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Relative vector crosswind component on the aircraft, does that help?

If the crosswind vector component is so great that the airplane would land in a crab, despite max crosswind slip ie there is no more rudder effectiveness to straighten out, then landing faster will give you more rudder effectiveness. The other thing is you can decrease the relative cross wind...

Not understanding. Do you mean that our aircraft are certified to one set of force limits, but in actuality, those limits are higher than certified ie our aircraft are overbuilt structurally? Good to know, but who of you want to test that hypothesis to its conclusion without a parachute and...

Tools:”In big airplanes, I slow down when I have a hard time doing a crossword.” Wouldn’t you be better off in the big or small plane keeping speed up to decrease the crosswind component during landing( but so much that it induces too much float in the small plane)?

I actually have a more specific hint for you. One thing to check is if your stationary air speed on the Aspen on the ground is 0, (or possibly the wind component that your a/c is heading into- that may be the correct way to set it?) My aircraft had it set 20-30 kts off. So sometimes on the...

That shouldn’t happen. Definitely talk to customer service to get ideas to suggest to your installer. I had an experience where my autopilot was making more rapid bank corrections after install, but not ridiculously so. After flying for awhile, it took my friend to point out that was not right...

Anything more than just bumpiness, I’m slowing down. When startling, I’m also hoping it was not too late. So have I, but I’m slowing more than VA by at least 10-20 knots to account for lower than gross weight and avoiding the need for calibrated airspeed considerations. Speaking personally, I...

Just to add my experience with my Aspen Pro 1000 and my Legacy Century 2B( Piper Autocontrol 3B), the connection to the Aspen has actually made the performance and reliability of my autopilot so much better. I am no longer chasing failures of the autopilot compatible DG which was seemingly...

Likewise. Sounds like something is unusually wrong with that unit.

Definitely not since he burned bridges with many of us early adopters. He reneged on the terms for those folks and created enemies instead of supporters. I will not give another penny…. Rant over.

So do I by switching tanks after each hour or after after each 10 gallons consumed so that I have a pretty much known and significant quantity left in one tank for alternate and reserve. But you will find that if you fly and lean to consistent parameters, especially mirroring the performance...

What plane? Check your POH graphs carefully. The fine print matters! Many a pilot, including me early on, assumed that I had more fuel available than I thought when flying full throttle @75% at altitude or except for takeoff. To get the max 75% endurance with or without reserve, using my Archer2...

Sorry that your fun flying time is reduced to troubleshoot time. While I think you are an engineer, and this stuff may be up your alley, I have got to say that this stuff is illuminating. It just so happens that I have a KX170B installed with my Tailbeacon. My ELT was changed to a 406 unit...

Since you have mentioned that your pre-existing drums of fuel should be available on your flight, I wonder if you have altered any of your legs since the plan 2 years ago? Also, given prior discussions, I would guess your flight matches up with the usual and expected favorable winds for that...

Hmm, as I reported above, my TailBeacon has been working flawlessly, but I never bothered to install the SW update. I did not remember that update to be mandatory, but corrective of some issues people were reporting earlier. I’m not sure this illuminates the situation others are having, but I...

Thanks for that link. I wasn’t trying to imply an approach made whereby all visual clues were purposefully eliminated to the airport until turning on the lights when past the FAF, although that certainly is an interesting idea even if problematic. I was more referring to the black hole approach...

I did not know that. There is no question that the skills required to fly at night without any visual references are like those in IFR ( see JFK jr’s fatal flight), but being able to log it in truly VFR conditions seem to be a very grey area to me that I would like references for. Can approaches...

Mine were nothing burgers compared the preceding collection. While on an IFR flight in VMC just west of Cleveland, with a recently rebuilt engine, I noticed the engine had seemed to suddenly reduce power. I declared and got a vector to a small airport. But while flying and seemingly maintaining...

While that is true, I would imagine if island hopping the Aleutians, there could be many times overwater that having the IR might be helpful if conditions encountered deteriorate. Having destination weather that would enable an IFR approach might be problematic for the reasons you’ve stated, but...

So would I!!!