Recent content by m100psi

Thanks everyone for the feedback. We followed I-5 and it worked out well. I expected from the charts the terrain would be worse than it was. And the weather was very cooperative. Domenick, we headed up to Victoria for the long weekend. I haven’t figured out all the international flying stuff...

Hi all, I'm planning a flight from near Sacramento to the north coast of Washington (kclm). I haven't previously flown north of CA, and it doesn't look like there are any really routes that provide good options in case of engine trouble. Which routes have you found to be best? Thanks, Matt

Appreciate everyone's feedback here. I headed down O61-GMN-BUR-EMT-SBD, then returned (more or less) SBD-TSP-O61 since the winds were calm yesterday and was curious to check it out. The GMN-BUR-EMT route was easier as others said above. Being conservative, I made a couple 360s to gain...

LHS DARTS V186 PDZ? Good call by all here to stay southwest of the hills south of GMN.

VFR, assuming no need for IFR. Not a lot of extra time this trip, but I'll keep CMA in mind for another. Yeah, I guess the Gorman routing does make more sense. I would think there'd be a lot of folks squeezing between the hills and the bravo around EMT, but it's simpler routing overall...

Hi all, I'm heading down to SBD for the first time this weekend. Entering the area from the northwest, it looks like the Cajon pass is the best route in, but there's some terrain to drop down from. Can anyone share how the tower likes to route traffic that needs to get down to TPA from that...

OK, thanks. I have various bottles of sunglasses and screen cleaner laying around, but none of them say anything about ingredients.

I wondered what others use to clean their GTN screens. Garmin is specific not to use cleaners with ammonia that will damage the anti-reflective coating. They also say not to use any "chemical" cleaners and to limit only to microfiber cloths with soap and water. But in the sanitizing section...

Cool, thanks for the answers. I was thinking the same thing about weather delays. Is a ferry permit a big deal to get if that happens? My current annual is in July, so I was thinking to push (very slowly) to January. Doesn't matter for this first one since I'll need to sell a kidney for it...

Hi all, I'm a first-time owner and scheduling my first annual. Is it common practice to schedule at the end of a month, so the aircraft returns to service the next month, and you get 13 months out of an annual, or am I misunderstanding the regs? If so, do shops get especially busy at the...

Thank you, this is exactly what I was looking to understand. And opposite wind I guess also cross midfield and right traffic 02R. I see the 15 degree note you mentioned for both in the AFD. I would definitely head to a smaller airport if ksna wasn’t much closer to the destination, and traffic...

Thanks for the input. I’ll already be on flight following southbound so plan to take the coastal route, then maybe sfra on the way back northbound so I don’t have to get up to 6500’ before the bravo.

I mean the southbound klax bravo transition enroute. And which specific fbos people like or dislike. Thanks, Matt

Hi all, I’ll be heading down to ksna soon from the north and hoped to learn what I should expect. Does SoCal generally let the pilot choose the klax transition, as in, can I ask for the coastal route and expect to get it if weather permits? Also, what is typical routing into ksna after you...

I saw mentioned the better stadium TFR interface on FF vs GP. Maybe someone can tell me I'm wrong, but I don't think wingX supports them at all. I've used wingX for years but my subscription just ended and this alone may be enough to make me switch. Also, wingX customer support is absolutely...