One of the annoying things about flying is the lack of ability to get forecasts and check area forecasts on the move. I spent weeks searching for a mobile (ie PDA or normal handset) and data plan friendly site that allows me to retrieve TAFs or ARFORs on the go.

My searches came up with nothing. So I wrote my own.

Check out Steves Mobile Resources page to find a simple, fast way to get TAFs and ARFORs live to your PDA or mobile phone. HTML is stripped to a minimum for speed and cost! Feel free to send me your feedback.

NOTE: This service only works for Australian forecasts.

Thanks to Bob Tait’s MET book, I have passed the CASA CPL Meteorology exam with a mark of 93%. If you are studying for either a PPL or CPL license, then Bob’s books are excellent! Next up is Aerodynamics on the 5th of November…

While I was browsing through a heap of videos I couldn’t stop laughing at the memories brought back by the Yip Yips… These creatures from Mars were always trying to figure out what things were and always got it wrong…

For the sake of comedy, click more for a few of them… TV today doesn’t come anywhere near as good as this… :)

The Clock

The Computer

The Radio

The Telephone

After sitting the CASA CyberExam today, I must say that from clicking the “Submit Exam” button to the moment my result appeared seemed like an eternity. That being said, after a sleepless night of worrying and thinking that I hadn’t studied enough and being very nervous about what I was about to do, I managed to pass with a mark of 83% :) 2 CPL exams down, 5 to go - Next up, Meteorology.

After a few months of work, here comes Stable Release 13!

The change log is as follows: Release 13.0 (02 Sept 2008):

• NEW: Naked build now available.
• NEW: Naked Big Storage build now available.
• NEW: Device Update - keeps your device up to date with apps and things.
• Removed all but default theme. Install more via Device Update
• Fixed blgloss theme issues (thanks to augrunt)
• Few minor graphical tweaks
• Tweaked file cache, glyph cache etc for hopefully a bit more performance.
• Fixed issue with non-advanced mode in ActiveSync
• Cooked in .Net Framework 3.5 into all builds
• Fixed start menu problems (thanks abusalza)
• Fixed multi-selection of messages in tmail.exe (Email Application)
• Fixed the disappearing act with the taskbar and HTC X Button
• Removed SQM
• Added IrDA stack
• Found errror in coredll.dll that stopped Windows Live Search from working correctly.
• Re-ported XIP from Kaiser to correct corruption in coredll.dll and possibly others
• Windows Live Search tested ok.
• Removed useless Zip Viewer from Office CAB
• Defaulted OBEX transfers to ON (previously this was OFF)
• Removed Bluetooth FTP Client (Who really uses this? )
• Repack Office 2007 to hopefully fix some issues.
• Reduce X-Button auto-close threshold to 2Mb free RAM (Thanks hardcore)
• Ported Windows Mobile 6.1 build 20270
• Ported XIP build 20270 from Kaiser

Grab it now and happy flashing!