confused_pilot
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go google the new adams a500... it is one nice bird CL thurst pressurized?.. glass cockpit
Why do people always want to lump the FAR's and AIM into one? They're two completely seperate pubs. Don't answer that, it's rhetorical. I guess I thought you were asking about specifics on how to get your civilian licenses, and by reading others' responses, so did they. Reading the FAR's and understanding what it means comes with practice. Though, with that said, much of it is still left up to interpretation, unfortunately.jboomer said:Yeah, I read the FAR/AIM. That thing isn't written very clearly. Doesn't get into the specifics I was looking for either.
I guess my last recommendation would be to try to get a hold of the Chief Flight Instructor for the flight school / FBO you are looking to rent from. If he/she isn't able to answer your question(s), I'd be concerned about flying their aircraft anyway.jboomer said:That's where I am now. Your last post pretty much sums it up I guess. I hoped FBO's were pretty "standardized" that way a blanket comment would be mostly accurate involving all FBO's but as mentioned by you and the variety of other requirements added by other posters in this thread that's not the case at all. It is odd though that it's the actual instructors making those decisions at the local FBO...but, I guess everyone's story is different so it's easier to lay down their requirements on an individual basis. If I could get one of these guys on the horn maybe I could get some real answers.
jboomer said:Their 152 is like $48/hr (wet) instructors are $25. I haven't seen anything else out there, maybe something in the hangar. Time to slide over to ebay to bid on some headsets. They want $10/hr for theirs.
BigWorm said:Or, you can just come buy the Northwoods and borrow mine. Theve been in the closet for a long time. Just hook me up with the gouge for all the crap your doing.
Mefesto said:I would wait until after your first fleet tour. You don't want the pain in the ass of 1.)earning a CFI and 2.) keeping it current. It's not like a commercial certificate, it expires, and if you don't renew it you lose it. It's not an easy ticket to earn.
Boomer... Ebay for headsets. If you wanna drop the cash, my Bose X's are the best thing going. Words can't describe how awsome they are, especially when I was flying 8 hour days by myself. However for just recreational use, you can get your self couple of pairs of David Clarke's pretty cheap. I recommend the H10-13.4's. Retail if I remember mine were like 250-300 bucks, so you should be able to find some on Ebay for a good deal.
Michael W said:I had the reverse experience, even though I took all with different examiners. My initial CFI was by far the easiest checkride I had taken thus far, topped only later by my CFII and then MEI. I think it had something to do with actually having all those books their ready to reference if I needed them, even though they never got opened. I was lucky enough to walk out of the FSDO with license in hand around 12:30 when the guy who did my checkride was notorious for working people over till 4-5 in the evening. Like all checkrides, I think it has to do with how you set the tone during the first initial questions. Oddly, I think it's funny how much I can remember stressing over this checkride, and how little I'd stress over 4 hour 121 system orals. The more you take, inevitably the more you take, the less exciting they become.