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  1. Craig Stuart

    Iowa Aircraft Registration Fee Increase Proposed

    I heard from the AOPA regional ASN manager yesterday. He had testified against this bill virtually at a meeting of the Senate Transportation Committee along with several other groups, but the committee voted to move it forward to the full Transportation Committee. Expect more action on this in...
  2. Craig Stuart

    Advanced Avionics vs. Conventional instruments

    Haha, the dreaded road atlas days. Thinking back, how in the heck did we navigate major metropolitan areas while driving to Wally World in the family truckster on vacation with the family...
  3. Craig Stuart

    Advanced Avionics vs. Conventional instruments

    I got my PPL in '82 when navigation included a lot of location verification by the pilot, and I firmly believe that GPS and Foreflight are incredible tools in the cockpit. But, as with anything, dependence on this technology has inherent risks associated with it also. After a recent discussion...
  4. Craig Stuart

    Advanced Avionics vs. Conventional instruments

    "It's a poor carpenter that blames his/her tools"
  5. Craig Stuart

    Next word that comes to mind...

    fall
  6. Craig Stuart

    Ipad mini for foreflight

    I'm currently using a mini 6 with cellular and 256GB, very happy with it. I also recommend going with the newest technology.
  7. Craig Stuart

    Archer Panel Fix

    I think you nailed it.......
  8. Craig Stuart

    Archer Panel Fix

    I like that idea...
  9. Craig Stuart

    age at solo vs hours to solo

    30 years old, 9 hours to solo, 48 hours to check ride
  10. Craig Stuart

    Archer Panel Fix

    Looking for some advice, ideas, or opinions on a minor upgrade to my recently acquired Piper Archer II panel. I have this area to the right of the radios that has a two piece panel covering a tray that holds my adsb receiver and an avionics cooling fan (the three horizontal screws) a few inches...
  11. Craig Stuart

    First aviation headset- choice?

    Lightspeed Zulu 3's are my choice. Best combination of price and performance after trying a dozen headsets.
  12. Craig Stuart

    Next word that comes to mind...

    Club
  13. Craig Stuart

    How much does your mechanic or avionics person charge?

    Wow, we just bought a Piper Archer and had the locks replaced at the local FBO in our small Midwest Airport. We got the statement today and we were charged $300 per hour for 3 hours labor. A definitive learning moment for sure
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