Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Some bucks spent on a hangar, updated paint and exterior, and a little TLC under the cowling, and your 30-year-old Cessna 172 will keep up with a brand-new one, for a lot less dollars. ADFs, marker beacons, and VOR receivers, each relying on a constantly shrinking population of land-based navaids, fill these dated flight decks.

Cockpit 106

Cockpit Instrument Landing System Approach Pilot 106

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

We were assigned a slightly ridiculous alteration to the route I filed: MANCH T316 LAMMS T608 ROC that had us flying past Sodus to the Rochester VOR before setting up for Sodus. But I accepted the clearance knowing that I could change it with a local Approach control like Syracuse. This was even better than I requested.

Ceiling 52

Ceiling Approach Weather Runway 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

West of the Geneseo VOR, I passed high above Silver Lake and the gorge in Letchworth State Park. Behind me, the other Cherokee (a Cherokee Six) landed and aggressively made for the main commercial hangar building. No wonder I got bounced around so much on final approach this morning , I thought.

Runway 82

Runway Approach Knot Drag 82

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six Navigation equipment includes a Garmin GNS-530W GPS navigator and two VOR receivers for secondary navigation. Hangar space is sometimes available for under $50/night – a nice option if storms are expected. Phoenix Approach Control gave us a few delay vectors before turning us onto final approach.

Density Altitude 52

Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Just north of the Selinsgrove VOR, Harrisburg called with the first change in routing. A prop lock is required on all aircraft parked outside of a hangar at the MD-3 airports, though throttle locks provide an alternate means of compliance. Cherokee Four Eight One is cleared direct Baltimore, then direct destination."

Transponder 52

Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52