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a friend of mine told told me about a book called “The Danger Zone”. I can’t remember who wrote it, but it basically goes into detail to explain this graph. I think he said that statistics show that 150 hours to 350 hours TT pilots have the highest accident rate...

Yikes that track log is scary. RIP

Yikes!

Yea, we nearly get killed on I-75 every time we drive it.

I’m in!

Glad you didn’t get stuck with ice under you. It was pretty thin layer yesterday though. Glad you’re ok. Just tell yourself to slow down when you get to the airport next time.

Do you see better Performace at 11k compared to 9k? Or were you up there for the wind?

I scrubbed flying up to Ohio yesterday due to the high and gusty surface winds and expected turbulence. I came up today without any problems, but sitting here at the in-laws with nothing to do, I started thinking about popped rivets and buckled skins I’ve heard about when some planes encounter heavy turbulence. I searched and couldn’t find any pictures or detailed discussion. My wing has the typical dimples around rivets all over the wing, but just wondering at what point is a skin referred to as being buckled? I know there is guidance on fuel tank leaks, seeps, etc. but what about skins? I saw a thread about someone who flew through red precip and came out with two popped wing rivets. What does it look like and what areas should be inspected closely periodically? At the skin seams? Anyone with photos?

These are good things to consider for anyone thinking of doing this.

Thanks !.. Yea, I didn't realize I got my IR and commercial inside of 12 months of each other until looking at my log book. I sold my company in July, so I thought I would put the money into commercial income property and try to supplement income through aviation somehow down the road. I originally thought about doing CFI with another guy, but I'm kind of rethinking things because I've been approached a few times by captains looking for someone who could ride SIC for regional charters... So, I'm thinking about the commercial multi next since there would be no written test and fewer requirements, as I already have the commercial single. I just need to find a reasonably priced and well maintained twin to train in. I have no interest in ATP....

you can remove the latch side of the buckle from the seat and reinstall it backwards so that the latch lifts toward the seat rather than out.... If both seat belts are done this way, the center area is free and clear and you don't hit anything... Of course, that doesn't change my waiving my arm around and pushing passenger feet, jackets and whatever else out of the way before swinging gear. Generally, you're going to get flying elbows and scolded if you sit to close to me right before GUMPS! my regular pax know to get the hell out of the way when reaching TPA... My dad still hasn't gotten it through his head though...

The only way to achieve that is to block Tommy from your feed.

Thanks for all the great conversation guys. I decided to renew at $80k hull value. 300TT, IFR, commercial, all but about 10 hours has been in my F... 1million smooth. $970 premium.

Congrats! Your mooney is now 3x more useful!

Yea, yesterday coming back from Nashville, I could see clingmans dome and calculated that I was 150nm from it. Whaaah!

You can buy ferrite chokes to clamp on one end of each wire and it will solve your problem. I did this to solve RF problems you described. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015RAZTIA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_gO5dAbA0HA2XH also, the usb cig plug adapter has to be of quality make I bought an ANKER brand adapter and it solved issues. This is a USA company and you can call them for all specs.. not cheap Chinese crap that is so easily available. This one is two port, but I got one of their higher watt 4 port units and works great.. no noise https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VH84L5E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_yR5dAbY7CYQXY For cables, get anker as well. They use better shielding and higher gauge wires so you don’t get as much voltage drop. Buy short lengths if possible for minimal voltage loss

Thanks, Yea, I have screen shot all my check rides. I show them to other students who may be preparing to go for the same rating and it seems to help them know what to expect. But, it's false... As I mentioned earlier, I expected we were going to do the ride at another airport that is uncontrolled... I had not planned any of it, but just rolled with it. I nearly blew it on my forced landing. I had practiced many many times on various smaller 3-5k foot fields in the area, but I had never practiced it at my home base before (2 mile charlie airfield). I always knew the big runways will trick you into thinking you are closer than you really are and this time it did. I realized pretty quickly that I wasn't going to make it, so I told him that the size of the runway environment had tricked me and I had not practiced it there before and that I would like to make this landing my short field spot landing and he said ok... I'm glad he let me go on that... The following forced landing attempt, ATC kept wanting to vector us on a five mile pattern. I was about to key ATC and ask to fly a tighter pattern for the simulated forced landing, but before I did, the examiner told me to just fly over there.. At the time, I didn't compute that when ATC instructs to turn down wind, it is not a heading assignment. Now it makes sense, but anyway, we got closer and did the forced landing successfully. For the commercial ride, you have to touch down within 200 feet of the intended landing spot. Again, I didn't know this until the oral an hour before flying. It would have been nice if I had clearly understood that ahead of time, but I was able to get my steed in ground effect and float to within 200ft of touchdown. Again, at this airport, I usually touch down just after the numbers, but on short final, I realized he was expecting me to land on the aim point runway marking, which is another 1000ft or so.. I floated as far as I could and made it inside the allowable limit and the examiner gave a little cheer.. Other than that, it was piece of cake!

Thanks!

Yea, the programmable button would be nice. The only think I don't like about the GFC is that it takes up a huge amount of panel space.. Too bad they couldn't have made it a little smaller for the short panel mooney folk..

you just push the knob and turn to the right a few spaces... nearly as quick as setting altimeter.. but yea, a separate small programmable shortcut button would be nice..

Mine is going in on the 4th for dual G5s, GAD29b, GTN and other goodies... One thing I was curious about is the heading cross fill. Are you able to set the AI heading to GPS ground track and the HSI on heading? I don't think so, as the heading bug crossfill would go wonky.. do you know the answer to this?

Yesterday, I went on my commercial check ride. Nothing really went to plan. ATC was busy and they kept vectoring us to kind of an unreasonable distance and over rough terrain before letting us maneuver. Anyway, it worked out and I passed, but this is what a commercial checkride looks like.

Any updates?

Or in my case, triple it.

Whatever you budget, forget it. Once you get the plane, then you start jones’n for upgrades. If you need to finance purchase, I don’t recommend getting a plane. Or get a make/model that you can afford with cash. It will be too much of a drain on your resources and set you up for tough decisions ahead. Just don’t buy anything thinking you can fix this and that and come out ahead.