Quoting witnesses: The conditions at the airport at the time of the crash included overcast clouds at 1,200 feet, 1 ¾ miles visibility in light snow and gusting winds, the report says. Two witnesses who watched the plane depart told investigators that it did so during a period of heavy snowfall, ac...

Say what you will about the Austro. But the large displacement Continentals are no paragons of reliability. It seems the most common reason for successfully deploying the CAPS has been SR22 engine failures. Causes unknown, of course. Two of these this week. One near Seattle, another in Northern Cali...

It wasn’t my intention to get into the interminable arguments about Cirrus safety or lack thereof. What should be obvious is that of the eight fatal accidents attempts to use the chute to save the day were beyond the capabilities of the technology. That feeling of comfort is not without qualificatio...

The Stratus USB I had installed (on the avionics bus) some years back is dual USB-A ports. Not a lot of output but sufficient to operate and fully charge my Stratus 3 and slowly recharge my iPad Pro 11. These are both perfectly acceptable. Unless the iPad started at 100% I always land with more char...

Another one - Las Vegas, NV yesterday:
https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100: ... 24,DIAMOND

This is excellent info, thanks. I don’t understand why the one installation upgraded and kept the 530w/430w. I thought the whole reason to upgrade is the 530/430 is no longer supported by garmin with new parts if it breaks. Why upgrade to something that still needs them in your panel or can you swa...

Everything on iPad Pro 11 and iPhone as backup. iPhone at eye level and iPad as close to eye level as possible without blocking visibility to the panel or out the canopy. iPad is in a position where it can be seen and manipulated by either front seat occupant. Both are easily included in scanning th...

I'm happy with the Aspen, as it gives me a couple of things the G5 won't. But full-function RSM installation was a pain. And here's a potential downside: If it were ever possible to install a GFC500, the Aspen would have to go. It's Garmin-gizmo limited and this is unlikely to change.

Many of us (yes, I include myself) will give you all kinds of downsides. We're what was once called "nattering nabobs of negativity" on the subject. I hope you can find someone who feels it worked for them and get their specific input, which is what you asked for. Don't limit your search t...

Cool: The moral of the story: Always check for loose/failed wiring first. I have several similar instances that immediately come to mind like this: Two in my plane, many others in cars.