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While playing with Google Earth and reviewing a ground track saved from Foreflight, I realized that it can be a good tool to help brief the arrival at a new airport. I've often found unfamiliar airports hard to see (sometimes even familiar airports), so knowing what the approach looks like from...

I've seen a few comments lately in various places about PPL checkrides that seem *really* long. I got my ticket in '93, and as I recall the ground portion was a little over an hour and the flight portion was about 1.5. I remember arriving at the DPE's airport around 8 or 9 AM and being home...

My poor fiancee... besides being stuck with me, her first experiences with GA have been less than smooth. Her first flight was to be a day trip to Block Island (KALB -> KBID). After departing, I misinterpreted the ammeter, thought the alternator was failing, and decided to return to Albany...

Since I'm relatively new to the forum, I'm curious to know how folks are accessing planes. For a long time I've flown mostly CAP planes, occasionally managing to borrow one for personal flights. Now I have a fiancee and a little boy who loves planes, so it became time to join a club so I can...

The great photo spread that @Lowflynjack posted the other day has got Swifts on my mind. There's a real sweet looking red Super Swift with a tan interior (like a Ferrari), up to date panel, control sticks, sliding canopy, and just enough polished aluminum to look slick without making me cringe...

Hi, everyone. I'm about to make the leap into the world of iPads and EFB software in the cockpit, and I'd like to get input on the features everyone likes, dislikes, etc. I've been playing with just about every EFB package I can find, but I haven't had a chance to fly with them yet. FWIW...