Jul 4, 2022 – N833DF Problem in Flight
If you read my previous post just a few days ago, you’d know that I was just out to Pittsburgh for a jet trip that ended up canceled. I got…
Jul 1, 2022 – Avidyne Continued, G280 Canceled Trip
Avidyne Continued: I spoke with Todd at Lancaster Avionics yesterday. Even though Avidyne gave me a great explanation, Todd warned me that my troubles may not yet be over. He…
Jun 29, 2022 – G280, Altimatic IIIb, Avidyne, Lightspeed, ICOM
Yesterday I visited a youth corrections center where my late older sister spent years of her life working in many capacities. Susan was well loved there; so much so that…
Jun 21, 2022 – Flight to Biloxi, MS
Bev and I are both retired now. I’m still doing contract flights in the G280 now and again, but for the most part we are doing short trips around the…
Apr 5, 2022 – Weather Flying – Avidyne Cool Features
I was just a little nervous about the annual for N833DF this year. With all the treasure I’ve put into this airplane, I was very much looking forward to sailing…
Apr 4, 2022 – Retiree in Training
Good Morning everyone! I’ve been gone for awhile, but I’m back now. It’s time to update you on what has been going on, and where my beautiful Twin Comanche is…
Jan 8, 2022 – Winter Flight and a New Year
I have actually retired from FlightSafety at the end of 2021. I am not out there looking for anything either, and getting used to the idea of not working for…
Aug 25, 2021 – Summer Flying
Catching You Up on my news since the last post. I have been busy with life and I haven’t been blogging much. That may change as I have more time,…
Jun 9, 2021 – Flying the IFD550
N833DF has been updated: I’ve recently updated my comms and cleared up ALL of my squawks in the panel. The engines are running great and I have an awesome machine.…
May 20, 2021 – Garmin 530W versus the Avidyne IFD550
Nav/Comm reliability: I recently experienced escalating radio issues with my radio stack. The primary (#1) NAV/Comm Garmin 530WAAS had been having squelch issues which the shop had addressed once already,…