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Jesse...yes, you are right. GPS can be used without cell service. See my other response about taking the sim card out to prove it. What gets people hung up on this sometimes is the fact that location services on a smartphone platform (including iPhone) do not use only the GPS. You can also get...

No. Turn off the iPhone. Remove your SIM card. Turn it back on. No service, and I promise you the GPS will still work (as long as the GPS is turned on). 3G or 3GS have a GPS reciever in them and can work independently of cell service. As for examples of apps, some have been given, but if...

I find the iPhone 3G to be a little sluggish these days as well (I use a different phone now, day to day, and going back to the 3G, which I do exclusively for ForeFlight, actually, makes me wonder a bit how I dealt with it). That said, I've never had extra sluggishness with ForeFlight 3 (I'm...

It was nasty...it looks like we may have lost one of our biggest, nicest trees in our front yard...it's partially pulled out of the ground. We got almost half of our annual rainfall in the last 30 hours. I checked the METARS at some of my local airports, and they were reporting winds of more...

I'm in the Phoenix area. Weather sucks right now (as I'm sure you're aware), but should get better at some point. Let me know.

Ya, I was going to suggest trying Scuba Diving...you'll get it. :) A pool is a good place to test this as well, since every foot or so of depth in water (because of the density) is like a descent of 1000 feet in air. Same principles apply, though. Many people I have helped get into Scuba have...

If you're handy with a soldering iron, you could always make a pair. I've got all the stuff to try this (except the old headset to plunder for a mike), but haven't had time yet. Here are a couple of links to get started if anyone is interested...

heh heh. Okay, okay, okay...here you go. If you're standing in line for, say, a bouncy house that only let's one person jump at a time (office of the president). The kid in the bouncy house is having the time of his life and you can't wait to get in there. There is one other kid in front of...

The image that created in my mind made me lol.

Actually, works either way. She is second in line behind the Vice-President for the office. POTUS already has the office. Just depends on perspective, I guess. I used to say 3rd in line, then I thought 2nd in line actually makes more sense after reading the article. POTUS isn't in line. :)

To be even more specific, I think a service-based SDK is the key (i.e. REST, JSON, SOAP, etc.). Think about the scenarios that this enables: A thick client app that an FBO uses instead of the web interface to increase productivity; Integration INTO existing scheduling systems; Mobile...

IMHO, the most important "feature" will eventually be an SDK, so other people will write stuff around it, integrate it, and generally make it better for you without having to change the code base. :) I've chosen several services/software because of the SDK, and rejected some because of a lack of...

Ya, PJ. We came pretty close when we were flying together in Phoenix. Was that the other one? We didn't bust...but were right there. :)

Sounds really cool. I'm jealous.

Kent, I lurk. B) Oh...and how's the "limited time only" sig now? Thanks for pointing it out. :)

I highly recommend flying into Sedona. It was the destination on my long x-country during my training. Very cool approach, and good food to boot (although I ate breakfast there...not Dinner). Anyway, here is a shot approaching SEZ.

Ken...are you all fixed? If not, let us know where you're at in the process...we'll get you all patched up. :yes:

Foamies...I grew to despise foamies. :)

Congrats!!! Feels good, doesn't it?

I, for one, can't wait to see the pics and video, but especially the upcoming detailed writeups. Take your time, Kent (and maybe find a job first)...but know we're waiting. :) Congrats on what sounds like a fantastic trip and a safe return.