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I always keep a current NY and DC in my flight bag. My iPad and foreflight are my primary navigational tools however I have had it overheat before in flight and have temporarily had to reference paper. Flying without a backup is a bit risky in my mind. Foreflight on my iPhone is not a good...

I can't argue that point, ultimately it's up to the aircraft manufacturers to solve that problem. However there are many many cheaper options out there for the regular Joe...the largest expense I had with flying was the time to get my certificate. In some countries they pay as much a gallon...

I don't see anything to truly complain about in GA. Show me another country where you can buy a plane for less than $25k, get up in the middle of the night, and fly it across the country without ever saying a word to anyone. Your average mechanic now charges upwards of $100 per hour for labor...

I've thought about this a lot, how nice would it be to have an airport in the desert with nothing around for miles to be able to test real world scenarios safely. I practice in my simulator but that's a bit useless to real world for this type of scenario.

I think about this all the time - an engine out on take off is, in my mind, one of the worst scenarios to deal with...at low altitude and airspeed you just don't have any real time to think.

I just flew out to there on Thursday for an animal rescue, such a congested area both airspace wise and terrain wise. This is something I fear on every flight and take off.

Every Warrior and Archer I rent has this issue, I've just learned to live with it.

Nah I get it, mis spoke on my part, my point was I try not to go it "alone" for the extra safety factor.

I've had traffic pass by me that ATC never mentioned. As my hours build so does my respect for ATC and the struggles they have. I've heard a lot of confused pilots out there make things worse. That said 99% of the time I'm in the air I maintain a flight following. Fore flight is nice but...