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When you guys are conducting a practice IFR XC with a student, how do you handle clouds this time of the year when it's too cold to fly through them? Do you ask ATC for deviation due to weather? Or do you explain that you will pick up ice and need to deviate around a cloud?

In case you ever have to fly with a cold or severe allergies, I learned that the hard way...

I'm sure it would be quite comical to be there in person watching him point at mundane objects acting like he's making some important statement about something. Of course, in real life, I would probably end up in a prison camp just for thinking the supreme leader is funny.

Not that I'm aware of. I would always pull up all the available procedures, like you said, and find the one that makes the most sense for my departure route. Or, also like you said, let fltplan.com give the expected route. But it doesn't always advise.

You have to dig into the TERPS in chapter 9 to get the official answer, but here it is: 905. DESCENT GRADIENT. The OPTIMUM gradient in the final approach segment is 318 feet per mile. Where a higher descent gradient is necessary, the MAXIMUM permissible gradient is 400 feet per mile. When...

I thought I would start by throwing out an approach with a question and see who can answer it first. It would be good for me and I'm sure for lots of others to share some interesting approach plate questions and answers so we all could learn something new. This one's pretty easy, why is there...

Got to love the few people who mess it all up for the majority of people....

Thanks for the input. I'm just a lowly CFI, so as you can imagine, I don't have much money. I don't really need it at this point, but I wanted to try it out on my iPad. I'm sure I will eventually purchase the 160, when I move on.

Anyone have one they don't need anymore? Thanks

It works great on iPad. Just download the app from the App Store and use the user/pass they give you. You can only use the software on one device at a time, and they will let you switch devices 1 time with no charge. But after that, there is a fee. I found it easiest to use it on the iPad...

Our school had an RG with that 3-bladed prop. It had about a .01/1 glide ratio. If you didn't immediately turn towards your aim point, you wouldn't make it. It was almost downright dangerous. The DA-20, on the other hand (otherwise known as the glider with props), you would need to fly just a...

I chose none of the above and went to a small school, doing most of the oral prep/lesson plan prep on my own. You seem pretty dead set on using a well known academy, but it didn't cost me nearly as much as most of the above options. I think I completed it for around 3500$. In that case...

Even more likely when demonstrating commercial maneuvers like Lazy Eights. I tried to demonstrate a Lazy Eight one day when my student had been just a little off, and completely screwed it up. My student then made the comment that her maneuver looked better than mine. And I couldn't argue...

I've been taking OTC Allegra for my allergies for some time now and it just doesn't seem to be helping much. I have year round allergic rhinitis which is always worse when I wake up (sneezing, bad runny nose). I'm thinking about seeing a specialist and I was curious if there were any approved...

After 11 years of police work, I've decided to hang up my belt and persue my aviation career. I got a job offer as a full time CFI! It's partly a relief to not have to mess with law enforcement anymore, tied with the apprehension of learning a new trade. There have been some good memories and...

Getting the plane ready and this bad boy rolled by with a fire truck in tow. The fire fighters were in full gear. Found out later he had declared an emergency for a flight control issue and landed at SGF.

Try VA Tech. I think they may be looking for a couple of PIC's. I know you are well below the mins they stated, but can't hurt to call the airport and see what they are looking for.

I wish I had this kind of backup in SC!

Cool, thanks.

Just curious, from your experience does this set provide enough hearing protection to use in a single piston? I would love to not have to wear a bulky DC headset when I'm instructing.

Is there any way to display your Distance/ETA to the next waypoint on the Iphone app? I haven't tried it in flight yet, but I wanted to know for future reference. Seems like a good app, but not quite as good as Foreflight. But I'm poor and am having a hard time even coming up with $75, so I'm...

Thanks, that sounds like a great idea. I will give it a try!

Aircraft was trimmed for best glide speed, this is a DA20- 73knots. It's almost like he was out of synch with when to make pitch adjustments, i.e. pitch down with steep bank, pitch up with shallow bank. I wish I could be more specific, but all I can say is that it just wasn't working. I may...

I'm having some issues with a student on steep spirals and I'm not sure what to tell him to corrrect it. He understands the concept, with bank varying with ground speed, etc. and he is able to stay over the reference point, but has a hard time maintaining glide speed. When he turns...

I'm in SC.

Thanks everyone for the advice. The lesson went fine this morning and had perfect conditions for a new student to practice pattern work. I deteremined that he had 8 hours total so far and I thought he did pretty well for this stage. His approaches were very good and stable once he had the...

Ok, thanks, very informative. This is actually a student that I'm filling in on, but was notified that their skills at not good, and that I would need to be on guard with the landings. So that is probably why I'm apprehensive about it to begin with. I'm sure it will be fine, but just wanted...

Hey Everyone, I'll be starting with my first primary student on Friday and I'm experiencing some worry about teaching them to land. The main worry I'm having is whether I'll be able to recognize a hazardous condition and be able to intervene in time to avoid damage to the airplane, if needed...

Cool story!

That answers my question, thanks.

Hello Everyone, I have a guy I'm going to be helping to get his fixed-wing commercial, but first let me fill you in on what he has... Commercial Certificate, Rotorcraft Private Certificate, Single-engine land, with instrument rating. I have not looked at his logbook and don't know what any of...

Ha! I haven't even started instructing yet and I'm already making mistakes... what a start! Thanks for the advice. I can't wait to start the learning process, but I have heard it takes a while to get comfortable. I guess I just have to remember that there is always something I can offer to...

Things have gone well in my first week after earning my CFI rating. I have one school that will be interviewing me on Tuesday, but it's more of a formality since they already know me, and told me they were going to use me to instruct. I should be getting a decent amount of business there...

Cool, thanks.

Does anyone know if it will work in the air (I'm talking single-engine prop altitudes)? I would just try it out, but I'm not planning on flying a 172 any time in the near future. Would it work or would you need a GPS receiver? I noticed if I look at a sectional on the ground it will give my...

Nice, sounds like a great gig!

I started in my mid 30's like you, and it is no an easy task, I assure you. But if you have the financial resources then I'd say go for it. I'd also recommend finding a local school rather than forking out 60k to an accelerated program (unless you just have 60k sitting around ;-). Networking...

Co-Pilot in training. This is a Fedex 727 donated to a local flight school last summer.

He did allow me to use the outline notes, but I ended up not even needing to refer to them. He asked me to talk about the Learning Process and Flight Instructor Responsibilities/Professionalism. After some talking on my part, he just said "Ok, you know this stuff, let's move on". I was so...

Agreed, it was not an easy checkride. If I remember correctly, I believe you recently got yours done within the past year, so I'm sure you still remember how much work goes into getting this completed. Not an easy task, by any means! It took me over a year to get it done. I need to add, I...