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That graph is misleading. I would have used the word "wrong" instead of "misleading" if it had actual numbers for fuel flow on it, but the way it is one could claim that it's not to scale... What the graph suggests is that peak CHT is just a bit rich of peak EGT, while peak HP is way off to the...

There never was a need for them to begin with. - Martin

To be clear: it only says LPV when on an RNAV approach which has LPV minimums. It should never say that when you load an ILS approach into the GPS. Mark gave you the rest of the story already. - Martin

My thoughts on the guy answering the phone was not that he wasn't trying to help, but that he didn't understand what was going on. My lack of radio communication with Center isn't going to change by simply trying again. When I confirmed that we were number one for departure and unable to raise...

I totally made that name up. I thought of a freeway interchange and the cloverleaf pattern they often have. "Teardrop" is what the FAA calls it. Like Mark, I like this pattern entry method when arriving from the "wrong" side for the downwind. It gives me more time to observe and try to fit into...

So I see that frequency on FaceBook and in ForeFlight comments. If that's some kind of repeater that actually works - great, but who runs it? The FAA? Why is not published with the airport information then? And if it's somebody else, how do I know it's legit? - Martin

I started a thread over on BeechTalk trying to get insight into what the best way is to pick up an IFR clearance on the ground at KSSI (St. Simons Island). JAX Center doesn't like people to call the published phone number, but their antenna is in Brunswick, not KSSI, so radio reception is hit or...

My instrument instructor told me that part of my weather briefing should include knowing where the nearest VFR conditions could be found - for exactly this scenario. It may not always be close enough to get there with the available fuel, but it all starts with knowing where it is. - Martin

I own a 1978 A36 Bonanza, and I also fly a 2004 Cirrus SR-20 in a flying club where I have visibility to the financials. The SR-20, though less than half the age of the A36, is significantly more expensive to maintain. It seems there's always something not working 100% on the Cirrus with its...

That may be an accurate statement in the US, today. It would not be accurate in many other countries in the world today. And it may not be accurate in the US in the future. - Martin

Then look for a different instructor. Flight training should and can be fun (and yes, challenging, too). - Martin

I wouldn't call those scenarios "simulated IMC". Those conditions can require flying by reference to the instruments, and I agree that can be equivalent to flying through clouds for the purpose of instrument training. - Martin

I think it's personal preference whether you do it online or in person. Spending way too much time on computers in general and in Zoom calls in particular, I chose an in person FIRC last year. I enjoyed it, even though it was more costly and required travel and a hotel stay. I guess it's hit...

Thanks - and yes, 13 months from start to finish. More than half of that was waiting for the FAA to approve the Aspen software.

My panel upgrade is complete - the FAA has approved Aspen's new software for the Evolution PFD, and with that the avionics shop could reinstate the digital autopilot interface between the Aspen Evolution MAX PFD and the Garmin GFC 600 autopilot. At last, I have arrived at the end of this upgrade...

I'm a big fan of "The Claw". Very strong and sturdy, yet light-weight and easy to use. - Martin