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Just yesterday, I preflighted a C172SP in Florida (at a flight training school) and much to my surprise, there was actually WATER in the 100LL. Using a GATTS jar, it took about 5-6 samplings before all the water was gone.:yes: It wasn't just on one side, it was on both sides AND in the sumps...

Hi. Although I read the posts from around November 2014 that came up from a POA Search, I am still confused about the best method for mounting my iPAD Air for my upcoming ATP check ride (2 weeks from now). I have three mounts that I've used in my training: 1. This guy...

Whoa. I'm studying approach plates for an upcoming check-ride. I hate the notes so I've got paper copies of the gov't charts and am tediously starting to add notations in the mins section on inop components, etc. Then I thought about Jepp and how they have everything nicely laid out. I went...

Hi. I fly/rent a G1000 C172SP that has an XM wx subscription (paid for by the owner) and has traffic info. Given that such systems are integrated into the G1000, why would I need a Stratus? I don't particularly care about SV, the GPS (G1000 has it) or back-up AHRS (C172SP has back-up round...

Hi. I'm leaving the corn fields of Ill-in-noise to go to Orlando to a puppy mill, I mean, flight training mill, to get my ATP. As such, I bought a Stratus 1S (didn't want to spend the extra $$ on a 2S when the 3S will probably come out in a year or two) and asked both the TSA and SWA if I...

Well, this is new to me. I was training for an ATP certificate and was being trained by a CFI, and NOT a CFII. I was just reading through some stuff in the new, 2016 edition of the FAR/AIM (ASA) and happened to notice this re FAR 61.195(c): “A flight instructor who provides instrument...

Hello again. I posted a question about whether or not to buy a Stratus, and if so, which one as I do not currently own one. The responses were overwhelmingly in favor of the 2S. OK, I get that because its dual band and has an AHRS system, etc. But I'm now perplexed by my own self in...

Stratus from Sportys To buy or not to buy, that is the question. [and if to buy, which one, S1 @ $549 or S2 @ $899, plus outrageous shipping]:dunno:

Do you brief your passenger(s) on what to do in case you become incapacitated? For example, WHAT IF you had a heart attack -- how would your pass know what to do? Would you practice your procedure on the ground? This is almost a "pinch hitter" course done in five minutes!! Thanks for your...

Yeah, I know! A SE ATP!:yes: Might not be the goal of others but it has been my dream since getting my private at age 17 (I am now 61.) So what do you think might be gotchas? Distractions? I am going to use a G1000 C172SP with a KAP 140 autopilot. I am looking for the oddities not...

:yes:wow is all I can say to my first evening camping at schoeller. I've never rented an rv before and I chose to recklessly spend my money on an improved site. So I guess that really isn't camping per se. So to see in the dark what was happening I took walk to the red barn and back...

Hi. I obtained my instrument rating about 25 yrs ago -- the days of VORs, NDBs, no GPS, no G1000, paper approach plates and charts, etc. SOMEHOW, I managed to fly a C172 and pass the IR check ride.:yes: Now, with an iPAD mounted on the pilot side of the windshield for my approach plates and...

Hi. As I live in the Chicago area, I thought it would be worth a car trip up to OSH to "stake my claim" in Camp Schoeler when it officially opens on Friday, June 26. I don't cherish the idea of walking far to the main entrance (or any entrance) and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions...

Hi. I was in training a few months ago for an ATP and quickly exhausted my training $$. Why can't the CFI who gave me the training sign me off for a BFR (I completed the "ground" portion c/o an on-line CFI renewal course) even though the training was a few months ago? Back-date the...

Hello. I've been searching through the AIM to find out if an LVP approach is TECHNICALLY considered a precision or non-precision approach. Does anyone have the answer that is evading me? Also, I fly a C172SP w/ a G1000 avionics suite EXCEPT FOR the autopilot, which is a KAP 140. My...

Hi. I'm about to take my ATP check ride on June 16. I use ForeFlight on an iPAD mounted to the side window and within ForeFlight I use a Bad Elf portable GPS receiver to geo-locate my airplane UPON THE iPAD DISPLAY. The check ride and training airplane is all glass, so I'm expecting at least...

Hi. I too have some follow-up Qs on this topic as I too am a RV first-timer (24 ft) and will arrive on Saturday late afternoon. So...... - I don't want to get tired of making hamburgers every night, so what other creative foods can I bring to put on the Smokey Joe that will satisfy the taste...

Hi. In the fall, I'd like to take my rental C172SP/G1000 from Chicago DuPage to either Hawthorne or Santa Monica, both close to KLAX. The service ceiling of the 172 is 14,000 msl and I do have portable oxygen. Does anybody have any suggestions (other than flying SWA) for the best and safest...

Before flying, I always check the FDC Notams for changes to IAPs. With a paper approach plate, it's easy to change any info on them, although it is a pain in the butt. However, I still haven't figured out a way to update the a/p's on ForeFlight. Any suggestions as to what other people do...

Hi. I'm trying to find a solution (which I think I have / see below) to the problem of looking at an approach plate on ForeFlight while hand flying my Cirrus SR22. The SR22 is slippery and takes some effort at trimming out. Attempting to do that while looking up details from an approach plate...