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This is where knowing your pitch/power combinations is gold.

But there are a lot of runway overrun accidents from adding 10 knots for the wind, 5 knots for the wife and kids, and 5 more knots for...

Not quite understanding. If the recommended normal final approach speed is 75-80 mph, then that's what you set up on final. Not 65-70...

I think you will be hard pressed to find an ILS at a non-towered airport. There used to be some LOC approaches at non-towered airports...

The POH is your friend. The numbers are there to allow you to fly safely. If you fly final approach too fast, you can run off the end of...

The optimal fixed propeller pitch depends on several factors, including engine power, acceptable climb rates, and being able to allow...

I'm in the same boat. Already have an STEC-20 hooked up to the G5s, so as long as an IFD-440 gets along with the G5s, I'm golden. As a...

I forgot one other feature of iFlyEFB: it can sync ALL your settings (including aircraft W&B and flight performance data, flight plans...

The sooner you charge a depleted battery, the better chance of avoiding irreversible sulfation. For a flooded-cell battery, you have...

The moving map feature of EFBs requires your tablet to be GPS-capable. Virtually all smartphones and most Android tablets have GPS...

Absolutely. Terrain clearance beyond below the DA is not assured when using advisory vertical guidance. The magic box will let you fly...

I had the luxury of having three different pieces of equipment in our various chemistry laboratories (Atomic Absorption, Inductively...

A GNX-375 checks the ADS-B box plus WAAS GPS for IFR work. Keep your current NAV-COM as backup if operable and legal. G5s might be...

I think you will be very happy with the G5 HSI. The lack of precession with the accompanying GMU-11 is worth the price alone, plus it...

Excessive is the great enemy of avionics. If you keep a plane outdoors, you need a canopy/cockpit cover to keep greenhouse heating from...