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Thanks for this. I'll try it. When I've tried to use the Google Earth Flight Sim, I've started at ground level, and had the plane go out of control during the climb. I'll bet your technique makes all the difference.

I tried that too, many times. But I could never get it to work. The plane was not controllable. It would just spin and eventually crash. Were you able to get it to work, without difficulty? And if you were able to get to work, and use some special technique you've developed, please share it.

Excellent job. I've looked for something like this for years, and even tried to create one myself, without success. All it really needs to be easy to use is a way to create the script using a dialog box. As far as Google Earth Flight Visualizers are concerned, you're at the "DOS" stage; soon, I...

noahfong didn't miss the IAF. There used to be one on the SMO RNAV 21 chart, but it was way to the southeast of DARTS and so not useful for approaches from most other directions. DARTS is on Victors 186, 459 and 597, and I have received clearances to KSMO via DARTS from V186. That time, I was...

I asked a question on the COPA forum about instrument training in a Cirrus, and Trip Taylor took the time to write a very thorough and helpful answer. You’re fortunate to have him as a friend and neighbor.

Yes, it is a mad scramble, even with a G1000 or Cirrus Perspective which don't have "Vectors to Airway" features either. I've received a heading-to-intercept-airway instruction as part of an instrument departure clearance, but I was of course on the ground and had time to figure out how to do...

All of the instructors at Proteus Air Services are good. It’s at KSMO and they teach in Pipers and Cirruses. I did my Cirrus transition training there and am now doing Instrument training there in a Cirrus with Sean who I highly recommend. If you prefer Pipers, talk with Yaasca too. If you want...

Why does Lightspeed recommend against using rechargeables? I have a Zulu.2, and saw that the User Guide recommends that they not be used, but the Guide didn’t say why. I fly once a week or so, and if I used rechargeables, I’d simply recharge them each night before a flight, and then not be...

I was given a STAR into KVNY (Van Nuys ILS Rwy 16R) on a training flight in a Cessna 172.

I like the “headset” answer for humor. But this answer coincides with my experience. I’ve had gravity take over so I turned slightly left without knowing why.

Nice job. Thanks for this. One point, though. My digital copy of the Los Angeles TAC Supplement has a page for the Mini Route that says it should be flown on the SMO128 Radial. Your chart says the SMO123 Radial. Is 123 a typo, or is my TAC Supplement now out-of-date?

^^ What they said (KTNP L80 LUCER L70 KSBA) except it skips Camarillo (KCMA) which is really a great place to stop for lunch at the Waypoint Cafe.

Don’t ever underestimate the value of your tool, and do whatever you have to in order to keep it in good shape. It’s priceless. (Really . . . no sarcasm here.)

“you can fly legally without the VORs with an IFR GPS” It’s my understanding that we can fly legally (even IFR) without VORs, but a VOR approach must be done with a VOR receiver and can’t legally be done with just a GPS. That’s what the G1000 in the plane that I rent tells me whenever I load a...

This is the setup I use —including PilotEdge, which is terrific — and it works perfectly for me. I have pedals but no longer use them. My joystick — a Thrustmaster — is set up so that yaw and ground steering are done by twisting the stick. A question: what payware do you use for Southern...

XP now (as of its latest update) has a C172 with a G1000 that works just like a real G1000, autopilot and all.

Yes, indeed. I am one who feels exactly this way. I recently completed Cirrus' standardized transition training course and now rent and fly an SR20 with a Garmin Perspective. I transitioned from a Sling 2 -- a two-seat Light Sport Aircraft. The Sling is a joy to hand-fly; in fact, the one that I...

Isn’t logging the flight time relevant (to whether the time is “compensation”) only if the time helps the pilot satisfy the requirements for a new certificate or rating?

Even though you are an engineer, you’ve made it “simple” for me too, and I’m not an engineer. Thank you.

I prefer bifocals. I tried progressives and they worked fine in the airplane. But when walking on the ground, the lines in the sidewalk waved up and down and it made me uncomfortable.