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Tales of ipad mischief

There is a lot of talk about the paperless cockpit these days, and some airlines have even embraced the iPad as a replacement for a bag full of charts. I have been committed to this for several years, and the best-integrated, most reliable package I found before Jepp FD was from Anywhere Map, who make a bulletproof product, and recently announced a new, cross-platform product for iPad and Android.

Varied TRSA Depictions

In-betweens are always tough, and have the potential for trouble. Flying some IFR practice in VFR conditions is a perfect example. Youre emulating one set of rules (IFR) but youre actually bound by another set (VFR). There are all sorts of potential traps here: maintaining cloud clearances, conflicting with traffic youd normally be separated from, and blundering into airspace without the required communication or permission.

ATC: Friend or Foe?

The controller is usually a great resource. But sometimes other demands can produce some real challenges.

Its Time For GPS

Ever plan on running an errand on the way home only to arrive home having made no stops? It happens to me all the...

ATC Sees Weather, too

It's been a pretty smooth flight so far, but out of the haze, you see the emerging outline of a huge towering cumulus. Oh,...

What you really need

We recently had a thought-provoking exchange of e-mails with Henry, a reader who asked a multipart question: What equipment does he need in his...

Readback: September 2013

Just Let DownAs an instrument student, thank you for a great magazine. I especially always look forward to the Killer Quiz.But the Canadian rules...

Uh-Oh, Nordo

My student and I were on an IFR flight. Nearing our destination, it occurred to me that we hadn't heard from ATC in a...

The GPS/ILS Approach

A flying friend of mine likes to say that you know you're into something interesting when you have to sign a waiver beforehand. In...

Why Two?

At my day job flying airliners I get a lot of idle time for my brain. To avoid the clich of that becoming the...

Well Structured ATC

In spring 2003, I was halfway through my flight training. My instructor and I were chatting about air traffic control. He'd just visited the...

Portable EFIS

Last spring, Garmin made a declaration of sorts. It introduced an aggressive new line of inexpensive avionics for experimental aircraft. This said, in effect,...