Recent content by Craig R

I bought a 2005 C182T glass panel right after I got my BFR after a 30 year pause in flying. Had about 100 hours when I bought. Great decision but in humble opinion, you may find it best to fly 100 hrs in rentals before you buy a plane. First, flying various rentals will help you with the...

Of course I'll be getting instruction!

Build time simulated IFR. G1000

Just began thinking about an IFR rating. Any pilots in and around KSRQ who may be interested in the role of safety pilot?

I started flying again after decades, and began using my old logbook, but then I built a simple spreadsheet. I keep it on a cloud drive to make sure I can access it from most anywhere. Does anyone have a simple and free, elegant solution?

Did you pay $340 for a cellular enabled iPad without a cellular contract? The price in my neighborhood is more like $450. A Samsung Tab A 8" is $159 and it doubles nicely for my DJI Mavic Pro drone controller. I admit the iPad would control the drone just as nicely. I would love to know what...

Find a Rusty Pilot Seminar from AOPA that you can attend! Free and you get a log book endorsement for ground school. You get to meet souls in similar circumstances.

I am affording an airplane because I am frugal! Okay, some may say cheap. I pump my own fuel to save $30.00 a tank, which if I am doing the math correct covers two months of hanger fees each year. I would buy ForeFlight and an iPad in two seconds if I found value over the free FltPlan Go and...

And keep in mind ForeFlight is only $100.00 if you fly in one geographical region . . . .

Now I'm loving this thread! What are the features of ForeFlight that make it blow you away over FltPlan Go?

FltPlan Go and an android tablet that has a GPS is a perfect and free EFB. You do have to put up with a few ads. But it's free. I will say that Garmin threw me a curve. I just added ADS B IN and OUT to my plane and Garmin will not work with FltPlan Go so I cannot put traffic and weather on...

I bought the whole shebang, Garmin data this year. Next year I will only update the plane when the data fails completely. I understand there is some period beyond expiration where the old data can still be used. I will my EFB as primary, which is completely free! FltPlan Go, I love it.

Respectfully, one of us is wrong, and while I don't think it is me, I am sure I could be wrong about being wrong. See https://ipadpilotnews.com/2015/12/ipad-real-gps/ WiFi only iPads do not have a GPS.

Is there a way for a pilot to check the firewall in a rented 172/182 before flying away in it? Keep from being held responsible for something the previous renter should take credit for?

My standard is 2200 RPM/22 INCHES when at cruise altitude, and then I lean to about 1300 EGT. Yesterday I talked with an AP who said keep EGT below 1400 and CHT below 380. My first annual as owner is in December. I expect the engine will be found to be in great shape.