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Who is the pilot in command of your aircraft?

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“The instrument conditions, likely turbulence, and increased workload imposed by beginning the approach phase of the flight presented a situation that was conducive to the development of spatial disorientation and a loss of situational awareness. Book work and sim time really do pay off.

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A Slow Flight to India – Day 3 –Hurghada-Kuwait

ABEAM

Hurghada Approach passed us off to Cairo Control and they refused to give us a direct to the first Saudi VOR WEJ at the east side of the Red Sea due to unknown reasons. We coasted into mainland of Saudi-Arabia near the WEJ VOR and continued onwards to Al Ula. MHz with an airliner taking off from there: that was new !

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2700 Miles in a Cherokee Six

AeroSavvy

Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six Navigation equipment includes a Garmin GNS-530W GPS navigator and two VOR receivers for secondary navigation. Cherokee Six instrument panel Like my airline job, I fly nearly paperless using an iPad Mini and the ForeFlight app for navigation charts. Santa Fe is located 6,349 feet above sea level.

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Into the Flight Restricted Zone | Part 1, Of PINs and Prop Locks

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Just north of the Selinsgrove VOR, Harrisburg called with the first change in routing. Among General Aviation pilots, there was great fear that private aircraft would be permanently barred from controlled airspace, particularly around the epicenters of those attacks in New York City and Washington DC. Welcome to College Park!"

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The Key West of Ohio

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West of the Geneseo VOR, I passed high above Silver Lake and the gorge in Letchworth State Park. In the 1930s, Island Airways operated Ford Trimotors on one of the shortest airline routes ever created between what is now Erie-Ottawa International Airport, Kelley's Island, and the Bass Islands. Reflection It was a wonderful day.

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