I like the Avare app, I have been running on my Droid as a backup. The only thing that bugs me is I haven't figure out how to display Ground speed in MPH. In the Chief it would be nice, but certainly not a deal breaker.
I actually just received my A20 last week. Traded an early model (9 Volt Battery Pack) Bose X for it. For my flying the noise canceling is markedly improved. I would expect this as the old one was 20 ish years old, but was still a little surprised at the difference. Overall I find it more...
It sounds like you are getting the bulk of it handled, and you will have a good idea where you stand going forward. My best advice is don't ever let an annual pass without improving something on the airplane outside the normal maintenance. This avoids letting a list build up under your...
I think we all find something other than what we are flying to be interesting. An Eagle is a really cool airplane, but those of us truly afflicted, including yourself, find most anything that takes to the air cool in some unique way.
When we did our 172 we did a Smoked Windscreen and I have been very happy with it. This was a couple years ago but it seems like it was only 10% or so. I would definitely do it again. That said you can't go wrong putting clear in if that's what you ordered.