Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Santa Monica Municipal (KSMO) has a fix called DARTS, located on V-186, that serves as the intermediate fix for the RNAV 21 and the VOR-A approaches. This gives you a good planning workout in the simulator, as you are now in GPS tracking mode instead of VOR tracking mode.
Pilot Institute
DECEMBER 12, 2024
If you have weather information Charlie, then you say youre with Charlie. For example: Pilot: Seattle Approach, Cessna November Four Five One Romeo, Two Zero miles west of Seattle VOR, at 8,000, with Sierra, to land. For example, ATC: Fly runway heading until two miles from Kennedy VOR, then turn right, heading one zero zero.
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Pilot Institute
APRIL 26, 2024
The FAA’s Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) is a fantastic resource. Requesting Pilot: Greenwest Approach, N123AB, Cessna 172, overhead Sedona VOR at five thousand five hundred, en route to Johnsonville, request flight following. Make sure you know it by heart before pressing the push-to-talk button.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 8, 2024
Pilots should also take full advantage of free reference materials like the FAA’s Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM). There are a wide variety of options on the market, ranging from simple radios to units with GPS/VOR navigation features and full ILS capabilities. Think through what you will say. Take a deep breath.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 8, 2024
Pilots should also take full advantage of free reference materials like the FAA’s Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM). There are a wide variety of options on the market, ranging from simple radios to units with GPS/VOR navigation features and full ILS capabilities. Think through what you will say. Take a deep breath.
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