Recent content by geoffeg

You cannot draw on the maps, because to draw things you move your finger around the screen. On the maps page you move your finger around to pan the map. You can, however, draw something on the plate in the Plates view and those annotations will show up on the map if you overlay the plate on...

Last year I asked for some advice on flying a PA28-140 from Buffalo, NY to St. Louis, MO. That flight went smoothly and was a big learning experience for two low-time pilots. Now those same two slightly higher time pilots will be flying that same plane to Billings, Montana at the end of the...

It wasn't too bad, we got back to St. Louis around 5pm so the sun had just started shining through the windshield. The plane had no visors so my nose got a little sunburned.

I've heard many views on the time to switch tanks but we ended up switching every 30 minutes except for switching 15 minutes after takeoff. I have a Pebble Watch (https://getpebble.com/) that I use with a little app on it called "Multi Timer". It will vibrate continuously when the alarm goes...

Hey everyone. First off, thanks for the suggestions, support and stories of your own experiences. The plane is tied down at KSET near St. Louis, MO after a great flight from from Buffalo, NY yesterday. The flight was straightforward and the plane performed flawlessly. We had moderate to great...

As to the fuel question: My minimums are one hour reserve in this situation. I'm not personally familiar with the aircraft's fuel gauges and fuel burn. I'm adding at least one GPH to whatever the POH estimates and will be logging the fuel burn at each stop with a fuel stick. Right now I'm...

I do have a handheld I keep in my flight bag but I do not have a Stratus. If someone wants to buy me one, I'll happily send you my address!

Thanks for the tips everyone. * We are hoping to takeoff from Buffalo early in the AM shortly after the sun rises. I'll throw a few screwdrivers and wrenches in my flight bag. * I'm a devoted Foreflight user and will have Foreflight on two iPads (my iPad Mini + a borrowed iPad 2) plus paper...

A friend has offered to let me "borrow" his Piper Cherokee 140 while he's out of the country for a few months. The plane is in Buffalo, NY and I'm in St. Louis, MO so another pilot friend and I will be flying up to Buffalo, NY commercially to fly the plane back to St. Louis. My local pilot...

It really seems like most GoPro related problems have to do with the SD Card. I have a GoPro Hero 2 and bought an extended battery right before my first long student solo XC. I had a Kingston 32GB SD card in it that worked great for about a year. On a flight I really wanted to record a month ago...