Comment on "Your altimeter displays one altitude while your GPS displays another. Under VFR, which do you use/when?"
Most of my handheld gps seem to wander a bi...o be correct but the actual reported altitude seems to be within 20' or so of what I believe the actual altitude is at that spot based on info...So im not so much worried about what altitude someone else might be flying...Comment on "Your Engine Just Quit, Should You Land On A Road Or A Field?"
As for me, I'm more preferred the glide path and altitude where there's landable fields, since I'm hang glider for 15 years. Being hang glider pilot, I always establish both glide and altitude where I can land if I cannot find a lift. I guess this is a good habit for me.Comment on "Call to Action. Adding Spiral recovery Tasks to the Practical Test Standards (PTS)."
Leo, Great observation. This is the only maneuver where will by any significant altitude loss besides landings and eme...and performance turns), the minimum altitude that the maneuver needs to be...However, since this is a unique "altitude loss maneuver", perhaps a min...Comment on "There I was flying along when this thing almost killed me ..."
Objects above the horizon are above you. Objects b...you. This is a very useful trick to estimate altitude of objects near you. &nb...long the ridge of a mountain, you are at the same altitude as the point on the mountain...