Looking to buy a new airplane? Look no further! This guide will give you the steps you need to buy your next Cirrus, Cessna, Beech, Piper, or any other aircraft. Don’t want to do all the work yourself? Give the experts at High Performance Aviation[..]
Starting to Get Frustrated?
When you shut down your Turbocharged or Turbonormalized Continental Engine in your Cirrus SR22T or SR22TN, especially on a hot day, the fuel lines inside the cowling are heat soaked. Because they are so hot, when a restart is attempted, the fuel get’s[..]
Electronic Logbooks
Electronic logbooks have been around for years. I tried several times to put all my flight time into a spread sheet, but I started well into my flying career, so I had no desire to put all the hours in to document all my flights. I have a lot of friends[..]
Garmin GFC 700 Autopilot and Flight Director
Ever wish your airplane could fly itself? With the Garmin GFC 700, that vision is getting closer to reality. In the past, some GA aircraft have been equipped with rate-based autopilots, like the S-TEC 55X or the Bendix-King KAP 140. Some of these autopilots[..]
Garmin G1000 VNAV Tips and Tricks
The VNAV function on a G1000 or Garmin Perspective system is a great resource to assist pilots in planning descents. It takes a lot of the math out of the process. Here are some advanced tips and tricks for utilizing the VNAV function properly.[..]
Identifying and Avoiding Ice
With winter on the way, all pilots know what that means. When it gets cold and cloudy, hello icing conditions. Pilots without any kind of de-icing or TKS system on their airplanes know this is a no-go. It’s always a really bad idea to go into icing[..]
The Garmin G500 / G600
Question: Want all the benefits of those brand new glass cockpits? Don’t want to buy a brand new
aircraft? Even better, want it to work with your existing Garmin avionics?
Answer: A retrofit Garmin G500/G600. You get to keep your airplane, your[..]
The Garmin GMA 350
Stick your head in a 2012 Cirrus SR22 and you’ll see the typical Garmin Perspective setup: the big, 12-inch displays, the Garmin Autopilot, and the 5 seats (4.5 really since you can only fit 2 kids and 1 adult in the back). Look a little closer and[..]
Flight Training Adventure Trip: Williamsburg, Virginia
When I hear Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia, pilgrims and colonists are the first images that flash into my mind. I see Thomas Jefferson riding down dirt roads in between beautiful, huge homes with one of those white wigs on. I envision Indians[..]
Flight Training Adventure Trip: Cape Cod
Cape Cod is beautiful. This was my first time seeing it and it was gorgeous, both from the ground and from the air. All the inlets and sailing boats dotting the landscape with all the green forests on the land added up to a spectacular landscape. We[..]