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    North up or Track up?

    Which do you use with a moving map and why?
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    Rental aircraft and logs question

    If I'm a renter, and want to see the logs for an aircraft that I have or want to rent, is that at the discretion of the FBO or is there a regulation that requires them to let me look at them? I'll guess the former. Thanks.
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    First flight after getting your PPL...?

    What did you do? Today, 12 days after my checkride, I went up for a spin for a bit over an hour. It felt sort of weird, but I enjoyed myself. It was sunny and clear but very cold, and the 172 leapt off the ground like a scared cat between the low density altitude and the empty right seat. I...
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    Trim question...

    Yeah yeah I just passed my checkride last week but I still don't know everything, and there is always something to learn. Today's question centers around using trim on final approach. I've seen it mentioned here many times. I realize the main purpose of trim is to relieve control pressures...
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    Real-world PPL cost

    I get asked this a lot, what's it cost? I have always just given ballpark numbers, and guessed what the total would be. Now that I'm done, I added all my reciepts up. $8,454 total, instructor and airplane included. Add $350 to that for the DPE's fee. Numbers above do not include any...
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