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  1. Lucky man

    Best way to prepare for a flight to a new area.

    One other thing, my very first flight instructor is still an active duty fighter pilot and he like to have a sheet of paper for each flight that showed: He'd draw a line down the middle of the sheet On the left side top he'd have his departure airport Atis CTAF Ground Tower Runway sketch &...
  2. Lucky man

    Best way to prepare for a flight to a new area.

    Great question I'd suggest the following: 1. Sit down with a CFI and come up with a weather flow to check the weather before every flight. Print it out on a sheet of paper and do it before every flight. 2. Get foreflight and learn how to us it well enough so you can put in your flight and...
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    Best aviation organizations

    Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) Saving and re-opening airfields all around the USA :)
  4. Lucky man

    Basic Med if you don't have a doctor

    Kaiser and some other big hospital groups will not allow their doctors to do the exams. I had mine done by an ame and my friend had his done by a doctor who does trucker certificates
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    Quality of Flight School Aircraft

    I always thought the 172's I flew were pretty beat, but I didn't realize how bad until I did a mountain flight with another school. It was amazing how much nicer their plane was than the one I was learning in. I ended up buying a 182 and finishing my training in it after my wife and I decided...
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    182 Transition

    Hey Shawn, I fly out of marina. How about u?
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    182 Transition

    Hey, Congrats on your purchase and getting ready to take your check ride. I have a 68 182 and I love it. Your time with an instructor can be a couple hours or more, depending on how you feel and your instructor feels. I also transitioned from a 172 and I'm a relatively new pilot with just a...
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