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RNAV Approaches Simplified: A Guide for New Pilots

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Theyre especially useful for airports that dont have the budget or suitable terrain to install an Instrument Landing System (ILS). This makes more airports accessible under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). Otherwise, the airport would have to suspend flight operations in poor visibility. Cross-check your instruments.

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What Are NOTAMs? Notices to Air Missions Explained

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JFK 09/317 JFK TWY WA BTN TWY A AND TWY B CLSD 2309191827-PERM FDC NOTAM Flight Data Center (FDC) NOTAMs outline changes affecting instrument flight rules (IFR) operations. These include changes made to instrument approaches, STARs, SIDs, and IFR airways.

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Class B Airspace Explained

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Class B airspace is also charted on VFR Sectionals and instrument flight rules (IFR) Enroute Low Altitude charts. Stay clear of the Class B boundaries if you’re flying under a shelf with a floor less than 3,000 feet AGL. You don’t want an incorrect altimeter setting to cause an airspace incursion.