Originally Posted by forgot to bid

I was going to post a pic. That is exactly my plan later.

For my family a travel plane would really be unnecessary, we need a play plane and learn to fly plane. So I did the math and a C150 is the way I want to go, and I'm kind of favoring the 150hp engine ones that have a higher gross weight. The only issue, I don't recall fitting in these planes. I remember my legs were too long and I couldn't turn the yoke very well. The C172 was massive in comparison.

Here's me 23 years ago learning to fly in a C152:



But it's the goal. Teach the kids to fly. No CFI cost. Mogas STC. I've got big dreams.




^^^^ Tailwheel conversion? Hmmmmm.

I go to the local airports here around ATL and kind of scoff. A lot of the C172s have G1000s, min 5 hour checkout at $260/hr. Find the older C172Rs or Ss and it's still pretty expensive. Found one place that was cheap but the planes matched the price but the CFI there was really cool.

Speaking of A36 rental. Here, there is one in ATL. $415/hr. Any CFI is $80/hr. http://www.lanierflightcenter.com/fl...rates-pricing/ My guess is probably more like 25 hours of A36 time to rent that one but thats only because I saw a 1990 something PA32 for rent but 25 hours of PA32R time required.

Bucking Bar could provide some color on that.

Originally Posted by NERD

No action in the backdoor yet. Guess I need to be more patient

Originally Posted by forgot to bid

I know everybody loves those things. Slick looking. And I do like tandems. I kind of like Husky despite their faults compared to the Carbon Cubs.


But can you legally teach a kid to fly in an experimental? That's my goal.

Originally Posted by Superdad

I gotta know, how does a guy pull a greenslip for a trip that is still more than 24hrs from report? Why is that trip not still subject to PCS?

Originally Posted by Superdad

I gotta know, how does a guy pull a greenslip for a trip that is still more than 24hrs from report? Why is that trip not still subject to PCS?

Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob

Flowers and chocolate work. Diamonds, diamonds work too! You gotta work her up slowly though.

Oh, wait. It's the 13th. THAT back door. Never mind.

Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob

Carl,
While I don't have the regs in front of me, a RTG to put more passengers on would definitely require a call to the dispatcher and departing without it could lead to FAA action against you. Think about it. You put more bodies and weight on the airplane. Your takeoff data is now voided and you would be taking off with invalid numbers. Think the FAA doesn't care about that? We used to have the 1000# slop to cover this, but no more. In the end though, why would you need to know the actual regs wording? Common sense dictates the call. You changed the condition of the original release by returning. CYA at a minimum.

Originally Posted by sailingfun

You can teach someone to fly in a RV. They are a higher performance then a 152 or other trainers. I would recommend through solo in a 152/172. If training is a goal look at the RV9A. You give up aerobatics in exchange for more Cessna like flying characteristics. I know several people who have however earned their entire private in a RV. The tandem RV's are not suitable for instruction due to the lack of rear seat brakes. You will need a side by side which means a RV6/7/9. Maintenance is much lower since you can do it yourself and there is almost always local RV guys who love helping out. Experimental parts are often a fraction of price of certified parts!