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If you really want an on-board backup besides your compass+DG, I’ll offer three words: inertial navigation system.

been a while since I quoted a post of yours! Our club Comanche is the same. To me, it's worth the hassle. I'm less worried about water...

He's an idiot and is a poor reflection of competent flight instruction. And then we wonder why people take off with sediment in tanks...

They ought to to turn off comments. There are plenty of forums and social media groups out there. Avweb would be better without...

Like most social media nowadays, the AvWeb comments are getting a lot of political and borderline-racist commentary, with specific...

Get with an instructor for some ground time to see where you need to direct your study, and start flying with an instructor.

Same reason I went after mine! It's definitely rewarding on good days, especially after watching a successful and happy first solo or...

I've used a few and find Foreflight to be the most intuitive.. there's little I'd change, however, I find the logbook within it, in fact...

Being able to search your logbook and pull out the flights that count. Like if you want to see just the flights that count for XC or...

Too bad. Working with pilots who have been having difficulty is very rewarding.

I have gotten in the habit of tapping the brakes as soon as I'm off the ground in a 172.

This was cool.. Thanks

Thanks for the post and the pictures, I fly out of SEE and MYF almost daily and pretty sure I've seen and heard this plane on the radio...

You were told wrong. Get another CFI because if they don’t understand this fundamental requirement then who knows what else they don’t...

Nah, ask his replacement. :)