Haha fair enough! I followed it in part because the class B shelf follows it for the part of the route I needed.

Thanks for the comment and I agree with this.

Flying ultralights is on my bucket list... right now a super cub is as close as I have come to that (doors in windows open, a few hundred feet AGL like you mention) but I still want to do the real thing. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Michel - completely agree on all points! The worst part of it all is folding and unfolding the map!!

@@AirplaneAcademy The first thing I learned in ground school is how to unfold and fold the map, always point the map in the same direction I'm flying and ALWAYS unfold on the ground before even getting into the airplane. I had a clip board with my notepad and my map(S)

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Hi Ron, thanks for the comment and I'm really glad you've found the channel helpful! Also, Sic 'em bears! Not sure where you live now, but Waco is fun to fly over with the new stadium and updates and campus and all. Keep us posted on your PPL pursuit - very excited for you!!

Haha what a fun memory! Soloing is like nothing else.

haha I can only imagine!

Thank you! I really appreciate that.

Haha fair enough! Glad to have you!

Awesome!

Awesome and small world! Thanks for the compliment I really appreciate it. Maybe see you around KPWG I land there from time to time.

I started in 2004 and was in a similar situation without GPS and the like. Great way to learn! Pretty crazy the amount of available info we have even on our iPad with ForeFlight now.

I've only just got my PPL and neither of the aircraft I fly have GPS so all my flying is VFR. Very easy when in class G airspace and the closest big airport is only a class C.

Awesome, thank you!

Agree - and 03D also provides great content.

Thanks! I had some dead reckoning in terms of the headings that I was capturing to end up at certain waypoints (I announced those in the video). Because I had so many landmarks and features I was able to use, I didn't have to incorporate the use of tracking my time specifically and knowing that I should be at a waypoint at "x" minutes and "y" seconds along a certain heading, but I did use some pre-calculated headings to get me to the next landmarks.

Ha! Something fun about humming in the sky.

Fantastic! Have fun!

Cool! I was meeting a friend that lived closer to McGregor than Waco Regional. I usually land at KACT when I go down there. Texas Aero is a great FBO and usually has very good crew car access. I have not put out a video on the topic but have gotten the question a few times. Short version is I'd do some research on the FBO and give them a call and ask if they usually have a car or what the local transportation options are.

@@AirplaneAcademy Makes sense on the airport selection - thank you for the helpful tips! Safe flying!

Thanks for sharing. I haven't had to do e6b calcs in a long time. It can be fun to dust off this skill though and ditch the new technology for a while!

They're different classes of airspaces. There are airspaces from Class A to Class G. Class A - Anything over 18000 feet AGL, reserved for IFR (instrument) flight. Most private pilots in single engine planes may never enter class A airspace as a pilot. Class B - A heavily regulated airspace over the biggest airports in the US. DFW is a class bravo and you need be granted permission to enter it. When in it, you have to talk to ATC and will typically be told how to fly the aircraft (aka you'll be vectored). This is all because the airspace is very congested, with many airliners coming to land at major airports. There are many rules that are specific to each class B airspace made by local authorities as well. Therefore, most private pilots opt to stay out of class bravo airspaces by flying underneath their shelves (there obviously won't be a shelf under DFW itself, but as you go away from DFW, the airspace under class bravo shelf doesn't have the same restrictions as the actual B airspace. Class C and class D airspaces are somewhat similar in that they're typically in areas of controlled airports (aka those with ATC services). Class C airspaces are reserved for larger airports that handle more IFR/commercial flights. For these airspaces, you can enter by simply establishing communications and you do not need to be granted permission to enter. Still, its proper etiquette to try and avoid class C and D airspaces if you're able to to reduce the load of those respective controllers. Class E - Any controlled airspace that isn't in classes A - D. Class G - Any uncontrolled airspace that isn't in classes A - E. The difference between E and G is that G is not under the authority of any ATC. Most class G airspaces are between 0 - 1,200 ft AGL, and above that, you'll have class E airspace (unless you're in a delta or above airspace of course) There's a few other airspaces that you can learn about, such as SAOs, MOAs, and CFAs and you can read about all of this through the FAA's official handbook by googling "FAA handbook airspace"

@@scarehorror98 I live not too far from a class c airspace and have always been taught that I do have to have permission before I entre it. Also class g can go a lot higher than 1,200 ft agl depending on where you are flying and how far it is to the closest major airport.

@@catherinekilgour2563 As far as I know, class C does NOT require explicit permission. You just have to establish two-way communication by getting a call-sign acknowledgement from ATC, just like a class D. As to your point on class G, I entirely agree - it's literally "general airspace" that airspace below 18,000 defaults to if it isn't anything else IIRC

Foreflight!

Thanks for the concern - it's functioning properly!

@@AirplaneAcademy That would mean you just crashed and were properly retained which I hope you didn't. Prior to that the actual performance of the belt is unknown. Well I don't know that particular seatbelt but to me the lock seems to be way too high. But then I don't have any belly so maybe this is the best that can be done.

Thanks! So it turns out KMNZ is a Japanese hip hop dancing squad.. haha it took me a minute to find Hamilton airport in Google and not them :)