Strega 0 Posted January 30, 2012 In my dad's Cessna 172B: Using the iPhone 4's gps chip to use it as a backup airspeed indicator: Father and Son: Felt like I was 16 again working at the John Wayne Airport: Taxi'n out from my dad's house: South Texas: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobiee 28 Posted January 30, 2012 Time well spent right there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stomp944 0 Posted January 30, 2012 very cool. I'm very jealous too, as I haven't flown a 172 in over a decade. thanks for posting - spend as much time with your dad as you can! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigwvjumper 0 Posted January 30, 2012 Nice, thanks for sharing Roger! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crawdaddy 96 Posted January 30, 2012 Looks like a fun/bonding weekend.....nice! Must be nice to be able to pull out of the house and onto the airstrip........how cool is that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blind_in_1_ear 0 Posted January 30, 2012 nice son he's got there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strega 0 Posted January 30, 2012 Looks like a fun/bonding weekend.....nice! Must be nice to be able to pull out of the house and onto the airstrip........how cool is that? He's REALLY happy in Texas. His house/hangar sits about 50ft from the 2200 ft grass runway. For Christmas we got him: An iPad 2: A Bluetooth GPS antenna: (better than the internal) Ram Mount: And the Foreflight Software: It's pretty damn cool. You can do all your flight planning on the iPad, submit it, get to your destination, then get out and use it to check email, weather, find lodging or car rentals, etc. Couple more pics from the weekend flyin: Normally these would be shark teeth, but this guy is a dentist: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobiee 28 Posted January 31, 2012 Thank god your dad doesn't look like you.....................lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strega 0 Posted January 31, 2012 Thank god your dad doesn't look like you.....................lol I'm adopted, my dad's lucky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riggerdan 147 Posted January 31, 2012 that looks like a great time...... - cool pictures Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsfox 0 Posted January 31, 2012 Thats Awesome....nice pics...glad you got to go have some fun with dad...I'm sure he loved having you out there too..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
