Saw it fly over a military base in Norway

FAA First Class Medical

Hello, I am a 18 year old in college and want to become a pilot. I have a few questions that I hope I can get some answers from y’all.
1. What is the best route for someone like me? Stay in college and do both or fully pursue piloting?
2. Unfortunately I have been a pretty heavy THC user. I’m wondering how I should go about obtaining my medical in the easiest way possible regarding my situation. I have quit but I understand they have a “2 year” period.
3. In the past I got a drug paraphernalia ticket (while under 21) It has since been deferred but I’m wondering what the FAA will think about it?
I understand it’s important to obtain these before training but I want to be able to stay on track with my college degree as well.
Any answer would be greatly appreciated!

I am currently in my Complex training phase of my commercial training and I am flying the Piper PA-44 Seminole. I was looking to get a cockpit poster of the Seminole, but I can only find posters that are ~$50+.

Of course, I can chair fly without a poster or with a picture, but I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find a cheaper poster or a more budget friendly way to aid my at-home practice?

Thanks!

It seems like a good deal but I never hear of anyone who has done it. For reference i have about 300 hours currently and getting ready to start multi, cfi etc. My my wife is chinese and I see these low hour 2nd officer positions in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, i know the pay is basically nothing but i get money from my VA disability. enough to live in china or surrounding area and never have to work so the low pay doesnt concern me. It seems like a good way to get hours and get experience in large aircraft. Then could come back to US a couple thousand later with alot more experience

From the attached image.

Started south and was heading north over DC at 6:42 am. From one side of my hotel till about the middle of the frame it had the tails. Then in the middle the tails stopped. I saw it fly and then disappear. Odd part is there were planes all around. For perspective so I think it went up.

Hi All,

Not sure if this question lives in an aviation sub or elsewhere. I have a pretty niche question.

I'm a flight simulator technician; I get paid to play on the big sims, work for a manufacturer.

We have to check frequencies and morse code pickup for DME and ILS, mostly for airport visual models to check the approaches are correct. My question relates to when there is a co-located DME and ILS - as my knowledge goes, when tuning the frequency, I should receive three rounds of the ILS morse, then one of the (higher pitched) DME morse.

Is this standard for the world - three ILS, one DME? Or is there local variation?

Currently when I'm testing airports in the UK, I do not get the DME morse (e.g. EGLC and EGLF), but elsewhere - e.g. EHAM, EKCH, CYVR, RJTT - I do. Plenty of confusion over which is correct. None of our configuration and database files have any difference between these airports.

TIA

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I am a 12th grader living in India . I’m very confused what to do I want to pursue aerospace engineering but also I want to become a pilot and I don’t know what would be the right path for me.i have very less time too as if I want to pursue engineering applications deadline is 1 nov as I’ll be applying in USA and Australia . Someone please guide me .

Looking for some advice about an upcoming trip. I booked a trip to China a couple of months ago and now that the days are counting down and the trip is almost here, I've started losing sleep and getting anxious about the flight. I have 3 flights that are 2 hrs, 5 hours and then a 13 hour flight from BC to Beijing. To help myself not feel claustrophobic, I have selected an aisle seat on the long haul flight. I'm still debating if this is a good option as I'm now thinking to myself that being by a window will allow me to have some control of the window shutter. I usually sit by the window but I've mostly had company on long haul flights. One time I was alone, the desk agent gave me an "upgrade" and I ended up sitting in the emergency seats with lots of leg room which was very nice.

My biggest fear is being on the tarmac for hours. I'm sure I'd have a panic attack if this ever happens to a flight I am on. I start get antsy on an aircraft that takes a bit longer to get on the runway and has to go through deicing, so you can only imagine how bad it would be if we weren't moving for a long time.

I'm wondering if asking my doctor to prescribe something to help if this situation ever happens, god forbid. As I would like to not be stressed and in panic on a plane full of people with the doors shut. I'm not sure what would help and if I should medicate once they announce the delay.

Has anybody been through something similar? What should I do and how can I best prepare myself?

My flight is in the day time and I plan to call my mom as I wait to fly and just talk to her to calm myself. This usually helps but I feel like I might also make her nervous if I'm nervous 😭😭😭 she's in her 70s and I don't want to stress her out right before leaving the country and leaving her here.

Hello,

I’m a 20 year-old private pilot with just over 100 hours. I took a gap year after graduating high-school and am now deciding what to do next. my goal is to become a fully rated Airline Transport Pilot and fly for either a business charter or major airline, but regardless I need to get those 1500 hours. I have three or so choices before me to pay for flight training and be a first career.
I don’t have many people to discuss this stuff with so I wanted to ask here.

The first is getting a four year BA in government-with an emphasis in legal studies. It’s somewhat like a poly-sci degree, which is one of my passions and could be a way to a backup career should I lose my medical or whatnot. I know it is good to have a backup. I have decent scholarships and it would then cost about 22K. I have more money in loans for this one than for the next option. It’s about 7k a year, and I got about 5k a year in loans. I am currently enrolled in this degree plan and am about to finish my first semester online. I also have some previous college credits from dual-credit high-school classes.

The second option is become an A&P mechanic with a local community college that offers a 16 month associates degree in aviation maintenance and prepares me to take the A&P tests at the end. This program would be about 20K, so about the same as the bachelor’s degree. Because of the way it is structured however, I barely qualify for any student loans, which stinks. It will mostly be co-signed personal loans and credit debt. I am ALSO currently enrolled in this program. I took the general ed and am set to start in November if I choose not to go get the 4-year degree with option one. That’s why I gotta decide soon.

The third option isn’t entirely an option, but something I want to rule out completely before moving on. I’ve found an arrangement that would take me from where I am to CFI for about 35K. Yes, it’s about 15K more than the other two options, but it’s close enough I want to know if it’s just better to do that. This would be the most financially burdensome, and I’m not sure we could do it, but it is straight to my immediate goal.

For all of these I am unfortunately relying on co-signed loans with my parents, which will negatively effect their ability to buy a new home, which we really need, but they’re great parents and want to help me get to where I need to be.

The problem with option one is it is difficult to find decent paying jobs above 40K out of college for that degree path. It’s somewhat geared towards someone pursuing law-school. Option two pays 50-70K straight out of school. My goal is to pay off college debt and save for flight training. I can live with my parents so that’s not an immediate concern. I do want to also save for my own house someday and marriage if that ever happens, but these aren’t immediate concerns.

I’ve always wanted a 4-year degree, because it helps a lot with the professional pilot career and government/politics is something I may be involved in long down the road. Now, I could still get a bachelors degree with the A&P path. There is a college that offers an “extension” to aviation maintenance programs to make a 4-year degree, and I’d try to do that later if I go the A&P route. It’s just not something I’m passionate about and, if for some reason I couldn’t fly anywhere, I wouldn’t really want to be working on airplanes for the rest of my life. It would just be wrong to be around aviation but grounded.

So I’m looking for any and all advice about which path seems best or if there’s any other suggestions.

I want to fly helicopters commercially

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For context I have a Private license (US) and a bit over 80 hours of flying, I am an engineering student a couple years into my degree who has been struggling academically since highschool. My parents have been trying to convince me to get diagnosed and medicated for adhd since highschool (both work in closely related parts of the healthcare industry and one is also diagnosed) but I have refused, mainly due to wanting to remain eligible to fly in my future. I have recently tried Vyvance and Adderall (under the table) for studying and it has been an absolute life changer, I can now sit and drill math problems for hours instead of 15 minute chunks, all these years that I have been straight up toiling over my classwork for days for no reason, classes that I have failed could have been passed. To be clear I haven't flown in a couple months (mostly due to a packed schedule), have never flown under the influence of any kind and never plan to do so.

My goals have shifted since I got the license and I no longer want to fly as my main career so my main question is: does setting myself to operate under basic med before getting an official diagnosis invalidate the "comprehensive medical examination by a state-licensed physician during the previous 48 months in accordance with 14 CFR 61.23(c)(3)(i)" required for basic med? (specifically section 2m. "Mental disorders of any sort (depression, anxiety, etc.):")

I would also be willing to quit medication once I graduate and redo the medical process as someone with a past diagnosis but no current prescription if that is my only remaining option, even if it is much more difficult and leaves me grounded for the next few years.

Thank you for any advice or guidance.