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Article: FlightPrep ChartBook

Over the years, we’ve reviewed quite a few electronic flight bags (EFBs) and other devices that have claimed to eliminate paper from the cockpit.

Article: Flying The Corridors

V­FR corridors have served an important function in U.S. airspace since the creation of the old TCAs (Terminal Control Areas) and TRSAs (Terminal Radar Service Areas), now less telegraphically renamed Class B and Class C airspace, respectively.

Article: WAAS

The benefits of...

Article: First 500 Feet, Part I: Engine Failure!

Article: The Last 50 ft.

When...

Article: Controlling Control Pressure

Article: Garmin 696: A Giant Leap Ahead

Article: Going The Distance

As pilots,...

Article: Learn To Fly: Fun Things You Can Do With Your Certificate

Article: Choosing Your Handheld

Article: The Go/No-Go Decision In Winter

It had been a long day. It...

Article: Google Earth: The Ultimate Preflight Tool

Article: SureCheck TrafficScope VRX

For those of us who routinely fly in busy airspace, the...

Article: Mastering The Panel-Mounted GPS Part 1: VFR Use

Learning to use even one ...

Article: Garmin GPSmap 296

I count myself lucky that I’m allowed to fly with virtually all t...

Article: AvMap/Navigation’s EKP-IV GPS

AvMap’s EKP-IV—which is an enhanced version of its predecessor, called the EKP-IIIC—can most likely best be described as the Rolls-Royce of portable GPS units for in-cockpit use. It’s bigger than your...

Article: Great Handheld Gadgets!

Most airplanes in the...

Article: Mercury Computer Systems VistaNav

If you’re like me—a pilot who mainly flies airplanes with “steam gauge” instruments that look increasingly out of date—you probably salivate over the glass flight decks that are common in new airplanes. Even the latest (smallest) singles from Cessna...

Article: Face Weather With More Confidence

The trip was to be a long one: Watsonville, Calif., to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was supposed to take...

Article: Garmin GPSMAP 396

Fourteen years ago, when I...

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