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I also found that I had a hard time with the flare and would often not hold off the ground quite long enough. My instructor discouraged trimming once we were past the approach. He was concerned that trimming to the point where we were trimmed in the flare would make the risk of a stall much...

That is a bit like saying that nothing has changed in algorithms since the 1700s, and therefore computing capabilities today are similar to they were when algorithms were executed by clerics on paper. Software development and AI are very different concepts. You won't program an AI in the...

Well, if it works as well as the vector maps in the article's screenshot on Android, then we might be waiting a while...

Yeah, AHRS really does require hardware. My main objection to what Garmin does (and they're not the only ones doing it), is that they have made the interface to their device proprietary and it only works with their software. A few of the other ADS-B vendors do that as well - you spend $600...

They don't make money - it is purely a volunteer effort (either on the part of the developers, or the developer's employer). It is open-source software as well, so anybody who wants to contribute can do so. They do accept donations, but I suspect (without having checked) that this money is...

Honestly, they're going to have to pick things up if they don't want to be completely eclipsed by Avare, which is free. Avare already supports fix-bearing-distance waypoints and MOA/SUA information. It also supports a few ADS-B devices and there has been talk about adding AHRS support (though...

Honestly, the way CPAP (lumping APAP/etc into this for those who are pedantic) works in the US is a major waste. If your doctor thinks you might have apnea they should just send you home with a loaner APAP machine for a week. That will cost all of $100 if they let you keep the mask, though...

The way I figure it is: 1. The NSA knows everything there is to know about you, period. The only way to reduce what they know about you is to not go anywhere or communicate with anybody, in which case they still know everything there is to know about you, but it isn't much. 2. Google...

Re: Flash issues??? Yeah, but if you're running a prison it helps if you're the only one with the keys. :) In the case of Android Google initially supported it, but they've been moving away from supporting flash everywhere since it seems to have a security vulnerability every other week...

Re: Flash issues??? Well, since we're taking about Flash I don't believe that iOS supports flash at all. I wouldn't really call this a proprietary issue - in fact the reason both OSes are moving away from Flash is because Flash is itself proprietary and they're trying to encourage...

Disclaimer: I'm still working on my Private Pilot cert. I expect to be in the same boat as you, but I plan to eventually get my instrument rating (probably after letting the bank recover a bit, and getting more general airman-ship under my belt). Here is why: 1. Generally I'm fairly good...

I think it greatly depends on what you're running it on. It seems almost ideal for a netbook (especially one with a 16:9 screen). On a large 4:3 monitor it really isn't ideal. Part of the problem with Ubuntu is that they've bought into the whole Mobile-Desktop convergence thing, and I don't...

Just completed my solo cross country this morning - was fairly uneventful until I got back to the home airfield and things got a bit bumpy on approach. Unfortunately the hills and trees at my home airfield make it one of the more challenging ones I've landed at. Made it down fine though I was...

Seems to me the article was taking issue with a lack of basic piloting skills - you have two pilots in the plane so that one can be the "autopilot" while the other figures out how to fix the problem. I would think that the solution would be more simulator training in abnormal situations or...

I think the times you fly and how long you spend away from base are a big factor. I'm renting for flight instruction and if you want to fly on a Saturday sometimes it feel like you're at a negotiating table - everybody means well but there is one plane at the FBO and everybody wants it at 9AM...

I think that what often comes into play in these situations are fixed vs marginal costs, and market segmentation. An example from a different but somewhat related field - healthcare. I just signed up for a CPR course, and basically the same course is offered for $25 or $60. The difference...

That is a concern I share when thinking about my plans after I get my PPL. The other concern I'd have is the fate of 100LL - aircraft which can't run on diesel or avgas may face significant depreciation once there is talk of a deadline for phasing it out. Sure AOPA/etc are funding work to find...

Kinda sorta - Android all the way back to the G1 has always supported multitasking, but only within the limits of memory. The app on-screen is almost (but not entirely) certain to not be terminated while you're using it, but for just about anything else it comes down how much RAM is available...

Ditto. I'm fairly far along in my training, but going into it I had the mindset that the fun would be in the journey, not the destination. If I got 30 hours in and decided to quit, as long as I enjoyed the life experience to that point I wouldn't consider it a waste. I waited to start until I...

Yeah, that seems to be the trend on mobile devices. Google does something similar with their cloud print strategy - if a Chrome browser is running and can get to a printer (via the Windows/OSX/CUPS/etc drivers), then it can make that printer available to websites, other Chrome browsers, or...