Sport Pilot Talk

And talk about your small world. My instructor asked to borrow my plane for an overnight trip. When I met him at the airport I told him about the Sheriff's Sky Arrow. He knew all about it and apparently had helped train some of the deputies. Even remembered their names.

I did a little research and apparently the Suffolk County Sheriff's office has had the Sky Arrow since 2011. I guess it's a good choice, good visibility, relatively low cost to purchase and maintain.

So someone I work with texted me this morning. He was going to "exercise" a friend's plane(a Cherokee) that happens to be kept where I keep mine(KHWV). I meet him and we decide we'll fly to Gabreski airport and have lunch. Just as well, it was a bit too windy (11kts gusting to 24 kts)for m...

AviatorCrafty wrote:My examiner had me do turns around a point

Same for me.

My instructor did sort of the same thing. Before my check ride he did not sign off the controlled airspace endorsement even though we had had a lot of Class D takeoffs/landings and some Class C. His reasoning being that the DPE would not be able to question me too much on it. Post-license we worked ...

Here on Long Island I paid $180 at the avionics shop.

Those who don't use Anonymous Mode clearly lack an adequate sense of paranoia. They probably don't even believe in chemtrails, and certainly don't ever worry about using a cellphone. They may even foolishly transmit their callsigns over the radio, put return addresses on their letters, and maybe ev...

Well, I mostly fly by myself. Unfortunately my wife thinks it' too "dangerous". I've taken a couple of co-workers on flights and a couple of pilot friends. My 26 y.o. son has no interest. My 8 y.o. daughter would go(I took her once against my wife's wishes) but the wife doesn't want me to....

Well let's see. I'm in NY. I work for a hospital(IT) so theoretically I could go to work. But, the hospital I work for owns several of the houses across the street. My office is in one. Last week they decided to use our parking lot for the drive thru Covid-19 testing. Then they started scoping out h...

So being there are no meet ups, I decided I might as well make my flying productive. Left work a little early yesterday and did a little flying. Did a touch and go at KISP, a class C and then KFOK a class D before heading back to KHWV. Made good use of my ADS-B in as there was a bit of traffic along...

So my friends flying club was having a meet up for lunch at KAQW. I was all set to go it's just a little over an hour from me. I tell the wife and she nixes the idea she's afraid I could catch something. Same applies to me just going somewhere by myself. Geez. So looks like I'll just be cruising aro...

Finally got to try out the "new" restaurant at 44N. A couple of years ago I went there to meet a couple fellow flyers. We neglected to check ahead and the restaurant was apparently closed for vacation. In the interim, new owners took over. Food and service were great. Prices are reasonabl...

Finally got to try out the "new" restaurant at 44N. A couple of years ago I went there to meet a couple fellow flyers. We neglected to check ahead and the restaurant was apparently closed for vacation. In the interim, new owners took over. Food and service were great. Prices are reasonable.

The problem with motorcycles is that so much risk is out of the riders control. If someone rear-ends you at a red light, you’re gone! Funny you should mention this. My first bike, a Honda 750 Spirit, I was stopped at a light and got rear-ended by a pickup. I was not thrown. Bike got pinned under th...

Well, I guess I'm just an older guy that likes fancy gadgets. I remember buying my first scientific calculator before I went to college. Back in the day it was $100. My instructor did show me how to use an E6B but before my written I went out and bought the electronic version from Sporty's. I work w...