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We have fixed wing and helicopter training available at KLZU in Gwinnett County. I think there's a school at PDK as well.

La Paz, Bolivia - 13,000'.

I didn't realize that flying a plane was so easy. Glad I chose helicopters. https://www.facebook.com/TheLionTattooStudio/videos/754441204594841/?fref=nf

Eric, you're too high and fast. You need to do it again in a helicopter. There's a bunch of 'em over at the north ramp!

One of my customers launched this announcement and I thought it sounded interesting. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/airservices-australia-examines-deploying-space-based-ads-b-2015-10-05 I'm not a user of ADS-B, but it seems like moving from 'line-of-sight' to global satellite delivery would...

With two CFIs on board. Man, when it rains, it pours. http://www.suu.edu/news/2015/10/plane-crash-leaves-two-dead.html

I decided to go the Android route with Garmin Pilot. I've been totally satisfied with it. Several fellow pilots I know have experience their iPads going dark during flight. I've never had an issue with mine. I use the external GPS transmitter for additional signal robustness and all is good. I...

Saw this on the news last night. The thought of losing a wing in mid-flight is terrifying. If true, how does that happen? Home-built, maybe, but a Piper? http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/plane-crashes-lake-hartwell-killing-4/nns49/

Ever since I saw the helicopter flying through the canyon on Jurassic Park, I've thought about how awesome it must have been on that ride. I never thought that a few years later, I'd earn a helicopter PPL and fly that canyon myself. The fact that there's a helo service here on Kauai gave me the...

Several pilots I know have experienced their iPads going dark - presumably due to overheating. I've never had that problem with my Androids, nor has anyone that I know. What's so different about the apple version that makes it better than the Android version?

I grew up in Florida and always got sick on boats - as soon as we lost sight of land. Years later, someone turned me on to the behind-the-ear patch. All I can say is that, for the first time in my life, I could sit on the bow of a bobbing boat and eat a sandwich with no problem. I'm a huge...

I know of several pilots who have experienced iPad shutdowns from heat. That was my reason for going with Android/Garmin Pilot. Has anyone experienced a shutdown with an Android device? It gets pretty hot in the cockpit of an R22, but I've never had a problem.

Yep, it's the latest version. I know there have been several updates since I bought it - perhaps the GPS sensitivity has improved over the past 18 months. I had several instances when flying an R22 that it quit showing my location. I haven't had an issue since I purchased the GPS receiver. With...

Definitely not my experience.

You would have been better off to get a 4G/LTE Android. I just upgraded my Nexus 7 to an Asus tablet from AT&T just so I could get real time weather updates. You'd be smart to pick up a GPS receiver - like the little XGPS 150. It's less than $100 on Amazon. I used to lose GPS on my N7 every once...

Dwaine, I didn't start my helo training until after I turned 60. Now I'm 62 with a PPL and 130 hours. Class III isn't a big deal. I had to bring my reading glasses and they're listed on my certificate as a 'must have' in the cockpit. For me, the biggest challenge is coming up with the coin to...

Get one of these and you'll never have another problem with GPS lock. Nexus syncs right up. http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Electronics-XGPS150-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B004M3BICU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1435976147&sr=8-4&keywords=xgps160

Picked up a Trek HD tablet at the AT&T store yesterday. It looks just like a Nexus 7, but it's a little bit bigger - and it was just $200 with a two year contract. I downloaded Pilot while I was in the store to make sure it worked. Even downloaded it via LTE and it was really fast. I've since...

Once you sync with the external receiver, it automatically connects whenever you have it on. There's an 'external' selection in the GP menu. I bought the 150 for less than $100 on Amazon. They also have a 150A for closer to $150. Mine has always worked great.

I looked into ADS-B a while back, but I read a post that said they don't work below a couple of thousand feet. If it doesn't work @ 500-600', it's useless to me (and expensive). I used to occasionally lose GPS lock on my Nexus, but I've never had an issue since I bought that little GPS-150...