chemgeek

My canopy lock has a spring loaded metal cover.

Dual G5s are easy to fly for LPV or ILS approaches. The AI has everything you need (horizontal and vertical CDI tapes), but I crosscheck...

I don't have much advice for the mountain west, but for long, multi-leg trips I limit myself to 3 hour legs. Two legs a day is...

One of the things you will discover is that almost every Android tablet (except the Google Pixel tablet, go figure) has GPS built-in...

Non-issue. My workplace was a Google Workspace shop so it did not make sense to enter the Apple ecosystem. While ForeFlight has the...

Binghamton, Elmira, Wilkes-Barre, Harrisburg in my immediate region. There used to be more.

The GI275 is the way to go if you have the funds available. Unfortunately, I put in the G5s just before the GI275s came out. But the G5s...

This is a sign of evaporation, which will concentrate the dye. If your sump drain is leaking, evaporated fuel residue will build up on...

Do it for safety of flight. You are never going to recover the investment in avionics. Having said that, having WAAS GPS is worth its...

The age of a well-maintained and regularly operated plane should not normally be an issue. What you need before you buy is an objective...

I'll also support just rebuilding what you have. My O-320-E2G reached its expiration date at 1900 hours due to spalling lifters and an...

The IFR system is now so GPS-centric that WAAS-GPS (IFR GPS) is practically essential. Most non-metro airports will have an LPV...

Yep. This is the ASI equivalent of chasing a VOR needle.

What about school aviation programs or clubs? Seems like a schoolyard would be an ideal location for school age kids to learn to fly...

So the question is why is the trainee chasing airspeed? Dollars to doughnuts it's because they don't have the plane trimmed properly at...