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Is Ground School Required for Private Pilots? A Simplified Guide

Pilot Institute

You will learn about weather reports, Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs), and good decision-making. The Main Subjects Include Aeronautical knowledge and flight planning. Aeronautical decision-making. Each approach comes with its own set of challenges. Lowest cost approach.

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Drone Lingo Simplified: Acronyms Every Pilot Needs To Know

Pilot Institute

Pilots are required to check for NOTAMs along their relevant routes or locations before the start of a flight. NOTAMs are very important in that they can provide information that can cause a pilot to change their flight plans, such as Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) or an airport that has become temporarily unavailable.

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Comprehensive Biennial Flight Review Checklist for Pilots

Pilot's Life Blog

Our instructors will work with you to analyze weather scenarios, fostering your ability to make prudent choices during flight planning and execution. Flight Planning Effective flight planning encompasses route selection, fuel calculations, weight and balance assessments, and alternative planning.

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Is Ground School Required for Private Pilots? A Simplified Guide

Pilot Institute

You will learn about weather reports, Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs), and good decision-making. The Main Subjects Include Aeronautical knowledge and flight planning. Aeronautical decision-making. Each approach comes with its own set of challenges. Lowest cost approach.

Pilot 52
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Charleston, SC

Gary's Flight Journal

I've been going through weather updates and long range forecasts for the last two weeks along with reviewing approaches and alternates for our flight. To start our flying day I must stress the most important part of flight planning, ADM, Aeronautical Decision Making. Saturday 9.16 Sunday 9.17

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Triple Threat of Limitations

Plane and Pilot

Can you fly a zero-thrust, single-engine approach to minimums today? Establish your limitations based on needing half again or double those handbook numbers—plan to aim low and finish high. In most pilot-error accidents, the outcome was determined when the pilot made a decision to proceed outside the aircraft’s capabilities.