iPad is a great device for flying, however it has one big mishap for cockpit use. The shiny screen which attracts sun so well that unless properly placed in the cockpit you can see nothing!
Posts Tagged ‘flying’
iPad and Flying in Europe
For my Euro Trip which I have planned with Ivan Horsky I’ve decided to purchase an iPad 2 to help us with planning and flight tracking. The original idea was that we are going to fly around europe in a PA28 which has just a single GNS430 and having a second GPS/Moving Map device would [...]
flightComputer for Nokia
Just a follow up on all things FlightComputer mobile App which I’ve developed with Qt. Since last week I am battling Nokia Ovi QA team and publisher web interface. Their instructions for publishing for Maemo platform are vague and whenever I submitted my app they returned it with cosmetics: deb categories – which they do [...]
Flying and Mobile Apps
It is a while since I came up with an idea that I should invest some of my time to develop apps for pilots. Naturally, started developing some with me as primary consumer. That’s how very crude version of flightime appeared. It was KISS design, 2 buttons and it was logging my take off and [...]
What is going on
Suddenly world around becomes very strange. First Oracle is breaking it’s promise to keep OpenSolaris running. Then BBC Future Media & Technology is announcing more departments relocated from London to North… Now I just received sad news that Wesabe is closing down. So far I see that IT related stuff is going downhill… However there [...]
Flying Katana in Bautzen
I’m back from Europe where I had a chance to fly Diamond DA20 Katana. Aircraft is LIGHT! comparing to PA28′s it’s crazy. Bubble canopy also works great and you can see plenty. It was my first encounter with complex aircraft. It has Constant Speed Prop what means, no throttle but manifold pressure and prop control. [...]
The Joy of Weather
My pilot license arrived 2 weeks ago. I was so happy that I will be flying now as a Captain! First weekend, I couldn’t go up in the air, my health was not allowing me ( blocked sinus ). Bugger, that was a blow. So I thought about flying this weekend.
PPL Exam Tips
I’ve passed my PPL Exam and now I’m awaiting to receive the license papers from CAA. My journey to actually have it happen was long and I not always made good decisions. Thanks to this I have some tips for future pilots ( this is a reprint of what I’ve sent to one of my [...]
Pre Landing Check List
Breaks———————OFF Undercarriage————–FIXED/DOWN Mixture——————–RICH Prop———————–FIXED/FINE Fuel———————–PUMP ON/SELECTED/SUFFICIENT Instruments Ts&Ps—————-GREEN AMP——————CHARGING SUCTION————–CHECK Carb heat —————–CHECK Hatches ——————-SECURED Harnesses —————–SECURED Headlights—————–ON
Post Start Checklist (Generic P28A)
Starter Light———OUT Oil Pressure———-GREEN RPM——————-SET 1200 Ammeter—————CHARGING RADIO—————–ON Transponder———–STANDBY DI/Compass————SET
