Airlines Altimeter VOR 
Plane and Pilot
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Some things are mandated for any airplane, like an airspeed indicator, altimeter and compass. That GPS display wasnt in the panel when the aircraft was certified, but you may not be comfortable making a trip with only a VOR receiver and a sectional chart if it goes blank. The first rule of Can I fly without it?
Air Facts
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
They arent just a list of priorities in an emergency, they also neatly sum up the different roles a pilot must play, roles that used to be divided very specifically on the flight deck of an airliner. I concentrated as never before, and the airplane tracked true as the altimeter hand crawled upward. Then a strange thing happened.
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Northstar VFR
AUGUST 25, 2024
Every airline/operator must establish a Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP). V: VOR INSPECTION (FAR 91.171) For any flight operated under instrument flight rules (IFR) using a VOR navigation system, the VOR must be routinely checked/maintained, and an operational check performed within the previous 30 days.
Pilot Institute
APRIL 24, 2024
You’ll always find a steady stream of airliners queued up for departure and arrival. Due to its high elevation, Denver’s Class B airspace extends up to 12,000 feet MSL to give airliners room to descend. If flying under IFR, you’ll need a VOR or TACAN receiver, or an RNAV system (GPS).
Fear of Landing
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Lola was among the first female commercial pilots, breaking barriers in aviation when airliners were almost exclusively male territory. Lola went on to become a commercial airline transport pilot, flight instructor, SCUBA divemaster, and an award-winning author and photographer. I might as well chat with the altimeter.
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