Recent content by polaris

True. I was just wondering if you would take the risk crossing it diagonally (shortest distance between PWK and TVC) to shave a few minutes. Because if I am going to start manipulating my crossing points to minimize risk, I might as well spend the extra 20 minutes and go around the lake. Ya know?

However, I did mean Lake Michigan :) -- the long way (Chicago to Traverse City). I figured that would be about 70nm across.

Does your analysis change based on the fact that the Cirrus has a parachute?

Would you fly a Cirrus over a 70 nm stretch of open water (not within gliding distance) in the summer time? If you had a life raft and life jacket for everyone on board? Why or why not? I imagine the calculus is different from a regular single engine because you do not risk hitting the water at...

Oh, maybe he did that in case he wanted to amend my clearance to intercept V44 off KGAI instead of going all the way to WOOLY? So if he couldn't clear me direct MRB, he could clear me to intercept V44 from present position?

Flying out of KGAI, ATC gave me this IFR clearance:“N12345 is cleared to KTOL via WOOLY V44 MRB V501 THS V469 JST then direct.” Now that I sit down and look at this routing, I am wondering if there was a reason for the redundancy in his clearance language. Is there a reason he didn't just say...

Thanks guys. I see that now. It says "Runway 28, NA-obstacles" for takeoff minimums. It also doesn't list a departure procedure for Runway 28. So if the field is IFR, I can't use Runway 28, period, right? What if it is MVFR but I require an IFR clearance to go over the mountains due to low...

I want to depart KFRR and join V144 westbound, which has an MEA of 5500 ft due to 3000 ft mountains to the west. I want to join the victor airway for precisely that reason. Since KFRR is 704 ft, I'm going to below MEA during the initial stages of my flight. How do I ensure terrain clearance...

Is it totally stupid to learn how to use Excel and just make one yourself?

Re: Coradine LogTen Pro X I see. So basically as long as you keep paying the annual subscription, you get "free" updates? Does that mean that if you stop paying the subscription fee, you get locked out of your own logbook?!

Re: Coradine LogTen Pro X I don't understand this LogTen Pro X pricing structure, because it's not on the website. Is the software "free" then you have to buy an annual membership now?

Re: Coradine LogTen Pro X Well, this sucks. I am in the same boat -- purchased in 2011. I haven't upgraded since I've been waiting to upgrade to Yosemite. But this is disappointing. What will you do? What other alternatives are there?

I'm flying into Front Royal (KFRR) in a few weeks to go hiking. I am hoping for a scenic flight around the area, weather permitting. I know the Shenandoah Nat'l Park area is noise-sensitive, so I will avoid flight below 2,000 AGL. Do you guys know any non-noise-sensitive areas around there that...

How about make a user waypoint? I just found this site: http://www.safety.airshareselite.com/images/_18_User_Waypoint.pdf Look at p.2-3. Seems pretty simple.

You nailed it. I like that. It's just super counter-intuitive to program DEF -> GHI.