How are you guys paying for UND?

[juxtapilot]

Originally Posted by BuickCFI

huh? you can get a xwind of up to 17kts, and fly in the rain, i have done it many times. same with the snow.


as far as paying for it? i signed a contract to sell my first born.....

I wish the SOF and 221 Course Manager new about this. Seriously I couldn't have possibly been more pissed. Then again, I brought it on myself... I drank the coolaid.

[BuickCFI]

Originally Posted by juxtapilot

I wish the SOF and 221 Course Manager new about this. Seriously I couldn't have possibly been more pissed. Then again, I brought it on myself... I drank the coolaid.

check your policies and procedures. it is in there

[Micaoct]

Do you need a wind endorsement for 221 after you have your PPL? My instructor for 221 signed me off on cross countries with an expired wind endorsement every time. My wind endorsement is from 7/19/2007, pre-solo and has not been updated since. And my crosswind rating for the endorsement is 10kts, it is definitely not restricted to 7kts.

As for weather at UND, in my short time here I think I've been exposed to everything. Wind shear, icing, winds 30+kts with crosswind greater then 22kts, snow, rain, diverting due to IFR conditions moving in, lowering visibility/ceiling, list goes on. UND does prepare you well and you learn a lot here...and you definitely get exposed to the elements.

Also the part about following the pink line on the GPS...that's YOUR decision. If you want to push yourself to learn then do it. No one forces you to use GPS navigation on your cross countries. Try pilotage, VOR radials, etc, you are in charge of your own learning. As cheesy as it sounds...you get what you put into it.

[BuickCFI]

Originally Posted by Micaoct

Do you need a wind endorsement for 221 after you have your PPL? My instructor for 221 signed me off on cross countries with an expired wind endorsement every time. My wind endorsement is from 7/19/2007, pre-solo and has not been updated since. And my crosswind rating for the endorsement is 10kts, it is definitely not restricted to 7kts.

As for weather at UND, in my short time here I think I've been exposed to everything. Wind shear, icing, winds 30+kts with crosswind greater then 22kts, snow, rain, diverting due to IFR conditions moving in, lowering visibility/ceiling, list goes on. UND does prepare you well and you learn a lot here...and you definitely get exposed to the elements.

Also the part about following the pink line on the GPS...that's YOUR decision. If you want to push yourself to learn then do it. No one forces you to use GPS navigation on your cross countries. Try pilotage, VOR radials, etc, you are in charge of your own learning. As cheesy as it sounds...you get what you put into it.

the SOF should not have dispatched you for the solo ops then. you need a wind endorsment anytime you go solo at UND, 102-414, doesn't matter you need it, check the policies

[Micaoct]

Yikes! I just took what he said for fact. I was a little unsure about it at the time and asked him about it, he said it is fine and doesn't matter. I just took that for fact, I didn't dare question him. That's kind of my fault I should of checked anyway. The SOF doesn't really check anything, at least from my limited experience.

Guess it doesn't matter now anyway.

[av8or91]

I just took a "fast" plane (Arrow) to bismark last week in the rain, and even had X wind component of 9 knots there. Isnt that the point of you wind endorsement? Mine says max winds of 25 knots and X wind component of 15. I think as long as your below that and feel comforatable with flying you can go.

About the altitude chamber, SDO trainer, sure you can do them other places but the class that goes along with it would be difficult to take somewhere else.

[frequentflya]

If your still in High School you should look into part-time/seasonal jobs. That way you can save some for college, and you can also earn some coin when you are home from college for breaks.

My dad works at a commuter out of KAPA, so I just refuel planes. It's not a bad job if your interested in Aviation.

[eric6887]

Originally Posted by juxtapilot

3000 a semester... You get what you pay for.

UND blocks most real world experiences... UND will not let you fly in rain, nor will you be permitted to fly solo when the crosswind component is greater than 7 knots.

Are you joking?

[eric6887]

Is that rule just for student pilots because I fly a C152 and a 7 kt crosswind has gotten to be a piece of cake for me.

[eric6887]

Oh wait...you said 7 Kts over the crosswind component.
Duh my mistake.