A Scary Experience
With ADS-B In, we have lots of information on board: weather, airport information, TFRs, AIRMETs, SIGMETs, and more, all integrated into the map display of the iPad. Recently we added Terrain. On a flight from Dallas to Deming, NM, we intended to try out the Terrain feature. The trip produced a scary learning experience. For the flight we got current sectionals and updated the aviation data base in the iPad. We marked the route on the paper sectional with a red pen and circled potentially troublesome towers. Departing from Aero Country Airport, we had marginal VFR due to 1,500 ft ceilings in the Dallas area. The weather was to become VFR according to the airport data once we were 50 nm beyond the outer ring of the DFW class B space. So this was a simple trip, right? Just fly 1,000 ft AGL until VFR is reached, then climb to cruise altitude. Since the Terrain feature was new, we paid more attention to the iPad displaying the map with route and airplane icon. About 5 nm southwest ...