you know, one of THOSE days? I did yesterday. First cross country in umpteen years and I leave the sectional on the hangar desk! Doh!
Fortunately it was a short flight and the checkpoints showed up where I thought they would.
Ever have one..
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Ever have one..
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Re: Ever have one..
Well, there's one more thing to add to your pre-takeoff checklist.
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Re: Ever have one..
Good reason to have WingXPro 7 or Forflight or other chart service on an iPhone or iPad or other portable device.
I use WingXPro7 on my iPhone and iPad, so as to always have current charts. My trip to Page last Oct was my first without paper charts and it worked out just fine.
I use WingXPro7 on my iPhone and iPad, so as to always have current charts. My trip to Page last Oct was my first without paper charts and it worked out just fine.
Re: Ever have one..
I tried the same a year and a half ago enroute to Sport Expo. I was nervous about not having paper backup, but needn't have been. WingX plus a Garmin 296 were all the redundancy I needed. (Of course, there was also my Blackberry GPS just in case.)FastEddieB wrote:My trip to Page last Oct was my first without paper charts and it worked out just fine.
The opinions posted are those of one CFI, and do not necessarily represent the FAA or its lawyers.
Prof H Paul Shuch
PhD CFII DPE LSRM-A/GL/WS/PPC iRMT
AvSport LLC, KLHV
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Prof H Paul Shuch
PhD CFII DPE LSRM-A/GL/WS/PPC iRMT
AvSport LLC, KLHV
[email protected]
AvSport.org
facebook.com/SportFlying
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Re: Ever have one..
Paper whaaaat? Oh yeah, that floppy thing that you bring for your checkride!
It's nice for no glare, but fails to simply tell you where the hell you are at!
(Prefer 4X electronic redundant... GPS, iPad, iPhone, and iPad Mini fed by either of 2 GPS receivers, or the built in GPS if everything else failed).
It's nice for no glare, but fails to simply tell you where the hell you are at!
(Prefer 4X electronic redundant... GPS, iPad, iPhone, and iPad Mini fed by either of 2 GPS receivers, or the built in GPS if everything else failed).
Re: Ever have one..
I'm prepared with the electronic versions, but my instructor is a stickler for the basics. The Champ has a wet compass and that's it. It does have a handheld radio and PTT on the stick, so I can't complain too much.designrs wrote:Paper whaaaat? Oh yeah, that floppy thing that you bring for your checkride!
It's nice for no glare, but fails to simply tell you where the hell you are at!
(Prefer 4X electronic redundant... GPS, iPad, iPhone, and iPad Mini fed by either of 2 GPS receivers, or the built in GPS if everything else failed).
Amen! That's why the use of checklists is the sign of a responsible pilot (or so I'm told).drseti wrote:Well, there's one more thing to add to your pre-takeoff checklist.
I did remember to bring my navigation log...
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Luscombe 8A
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