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July 21, 2016 Nick Leghorn

Garmin Pilot’s Latest Update Matches ForeFlight’s On-Map Chart Display

  When it comes to EFB apps for general aviation on the iPad ForeFlight seems to be the top of

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June 27, 2016 Nick Leghorn

Flying with FIS-B: Why I’ll Never Leave The Ground Without It

With the implementation of ADS-B in the United States there’s suddenly a lot more information available for pilots to consume

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June 21, 2016 Nick Leghorn

Review: QT Halo Aviation Headset

There’s little doubt that David Clark’s H10 headset is the gold standard for general aviation. When I started flight training

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May 19, 2016 Nick Leghorn

Aviation Tablets: Android Nexus versus Apple iPad

I haven’t been flying very long, but over my short life in aviation I’ve watched as tablets and their aviation

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January 12, 2016 Nick Leghorn

Garmin Pilot for Android Updates to Version 5: Here’s What’s New

Garmin Pilot is the only real option for a full featured navigation suite on the Android platform, but it looks like

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January 11, 2016 Nick Leghorn

Review: BluLink Bluetooth Adapter for GA Headsets

Technology has moved on a little bit since my Cherokee was manufactured in 1963. Looking through the logbooks I can see

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January 2, 2016 Nick Leghorn

Hypoxia at 5,000 Feet MSL

The problem with unanticipated emergencies is that when they happen it takes forever to identify them. Things like engine failure or blocked

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December 13, 2015 Nick Leghorn

The Best Flight I’ve Ever Taken

  In the two years that I’ve been flying there have already been a number of moments that I will

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September 11, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Update: Waterlogged Radios and Leaky Vents

Yesterday I posted an article about losing my radios shortly after takeoff from Provincetown airport. The little bit of troubleshooting

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September 10, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Real Life Lost Comms in IFR over Cape Cod

A few weeks ago I took and passed the practical exam for my instrument airplane rating and I have been putting

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About the Author


Nick Leghorn is an instrument rated private pilot, writer, and tech nerd living in Austin, Texas.

He also maintains Thirty-One Whiskey (named in honor of his first plane) where he writes about whiskey, cigars, woodworking, and other miscellaneous hobbies.

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