kestrel

I meant to reply to this sooner. The FAA is not an organization to be trusted. They are not rational and are more about their authority than much...

I think I wasn't clear about my meaning. The standard is intended to create safety for all aircraft, including jets. Including jets in the standard...

Between the thresholds is officially endorsed for normal landings at the stopping end (departure end? Non-approach end?) and at both ends for...

What percent of the activities enjoyed by the members of this forum fall outside of the AIM and standard airport requirements? What percent might...

I expect that you are correct. However, those standards are for jets. Jets won't be landing on the side grass, which seems to be considered a...

As mentioned in a previous post, class D has some requirements to not fly below any visual glide slope indication. The runway below is not in...

I haven't seen that in FAA writing yet, but that is my belief. I don't normally fly a 3 degree glide slope. The astounding thing is: "The portion...

Last I knew, (though it seems to be sliding) the AIM was not regulatory. Also, I can land on the grass in a location that is not a runway at all. ...

The ANC electronics will draw power. Bluetooth will draw power, esp. if using it to play music.

i use Bose A20's and they last about that long on a pair of NiMH AA batteries. Last summer's trip to AK from NH, the first set of batteries lasted...

A multi-channel digital ADF receiver with a large database of all NDB and other radio stations would make an outstanding backup RNAV for a GPS...

Lithium should be fine. I use NiMH and have a charger handy in the hangar where I charge them from time to time.