Bob Hart, Author at Cessna Owner Organization

IFR “Lite”

If you’ve been reading my articles for the last nine years, you know I frequently refer to the term “Light IFR.” Sometimes I wonder if I invented the term.

Avionics Q&A: Recommendations on Slide-ins, GPS, and More

Posted by Bob Hart | Avionics

Pilots have lots of questions about avionics, so Cessna Owner and PIPERS magazines reached out in a member enewsletter and asked for your general avionics questions.

New Pilot Gear

Posted by Bob Hart | Avionics

If you’re considering a gift for your favorite pilot, copilot, or maybe just for yourself, anyone who loves to fly always appreciates new flying toys.

What’s Going on at Aspen

Posted by Bob Hart | Avionics

As other manufacturers were introducing new solid-state options, Aspen was already there and upgrading theirs.

Partial Panel: Flying With an In-Flight Loss of Instruments

Posted by Bob Hart | Avionics

Imagine you’re cruising along at night,VFR, with the family in your plane at 5,000 feet. Suddenly, you hear a pop, smell a little smoke, and everything in your panel goes dark.

Cessna Avionics: Digital Autopilots 5 Years Later

Posted by Bob Hart | Avionics

Bendix King AeroCruze 100. Bendix King AeroCruze 230. The summer of 2017 brought what I described...

Tablet Talk: Smart Tablets in the Cockpit

Posted by Bob Hart | Avionics, Upgrade & Refurbish

There was a day when, if you wanted to augment your certified navigation equipment and add a moving map to the panel, your option was a portable GPS.

R.C. Allen’s New MINI6 Digital Instrument Combines Six Functions Into 3 Inches

Posted by Bob Hart | Avionics

Up until recently, pilots kept their wings level and on course using vacuum-driven mechanical gyros. The mechanical attitude indicator (AI) and directional gyro (DG) have been with us for many years.

Approach Fast
Stack and Its Harnesses

Posted by Bob Hart | Avionics

When anticipating an avionics upgrade, especially a whole-panel upgrade, we tend to put a lot of thought into the equipment, with consideration for how we plan to fly, our budget, and what equipment is best for our mission.

Expert Tips for Managing Your Avionics Upgrade

Posted by Bob Hart | Avionics

No matter your motive for upgrading your panel, it makes sense to do it right and to know what the aircraft will be worth when it comes time to sell. Remember, you’re putting hours on the engine, which, frankly, has the greatest effect on aircraft values (that and damage history). You also need to know who you are and where you are going.