Category Archives: General Aviation

I have a Private Pilot’s License and am interested in pursuing further ratings.

Flight Simulators (XBox One)

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Paul

Over the years, I’ve been interested in Flight Simulators, but never really went that deep. The classic was Microsoft Flight Simulator (which I had on a Mac SE with 20MB HDD); IP Trainer; OnTop; X-Plane. Looks like Microsoft is planning … Continue reading →

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Weather station at home – ready made

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Paul

Thought it would be fun to have a ready-made weather station at home. Nothing fancy, and something out-of-the-box. In the past, I’ve dabbled with the idea of having an actual weather station outside that is linked to a Linux server, … Continue reading →

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Weather for New Pilot (book) – Tom Morrison

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Paul

The Nature of the Problem Interesting reading to get reacquainted again with all things weather. Understanding weather dynamics affecting the aircraft and also the pilot (eg visibility). Aviation Forecasting Software/Systems DUATS has now been replaced with Leidos. It’s amazing how … Continue reading →

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