OK, I broke down and sprung for the Lowrance Airmap 2000c instead of the 1000. Wow. Normally I rent a plane that has a panel-mounted IFR certified Garmin 430, but that may change due to circumstances beyond my control in a few months. Obviously I can't file /G IFR without a proper IFR GPS, but...

September 17, 2004 1:00 1.3 hrs. (.2 actual) It was an overcast morning that cleared somewhat to scattered clouds around 5 and 6 thousand. Steve M. and I had plans to get a little actual on the way to Thompson-Mcduffie (KHQU), and possibly log an approach or two. After I filed and pre-flighted, we...

How much separation is required by the tower for a/c taking off and landing? I was in position and holding on 34 at Asheville, NC (AVL) today, with a plane on final, me in position and holding, and a 182 in front of me taking off. Before his wheels left the runway, I was cleared for take-off. I...

I took a short XC today after a layoff of a few months due to real life constraints and weather. I filed IFR even though it was VFR because I wanted to get back into the groove of communicating with ATC. I filed for 5000 going east. On the ground, they told me it would be faster if I took off VFR...

The recent GPS/IFR discussions here got me to thinking. I generally fly an Arrow, equipped with a Garmin 430, 2 VORs, Loran, my handheld GPS, my sectionals, low enroute charts, and since I got my IFR ticket, I try to fly under ATC control as often as possible to keep my comm skills up. On cross...

October 23, 2004 12:00 1.6 hrs. (1.0 actual) First solo IFR, 2 approaches in actual! A warm overcast day with a slight breeze. Everything was reporting broken skies from 2200 up to 8000 where it was supposed to be overcast. A few patches of blue sky here and there made the "occasional IFR along...

Today was the first time I've ever been established on approach, in actual. A bit unnerving if I say so myself. Partly because it's been a month since I've been able to fly. We (another instrument pilot and I) started down into La Grange (KLGC) after we were cleared for the approach and had to...

Now with editable fields for 'permanent' information such as your name, tail number, home base, etc., per request, and FREE at: http://www.wizardofdraws.com/main/wxbrief.html It has been tested in Acrobat 5 & 6. Please let me know of any problems you may have with it, although I can make no...

I have my logbook duplicated in Excel, but now that I've added my instrument rating, it might be nice to have Excel keep track of my currency on approaches. Maybe flag a cell as red or green depending upon my status... Unfortunately I'm just barely competent with the program and don't have a clue...

August 22, 2004 12:30 2.2 hrs. (.4 actual) First flight after my IFR checkride, with actual! For one of the few times in my brief aviation journey, I had a plane reserved and hoped for cloudy skies. Not the towering, throw-down-fire-from-the-heavens kind of clouds, but a benign overcast that I...

July 11, 2004 7:30 1.8 hours Instrument flight test (oral passed 6/25/04, no flight test per WX) Today was the 4th rescheduled test date, with yesterday afternoon being weathered out yet again by thunderstorms and low ceilings over the N.C. mountains. We felt that today would be a better day if we...

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...

Like Cecil, I'm finishing up my IFR rating soon. That has me wondering what's next. I don't have any desire or time to become a CFI, and I have no intention of becoming a commercial pilot in any sense of the word. I've thought that I might like to take a few lessons in a taildragger, but I'd need...

I rent and fly 172s out of Gainesville, GA (KGVL). I used to fly out of 47A and had a number of safety pilots available there (too far to be convenient for them now), but this FBO is fairly new and doesn't have a list put together yet of pilots that can safety for me. Anyone know of a good place...

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On an IFR proficiency flight with my partner the other day, we got into a little debate about the best way to use the Garmin 430 for ATC position reporting. He uses the cursor on the map page to point at an airport or NAVAID, then reads out the distance and (reciprocal) bearing. I go to NRST, and...

Thought this might help before you try it. After much frustration with my AnywhereMap XM weather downloads, I went looking for a new source of in-flight weather information. I have had it with the lack of reliablilty with the XM data downloads, and didn't want to break the bank, either, going...

Is there any desktop application that runs as a GUI under Windows that would give me a database of the newer WAAS GPS approaches (e.g., LNAV + V, LPV, etc)? I do NOT need currency on this. A one time snapshot that I could update maybe once a year would be fine. I definitely do not want...

Has any pilot ever been prosecuted (by the FAA, NTSB, ...) for declaring an emergency when, in some experts opinion, one did not exist?

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