Housekeeping chores

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 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino
Cartoons with a Touch of Magic�
www.wizardofdraws.com
www.cartoonclipart.com

Wizard of Draws wrote:

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".

Filing Skyspotter PIREPS (which includes calculating winds aloft using
GPS), receiving weather, PIREPS, and updated radar images for remaining
route and destination, comparing actual weather to forecast, comparing
planned to actual fuel burn, calculating remaining fuel, briefing the
approach, and calculating time needed to descend (in order to call ATC
and ask for lower by if they don't offer it by a certain point).

I am not saying this is the best; rather these are the tasks I do at
this stage of my experience while en route.

--
Peter







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Study my Garmin 530 manual and learn three more things it does. Or do a VOR
cross check. Or total up the columns in my log book. Or trim fingernails,
finish the crossword puzzle. If it is a real cross country you have plenty
of dead time.

"Wizard of Draws" wrote in message
news:BC923922.8C66%jeffbREMOVE@REMOVEwizardofdraws .com...
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 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino
Cartoons with a Touch of Magic�
www.wizardofdraws.com
www.cartoonclipart.com

Study my Garmin 530 manual and learn three more things it does. Or do a VOR
cross check. Or total up the columns in my log book. Or trim fingernails,
finish the crossword puzzle. If it is a real cross country you have plenty
of dead time.

You are either a super pilot or have a autopilot.

What's wrong with sitting back and enjoying the flight?


(Hankal) wrote in
:

Study my Garmin 530 manual and learn three more things it does. Or do
a VOR cross check. Or total up the columns in my log book. Or trim
fingernails, finish the crossword puzzle. If it is a real cross
country you have plenty of dead time.

You are either a super pilot or have a autopilot.

Are you kidding? The autopilot is a go/no-go item.

"Hankal" wrote in message
...
Study my Garmin 530 manual and learn three more things it does. Or do a
VOR
cross check. Or total up the columns in my log book. Or trim
fingernails,
finish the crossword puzzle. If it is a real cross country you have
plenty
of dead time.

You are either a super pilot or have a autopilot.

Dan Thompson wrote:
Are you kidding? The autopilot is a go/no-go item.

"Hankal" wrote in message
...

Study my Garmin 530 manual and learn three more things it does. Or do a

VOR

cross check. Or total up the columns in my log book. Or trim

fingernails,

finish the crossword puzzle. If it is a real cross country you have

plenty

of dead time.

You are either a super pilot or have a autopilot.




What's an autopilot? :-)

Matt

IMHO an autopilot is a must have if you are flying IFR. :-)

Jon Kraus
PP-ASEL
Student-IA

Matthew S. Whiting wrote:

Dan Thompson wrote:

Are you kidding? The autopilot is a go/no-go item.

"Hankal" wrote in message
...

Study my Garmin 530 manual and learn three more things it does. Or
do a


VOR

cross check. Or total up the columns in my log book. Or trim


fingernails,

finish the crossword puzzle. If it is a real cross country you have


plenty

of dead time.


You are either a super pilot or have a autopilot.





What's an autopilot? :-)

Matt

Matthew S. Whiting wrote:

What's an autopilot? :-)

The guy in the right seat.

--Dave

Enroute and in between approaches, they say if you aren't doing something,
you've forgotten something.

Unless you're solid IMC, it might be a good idea to look out the
window now and then.

vince norris