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I think my first passengers were a couple of weeks after the checkride. I was 18, and took my mom and brother on a long XC to go visit my dad in the east San Francisco Bay area, where had already relocated for his new job. Got horribly lost and didn't get found until I saw Oakland airport...

I knew about the 3D view in Maps, but actually had forgotten about it. Earth seems to have higher fidelity than Maps but they're both good tools. I've used the overhead satellite view as well, but since I have it in Foreflight I'm most likely just to use that. Here's the oblique view I use...

They're three different things for different purposes. So... no. There is some overlap in functionality and usage, but they are 3 different tools. Also, the ADS-B mandate only applies to planes operating in controlled airspace. There are a whole bunch of planes that won't be upgraded and will...

FYI, the basic model ipads don't have internal GPS. The cellular enabled versions have do an internal GPS. That's the version I got, and just didn't activate it with a cell service. There are other options, too. Some other things you'll need to start getting up to speed on: -ADS-B: New...

Congratulations! Glad to hear it went smoothly.

The difference with Google Earth is that you can alter the view to an oblique angle so it looks about like what you'll see from the cockpit. I've used the satellite view for years, too, but sometimes that's not enough help, particularly when there's a bunch of stuff nearby that makes it hard to...

While playing with Google Earth and reviewing a ground track saved from Foreflight, I realized that it can be a good tool to help brief the arrival at a new airport. I've often found unfamiliar airports hard to see (sometimes even familiar airports), so knowing what the approach looks like from...

I think Ben's advice to get current as an instrument pilot before starting the CFII course is a better bet. Enough has changed that there will be a bit of a learning curve. There are a handful of GPS approach types that you probably have never heard of, for example. I don't think it will add...

I guess this guy has never heard of the "brotherhood of aviators." Or maybe he has and this is how he treats his dysfunctional family.

Normal rollout and taxi under control. Stupid cameraman didn't capture the touchdown. Left mains look to be about half the size of the right.

Live video feed: https://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/channel/401-live/

10 Miles from NEELY

They're talking to NY Approach now, a few minutes ago reported 10 minutes out. Just asked for vectors for ILS9

Did they land already? Flight Radar track ends after what looks like a hold on the East side of the river. What's the call sign?

Can the GIV dump fuel, or do they have to burn it?

The part you underlined means that the airplane is expected to continue to move beyond the hold short lines. Absent any other instructions from ATC, that's what we're supposed to do. It sounds like a case of "I learned it from Charlie, who learned it from Roger, who says he once talked to...

Did the controllers provide a source that supercedes the AIM?

There are two good reasons I can think of to buy this plane: 1. You want to make a project of this model and are willing to invest the money to bring it up to your specs 2. You want to be in the salvage parts business. There's already a used avionics market. You'll tie up a lot of capital...

Just because they say it, doesn't mean it's right. Do they have a published local procedure anywhere? How would they expect transient pilots to know this? I wouldn't get in a ****ing match about it, but a nicely-worded letter or call to the tower chief sending the message "Us pilots are...

When exiting the runway, you're not clear of it until you cross the hold short lines. I'd cross those lines unless given other instructions, and I suspect most other pilots new to the airport would too. If ground doesn't want you to do that, then it's their responsibility to coordinate with...