Recent content by elmetal

woah woah, have you considered that maybe the developers put this function as default because they wanted everyone to see the change? Or do you really believe people read changelogs?

Thanks Ryan! For anyone on the fence about getting the TW, DO IT! The Taylorcraft is a wonderful airplane to fly. It takes a while to get used to the whole tailwheel steering (as anyone would imagine). I went in thinking the takeoffs would be the hardest part (you know, P-factor on...

This is my biggest qualm with the ipad 3. with a 2.1Amp USB charger I can either A. Charge it at about 15-20% charger per hour plugged in (screen off), or B. Maintain charge (or lose about 5% an hour depending on brightness) and actually use foreflight. My current job has me in the cockpit...

will NOT charge an iPad 3 or later. will work on a 1 and 2 but buyer beware!

Agreed. did a trip in a 172 with my 2 nieces and my sister and it was KFXE to KCUB. ended up being around 5 hours. definitely too much for my little nieces

how so? it has over 1000lbs of usable load. add 300lbs for fuel and you still got 750-800 pounds (depending on your avionics) 2 grown males and 2 grown females should be around 380+300, leaves plenty of weight for luggage

need the synthetic vision for all that terrain in SFL?? I kid I kid! I live a couple of miles from HWO. I love that airport!

Granted, you finish the report and you end up doing so well that your job is now writing reports 24/7 I wish I didn't have to use my per diem for these stupid hotels...

how would you compare wingx to garmin? is garmin the winner? I've been looking at garmin and at this new update, but I just can't get over the lack of intuitiveness that comes with the garmin app...

granted, it warms up 10 degrees but an earthquake knocks your power out and a tree falls in your front door and locks you indoors with no power. I wish I had a shooting range nearby.

The luscombe sounds perfect for the job it seems like. I don't particularly want it to get anywhere any faster than I would in a car. I need to find a working luscombe somewhere in the US so I can fly it!

Now it's just a matter of finding something within reasonable price range. This would probably go down in about spring 2014. I typically live in florida, so finding a decent plane here will be impossible due to all the sun beat down.

that sounds fantastic! The lack of need for an A&P annual aside is a big plus as well, I love working on cars, so in theory I should love working on planes had I ever been allowed to do it!

The luscombe is also a good contender. the book Zero 3 Bravo is a good reason as to why I want this aircraft. I work 7 months of the year straight and have 5 months off. I want this aircraft to be my home for the 5 months as I travel around or do whatever seems good. I don't have a home or a...

This is exactly what I wanted! more options. Of course there is something romantic about a nice yellow J3, but to be honest as long as it is extremely simple (bare minimum VFR) and a conventional gear aircraft, I don't mind much as long as it gets off the ground. I don't need to have it IFR...