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Sorry for the rudimentary nature of this post, but I am a first time airplane buyer looking for guidance. I am buying an airplane next month. The airplane is currently located in Illinois and titled in an LLC. I am a Tennessee resident, but I also have a house in Illinois. The plane will...

Let's say you had 4 days to fly around and enjoy the Northeast USA (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, etc...) in the winter. Where would you go? What would you do? I'm looking to plan a four day excursion... interested in aerial scenery, challenging airports, and fun places to stay. I will take...

I'm confused... Please interpret this note for me... https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/1906/05901R29.PDF On the RNAV 29 to Burlington WI, the following note applies: "Straight-in and Circling Rwy 29 NA at night." What else is there other than a straight in or circling? Does this note mean that the...

The story of the Cirrus ditching in the Bahamas last week got me thinking... In his case, he knew the situation was critical. Oil pressure had fallen, and it was only a matter of time before the engine stopped revolving. He was over the ocean, cruising at 8000' and the closest airport was...

I'm a CFI, working with my first instrument student... Training him in a G1000 Cessna 172. I am ready to start doing simulated "partial panel" work. I have previously done partial panel in a Cirrus SR22T, and the manufacturer recommended process was a simple (and very realistic) pulling of a...

My flying club just upgraded their 172SP to a dual Garmin G5/ GTN650 combo. They kept the old King KAP140 autopilot. I have been trying to find info about flying approaches with this combination. I have figured out that I can put the G5 in GPSS mode and select heading on the autopilot to track...

Maybe this is a stupid question... Why do most of the portable ADS-B receivers connect over WiFi instead of Bluetooth? Connecting over WiFi means my cell phone loses its data connection as soon as I connect to a Stratus. The only receiver that I know of that uses Bluetooth is Garmin...

Greetings all! I am a 900 hour instrument rated private pilot. For a while, I have considered becoming a CFI/CFII as a side job/hobby. I have a fine career (non-aviation), and have no intention of becoming a professional pilot. I've been kicking the idea around more as a way to give back a...