Las Vegas – Part 1

Georgia and I flew to Las Vegas last Friday afternoon. The main purpose of the trip was to attend our niece’s wedding but we also made a mini vacation out of the it. The trip from Chicago was one problem after another. It started when Georgia’s mobility scooter set off alarms with the TSA. Apparently, […]

Is XM Weather Coming to the iPad?

While the iPad is proving to be a very popular and useful tool for aviators – both on the ground and in the air – I think a great many of us would like to be able to see real time XM weather on it while airborn. The day when that is possible may be […]

Happy New Year 2011

Merry Christmas to All

Airmanship Excellence – Part 2

Saturday I attended the concluding session of the Personal Airmanship Development Program seminar held at Skill Aviation. In the first segment of this session, Captain Koch introduced the topics of Safety Management Systems and use of Airmanship Development Support Organizations (ADSOs). Section 2 aircraft systems pilots and aircraft owners can take advantage of the enhance […]

Airmanship Excellence

Skill Aviation is in the middle of hosting a two part seminar titled Your Personal Airmanship Development Program. The seminar is being presented by Captain David Koch, an 18,000+ hour airline, military, and general aviation pilot and CFI. Learn more about Captain Koch and the seminar at Center For Airmanship Excellence website.  As Captain Koch […]

Thanksgiving Trip to the Smoky Mountains

By taking just three vacation days, I could get nine days off of work over Thanksgiving week. With that much possible time, Georgia and I decided we should take a trip. Considering the time of year and the potential for winter weather, south seemed the only reasonable direction for a driving vacation. Georgia’s sister and […]

Sporty’s VFR Communications for iPad

I decided I wanted to try one of Sporty’s video courses on my iPad. I chose VFR Communications because the DVD version has gotten some good reviews on other blogs lately (A mile of runway will take you anywhere and MyFlightBlog.com for two). The course is a $34.99 download from the iTunes store which is […]

MyClip Arrived

My Tiet MyClip Thigh kneeboard arrived on Saturday and I am an instant fan. The compact MyClip takes up very little space in my flight bag. The molded clips are large enough to hold the iPad snugly  but don’t obscure the screen in the least. The whole device strikes me as well made and is […]

Aviation Library – iPad Style

When I was a student pilot, I carried two flight bags to each lesson. One held my headset, flashlights, E6B, plotter, charts, etc. All the stuff I needed for flight planning and flying. The second bag held my books. I carried all the standards like the Airplane Flying Handbook, Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, FAR/AIM, […]