It’s coming, officially, in one week. If you’ve not seen Jordan King’s”first look” video, you should watch it. I’ve posted it below. I’ve had very high hopes for a 64-bit Prepar3D, in particular that it would involve a solid code re-write more so than the addition of memory access that would get rid of sim…

I got checked out in this sweet and classic Cherokee today. 20 more horsepower and stubby Hershey-bar wings. It was a lot of fun to fly.

Early in the process of my real-world flight training I promised myself that when I soloed I’d spring for a pair of Randolph Engineering aviator sunglasses — the same kit U.S. military pilots wear. Regular readers know that while my CFI said I was ready to solo last August, because of a delay in my…

I know posting has been a bit slow here recently, but real life has me very busy and it’s probably going to be like this for a few weeks as I prioritize family, work, and real flight training ahead of the sim. I also know folks are looking for the “Building Your Basement Sim” guide, and…

I finally got around to getting new placards from Screaming Aero Graphix to replace the ones on the original panel. I’m looking forward to putting these up. 

Just a quick update on the real-world flight training. With the medical approved the solo work has finally gotten underway. I flew my third supervised solo earlier this week, and now the true solo work begins where I rent the airplane and go fly maneuvers alone (and I have the endorsement to fly down to…

The Glideslope Spammer Restraint System has, to date, blocked over 250 spammers from attempting to join the site. But today one got through. If you receive a PM from the On The Glideslope message system promising riches from a pool of money in Togo, it’s fake. Delete it. And the offender has been deleted as…

A friend who’s keeping his CFI ticket current emailed a link to the FAA’s runway safety challenge quiz. Educational and fun. (I went 9 for 10.)