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People talk about them as if they lower stall speed with no loss of cruise speed. That sounds like a free lunch so I'm still skeptical. Someone convince me.

Twin plugs is probably what you want but just know that if you go with LEMO (panel powered) plugs you can still use an adapter to convert them back to regular twin plugs. LEMO would allow you to use either panel power or the battery (unlike Lightspeed, the Bose A20s have a battery pack on the...

I was flying IFR to KIWS (West Houston), a non-towered field, in the summer or fall of 2014 as a relative IFR noob. It was a clear sunny day and the airport was busy. I was busy too and I didn't cancel IFR, not least because I wanted traffic advisories until the last moment. As I neared the...

survey is now closed. Results?

I came back after a 10-year break. Just get with a good instructor.

Cowl flaps can sap a few knots, yes. But on long cross-country flights I regularly notice my IAS vary by +/- 5 knots, sometimes more. You'd theoretically expect IAS to remain about the same given the same altitude, OAT, config and power settings but it doesn't. It varies even on non-thermally...

One hand on the yoke, the other on the chute handle.

Were the pics the purpose of the flight? Would you have made the flight anyway? No way this would be construed by the FAA as getting paid to fly. You're fine IMHO.

I notice lateral stability more with fuel unbalancing than anything in the cabin. When I fly solo (I'm 235 lbs), any unbalancing is negligible.

Heck no.

I'm pretty sure I ticked the "keep me logged in yesterday" and I had to log in again today. I'll keep an eye on it.

It doesn't display the page count without mouseover for threads. That's the first thing I look at for most threads. If there is already more than a page of answers to a simple or common question, I'm not going to chime in. Not a big deal in the grand scheme, just something I noticed that...

True. And this is probably the reason. But there are plenty of questionable things we could already try with FF. We could fly in clouds with full SV, after all. We can already fly approaches with it using GPS altitude (yikes). Their HSI page already gives you every other piece of...

All-electric is not a realistic replacement for a piston engine except in niche applications (like a sweet stealth attack plane! That thing is QUIET!). It probably is more reliable (?) though. How does a hybrid work in an airplane? Is there an air-driven generator someplace that recharges the...

Concur. Needs a lot more work.

Indeed. Better have survival gear. Ditch near an oil platform or ship. I was just guessing they wouldn't give me direct even if I filed it that way. Maybe they would. Otherwise the route would be via TLH OCF.PIGLT4

I don't do it but I've flown with people who do. Taxiing and runup each require enough attention that I don't want to mix the them. The runup doesn't take very long and I am less likely to miss something when I give it my complete attention. I do a runup/mag check before each flight, warm or...

FF for sure. Syn Vis and HSI. Does FF give you a "glideslope" indicator on that page? Possibly if you have the plate displayed on the map? I've never looked. Even if it doesn't, I can 'see' the runway and aim for it. If the scenario is that everything else, including altimeter, is TU...

I think "zomg MAKG was right!" as I pull the handle.

This. See what you get.