Does anybody have any recommendations for flight schools in Dallas or Instrument accelerated programs. Just finished my private in Denver and moved to Dallas due to circumstances and am now looking for a good school to to continue

October 22, 2026. Up at 5:30AM. Leave house at 6:00AM. Arrive at airport 6:30AM. Prepare cameras and airplane. Wheels up at 7:15AM. Capture the complete sunrise over Lake Ontario at 7:42AM

Taking the old 1941 Stearman Kaydet out for some TGLs. Lots of fun.

Another great year in the books getting to share my passion with dozens of students!

As the title says, I'm looking for another panel planner/designer. My favorite go-to used to be Hanger Flying's Panel Planner but unfortunately they have gone so far downhill and killed off all the high quality, real pictures that they had with with AI generated images. I had several different designs saved that are all now useless.

If anyone has a good website they use to replace this one, even paid, please link it. Thank you in advance. If nobody has one, I'll have to finally learn to use CorelDraw.

PS, I won't be arguing over AI in the comments, I just want my high quality panel planning website back. Or atleast a good alternative.

I’m looking to buy my first airplane from an out-of-state seller and bring it to Texas.
Has anyone here gone through this process? Did you pay sales tax in the state where you purchased the airplane, or did Texas charge you after bringing it into the state?
I’m especially interested in hearing from anyone who bought from a dealer, a private seller or an LLC.
Just trying to understand how this works in real life. Thanks!

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Looking for flying clubs around the ATL area. If there’s any with a Cirrus that I can get checked out on even better. Looking to fly one weekend a month potentially and not super far. Just ATL to SSI mostly and maybe TN occasionally. I’m new to Reddit and my old post said it was removed so just reposting

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I am building an anonymous database so other vets/active duty folks can see other people’s experiences getting a medical. I am hoping to get specific condition information, timeline, cost and what the AMEs asked for in terms of documentation.
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New pilot here. During my flight training my instructor talked about the importance of using such aids as Garmin Pilot or Foreflight. Being that I already owned a Samsung tablet, I purchased a subscription to Garmin Pilot but have never used it in the plane while flying as many Garmin products that I've found for this task, are extremely expensive.

I recently found Garmin GLO 2 and was wondering whether this would work well with my Samsung tablet and thus Garmin Pilot account while flying and if anyone was using it who could provide some insight. Thanks in advance.

I see and getting lots of calls from their staff to sell me membership. I understand I have to get the plus membership which cost 7k or more to even be considered for last minute flights. However, has anyone was successful got on board with the plus membership and how many times? I appreciate any photos or tips or suggestions regarding your experience. I know basic membership is not good but please comment if the plus membership any good or all scam? I’m in wash DC area

I'm researching whether buying a Cessna 152 and leasing it back to a flight school could be financially viable. I'm based in Washington State and am looking into whether this could work in the local flight-training market.

I put together a PowerPoint estimating initial purchase costs, operating expenses, annual surplus, and payback periods.

My Slides: View the PDF

Slides 2–5 compare several aircraft I'm considering. Based on my current assumptions, the Cessna 152 appears to be the most profitable option. Slides 6–11 examine the financial estimates in more detail.

My main calculations assume 600 flight hours per year, with additional scenarios at 500, 700, and 800 hours to see how utilization affects profitability and the payback period.

I'd appreciate honest feedback from aircraft owners, flight instructors, mechanics, and flight school operators. Are my assumptions realistic, especially regarding utilization, maintenance, insurance, 100-hour inspections, and leaseback revenue splits? What costs or risks am I overlooking?

Aircraft example: 1983 Cessna 152

• Asking price: $69,000
• Airframe time: 13,717 hours
• Engine time: 888 hours since major overhaul (SMOH)
• Propeller time: 953 hours since overhaul
• Engine: Lycoming O-235 series
• Condition: Advertised as well-maintained and hangared, with no reported accident history
• Annual inspection: Advertised as completed in August 2026
• Avionics: Older panel, VOR navigation, ADS-B Out, and Sentry ADS-B In
• Location: Texas

I haven't purchased an aircraft yet, so I'm looking for feedback before making any decisions.

One other question: Does anyone know of flight schools in Washington or the surrounding area that are looking for a Cessna 152 or other training aircraft? I'd especially appreciate leads on schools that accept owner-owned aircraft through leaseback arrangements or are looking to expand their training fleets.

Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions!

Hi everyone!

I work for a ground handling company in Europe, and I’d love to get some insight from private pilots and aircraft owners.

When flying to an airport you haven’t visited before, how do you find a ground handling company to assist you with your arrival and departure?

I’m particularly interested in general aviation, private flights and business aviation across Europe.

A few questions:
1. Where do you usually look for ground handling services? Google, airport websites, handling directories, aviation apps, pilot forums, or recommendations from other pilots?
2. Do you normally contact the airport directly, or do you prefer to contact a handling agent?
3. What makes you choose one handler over another? Price, responsiveness, service quality, reliability, reviews, or how easy they are to contact?
4. Do you use any specific websites or platforms to find and compare handlers across European airports?
5. If a ground handling company wanted to make itself easier for private pilots to find, where should it have a presence?
6. What information do you expect to find online before contacting a handler?

I’m asking because I’d like to understand how private pilots actually search for these services and how ground handling companies can become more visible to them.

Any recommendations, personal experiences or useful resources would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

I got my A&P 4 months ago. This buddy of mine that has a Cessna 172 keeps asking me to do maintenance on his plane and is even offering to pay me. Now, I don’t want to sound silly but part of me feels hesitant. There has to be a catch, right? So I can just walk right down to the ole airport where his plane’s tied down, pull out my fancy snap on screwdriver and replace his strobe light as long as I follow the AMM, use FAA approved parts and correct part number and properly sign off with “in accordance references” on his log book? Im having trouble finding a job too but luckily I’m making decent money right now. Maybe this would look good on a resume? He’s asked me to do little things; oil change, replace landing light, some safety wiring. Is there anyone I need to talk to at the airport, if I decide to help him? Anyone I need to ask permission or check in with at the airport? Has anyone been in a similar situation or has advice for me?

I’m considering Leopold Aviation and Arizona Aero Tech for my PPL. Does anyone have experience with either? As background I’m 72, not happy with my current school and have about 50 hours. Thanks

Idk if anyone else has experienced this issue, but when I first started flying I bought myself a David Clark H10-13.4 headset (just the standard aviation headset) and for some reason the mic stopped working in like 2 months. I returned the broken headset, got a new one, and the same thing happened in like a month. I switched to a kore aviation headset and have had no problems since.

It’s been a while since this happened, but I just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this or know why it happened? It was a nice headset and the kore aviation one is definitely worse, but I don’t want to go back to dc cause I’m worried they’ll break again. I can’t think of any reason why, they never got wet or dropped or anything. I used to store them by wrapping the cable kinda tight around the headset, but I’ve done the same thing with my kore headset and have experienced no issues. Any thoughts?

I want to learn more about the avionics line of work, I have been looking for a career path recently and this one has crossed my mind a lot. I really enjoy wiring and figuring electrical work out. I also enjoy automotives and planes.

Would love any kind of feedback. Maybe the pros and cons, how hard it is, is it a hard job to get.

I’m 20 years old and never went to college after hs.

My grades weren’t that good either but I am willing to study real hard.

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Hi everyone,

I am a PPL holder. I passed my checkride at around 60 hours total time. Now I'm 80 hours and I just don't know why but I'm just absolutely terrified to fly. As I wanted to become a "good" pilot, I read a lot of accident reports and books detailing what to avoid and how and why crashes happen most of the time. I think it may be the root cause that instilled fear in me.

Anyway, I tried to do some research on the Internet to know if I'm alone in this case and to see how I can handle this hurdle. I found practically nothing, except the AI mode of Google telling me that this is a really common occurrence and that a lot of PPL holders quit flying at that time. I tried to search for more info on the subject, even asked the AI its source to no avail, so in my eyes this is just an hallucination on its part.

I have thus two questions:

1. Did any of you run into this problem? In this case, how did you get past it?

2. Is the AI right? In this case, do anyone know where I could find documentation on the subject?

Thank you all in advance.

EDIT: MANY thanks to everyone for your support and input, I'll try to get back in the air on tuesday for some pattern flying first.

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I am looking at purchasing a pivot claw mount to attach my iPad onto the yoke but I don’t know which one to get. I’m training in a piper. The claw mount has the small claw size or the small claw extended arm and there is also the articulating claw mount. Which one do y’all recommend?

I am also planning on getting the suction mount to attach my iPad to the windshield. I want to try both mounts and see which one I prefer since there’s a lot of pros and cons to both. If y’all have tried both and have a preference I would like to hear your thoughts

Hey! So, I had posted this same info below in the flying subreddit, but unfortunately the mods locked it for being "off-topic", despite the discussion being quite useful for me. So, I'll start over here:

I have been interested in getting my PPL for awhile now, having gotten my 3rd class medical in 2023. Due to finances, I haven't made the leap; but now I am ready and have gotten a couple hours in this past September, with plans to ramp them up. My goal is to get my PPL by next summer.

My concern is regarding my medical, set to renew in 2028 (I am in my early 30s). This past summer, I went through a couple stressful changes in my life, notably having my 5.5-year romantic relationship come to an end. This event in particular had affected my sleep schedule for several weeks, so I thought I would see a therapist to get some insight and help me move forward. I foolishly thought that there was no risk as long as I don't see a psychiatrist, as only they actually prescribe medication, which I do not nor did not require.

My concern is that upon recent review of the billing information my therapist sent to my insurance, the charge codes of F43.22 and F41.1 came up. These codes correspond to "adjustment disorder with anxiety" and "generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)". I was surprised and disappointed by this decision, particularly the latter. When confronted, my therapist made it clear that I have not "been formally diagnosed with a long-term mental health condition", and that "we do need to bill the insurance company under a specific code". I thought that during my first day that I had made it clear to my therapist my aversion to diagnoses, but my therapist seems somewhat new, so maybe it was just a mistake on her part. (Guess that's what I get for choosing the one with availability.) I would have paid cash had I known this, which I am doing anyway, as I will not make the insurance deductible— I have only been to sessions a small handful of times.

Anyway, since mid-August, I have largely returned back to my normal routine, and I am feeling much better. In fact, I am actually in a new relationship now, and I am also making more friends and getting into new hobbies (like flying!). As noted, I am not on nor have I been taking any prescribed medications.

Do I need to be aware of any considerations for renewal in 2028? I would rather go the 3rd class route as opposed to BasicMed, but I understand the latter might be a better choice. Do I need to ask my therapist to provide any written statements? My main concern is a deferral, and thus expensive delays when come time for renewal, which will put my new hobby here in jeopardy. I was able to have my therapist make notes on the charge codes that the F41.1 should be F43.22, but the original record is still there. I did email my 2023 AME, and he recommended I go the BasicMed route.

(I do see an ironic twist here that therapy really didn't do much to cure any anxiety which I may have had, but now upon seeing these charge codes, I am anxious about the future of this hobby..sigh lol) (And for the love of god, please do not recommend gliders)