instructor who's only interested in building time? Care to share any advice with us then on how to deal with such students?

[ QUOTE ] ...an instrument student that's unprepared is absolutly clueless the whole flight. [/ QUOTE ] Aaaah yeah, the unprepared instrument student is the worst. Anyone had questions in flight such as "When can I start descending?" or "Do I have to do the procedure turn?" after being...

Study before the next lesson! The number of times I've taught a lesson only to find a student has either not studied the material or done a half ass job studying is staggering. This then forces me to do additional ground work with them, costing them time and money and frustrating me in the...

Isn't this how PanAm's demise begun- selling off their most lucrative slots/routes (to United as well if I'm not mistaken) in a desperate attempt to stay in business (even though they were killing off any hopes of long term survival)?

Easiest place to look (other then in the AFM) is at the big placard thats always supposed to be in the pilots view. I don't know if this placard has a name, but on the cessna's, it's usually just above the pilots. It states the general limitations for that specific aircraft (eg- "Flight into...

By far JFK is the worst of them all, with LGA not far behind. I had the misfortune of having to catch a connecting flight there between FLL and DCA. I was shocked at how dilapidated most of the buildings were. The crowning glory of this turd of an airport was the total inexistence of any...

When I saw the super excited sounding title of this post, I was thinking "wow, I hope this has something to do with recalls....but it probably won't be". What a pleasant surprise! Great news, how many pilots is Delta recalling?

Yes, most airlines will ask you if you have failed a checkride, how many and to explain it. One failed checkride is no big deal. 2 and they may raise an eyebrow on the interview. But 3 or more and they are going to seriously start doubting if you are going to be able to get through their...

Congratulations! By far the hardest ticket to get so far. Good luck with your students. Oh, and I renewed my CFI last week. Can I say the same thing? :-)

[ QUOTE ] ACA, ASA, and Chautauqua all have pilots on furlough. If Comair stops hiring what good is the interview? [/ QUOTE ] As far as I know (I may be wrong) ASA has stopped hiring, but has no pilots on furlough. Although Chautauqua may not be hiring as strong, I've recently had a...

Re: The Highest you\'ve had a Skyhawk! 10,500ft, but in an RG (guess thats a bit like a Skyhawk). Then I got bored as the climb went on for about 50 miles and leveled off. I Never realized such altitudes were possible! According to the performance charts in my POH, the C-172P service ceiling...

Re: How do you pronounce \"Embraer\" Correct pronunciation is Em-breye-air

I've seen it happen twice, though not recently. I didn't actually witness the breaking off, but was walking around the ramp on two separate occassions and happened to notice an aircraft with no ELT antenna. Thought it was weird too....but I guess this now confirms that they really do break off...

Hey all Just wondering if anyone knows what the background check involves before getting hired at an airline these days? I've heard all sorts of rumours, and can't seem to find any detailed information on the net. The latest one is that you have to wait 45 days before starting training, and...

Re: \"Delta Airlines, this is a 16 year old boy from the Netherlands with you\" I can tell you that obtaining a greencard is one serious pain in the ass. I got it the easiest and quickest way (applying as a dependent on an L1 visa) short of marrying a citizen and even that was a two year...

Hi MarineNav, I might be able to help you witht this one. I'm currently an instructor for DCA at the Broward base. All CFIs are given an interview at 800 dual given (at DCA, dual given at other schools doesn't count), with 100 multi (at least 50 dual given at DCA) and at least 1000 TT. Once...

Never. Always been this way, always will be. There has NEVER been a pilot shortage (well, maybe with exception of some time in the 60's), and there probably never will be one.

Arky, No one guarenteed us anything more then an interview. So far this year, everyone from the Broward satellite base (where i work) who interviewed was hired. Still no guarentee of a job, but surely a good indication that not only are they giving us interviews, but taking us on as well.

I had a total electrical failure while holding short of the runway a few months ago, just after my runup. I was looking as best I could for a light gun signla from the tower, and so was my student. We couldn't see anything. We then managed to reduce the electrical load enough to get one of the...

Has any one tried any of the online FIRCs, and if so, was it any good/worht the money? So far I've looked at Gleim and American Flyers. Both look pretty straight forward. However, I heard a rumour that they make some of the questions on the test ridiculously difficult so you'll fail and be...