Cross Country Tasks

[Minivation]

Before hopping in the plane, I usually download a few Spotify-curated playlists enough to last me the flight. A typical flight for me lasts anywhere between 1 hour and 8 hours (gotta love those Monroy tanks) so sometimes this means A LOT of music to download.

Things to do:

• Read the POH. Quiz yourself on the V-speeds and various limitations of the airplane.
• Read the AFM supplements. Discover the mind-boggling features your backup vacuum pump system affords you!!!
• Listen to those Damn Youth™ meow on guard.
• Find out how disagreeable your two Nav receivers are during an airborne VOR check.
• Did you remember to turn off the bathroom lights on your way out from home?
• Boot up your Garmin GPS into configuration mode and start messing with the settings. (Okay, please don't)
• Reach into the depths of the seat back pockets and pull out a candy wrapper from 1975.
• Set your Comm #2 to destination ATIS/AWOS and use it as an alarm clock for your nap. The alarm rings when the frequency breaks the squelch. How convenient! 

[Will.iam]

5 hours ago, Minivation said:

Before hopping in the plane, I usually download a few Spotify-curated playlists enough to last me the flight. A typical flight for me lasts anywhere between 1 hour and 8 hours (gotta love those Monroy tanks) so sometimes this means A LOT of music to download.

Things to do:

Set your Comm #2 to destination ATIS/AWOS and use it as an alarm clock for your nap. The alarm rings when the frequency breaks the squelch. How convenient! 

Old freightdog trick right there. 

[hubcap]

I almost always fly IFR so I rarely get bored. My wife naps or reads her Kindle.

[GeeBee]

Notam.....KXXX ATIS U/S until.....          OOPS!

 

One of the great things for the pax is Netflix allows downloads to iPads. Inflight movie!

[KNorton]

Lots of good suggestions. I’ll add file PIREPs.

[McMooney]

hmm, that's a thought.  I could build a small media server; load it up with movies and music.

[bradp]

Kids scream.  Kids movies go on.  I hear kids movies through my headset.  Rinse and repeat. 

[Skates97]

I guess I'm pretty boring, if I'm not checking on the engine monitor or the other instruments I'm just looking out the window. I never get tired of the view.