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Ground: “Cessna xxx, rwy 36, taxi via alpha, cleared across rwy 4, hold short 36.” Me: “uhh, maybe keep an eye out for that coyote that just crossed alpha in front of me, heading towards the rwy.”

I see the that 1800wxbrief is canceling accounts that have been stagnant for 2 years. I use mine regularly, maybe even up to a week ago was the last time I used it for a flight plan and brief. A few minutes ago I tried logging on for a brief, and it appears my account is gone. I tried to...

Years ago I started moving to electronic, so I began by entering every flight in my logbook. That took a very long time. I spent a few hours a day and still hadn’t made much progress and eventually gave up. Now I’m thinking about re-starting that project. Late last summer I filled out IACRA for...

I’ve been running into some interesting email issues: I get someone else’s, so I’m wondering if he gets mine. We both use the same email provider, so the “@service.com” is the same. The catch is that we both use the same name, with one difference. I’m, for example, “MatthewPilotsOfAmerica”...

There’s a chance I can visit Honolulu. I was thinking about finding someplace where I could get a CFI and a 172, or similar, for an hour. Would be cool for this guy from Kansas to get a flight like that in his logbook. I just started looking at the sectional and there doesn’t seem to be a lot...

It’s been a while since the forum upgrade and I must just not be seeing it.

A buddy and I were planning a few practice approaches today. One was going to be a VOR-A. But, the NOTAM for that airport says the VOR is U/S. Since the rule is you’re supposed to monitor the green needles during the final approach segment when using GPS as an overlay, it seems that approach...

Got into a discussion today with a buddy that’s ready to start his commercial. Both of us are instrument rated. His CFII made notes in his logbook that some training hours met 61.129. I checked my logbook and I don’t see that note. There’s a very low chance I will go commercial, but if I do...

As my eyes age, my farsightedness is getting worse. That’s a good thing since I’ve always been nearsighted and now things are canceling out. Saw my eye doc today and got the verdict: I’m 20/20 in each eye. But I do need readers for near. My prescription does have a small correction for...

Currently have a Class 3 with a sleep apnea SI. No problems maintaining it. But I’m looking at going to Basic Med this fall. If, in the next few years, I get my commercial and need the class 2, how big a deal is it to go back to the SI? My most recent letter from FAA extended the SI for...

Basic Med requires a safety pilot to be PIC. I *thought* there was some discussion about changing that, but I haven’t been able to find anything more about it. Is that still the case? Any info on potential changes to that?

Looking for something I can plug in that will ping my phone (text, call, email) if there’s a power failure or if temps go out of limits. Any recommendations or reviews?

This came up today: the W&B document must be in the aircraft - can it be a copy or does it have to be the signed original?

I think we have some experts here: I've seen these messages pop up after landing and during taxi. Usually it's just the Steep Turn message, but yesterday it was the Steep Turn and the VNAV together. I was doing practice approaches so I had an approach loaded. I am pretty sure this happened...

I’m still learning the 650 in my rental and am looking into moving from my old Android to an iPad. Will pairing an iPad (wifi only) to the 650 or 750 allow the iPad to use it as a source for traffic and GPS? Currently using Avare on the Android but would probably move to FltPlanGo on the iPad.

I’m still working on that rating. The bad part about winter is canceling a lot of lessons, but the good thing is getting to experience a whole lot of different conditions. One thing I’m working on is learning to set new personal minimums for IFR vs VFR. Here’s a real world example from today...

A couple days ago someone asked if I had any old paper sectionals she could use for a school project for her grandkids. I found a handful to donate, but I kept 2. One was the sectional I used on my long student solo XC back in 2005. All marked up on both sides with my course, landmarks, and...

This afternoon was a cold, clear day. 30.38 on the altimeter and the density altitude was broadcast as -1600'. Field elevation is 1087', for a total difference of 2687'. I think -1600' is a new record for me.

Looking at a possible road trip that might take us (two couples) through Memphis in a few months. There's a chance we could spend a couple days there. Any suggestions or recommendations on a downtown stay? Hotels, music, bars, restaurants? Ideally, everything would be within walking distance of...

Tuning in a VOR on the 530 gets me the VOR identifier, radial, and distance in the VLOC ident window. I haven't been able to find this answer: Does the 530 listen to the Morse, then decode it and display it? Or is it using some database instead and just looking up the freq that's been dialed in?