Has anyone else noticed that the new v4.0 software for the Garmin 196 adds "support for Obstacle database"? Does anyone know what this means? Sounds like a potentially valuable upgrade to part of my existing IFR flight bag. Hmmm...

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Hi all. Can anyone give me an idea of what a common route clearance would be from the Wash DC area (KJYO) to the Long Island (KFRG) area? I tracked down a preferred route to the DC area (JFK DIXIE V1 LEEAH V268 BAL KROLL) but I'd like some ideas from other fliers more familiar with the local...

I'm planning a trip for mid-May from WHite Plains, NY (KHPN) to Santa Fe, NM (KSF). I'm wondering if anyone here has made a similar flight and has any advice for me. I will be single-pilot IFR, will be flying a Beech Debonair and am planning to file for a TAS of 165kts at 10,000'. I've broken the...

I posted something about this yesterday, but it seems to have gone into a black hole. I'm based at HPN, looking for someone in the area to trade safety pilot duties. Say, once a week in the morning before work. Anyone? Morris

Flew my 172M today and experienced some truly bizarre GPS behavior. On preflight my portable GPS (Garmin 296), with external antenna and aircraft power securely attached, initialized just fine, acquired several satellites and went right into NAV mode. After runup and right before takeoff, it...

Hi, I will be flying out of JFK on 18 April at 400P and returning to JFK on 30 April at 725P. I'm thinking of flying my Archer from Cleveland to somewhere in the area (no, I don't want to go into JFK, ha ha) and leaving her there for the couple of weeks. Any suggestions will be appriciated. I...

Hello. I am looking for websites that provide real time tracking info on IFR flights,. I would like to allow family to track me when I am on longer flights. Free would be best, followed by a per flight charge, followed by monthly service charge. Any suggestions. Thanks,

Flyers, I just wanted to put up post that I am selling my Sporty's DVD collection of Richard Collin's Air Facts on Ebay. I am selling all 8 DVD's that includes the 30 titles. There are two DVD's that have very good IFR information: IFR Risk Management and Instrument Flying Tips. I bought them a...

Does anyone know how to download planned routes from Flitestar to a Garmin 430? The only way I found is to key it in again which is pretty cumbersome. What's the best practive here? I am grateful for every bit of good advice! Herb

I fly out of KHWO (N. Perry) in busy south florida. I just moved here and started filing and flying out of here. My 430 doesn't seem to have DP or Standard arrivals listed with HWO. It has them for nearby FLL and MIA and OPA-Locka. Can I insert them into the flight plan page manually ? What is...

If anybody is interested, I have shared out a folder on my computer to access some approaches and landings I have done in the past 2 months. All files are in .avi format. The larger files are shot in high resolution, so it does look real nice in full screen in Windows media. You will need a...

So, I passed the ride two weeks ago, with about 45 hours simulated instrument time and a precious 2.5 hours actual. I flew a couple practice ILS's two days ago, after an "off-period" of less than two weeks and already felt a bit rusty, though they went Ok (2nd definitely better than the first). ...

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Folks, I'M about to start flying again, and so am giving the 3600a a serious look! I currently have one of the original 3600, which is nearly invisible when outdoors. I notice that the 3600a now has a transflective TFT, and so I'm hoping that somebody has tried it and can comment on how visible...

The word on the street seems to be that with a departure clearance from an uncontrolled airfield of "cleared on course" any ODP would not need to be flown in VMC. . However, I'm not sure how the FAR quote below, which also applies to Class C and B airspace, supports that. Clearly, an ODP is...

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This was a new one for me. I was IFR this afternoon out of HPN for short practice flight. I was in sequence number two at the runway waiting for departure. As the tower controller cleared the Cessna in front of me to position and hold, he asked him his direction of flight. The Cessna pilot...