wishboneash

Looks like a many-to-1 keyboard mapping.

Amazing perspective, nice music.

Best of both worlds (plastic & paper). I keep a copy of Duracharts (sectionals only) for the regions I fly in. Even if outdated, they are good for emergencies. They will expire before they tear!

KLVK /1991

5−5−8. See and Avoid a. Pilot. When meteorological conditions permit, regardless of type of flight plan or whether or not under control of a radar facility, the pilot is responsible to see and avoid other traffic, terrain, or obstacles.

Nice. That looks like the cockpit of a commercial airliner. And a lot of these airliners aren't equipped as well either!

http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20150707X22207&key=2

How come you get all these swatches of cool green, yellow and even red colours on your display? Out west, it is pretty dreary. Haha...

That would be something. I need the GDL-39 to send data to the Garmin 696. Install FS-210 and move over to Foreflight for the portable stuff. Then switch from the Nexus 7 to the iPad Mini since Pilot sucks for the Android platform. More dinero...

Is that the end of Garmin Pilot??

Got grounded once when the card entry to the airport wouldn't work. It was past airport operating hours so couldn't get a temporary entry code. Other times this happened, the airport was open, so I could drive over and get a code. But delayed me half an hour.

May have some value after all! http://www.sfgate.com/weird/article/Airbag-breasts-save-Brit-mom-s-life-6356596.php

Perhaps it may be a good idea to load an offline mapping program which you can run on a tablet (e.g CoPilot for Android or Google maps offline). At least gives you an idea of what is under you when at night/IMC. You would know where golf courses, open spaces, main roads are. At the same time helps you to avoid crashing into residential areas which should be quite easy to see on a map. Some day it may be possible to have a Google Earth type database for offline use which would be even better.

Is it turning back? Heading appears to be generally west now.

It's not clear from your post whether you were on the ILS approach (on an IFR flight plan doing a visual approach since you did mention later about ceilings etc.). From the controllers instructions it seems you were on an IFR plan or he expected you were familiar with GY. Were you below the clouds and flying visually? Perhaps you could have asked for a vector to get some time to set up. I am not familiar with Foreflight, but in Garmin Pilot, it is easy to locate the GY navigation aide. If you were on the ILS approach and had that open it would have been obvious where GY was. Hopefully you can provide more info about the flight conditions.

Pictures, before stripping and after stripping.

It's a good reason why that place is called Thermal! Went there in Spring last year. Wasn't too bad, but still hot (near 100).

A Cessna 152's keys on the field opens my Mooney's door. That Cessna is no more

That looks like a good route avoiding most of class B and class C if you stay under 7500 in the LA basin. I just prefer to file IFR in VMC and not deal with the headache that is LA airspace!

I am not too thrilled with the depiction of traffic on my tablet with Garmin Pilot. The GTN650 depiction is more in your face, with audio annunciation and overrides all other screens. Maybe I have not set up my app correctly, but there are lot of times I am using my tablet for other things so it is not an optimal traffic warning device. It is fine for situational awareness, weather or georerefencing on plates but beyond that IMHO, the tablet is a toy. Also, regarding waiting to get ADS-B out, I am glad I didn't. I fly in very busy airspace (SF Bay area) and I don't how many times I have not seen traffic and the TIS-B has warned me. Even when in IMC there are pilots flying without clearances and popping up through clouds. Maybe ignorance is bliss, but there have been times when I have taken avoidance measures even before ATC has warned me.

I see why you are asking this.. Don't know the answer to this. Most owners "married" to Garmin would put in the GDL88 and not keep the GDL39D when they get the FS210 .. at least those of us who don't need to go above 18k etc.

No, you can't get rid of the GDL39D if you don't have the GDL88 for ADSB-in. For those who have the GDL-88, they could get rid of the GDL39(D) provided they don't need to connect to legacy portables like the Garmin 496 and 696.

I agree. I feel the 210 is overkill, maybe a nice to have feature. My primary source of entry of IFR flight plans for me is into the 650 and it is pretty quick to enter (airways, fixes etc). That's where I want to get it right instead of fumbling around with a portable device and transferring from there. The 210 might be of use for initial transfer if you are really rushed to do that on the ground. I may at some point get the FS210 to get the AHRS capability (I have the old GDL 39 which I need for communication to the Garmin 696). I consider the 696 much more useful as a backup and I can crossfill to the 696 with the 650. The Nexus 7 tablet is only used for approaches (geo-referenced plates with Fltplan or Avare) and for weather/traffic from the GDL88 -> GDL39 -> bluetooth to Garmin Pilot.

I use something similar to this. http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamps/3344.html in conjunction with the plug http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/plugnjump.php Works very well to maintain a charge and to bring up a discharged battery. Up to around 25A of charging current.

Took my plane up to Troutdale yesterday. Took the coastal route due to some tstorm activity in the Medford area. It will be 4 weeks+ to get the job done as they have several jobs going right now. It was clear I needed a full strip and reseal. I will be glad to have had this done. Will update when I get pictures back of the progress.