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I learned a lot using a GPS tracker for my patterns, too. Have you tried viewing it in Google Earth, with altitude? That's really fun, here's an example from my first solo. GPSVisualizer.com is a good simple website tool for turning GPS tracks in to KML, for Google Earth. Two caveats.. One, the...

At $1 how can you not buy it? I like how you copy my TAS from one calculator to another.

A bit of an update: FlightPrep apparently went after Jeppesen and AOPA over this patent, as well. Jeppesen has said they are not infringing, and both AOPA and Jeppesen are not even deigning to meet with FlightPrep. I'm glad to see someone has the means to stand up to FlightPrep's legal bullying...

I recently took off from Telluride in a 182S, on a hot mid-day, flying closer to max weight than min weight. It was a little exciting but felt safe. We took off to the west where the valley drops off quickly and you have plenty of time to climb out. I have no experience in a 172N so can't really...

So how about you fly your wingsuit into a 70mph headwind? You could generate one over a big stuntman-style air mattress, although the zone might need to be pretty long..

I recently got my license as a member of the West Valley Flying Club. It's a big friendly club with lots of planes and instructors to choose from, centered in Palo Alto KPAO. A nice Cessna 172S goes for about $140/hour wet and instructors at the club tend to charge $60-$70/hour. Instructors are...

Aspen tracked me down via tail number a couple of weeks ago to pay a $25 landing fee. I'd stopped in to the FBO for about 30 minutes, ate their cookies, then left totally clueless they'd like some money. I think it was explained as a $15 security fee + $10 fee for the FBO or something. Usually I...

They made it back home.

I've been following these guys' project for a few months now. I follow their blogs m0a, PlasticPilot and was particularly compelled by Vincent's story of coming from Switzerland to fly across the US. I also admire Jason's sheer self-promotion, he's really working it on m0a. It's not that they're...

Lots more info at the research project website. Including video files you can download or play in your brower. ICRA_2010.mp4 is the latest one, it's pretty cool.

Thanks for the feedback. Sorry no one's got a simple rule for me, but I see why it may be impossible. Experience, communication, and patience. I think that's exactly what ADS-B will enable, a display of nearby planes with their current velocity vectors. So maybe in 10 years my question will have...

Is there a good rule of thumb for figuring out traffic sequencing when several airplanes are arriving from different directions at an untowered airport? I'm a student pilot, a couple of weeks from taking my checkride. Most of my training has been at towered airports. When I've visited...

Wikipedia's articles on GPS are good for background. Start with GPS, skip the :eek: math. Some other good articles are linked from there. Particularly WAAS, RAIM. Usual caveats about Wikipedia accuracy, but the GPS articles I've read have been a cut above the usual Wikipedia standard. I'd...

Excellent photos, I'm jealous of the trip! What O2 system did you end up bringing?

I'm in the same boat as you, all I've learned as a student pilot so far is how to avoid the Bravo. Here's a pilot's description of flying a San Francisco bay tour; I imagine Boston has a similar sort of process. There's a lot of local knowledge, my plan is to make my first tour be with my CFI.

Thanks for posting, ATCGUY. I was trying to visualize what you were saying about the new hold short lines. I hope I got this right, an overhead view of the entrance to 15.

Snaggletooth, thanks for sharing your experience here. I'm at the same stage in training as you and after some bad experiences on That Other Forum I've gotten gun-shy about posting. Which is a shame, because you can learn a lot from talking to other pilots. I like that folks here are willing to...

I just visted NorCal TRACON on Friday; the Bay Area FlyOut Group organizes visits to ATC facilities. I'm a student pilot with about 40 hours and the visit was awesome. Really interesting, educational, and very impressive. I had some idea how complex the job ATC does is but nothing like seeing it...

From the article comments, here's a photo of the plane sitting on the grass shoulder. Pretty plane!

Google Earth is pretty different from Google Maps. The key thing is Google Earth is a real 3D view. FWIW Google Earth shouldn't be slowing your computer down in any way. Unless you're actively using it, it stays out of the way. As a student, I use Google Earth to plan flights and to review my...