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Heads-up, hands-free: How to use iPad audio alerts for safer flights

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IN-FLIGHT ALERTS 500 AGL Alerts – Alerts when descending through 500 ft. AGL after having been above 1,000 ft. AGL (or when AGL is unknown), the descent rate exceeds 4,000 ft. AGL and the descent rate exceeds 3,000 ft. AGL, the descent rate is between 3000 ft. AGL and 3000′ ft.

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I Am UNSAFE Checklist—Lessons Learned on a Fateful Night

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I assessed my personal condition and noted I was tired, but a short flight and get-home-it-is grabbed me (mistake #3). The Flight Plan I filed an IFR flight plan, KAZO-GIJ-OXI-MAPPS-EON-JOT-ILS2L-KDPA, then VFR to my homebase, 06C. Very soon I was on the approach and thought I could still make 06C.

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Quiz: Airspace classifications and rules

Flight Training Central

A temporary flight restriction (TFR) may be issued for: Areas around major sporting events below 3,000 AGL and within 3 nautical miles. To fly through a Class B VFR Corridor, you must first File a VFR flight plan Check the current ATIS information Maintain two-way communication None of the above Correct! Both are correct.

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Teaching International Student Pilots

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For example, describing a Cuban eight maneuver would involve such writing as, enter the (in Farsi , R-L), Cuban eight (in English, L-R), maneuver no lower than (in Farsi , R-L), 10,000 AGL (in English, L-R), at a minimum of (in Farsi , R-L), 450 knots (in English, L-R). Watching such scribbling could make ones head spin!

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Quiz: Planning with a VFR Sectional Chart

Flight Training Central

1,533 feet AGL. Class E airspace - 1,200 feet AGL up to but not including 18,000 feet MSL. Share your results : Facebook Facebook Twitter Google+ Want to brush up on your flight planning skills? Fairfield and Choteau Fairfield and Dutton Choteau Correct! 1,548 feet MSL. 1,498 feet MSL. 2,773 feet MSL. 3,549 feet MSL.

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Most Frequently Missed Private Pilot Written Test Questions—January 2025

Flight Training Central

These commonly missed questions often focus on nuanced regulations, meteorology, flight planning, and airspace rules. For determining general weather conditions on which to base flight planning Correct! 3,823 feet MSL the surface 700 feet AGL Correct! Refer to Figure 71, area 1.)

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Descent Planning: Strategies for Safe and Smooth Arrivals

Flight Training Central

To use the VCALC function, simply enter a target altitude (pattern altitude for example) and be sure the altitude type matches what you have intended (MSL vs. AGL). Consult the flight manual supplement or pilots guide for your GPS navigator for additional details on utilizing the vertical navigation functions.

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