The wing spar AD is only a problem if your plane is high time and has had a lot of 100 hour inspections (as apposed to annual inspections). I just purchased a Cherokee 140 as my third plane. My first two were Cessna 172s. For my type of flying, it is perfect for me. Cheaper to fly and...
I have been using Avare for a few years too. I am a VFR only pilot and I used a Bendix King Av8r as my primary GPS and Avare on a 5" Samsung Tablet as my backup. I like that the Android tablets have built in GPS, unlike the iPad Wifi models.
With my recent purchase of a Cherokee 140, I gained a...