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Cessna 140 Training

Raker123 — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:01:46 +0000

Hello,

Is there anyone in the Phoenix area that offers flight training in a Cessna 140?

Flight planning with Vcc?

93062800004 — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:16:23 +0000

I've had my Private for less than a year so please be kind. Maybe I'm missing something obvious, but...

I have an older C182 with no auto pilot. On longer xc flights I like to climb to 5000 MSL at Vy (23"MP & 2450RPM) and then transition to a cruise climb (Vcc) of about 90 kts. Up to 7500 MSL this gives me a climb performance of just over 500ft/min and 21 gal/hr. Once I reach cruise altitude (7500 to 10500 or so) I dial it back to MP & RPM settings that give me better gas mileage at 130-ish kts. Any suggestions on how best to plug these Vy, Vcc and cruise settings into SkyVector, AOPA iflightplanner, or any of the others?

Commercial License

Scott Sherer — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 13:23:58 +0000

Hi everyone,
After countless decades I've decided to get my Commercial license. I've just passed the commercial written exam using the King Schools course materials but I haven't started on the flight side yet. I hope to line up an instructor very soon. At age 65 this is very challenging but I'm making it happen. Have you recently gotten a new license or rating? If so, chime in, I'd like to hear about your experiences.

Best regards,
Scott Sherer
Moderator

Feedback/Tips on "quick" Instrument rating finish up courses

WBArthur — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 22:39:35 +0000

I'm a private pilot with around 330 hours and a lot of cross country. I've got about 25 hours towards the instrument rating and have passed the knowledge test. I used Kings School for ground school. I own a business and have had a lot of starts and stops with instrument. I am at another stop at the moment. I was thinking to use PIC or someone like them to finish it up. Just take the week off work and knock it out. I understand the concepts, but need to get better at the scan and coordinating both needles on the approach. I have a 182 with two nav/coms and a DME. I have a Garmin aera 660 for information only but otherwise no GPS or autopilot. Has anyone else here used a company like that and what are your impressions of it?

New webinar available to Cessna members.

Scott Sherer — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 05:20:45 +0000

Hi everyone,

I know all of you have been patiently waiting for my new webinar. It's online! Here's the link: https://cessnaowner.org/webinars/pre-buy-and-first-six-months-webinars/

Aborted T/O due to no airspeed indication

SalemAeroClub — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:07:26 +0000

So this might not belong here, but as it relates to an "instrument", this is where I posted. Yesterday a club member aborted his take-off run in our 150G when the airspeed indicator failed to indicate anything. He advised tower (controlled airport, Class D) and exited the runway and taxied back to our tie-down. His previous pre-flight didn't see any issues with the pitot tube (it has a new cover), but we have had some heavy rains since the last flight and high humidity.

After re-inspecting the pitot tube for blockage, they (rated PPL and a CFI for training) tried again and all went well. Here's the issue. As told to me by the FSDO, the tower had to report the aborted take-off to the FSDO because it occurred on a controlled runway, and now the FSDO is requesting that we have some type of inspection documented in our logbook that the pitot / airspeed indicator system is airworthy. He even asked me to email him a photo of the entry. I'm not entirely sure of the reasoning behind it, but my understanding it's something along the lines of the PIC made a determination the aircraft is not airworthy due to the failed indication, but as an owner / operator we do not have the ability to later deem it airworthy. He stated if we could find something in the POH or Service manual for us to refer to as preventative maintenance which resolved the issue, then we could use that. Otherwise an A&P entry.

I'm hoping that simply documenting the pre-flight inspection in the POH would suffice. Appreciate any thoughts you might have.

Thanks

Cessna 337 recurrent training

Garrison767 — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 21:05:12 +0000

Hey all,

I have owned my 337E for almost a year and was wondering if anyone had information about a recurrent training program for the type. Insurance required two hours of dual when I bought the plane, but I’m interested in something more formal, if it exists.

Thanks for all inputs.

182H best glide speed

rrfry1@gmai.com — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 13:48:32 +0000

I have been trying to find out what the best glide speed is for the 182H (1965). Nothing in the poh. or anywhere relating to this model.
Does anyone have an answer
Richard

Spring Training/Polishing of Your Pilot Skills Back to Sharpness

Scott Sellers — Sun, 10 Apr 2022 14:52:02 +0000

Running my 182S LOP ... ?

brog72 — Sun, 03 Apr 2022 18:53:18 +0000

I bought my first plane in October '21, a 2001 turbo 182. I have almost 80 hours in it so far, and am doing mostly long cross-country flights (2.5-4.5 hours). I've been leaning as per the POH, to peak TIT -50 or so (50 ROP), and outside of my CHTs everything has seemed fine. The CHTs however have been running in the 400-430 area, and in trying to sort that out I've run across the ROP vs. LOP discussion (I'm a SavvyMX client so reading up on Mr. Busch also). I'm about 400 hours shy of the 2,000 TBO number and would like to baby this girl where I can.

Would love to hear some thoughts on running 25 LOP in a plane like mine, using "the big pull" to get through the red box quickly, etc. ... appreciate the help!

P-210 recurrency training

kgross2@san.rr.com — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 02:04:37 +0000

Need a flight instructor for p-210 training in or near the Seattle area
ken 858-354-1198

Training Syllabus for P210

striggi@gmail.com — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:35:25 +0000

Hi folks,
I own a Cessna P210N and the insurance wants me to submit a training syllabus for annual recurrent trainings. Does anybody have a training syllabus to get rated on a pressurized P210 ?

Andy
KBTV

T210 Instructor in Central FL

TomGerker — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:54:45 +0000

We are looking for an Instructor for a T210, preferably a CFII, in the Tampa or Central FL area. Does anyone know of an Instructor?

Flight Review

Scott Sherer — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 21:43:26 +0000

The weather wasn't flyable here in Wisconsin today and so I couldn't complete my flight review. However, I did get an hour of instruction in with my awesome instructor Gene at Spring City Aviation in Burlington, WI (BUU). I'm scheduled to get the flying part done on Thursday. Keeping my fingers crossed for good weather!

Commercial Training Single or Multi first?

rreed1963 — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 08:24:23 +0000

Good day everyone. New member here. I am exploring getting my commercial ticket. If I do it, I am going to want both my single and my multi commercial rating. FYI I have my private, instrument, and multi ratings. One school tells me that it is best to get the initial rating in my T310R, then add on the Single. Another school tells me it is better to do all the training in the single then add on the multi. Any ideas on which way is the best way?
Thanks for any feed back.