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I am curious to know if others set the CDI scale on their Garmin GPS equipment to the 0.3nm setting and leave it there. I used to do this on my old (non-IFR)250XL and it drove my old Century autopilot much more accurately. I know it can autoscale up to a 2nm deflection but I don't fly that...

I file /A since I don't have an IFR certified GPS (only VFR). Believe it or not I still use VORs, or at least file using them, but I get a lot of help from Foreflight. However, I am coming up on the time when I will be acquiring an IFR GPS. I am not sure how I would plan a route differently...

I just replaced my 45 year old propeller on my '72 Cherokee 180. I didn't really have a problem with the old prop but years ago they did say they wouldn't overhaul it due to wear limits. I finally decided to replace it as well as get a dynamic balancing which balances the prop-engine combination...

I have a 72 Cherokee 180 with a portable CO meter and during ground ops I regularly get pretty high readings of 50 or more. In the air the readings are zero or maybe 1. The airplane has a new exhaust system and my A&P says there are no leaks. I guess the leaks are coming in from less obvious...

Yesterday on a flight across Pennsylvania into Ohio I was on an IFR flight plan. About half way through the flight the controller told me I was cleared to my final destination. I'm not sure why he told me this and at the time wasn't precisely sure what it meant. I mean if I've already been given...

There is a pretty nasty article in the Philadelphia Inquirer today about an asserted tendency for Piper airplanes to break up due to the stabilator design. A lawyer named Wolk who has been ambulance chasing aviation cases for years is hawking this one. The article says the NTSB has never found...

I'm sure this question has been asked numerous times but I can't find a specific answer. If I'm flying IFR into, say KMYR (Myrtle Beach) and I'm in clouds along most of the way. As I approach the airport for the ILS Rwy 36 I'm vectored, in the clouds, over the water to align on runway and I'm...

I am 69 years old and recently I heard my avionics tech mention to someone about a future decision not to fly IFR anymore. I began to think about that myself and when I might come to that point. For me it might be sooner since I don't have a lot of IFR experience but I thought I'd poll the crowd...

I've flown into airports in instrument conditions (with plenty of cloud clearance and visibility) where approach has vectored me to the only ILS on the field and the approach requires an ADF for the missed approach segment. I fly /A and approach never asks if I am ADF equipped. I was never...

I am a relatively new IFR pilot flying a Cherokee 180. On a recent flight I was asked if I was "radar equipped". I was in and out of clouds with some rain with other clouds looking a bit treacherous and I was hoping to avoid them. I responded that I was "ADS-B radar equipped" and I'm not sure if...

I have a Cherokee 180 and it has a 60 amp alternator. Apparently you can never get the load higher than 30-35 amps no matter how much you turn on. So why is a 60 amp alternator installed in the plane if you can never use it? It is an excess reserve issue? I've noted that smaller Cherokees have a...

I am a new IFR pilot flying a single engine Piper with steam gauges (ILS, VOR, DME) and no IFR GPS. I plan a trip from the northeast to Florida via V1. Below TYBEE the airway gets a bit distant from the shoreline and I prefer to be closer to the shoreline for safety. I know I can fly a bit...