It is only for the US and when I crossed, they didn't even notice my old one. I offered the receipt for the new one and they were happy just with the fact that I had it.
My father has two 172s. C-FGCH and C-GCGH. It is fun flying together into a Class D airport in the US at roughly the same time. There is also a 150 in the family with C-FUHK. That one usually gets a few chuckles. I have had it happen here in the states that I will call the tower with the...
Skyvector and Flightplan are both good options. I happen to have Garmin Pilot on my iPad and fly a 180hp upgraded 172. KHEG to KUZA (Rock Hill) shows just over 2.5 hours. But that is direct and there are some restricted areas on that route that you may have to fly around along with some Class...
To find an instructor, check out the local EAA chapters. Chapter 193 meets the third Saturday of the month at Craig (KCRG). Chapter 1379 meets at Haller Airpark (7FL4) on the 2nd Saturday of the month. There are other chapters as well that are not too far out. I know these two chapters have...