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Exactly what it means. If you want to initiate the approach utilizing the TAA, you'll need an IFR-certified GPS to do it. Otherwise you'll need to start at the IAF, EFPUB, and possibly fly a HILOPT, or receive radar vectors from Memphis.

While it is true that the term "known icing" is not defined in the "regs," it is clearly defined in AIM par 7-1-20, tbl 7-1-8. Forecast icing is defined there, too. And in tbl 7-17, The Leisha Bell (AOPA representative) Chief Counsel opinion issued in 2009...

In one of the aircraft I fly the RA is tied to autothrottle behavior, particularly the trigger to go to flight idle at 100 ft. AGL on approach. It's a big problem. Very curious to see how it will be ultimately solved or at least mitigated to acceptable risk levels.

I'll buck the trend here slightly - the knowledge test isn't quite that undervalued. "Anything over a 70 is a waste of your time," etc. That's a popular sentiment I've read many times over the years, but frankly I don't agree that the score doesn't, and will never matter. I applaud your...

I suggest you sign up for a discovery flight, and if that goes well, try another 5-10 hours to see if you like flying. After that, maybe distantly consider business objectives.

I tried it briefly with the GTN650. I ran into a roadblock which didn't have an immediate solution but I quickly lost interest anyway, because the screen is too small to be very useful as a checklist. The roadblock seemed to be that the checklists had to be loaded on an SD card, and that...

As a general, nationwide comparison, the piston multiengine training market is very small compared to the piston single-engine market. It also tends to be a cost-sensitive market which is why the Piper Seminole, Piper Seneca, and Beechcraft Duchess tend to be the most popular multi-engine...

You can, but you have to have the card reader that hooks up to a computer to do it. I did it for years. The computer itself tends to be the problem these days. You need an old Windows XP computer to make it work. About the time I sold my KLN-94, in 2016 while it was still worth a few bucks...

I don't think the original had a magnet, did it?

You're correct, the G5 ADI doesn't currently provide attitude information to legacy autopilots. The person who made that statement did so in err.

We eclipsed that by a long shot, long ago, for large cabin business aviation.

That's not so. I spent about 20 minutes on the phone with two agents. They indicated no such restriction or concern and based on the data I provided including a receipt for the deposit and the details concerning the business' shuttered status/refusal to respond to my inquiries they immediately...

I made contact with Jeff Walker today by calling the number on file for the Craig Air Field (KSEM) airport manager. To my surprise, Jeff answered. I will recount what he said without vouching for the logic or sensibility of any of it. Jeff says he had what amounted to a hostile takeover of...

Hello all, Referencing American Plane Painting Co. (paintyourplane.com) based in Selma, AL. Forgive me if this isn't the correct venue, but I placed a deposit for an aircraft paint job with this company in March of this year, appointment in January of 2022. I began reaching out in mid...

I've seen this one and one other (to my knowledge) a few times in the last 10 years or so. Most recently I saw it at VNY. If I'm not mistaken there are (or were) a grand total of three still flying.

At this point I would not be spending any money on keeping a non-WAAS GNS 430 going, but if all you need is a converter, maybe I'd do that. If upgrades are coming either way, then it's time to move on from the "straight" GNS 430. It's the end of the road for that unit.

I've conducted ground portions which lasted less than 1.5 hours... a well-prepared applicant who is efficient with answers and quick with the reference materials makes that possible. They've also pushed 3 hours for applicants who need more time. I like to target 5 hours as a nominal walk-in...

You're not correct. You simply don't understand the system architecture and how it works. Further, there's nothing being done in bad faith here. Two things here, just to make sure we have them all covered: the G5 ADI will still present an attitude solution even if the external GPS input is...

I agree, it's awfully hard to say from the pictures, but the $30k minimum figure being tossed around sounds about right. But this has the look and feel of a possibly totaled airplane. Hope not, it's a nice looking bird. A few years ago some well-meaning folks tried to push my plane into a...

Got it. This is the correct behavior and the programmed logic of the unit. The autopilot will only search for vertical guidance to couple to when in LOC NORM mode. This is why you'd need to fly an LPV approach in "LOC NORM" if you wanted the glideslope coupler to engage. Is the autopilot...