Recent content by Paul V

As others have said, you just need to factor this into your fuel planning. Not a big deal. Get fuel on your way in and never land with less than an hour of fuel or whatever your margin calls for based on the nearest fuel source.

For helicopter you can legally fly a multi-engine turbine up to and including a Sikorsky s76 as a 40 hr private pilot with no additional ratings or endorsements. Getting insurance on the other hand…..

This. Pretty much every flight up here. I’ve never figured out why people meow on guard.

Flightaware. They can even sign up to receive notifications when you take off

Correct. I should have said DC SFRA flight plan for that situation. Regardless it’s a flight plan for a VFR flight.

There are a few reasons you may need to file one. TFRs and/or the possibility of TFRs (election season), DC SFRA, etc.

Passengers just do weird stuff and need to be watched. I’ve fortunately never had anyone deliberately grab controls or push buttons but have had passengers inadvertently bump into the cyclic while swinging their arms. I had another passenger that kept falling asleep and falling onto the...

less chargers to carry around. Ability to charge with someone else’s charger. Etc… it’s a universal standard.

The mini 6 is a huge improvement. 1- the bezels are thinner so the effective screen area is larger 2- for me it doesn’t overheat in the cockpit or dim the screen as much as the mini 5 and mini 4 would. Overall it seems brighter and easier to read in the cockpit, even with sunglasses. 3- the...

this is one of the things that bothers me with this accident. ATC vectored him for ILS 16 which required a longer track. Why? Why not ask for ILS 34 or RNAV 34. Who cares about minimums at that point with a dead or dying engine.

HPN and FRG are likely your best options. Million Air at HPN is excellent and if you take on fuel (20 gallons?) they’ll wave the ramp fees. Any of the FBOs should be able to drop you off at the metro north train station for transportation to grand central where you can transfer to the subway...

My thoughts as well. Is it really called that? Worst name ever.

Mini 2 is a significant improvement over the original and well worth the cost increase. The big Jump in battery life is the main selling point but it also is compatible with the current batch of garmin apps including Explore and Messenger while the original mini only works with Earthmate which...

I take it the active TFR and airport closure are both there for the rescue effort.

In the 3 different fields I operate in and out of the helicopters are all lined up in a big box hangar. In 2 of these, each helicopter has its own designated “spot” which makes getting into and out of the hangar brilliant. In the 3rd, the hangar is bigger and can fit 2 helicopters deep so it’s...