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My Apple Watch 7 is very finicky. Often it takes several attempts to get a reading in flight as any type of bump during the 15-second measurement period seems to generate an error message. I keep a couple of $25 fingertip pulse oximeters hanging from each of my center sticks that are almost...

I'm looking at explosion-proof/fireproof bags...

Quick flight to Vegas. Fly with Sky Combat Ace at KVGT. They can give great instruction in a Decathlon, then the Extra 330 if you're feeling bold. Excellent instructors and everything on video so you can review later. I'm much more confident now if I ever get into a stall spin.

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I use an Inogen G5 oxygen concentrator and absolutely love it. I carry it anytime I'm flying cross-country and switch it on anytime I'm over 8000 MSL, 5000 at night. It is the perfect companion for ultimate safety.

I definitely prefer my water tank and heated hose on the full-size unit but the Mini was fine for a few days of travel. The Mini is definitely a bit louder than my home unit. Since it is a much smaller machine, the fan must be turning higher RPM so it's a few decibels louder. But it never...

I loved using my Resmed Air Mini when I was flying 200K miles/year. It's tiny in comparison to my Resmed 10 and 11 home machines. It packs in a fraction of the space, which is really valuable when you're trying to carry only a rollaboard (I hated checking bags flying internationally). Full...

While I have a beautiful G1000 and twin GIA-63W GPS receivers, I always fly in IMC with my Stratus-2 and iPhone just in case. I like backups on my backups.

Mental capacity and quickness definitely start to diminish a bit for everyone in their 60's. At 61, I try to be much more disciplined and meticulous with flight planning, checklists, etc. I also started recording any little mistakes in OneNote that I can review frequently to avoid making the...

I find flight sims to be invaluable for several things. Flying IFR in hard IMC takes practice and repetition to do well. Using cockpit automation (especially something as capable as a G1000) efficiently to help reduce pilot workload is important, but very time consuming and expensive to achieve...

It seems so irresponsible to be NORDO these days. If anyone does fly NORDO, I'd really love an explanation. I understand the challenges of flying vintage aircraft with no real electrical system. But you can pick up a Sportys PJ2 that you can plug in an actual headset for just over $200. And...

Correct, I was on a clearance. Had I been flying a practice approach on a VFR day, I would certainly defer to pattern traffic. But coming out of the clouds on a clearance, with no one obviously near turning base, on the ADSB scope, or responding to my frequent position callouts, I did not...

This happened to me last weekend. I am on an IFR flight plan (not a practice approach), and vectored onto an ILS approach to an uncontrolled field north of Atlanta that is MVFR, overcast 1500, tops 4000. Once I acquired the localizer, I switch to CTAF before FAF, about 8 miles and 3100, and...

I have the same issue with my Stratus 2. Their approach to customer service is abysmal. Will never buy another one. An $800 brick caused by an inferior $2 connector. Ridiculous

Enterprise FBO group will take your Costco discount number. Best deal going. Just look up the cheapest Enterprise rate on Costco.com, then call Enterprise FBO team to match it.

I also fly with two iPads, my bigger non-cellular iPad connected via BT to Garmin GTX-345R, cellular iPad Mini has own GPS and connected via Wifi to Stratus 2. And my iPhone just in case...

Johns Creek is accessible to both Sandy Springs MARTA and Doraville, I prefer Doraville because the station layout makes it much easier to get in/out. I'm constantly down near Atlantic Station as I have two kids next door at Georgia Tech. Definitely traffic at rush hour, turns a normally 30...

You could look at Johns Creek area. Rated one of US top 25 places to live. Right next to Alpharetta, but closer to LZU (25-30 minutes for me), the only metro airport that I was able to secure a decent hangar. Forget about PDK, minimum 5 year wait for a hangar. About 20 minutes to catch MARTA...

I strongly recommend the MSI GSxx Stealth (I have GS65) line of laptops, at least 9th or 10th gen i7, at least 16GB RAM, and at least an NVidia GTX1660 GPU. Very slim, well designed, moderately priced machine. It has enough horsepower to run 30fps at decent graphic settings. Anything less will...

Need to ensure the plane has proper weight oil for the trip! When I bought my plane, it had W100 oil in it, a single 50 weight oil. That would never work in the extreme cold. Also make sure to properly warm the engine every morning. Lycoming recommends preheating below 20 degrees to avoid...