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This is something that I did not realize with ForeFlight. When you are on a cross country Flight and not connected to the internet, The FBO comment section is not available in flight. There appears to be a software glitch or maybe it just needs to be incorporated with the next update, but when...

On very long cross country trips, I listen to ATC "call out" traffic to other aircraft and then I listen to see if the other pilots actually sees the "called out" aircraft and respond to ATC that they have the other aircraft in sight. I make a running tally of aircraft called out by ATC and...

For those that are thinking about buying the generally more expensive 1090es devices instead of the cheaper 978 devices, in case you might want to fly into Canada’s controlled airspace in the future, make sure you get a top mounted antenna (as well as a bottom antenna for the USA) From AVWeb...

It is my understanding that an A&P can install, remove, and reinstall any instrument or piece of avionics. But only a properly FAA-certified instrument/radio repair station or FCC-licensed technician (as applicable) can go inside the box/instrument itself.

ForeFlight to set Heading Indicator I have always used my old liquid compass to set my steam gauge heading indicator, even though my liquid compass has many known different errors depending on which direction I am pointed, if I was accelerating or decelerating, turning north or south etc...

In my opinion, after 20 Years all Certified Airplanes should be placed under the FAA experimental category. In reality that is what they are now, the original manufacturer usually does not want anything to do with these antique aircraft and/or they have stopped producing that make and model...

What I have been doing. I call for Flight Following in the air to my finial cross country destination airport, I get a beacon code then after 2 to 3 hours, I cancel it (near a suitable airport for fuel) I fill her up, take off and I call again for flight following to my final destination...

Landing on runway 36 at Peter Prince (2R4) at Milton I am going on a trip to Pensacola Florida and was planning on landing at Peter Prince (2R4). The airport is surrounded by class c airspace on 3 sides at pattern altitude by Whiting field navel base, one mile on each side. To enter the...

ForeFlight question, what do you use and why on the bottom instrument strip Note: (You turn it "on" the bottom instrument strip in ForeFlight by pressing the top button to the right of the heads up display button) On the bottom ribbon strip from left to right I have in slot 1 the nearest...