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Comment on FIC003 - No DG in lesson one?! by Dom

Dom — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:49:29 +0000

Excellent idea. This will definately help with radio calls.

Comment on the future is E-ink by peter

peter — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:46:11 +0000

Thanks Lindsey! Good stuff!

Comment on the future is E-ink by Lindsey

Lindsey — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:58:43 +0000

Stumbled across your blog post while looking for thoughts on paper charts vs. all of the new technological findings. Being the owner of an iPhone, I am all about the latest gadgets, but I can tend to be a smidge old fashioned when it comes to charts… for an alternative to having to unfold a giant sectional, I would definitely say you should check out http://www.skysectionals.com/. Basically they have taken the same information you would get from the FAA/NACO sectionals and turned them into easily accessible sectionals that fit perfectly on your kneeboard. The website is a cinch to navigate, and I was able to look at a sample before making up my mind to try them out. I have really enjoyed using them, and it’s great because once I downloaded the sectional I could print off as many as I needed, and I could print just the ones that I needed for my trip.

Comment on FIC004 myTransponder.com Fly-In @ KJVL by peter

peter — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:19:23 +0000

@Todd - Definitely!

@Harry, I’ve been slightly lazy, but I have an actual GPS track (two of them actually) of the route we flew that I’m planning to post as a Google Earth map. But thanks for the link!

Comment on FIC004 myTransponder.com Fly-In @ KJVL by Todd

Todd — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:24:54 +0000

Nice video! We will need to plan another flight sometime soon.

Comment on FIC004 myTransponder.com Fly-In @ KJVL by Harry

Harry — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:41:30 +0000

Nice video. “Take Five” is one of my faves. If you’d like, here’s a route map you can embed into your posts. http://jetrecord.com/routes/kpwk+kjvl

The embed code is at the bottom and you can adjust the dimensions if you want.

Comment on a lotta firsts, when do I get seconds? by peter

peter — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:37:20 +0000

Heya Brandon,

Thanks for checking in, and thanks for the blog link. I may just have to pop down to Terre Haute and have a lesson with you sometime!

Best,
Peter

Comment on a lotta firsts, when do I get seconds? by Brandon

Brandon — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:49:45 +0000

Hey Peter,

Glad you had a good time. Just wanted to say hey, and let you know I’ve been following your blog a little, and I’m an instructor down in Terre Haute, IN. You’re right about pilotage. You still have to plan it all out the old fashion way if you want to do things right. I posted on my new blog about that here.

Good luck in your training.

Brandon

Comment on FIC003 - No DG in lesson one?! by peter

peter — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:45:58 +0000

Hi Brandon. Thanks for checking in and listening!

I have an iRiver IFP-899 MP3 recorder. It has an 1/8″ input, and I connect it to one of the 1/4″ headphone jacks in the back seat to capture the audio using a regular cable with 1/4″ at one end and 1/8″ at the other. Basically I just set it to record the audio and forget about it. The trickiest part is getting the level setting right (I use a setting of about 24 I think), but once you have it set, it’s simple to get all the audio.

Comment on FIC003 - No DG in lesson one?! by Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:20:49 +0000

Hey Peter,

I’ve just been checking out your blog. Good luck on your flight training, I’m sure you’ll do well. By the way, how did you record that audio from the cockpit. I thought that was pretty awesome. I’m interested in being able to do that.

Comment on another lesson, still shopping by Todd

Todd — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:27:55 +0000

Hey Peter - Glad you got another lesson in. I have to say I learned under Part 61 guidelines where I did not follow a set curriculum and also handled ground training on my own and I think that worked out well for me. You just need to be a disciplined self learner. If you are I think that route along with some periodic ground training with your CFI is a good way to go.

I also trained in Cessna 152s and saved a ton by doing that over a more expensive plan (Does WCF have any 152s?). I think you are doing the right thing to check out one more location before committing.

Comment on lesson 2 scheduled by peter

peter — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:07:47 +0000

Not sure. We were in 504FA last lesson, with the nice electric trim, but don’t know what tomorrow will bring. I sort hope it’s a different one.

Comment on lesson 2 scheduled by Todd

Todd — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:25:37 +0000

Glad to hear you have another flight scheduled. Saturday looks like a perfect day to fly. Do you know what plane you are in?

Comment on making tracks in the sky by Tom

Tom — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:20:40 +0000

Congrats on the first lesson Peter. I look forward to reading the full report.

Comment on making tracks in the sky by Todd

Todd — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:57:39 +0000

Peter - sounds like the flight went well. Your GPS map turned out well. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on PWK and Windy City Flyers.

Comment on covering my tracks, AMOD AGL3080 by peter

peter — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:02:40 +0000

Absolutely! It’ll be the ultimate test of the gizmo since it captures altitude as well.

Comment on covering my tracks, AMOD AGL3080 by Todd

Todd — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:04:21 +0000

Are you bringing this along for your flight on Saturday? I look forward to hearing how well it works for tracking your flight. I might have to pick one up if it works well for you.

Comment on where have KPWK’s METARs gone? by Rock Mancuso

Rock Mancuso — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:05:24 +0000

I’ve noticed the same thing, and they’re still not back up. I wonder what’s going on.

Comment on FIC002 - First Flight, Second Guessing by Todd

Todd — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:35:49 +0000

I have the Sporty’s DVDs and still years after earning my license still refer to them from time to time. But, if you want to borrow the DVDs to check out the style let me know.

I have also enjoyed a few of their ipod friendly videos as well. But, in fairness I have never tried any of the King videos.

Comment on FIC002 - First Flight, Second Guessing by Brack

Brack — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:33:14 +0000

Try Midway aviators… 3 min from the runway… awsom instructors. About $275 a lesson. I completed an intro flight, then bought $1000 chunks of training/rental time on the DA40.

Comment on FIC002 - First Flight, Second Guessing by peter

peter — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:42:20 +0000

Thanks for the tip Jason. I’ll give ‘em a ring!

Comment on FIC002 - First Flight, Second Guessing by Jason

Jason — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:48:16 +0000

Have you looked into Stick N Rudder up at Waukegan. That’s where I took my initial lessons.

Comment on FIC001 - Hi, I’m Peter by Todd

Todd — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:08:18 +0000

Here is a nice list of songs you might want to tap into for your podcast. http://members.aol.com/KevIngram/avsongs.htm

Comment on first intro flight booked by Michael

Michael — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:18:24 +0000

Don’t forget to bring your logbook! My first “dual received” time logged was on my intro flight.

Comment on a quarter inch to recording by Todd

Todd — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:09:57 +0000

Peter - I am excited to hear you are going to podcast your experiences. I too have thoroughly enjoyed Bill’s podcast. I know one of the reasons he stated for doing the podcast was for the same reason you mentioned that it would be a great opportunity to review lessons.

I know from my standpoint I think blogging my experiences helped me with learning. I only wish I had recorded each lesson. Even if I was not going to podcast my lessons it would have been helpful in referring back to them as I am sure there was some insight I might have missed in the heat of a lesson.

I am glad to hear you are going to be recording your lessons.

You are right that if you are training in a Piper or Cessna that is a four place plane you should be able to tap into one of the back seat mics.