I got around to programming some aviation functions into a programmable calculator application that I use for Palm OS. I will be the first to admit that there are better prebuilt applications. I mention these and some of the reason why I wrote the program. I have not spent as much time debugging...

I got interested in the effects of homing on a waypoint as opposed to tracking. I have seen the illustrations and have understood the concept for some time, but I have never seen any numbers. If you are interested here is the results of my playing around with...

Okay, I've been doing this IFR training thing now for a few months, flying once or twice a week, and it's been going pretty well. I've not really had any trouble with the knowledge part (self studied for the written and got 95%) and have been doing nicely with the skill stuff as well, getting the...

I am contemplating a flight form Venice KVNC to Atlanta with a fuel stop at KLCQ Lake City, or close to it depending on fuel prices. Do not want to go into the big airport in Atlanta. Any one have comments on airports near Atlanta within Taxi cab distance. Thanks

Hi, I'm European and I'm looking for time buiding in US. I've found that: http://www.aussie-air.com/ Is anybody have feedbak about this flightschool ? or if you know some serious flightschool which propose time buiding, just let me know. Thanks in advance. Skybe

Enroute and in between approaches, they say if you aren't doing something, you've forgotten something. I've come across a few checklists on the web that include a few items to check enroute, and I'd like to get a feel for what you folks here feel are your best enroute "housekeeping chores". -- Jeff...

I am seeking responsible individuals to rent my home for the week of EAA. It is a 2000+ sq. foot home with many ammenities including cable tv, internet access, full kitchen, 2 full baths, central air conditioning, and a nice sized back yard for grilling (grill and smoker available for use) or an...

I've followed the lengthy and somewhat heated discussion speculating responsibility in the LEX accident, but I've not seen any thread on improvements other than a few comments about traffic lights on runways, or more people added to the system to double-check the double-checkers. I'm interested in...

At http://members.cox.net/mhorowit/interesting weld with comment.jpg is a pic of two tubes welded at 90 degrees. Any idea how he got any strength to the joint? I don't think either tube had any metal removed for fitting. - Mike

I'm curious, how does one controller secure a direct clearance through mulitple other controllers' areas? Sometimes it seems that after a handoff the receiving controller doesn't know what your clearance is (but certainly must have that area available for you). As a typical example, I was flying...

Kindly take a look at the ILS runway 26 approach to Astoria (KAST). I tried to fly this in my sim and I'm not at all sure that I did it correctly. In my case, this is what I did: I was on V187 from Seattle at 6000. Once I was within 25 nm of AST, I descended to 4300. About 12 nm away from AST,...

I just registered on the FAA website and got a reservation into SSI, St Simons Island, GA. They required on for the Superbowl in Jax. I got the number, but what do I do with it - put it in the remarks of my flight plan, or just keep it handy? I can't find any info on it. Thanks!

I know the Garmin 530W will lead you through a published hold, such as on the missed approach, but is there any way to get it to lead you through an ad hoc en-route hold, like when ATC tells you to hold at a certain VOR? It looks like if I hit the OBS button it will stop sequencing, but what can I...

I'd like to know how most people handle using their tablet PC based EFBs in the cockpit. I'm trying to figure out the best way to mount or hold my Fujitsu LT C-500 tablet for viewing approach plates using JeppView Flightdeck (Cessna 182). I currently have the tablet and all the necessary...

When filling IFR, there are two boxes you put numbers in, AIRSPEED and TIME ENROUTE. These go back to the old days, but are still applicable today. AIRSPEED, as the name implies, tells ATC how fast your airplane is going through the air. TIME ENROUTE tells ATC when to expect you at your...

On the way to Pinckneyville last weekend, I stopped at Jimmy Stewart Field, Indiana, PA. KIDI. I had to shoot the GPS 28 approach with a cirle to land 10. There's a nice transition off the Revloc VOR. Since we had a late start, we had planned to stop there for the night, but by the time we left...

My ADF (Narco 841) quit pointing shortly after I got the plane, so I pulled it and found it was covered in swarf (metal shavings) so I cleaned it off, cleaned the contacts (card edge connector) and put it back in. Now it points again. What I'm wondering is: How fast should it point? Let's say...

I picked up a cheap infarred themometer a few days ago and discovered that it will happily tell me the temperature of the clouds if they are low. It seems to me that the temp gradiant from the ground is well known and if its consistant, this device combined with a table could tell me how low the...

I thought I'd share how I've been displaying the tracks of my flights. I found this very useful in helping me assess and analyze my errors. It's also been interesting on long flights into crowded airspace to see what the tracons actually do with us. I'm also hoping it will spark a discussion...

Yesterday's IFR trip to Tunica. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykh_3LmkRwE Video will give you a flaver of how I run my shop in my ship. Note, omissions in video lead to "technical errors" so view it as entertainment value only. I'd hate for somebody to gig me for not videoing setting flaps,...