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Do what you think is right and explain what you're doing and why. Explanations can go a long way toward giving you forgiveness for minor issues. I've surely benefited from that practice.

If we can assume the CFI was familiar with the airport, he knew there would be a need to back taxi and would plan his pattern accordingly.

Someone needs to have a talk with her instructor.

Talk to the hotel on the island you'd like to stay at. Ask if they're likely to be fully booked. Ask about cancellation policy---often you can cancel day of before a certain hour. Don't shuttle back and forth.

Why did the radios fail? You probably don't know or aren't sure. I'd exercise my emergency authority and descend to VFR conditions, squawking 7600, assuming I was in the flatlands. Not likely to conflict with other IFR traffic at that altitude. Otherwise, I'd begin to fly the cleared route...

The ODP for Aspen involves a climb to 16,000 before proceeding on course. Can you do that? If not, no go unless VMC.

Mine was free. There may be a subscription upgrade. Go to the Ap Store and find out.

I have read that LOP operation reduces or eliminates the possibility of CO in the exhaust (This is not a joke). It does seem to make sense. Comments, data?

I use SkewTlogPro on my iPhone and really like it. Nothing negative to say about it.

I've flown from Texas to Alaska three times and landed at some off-the-beaten-path places there : Bettles, Kotzebue, Nome, McCarthy. Also the dirt strip next to the seaplane base in Cordova.

It will be for a small wealthy minority, as helicopters are now.

I flew with DC H-10-40 (passive) for years and liked them. There may be more comfortable headsets but I got used to them. I upgraded to H10-13x (ANC) and really like them. Again, I am used to the clamping of the DC's. One thing I've noticed about the -13x is the effectiveness of ANC varies...

For my CFI oral, I took a few lesson plans along that I had prepared. In the examination I was required to prepare a lesson to teach something (forget what). Expecting a CFI candidate to bring lesson plans for everything he (or she) might be asked to teach, is, IMO, unrealistic. More...

I'm a little surprised at this thread. I have a Samsung Galaxy tablet without cellular and its GPS works great. Very accurate. Having said that, I really only use it to follow along on a downloaded sectional chart. I guess I could fly an approach with it in the event of an emergency.

Texas winter weather runs in 3-4 day warm/cold cycles. You take your chances.

It's dual given. Then there is no ambiguity if "something happens". You log as PIC.

Lean for takeoff.

You didn't say where in NC. Chester, SC is about an hour south of Charlotte: https://bermudahighsoaring.com/index.html

FltPlan Go works great on my Samsung, and it's free.

I run FltPlan Go on a Samsung Tab S2, so my experience may or may not be relevant. From early on I had issues with map zooming. The application would just stop after a little zooming. I could reduce the problem for a while by restarting the device, but it was never really "right". Then...