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Ten Types of Aviation Maintenance Checks

Northstar VFR

Every airline/operator must establish a Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP). The list of inspections gets longer if the aircraft is for compensation/for hire, or if flown under instrument flight rules (IFR). Passenger safety is paramount to the FAA, so routine checks and inspections are mandatory.

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Class B Airspace Explained

Pilot Institute

You’ll always find a steady stream of airliners queued up for departure and arrival. Class B airspace is also charted on VFR Sectionals and instrument flight rules (IFR) Enroute Low Altitude charts. You don’t want an incorrect altimeter setting to cause an airspace incursion.

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Make Your Own METAR Map!

AeroSavvy

Airline dispatchers read and speak fluent METAR. Dispatchers monitor origin, destination, and alternate forecasts and METARs for all their active flights. If weather at a destination or alternate changes unexpectedly, the dispatcher contacts the flight crew to work out a safe plan.

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