Comments for I wanna be a pilot! http://www.iwannabeapilot.net Story of chasing Icarus' dream Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:28:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 Comment on WOW! by Brice http://www.iwannabeapilot.net/2009/11/22/wow/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Brice Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:28:22 +0000 http://www.iwannabeapilot.net/?p=366#comment-217 I just came across your blog while searching for a pilot boom mike to make my own headset. Congrats on passing your checkride. I just started about a month ago. Are you aware of any boom mikes or separate cables that can be purchased? I have a nice set of Shure E2 in-ear headphones that I could re-use in a pilot setup. I would probably make something that I could just plug them in to and go. If I could find a boom mike that hung over the ear, that would be awesome! I just came across your blog while searching for a pilot boom mike to make my own headset.

Congrats on passing your checkride. I just started about a month ago.

Are you aware of any boom mikes or separate cables that can be purchased? I have a nice set of Shure E2 in-ear headphones that I could re-use in a pilot setup. I would probably make something that I could just plug them in to and go. If I could find a boom mike that hung over the ear, that would be awesome!

]]> Comment on $100… pasta! by Sławek http://www.iwannabeapilot.net/2009/11/01/100-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Sławek Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:42:45 +0000 http://www.iwannabeapilot.net/?p=351#comment-171 Nice... how nice must be to 'go' to restaurant by plane :)... You won't even blink when you start to go for a shopping by small, nice and fast... plane. I'll consider to suggest this solution my wife. A not_so_short hop to... Krakow. There is so beautiful market square. Just for a walking through. Nice… how nice must be to ‘go’ to restaurant by plane :) … You won’t even blink when you start to go for a shopping by small, nice and fast… plane. I’ll consider to suggest this solution my wife. A not_so_short hop to… Krakow. There is so beautiful market square. Just for a walking through.

]]> Comment on $100… pasta! by Iza http://www.iwannabeapilot.net/2009/11/01/100-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Iza Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:18:52 +0000 http://www.iwannabeapilot.net/?p=351#comment-169 Very cool post. I hope more like that will follow :). Very cool post. I hope more like that will follow :) .

]]> Comment on Cross Country by Iza http://www.iwannabeapilot.net/2009/09/05/cross-country/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Iza Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:44:42 +0000 http://www.iwannabeapilot.net/?p=259#comment-134 What is place holder? It is an English term? :) What is place holder? It is an English term? :)

]]> Comment on Crossssss wind by WannaBePilot http://www.iwannabeapilot.net/2008/07/03/crossssss-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-30 WannaBePilot Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:38:48 +0000 http://www.iwannabeapilot.net/?p=68#comment-30 I suspect that our opinions differ because of differences between aircrafts we fly. My Cessna was equipped with Horton's STOL kit with modified wing leading edges, wing tips and stall fences on the upper wing surface. On the other hand if I recall facts correctly PA-28-161 you fly is equipped with newer, tapered wing design which has 2 ft greater wingspan. Those two things contribute to the fact that to me it's been (and still is) much harder to do nice and quick stall recovery in Piper than it was in C172. I suspect that our opinions differ because of differences between aircrafts we fly. My Cessna was equipped with Horton’s STOL kit with modified wing leading edges, wing tips and stall fences on the upper wing surface. On the other hand if I recall facts correctly PA-28-161 you fly is equipped with newer, tapered wing design which has 2 ft greater wingspan. Those two things contribute to the fact that to me it’s been (and still is) much harder to do nice and quick stall recovery in Piper than it was in C172.

]]> Comment on Crossssss wind by CFI trainee http://www.iwannabeapilot.net/2008/07/03/crossssss-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-29 CFI trainee Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:22:55 +0000 http://www.iwannabeapilot.net/?p=68#comment-29 You (and your flight instructor) may want to review the Private Pilot PTS. There is no maximum altitude loss for the performance of either power on or power off stalls. Don't be confused with how the PTS lists them under "Slow flight and stalls." Ensure that you read the specific requirements for power off stalls. I'm also surprised that you're having a tougher time with the Piper than you are with the Cessna. I've got lots of time in Pa-28-161's, and when I transitioned to the 172 I HATED it. I think the 172 will drop a wing a lot quicker than the Piper will. Best of luck! You (and your flight instructor) may want to review the Private Pilot PTS. There is no maximum altitude loss for the performance of either power on or power off stalls. Don’t be confused with how the PTS lists them under “Slow flight and stalls.” Ensure that you read the specific requirements for power off stalls. I’m also surprised that you’re having a tougher time with the Piper than you are with the Cessna. I’ve got lots of time in Pa-28-161’s, and when I transitioned to the 172 I HATED it. I think the 172 will drop a wing a lot quicker than the Piper will. Best of luck!

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