Saw a pilot position, but I haven't found any information here or FB. What's the operation, QOL, and schedule like?

Thank you!

Hello, I was reading through a rider policy(with Allstate) for critical illness and accidents that my husband(commercially rated pilot studying for his CFI) and I have in addition to our regular insurance. I noticed in exclusions that it specifies that it won't cover any injury incurred while flying as crew or PIC/SIC, etc., as well as light craft, glider, etc. Do most insurance companies sell policies specifically for pilots since their regular ones don't seem to cover? Are they more expensive? This is just a rider policy to our regular insurance, so it isn't as big a deal at this moment in time, but I want to be prepared to have to search for new actual insurance if this is going to be an issue, which I will keep researching. Any advice on where to start or troubles you all have had in this area or encouragement would be greatly appreciated!

Airlines pilots. I have a question are yall allowed to use lightspeed zulu 3 since they are not tso approved. Please let me know because I'm looking to purchase a set. But I'm about 500 hours from hitting 1500 hours so I don't want to have to buy new pair in less than a year and waste all that money.

Trying to clarify what exactly a cfi is allowed to log when a CAX student is operating under “duties as pic” aka a supervised solo.

As an authorized instructor I am basically just a passenger, however I can log total time, and PIC due to the LOI Kuhn (2014) I believe. Now what about landings? More specifically for night currency for the instructor.

Here’s the scenario, departed 1 airport, landed at another one 250NM away to satisfy the requirement for the student, go to another uncontrolled airport where the student does a full stop landing, CFI takes over control and does 3 full stop landings at this uncontrolled airport and hands control back to the student to finish out the XC at the original point of departure.

Is it legal for the CFI to log the landings they did at the uncontrolled airport when operating under these types of conditions?

Sorry if this is a stupid question but there’s a video I’d like to record of me in the plane. I was wondering if I could use the Bluetooth connection from my Bose A20s to record microphone audio straight to my iPhone and its camera. I do not care about intercom/ATC recording, just my voice. Is this possible, or do I need to order an adapter of sorts? Thanks

Hello fellow aviatiors!

Just for the context: I currently have my PPL and waiting for my Instrument Checkride date, I have about 180 hours and all my commercial requirements are also done other than the 250 TT

I also currently am a ramp agent for Jetblue, and I recently just got a job offer from Signature Flight Support as a Line Service Tech; my question is, which is more beneficial for my career to become a pilot? I know having that "network" is invaluable in aviation especially as a 1st gen pilot in my family, my main goal is to land a job with fractionals in the future (NetJets, FlexJet, VistaJet, etc.) and building hours by not going through the whole cfi/cfii thing for the sake of my would be students because I know that teaching is not my passion though I know that I will be good at it.

Would love to hear some insights from people who were in the similar path or in the similar pipeline.

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

Hey everyone,
I’m a Class 4 instructor in Canada currently working on my multi-IFR rating, and I’m planning to move to the States soon (I already have a visa and can legally work there). I’ll be moving close to Chicago, specifically around the Bolingbrook/Naperville area, and I’m looking for any flight schools in that region or even in South Wisconsin.

I'll also be working on converting my TC license to the FAA CPL/IR, but I know I’ll need to re-do my CFI rating as well. Does anyone have recommendations on schools or resources to help with the conversion process?

Additionally, are there any companies in the US that tend to hire low-time pilots? Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Anyone going to CCBC in Maryland using the GI bill? Touring the school tomorrow and was told there’s 5 different airports partnered with the school. Any insight?

My wife is German and we plan to visit next year in the summer/ fall. My father in law is a big aviation nerd so he was wanting to go up sometime. Just wondering if it is at all possible, what I’d need, or if someone could point me in the direction of a source that could help that would be great! Thank you!

Studying for commercial and trying to wrap my head around this specific topic. My understanding is that part 91 subpart F applies to large turbine powered multi-engine aircraft involved in private operations not involving holding out.

Part 125 applies to larger planes with 20 or more seats and/or payload of 6000 lbs or more.

Looking for specific regs or ACs that may better define parameters to operate under 91 subpart F or 125 private carriage operations

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

my instructor recommended Sheppard air for my instrument written. I called them and they said it’s about 25 hours to go through the whole thing. wondering if a separate ground school is recommended, if the 25 hours is accurate for you all in practice, and if sheppard air is as good as claimed?

December 1 2024 12:15 local, 2015z MCC McClellan in Sacramento. I'm not tech savvy with the reconstruction if someone could tell me how close we actually got that would be great, I know that the youtube videos I've seen have some great graphics and plot the ADS-B tracks of multiple planes at once overlaid with ATC audio. I wish I knew how to do that.

Me: Fairly new pilot, 160 hours TT, 90 of it in N600HF. Been working on IFR, most of my recent flying is under the hood with a CFII.

Yesterday at MCC. Arrived at the airport, waited out the fog and haze, as soon as conditions were sufficiently improving got set to depart. Several others were in the same position. Conditions at the relevant time are MVFR and improving.

I observe the traffic flow as I fuel and run up. There is a Cessna 182 that I chatted up at the FBO headed for Arizona that is the first to take off once the weather is reporting MVFR, and uses the calm wind runway 16. Several other planes arrive and depart before I take off, all using 34 as there is a 5kt wind from the north. There is a Cirrus getting in some pattern work, a Bonanza departing, a couple of charter jets coming and going, a Coast Guard airplane, and me. All using 34.

I finish my run up and see the Cirrus on downwind at the numbers, I'm in no real rush and was watching him for a couple circuits out of interest, so waited for him to touch and go before taking the runway and departing to the north.

About a minute after takeoff a Cessna announces 3 MI final ILS runway 16. I immediately sidestep right and make a position call. My (non-pilot) wife is in the plane with me, says that the foreflight screen turned red about the time I side stepped.

As I turn back to the 340 heading I see him pass under me, as he reports "I've got you in sight, passing beneath you." I'm at about 700' and he's maybe 200' below and 1/4 mile away. Way too damn close. I call out "traffic in sight" but wanted to say something a little spicier.

I never heard a radio call from him before he called 3 mile final. It's possible I missed it but I don't think so.

I finished my flight home without incident. It's been a little over a day and I'm still pissed about it. Is this worthy of a complaint to the FSDO? Is there something I could do better (obviously if I missed a radio call that would be an issue, but the guy had plenty of notice that others were using 34 as the active).

I've debriefed with a couple of buddies and my CFII, all agree that the guy is a grade A jackass, but maybe, just maybe, I'm missing something. Any criticism welcome.

Hi, just need some advice on this situation. I was flying with a student today and established on an instrument approach about 15 miles out and didn’t realize I overflew a private airport with jump operations and they were active at the time, and was told by another CFI with friend at that airport that the company reported the airplane via tail number to the FAA. I’m a CFII and didn’t realize I was overflying that due to being preoccupied with teaching the approach and just need advice on what to do next to protect myself. I already filed a NASA report. Thanks

Who has a fun story about an emergency during a checkride that required the testing to be paused/postponed?

I work part time in construction. My specific job is hardwood flooring. The machines I use are very loud. I cannot find the dB level for the machines online, but they are incredibly loud. If anyone here also works construction, I use an edger primarily. I am usually in the room with someone using a drum sander.

To protect my hearing, I use 30 dB NRR earmuffs by 3M, as well as plugging my ears with foam ear buds. For anyone else that may be in my situation, is this protection enough?

I am a 21 year old dude, and passed a first class medical when I was 18. I've had this job since I was 14-15.

I keep trying to search for a pair of a20s on amazon, sportys and pilotmall but only the A30s are available. Should I just get the A30s or wait till more A20s come out?

For instrument currency I usually try to fly 3 or 4 back to back approaches at a time and sequence them to minimize the backtracking between them (typically while ending up where I started). Anyone know if there's a website or even ai/chatgpt prompt that could come up with this beyond just manually looking at them & their associated fixes and comparing to the next one and so on? ChatGPT actually seemed like it could get somewhat close but kept generating more and more nonsense on each iteration.

My sentry plus screen has died and won’t turn on anymore, uAvionix won’t touch it because it’s outside of the 2 year warranty window. Does anyone know of the replacement screen part, or have any idea where I can get it replaced professionally? TIA

It’s slow at under 0.4 mach, but it doesn’t seem you can get equal or better safety for the price point with any improvement in speed.

Hello im taking my initial Commercial ride in VGT (home airport) in a couple weeks, the DPE did my instrument and it went really well.

Does anyone have any tips im struggling to study for the oral, everyone says its a ppl on steroids but im seeing questions about jet engines and pressurization systems being asked and most info on reddit seems pretty outdated.

Also if anyone has a good gouge on this DPE’s ride it would be appreciated (First name starts with J please dm if you have some insight).

Any airline guys ever used this? Seems simple. However the constant need to brush teeth after eating/drinking sure sounds difficult with out job. Would appreciate any input.

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Hi. Going to start my modular route with a ppl next year. Need to get my class 1 medical which means I need to decide if I go for an easa or UK medical (and then atpl etc).

I have a European passport but have lived in the UK virtually my whole life. I have the rights to work and live in the UK.

I'm going to be saving and doing the different parts of the modular route do it going to take me around 4 years ish but if I do both then it might add on an extra year.

I don't have any plans of moving away from the UK any time soon but I'm a young adult and plans can change.

Anyone got any advice on what I should go for? TIA

I don’t even know of anyone will have an answer to this question but if doing a check ride in a tailwheel would the power off 180 need to be a 3 point landing or would a wheelie landing be acceptable. Basically the POH highly recommends against a full stall landing with any kind of crosswind and I didn’t know if this would be an issue

Does anyone have any good recommendations for part 61 flight schools in Arizona? I am most likely going to Sierra Charlie Aviation in Scottsdale but wanted to see what peoples thoughts are. Also does anyone have experience flying in Arizona in the summer? Is it possible to fly mid day when it is 110 or will you be doing your training early in the morning/late at night?

I was looking at a post with a similar question, and one of the commenters mentioned posting it on this sub. I’m a junior in HS rn, and I’m I interested in both engineering (mechanical or aerospace) and flying. I’m planning on either doing college ROTC or applying to a service academy. I was wondering if I do end up becoming a pilot in the military, when I get out, will I still be able to pursue engineering jobs? Like will I have a harder time getting an engineering job due to not having experience for however long I was a pilot? Is there anything else I should consider? Thanks!

Well I just proved to the FAA that I'm still competent to exercise my privileges as a SEL Airplane Commercial Pilot. If this ever happens to you I hope that my story can ease the stress you might be feeling.

Back in August I ground looped my new (to me) Pitts S1C on a landing in Longview TX. I was ferrying it home to the FW area and my inexperience in this new touchy airplane got the best of me. The FAA investigated and I submitted my version of events via an email. The airplane was disassembled and is almost done being repaired.

A few months later, a certified letter from the FAA showed up at my door. It said that the FSDO would need to fly with me to show that I am competent to fly tailwheel airplanes. I called the inspector's phone number that was listed and briefly spoke to him. I was able to fly with him in my Citabria and we penciled in a date about a month in the future after he got TW current. Of course this date got delayed a couple of times, but that gave me plenty of time to practice.

Finally we got our schedules and the weather to cooperate. We met at my hangar where he reviewed my airplane's maintenance logbooks and my personal logbook while filling out a 8710. We then talked about the incident in question, what happened, what I learned, and what I would do differently. We then talked about TW basics, three point vs wheel landings, taxi procedures, cross wind limitations, ect.

Once we were done talking and ready to fly, I preflighted the airplane the same way I usually do. We discussed CRM and that I was PIC for this flight but he would speak up if he saw something he didn't like. We taxied out and made a couple of three point ladings, he called for a go around on the second. Then we did a wheel landing to a full stop, taxied back for another wheel landing and then back to the hangar. Total time in the air was less than 20 minutes. After that we did a short de-brief and he had me sign the 8710 that was marked "approved" and then it was all over. 90 minutes from start to finish.

If you get a similar letter from the FAA in your mailbox, don't panic or stress yourself out. A 709 ride is the FAA's way of making a quick check on you after some sort of incident. The details of what they want to see will vary depending on what brought you onto their radar. Some 709 rides will specify some re-training by a CFI before flying with a Fed.

It is not a full checkride nor is it their intention to pull your certificate. If they were really worried that you weren't safe to fly they would have pulled your certificate already. The inspectors don't want to fly with incompetent pilots any more than the rest of us.

Moral of the story is that the FAA has a job to do and our flying privileges are just that, privileges. If you make a mistake that causes them to check on you, take it as an opportunity to improve your flying skills and then move on with your life.

If you see a white biplane around Ft Worth in the future, I apologize in advance for cutting you off in the pattern, a Pitts redefines what most of us call a "short approach".

I’m PPL doing my end stage check for my instrument rating part 61. I work 50 hours a week (5 10 hour shifts) Fly 3 times a week (night flights after work) and do 1-2 separate ground lessons a week. I try to see my family once a week and my boyfriend once every other week. I also love working out but it’s been pretty low on the priority list. I love it but I’m exhausted. I feel so low energy. How did you all do it?

In need of some opinions. I’m considering going out of state to finish up my instrument checkride because I’ve been waiting six months. The place I’m looking at, They fly Piper Cherokees with just a six pack and a GNC 355.

I’ve been flying on 172 with dual G5 in a GNC 355 Would this be a hard transition to make from the Cessna to the piper? I honestly don’t know. I just want to get this checkride done and this schools says they can get it done.