Pilot Institute

MARCH 19, 2025

When flying an airplane, you become a part of the air around you. Pilots use METARs for flight safety, runway selection, and weather planning. The altimeter setting for the aerodrome is 29.93 Pilots love knowing about the wind. Suppose either of these factors exceeds your ability as a pilot or the airframe limits.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

As a pilot or aircraft owner, keeping your airplane airworthy is one of the most important things you can do. It’s basically like giving your airplane a yearly check-up. This is similar to the annual check but is required more frequently for airplanes flown with paying passengers. Why Is AVIATES Important?

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

In this guide we’ll explain the most common mistakes student pilots make and talk about how to avoid them. Trust me, you’ll find yourself growing into a better pilot, flight after flight. Regular flight practice and thorough pre-flight preparation form the foundation of good piloting skills. Why is this so important?

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Area Navigation (RNAV) is a way for pilots to know where they’re going without needing help from the ground. Before RNAV, pilots had to rely on radios (NAVAIDs) and antennas on the ground such as VORs (Very High-Frequency Omnidirectional Range) and NDBs (Non-Directional Beacons). What Are RNAV Approaches? How Does RNAV Work?

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iPad Pilot News

AUGUST 20, 2024

Understanding pressure altitude and GPS altitude in aviation apps iPad Pilot News Ten years ago, ForeFlight introduced synthetic vision and gave pilots a new way to view the world on their iPads. While the altimeter in the airplane can be adjusted to correct for the local altimeter setting, there is no temperature knob to twist.

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Pilot Institute

JANUARY 27, 2025

When you first laid your eyes on the instruments inside an airplane, they probably went wide with a mixture of joy, confusion, and slight apprehension at the thought of having to learn how to read them. Mastering the six-pack is essential for safe and effective piloting. What Are the Six Instruments?

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Plane and Pilot

APRIL 1, 2025

Altimeter set. Airplane ready. Pilot ready? At 500 feet down the runway, the little airplane leaped into the air despite my plan to build more speed before taking off. Adrenaline coursed through my veins, and every sense was tuned to the heartbeat of the small new airplane. First flight in a new airplane.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Thousands of simulated Private Pilot written exams are completed every month in Sportys Learn to Fly Course , but certain topics consistently trip up aspiring aviators. Here are the five most often missed questions from January 2025 on the simulated Private Pilot Knowledge Test. Let’s get to the quiz! Refer to Figure 82.)

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Using the VSI and Altimeter for Stability The vertical speed indicator and altimeter are your best tools for maintaining a steady altitude. The altimeter , when set correctly, shows your actual height above sea level. The altimeter , when set correctly, shows your actual height above sea level.

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Flight Training Central

APRIL 8, 2024

The pitot-static system is the source of valuable flight information for the pilot. Airspeed and altimeter. Airspeed, altimeter, and vertical speed. What altitude does the altimeter indicate? Vertical-speed indicator, airspeed indicator, and altimeter. The altimeter and airspeed indicator to become inoperative.

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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

ForeFlight vs. Garmin Pilot: 3 key differences to help you decide iPad Pilot News There are a handful of full-featured aviation Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) apps available today for pilots, both free and paid, which provide just about every preflight and in-flight resource you’ll need for both VFR and IFR operations.

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Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Airplane performance can be defined as the capability of an airplane to operate effectively while serving a specific purpose. The result of an alteration in airflow patterns increasing induced drag about the wings of an airplane. Determine the approximate landing ground roll distance. a higher-than-normal angle of attack.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

But is that something a pilot would actually think about in flight? Does this concept allow the pilot to fly more precisely or more safely? Chapter 4 of the FAA Airplane Flying Handbook is the poster child for this kind of pilot-abusing declamation. Push down more on the gas pedal (throttle in an airplane), go faster.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Deciding between a traditional round-dial cockpit and a modern glass cockpit can be a big deal for some pilots. Pilots maintain situational awareness of the aircraft by continuously scanning the instruments. Alerts Aural and visual alerts signal pilots that something important requires their attention. Let’s go over them.

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Northstar VFR

JUNE 30, 2024

Leslie Caubble, CFI/IGI Two of the most important pieces of information that every pilot needs to know while flying is how high you are and how fast you’re going. Pilots rely on the airspeed indicator and altimeter instruments to measure and display this vital information. How does the pitot-static system operate the altimeter?

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Northstar VFR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Pilots observe checklist use and learn their importance starting at the first flight lesson. Checklist use is an element that pilots are tested on during checkrides at every level of training. However, it’s the nature of the repetition that helps the pilot notice if something is abnormal with the aircraft.

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Flight Training Central

APRIL 15, 2024

Making the most out of your training time is vital to become a safe and skilled pilot. 2) Prepare the Facts Beforehand I often have my students teach me a maneuver on the ground before we get into the airplane. What does your altimeter say to start the maneuver? See your visual landmark in front of you.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Landing an airplane can be one of the most nerve-wracking tasks for a student pilot. Getting an airplane to fly is easy. As a pilot, you will need time to master it. A pilot must consider several things before landing. An IFR pilot will run the GUMPS checklist before passing the final approach fix.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

The student pilot may initially struggle to understand the functions of an E6B flight computer. But pilots around the globe rely on this indispensable gadget for charting their flights, crunching numbers to determine time in transit, fuel usage, and necessary adjustments for wind shifts. What Is an E6B and Why Do Pilots Use It?

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iPad Pilot News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Top Apple Watch features and apps for pilots iPad Pilot News The Apple Watch has come a long way since the first version was released over seven years ago. Get the watch app here. Altimeter+ Display an altimeter flight instrument on your watch. Get the watch app here.

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Northstar VFR

JULY 28, 2023

Most people aren't pilots , though. Pilots know that weather has an intense impact on flying. Altitude (without sounding like Captain Obvious) might just be the most important thing to a pilot. An altimeter is standard in every aircraft, and its sole job is to inform the pilot of how high in the sky they are.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The radio altimeter antenna is visible on the underside of the fuselage. Its FAA number is listed as reserved, the last listed owner was John Sessions’ Historic Flight Foundation that was in Spokane, WA but is closed due to non-airplane legal battles.

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Northstar VFR

AUGUST 25, 2024

Most of these checks can even be done as the airplane is sitting at the gate because they are minimally invasive, require less tools, and take fewer maintenance personnel. Depending on the maintenance specifications required by the FAA for that airplane, these checks commonly happen after 24-60 hours of flight time.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Key Takeaways MDA applies to non-precision approaches, requiring pilots to level off at a minimum altitude. Pilots use special paths called IFR approaches to help them line up with the runway. These paths guide the airplane safely during its descent. Radio altimeters display height above ground, not altitude.

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Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Mooneys are amazing and Mooney pilots are maybe just a little bit crazy, is what Im saying. I want to start by apologising to all Mooney pilots for that, because their comparison to the pilot in this case was most unfair. The pilot that day was just a little bit crazy in completely his own way.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

For example: Pilot: Seattle Approach, Cessna November Four Five One Romeo, Two Zero miles west of Seattle VOR, at 8,000, with Sierra, to land. Pilot: “Dallas Clearance Delivery, Cessna November Four Five One Romeo at the east ramp. ATC will let you know the current altimeter setting in their reply. Altimeter 30.02

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 13, 2025

The CDI Instrument The Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) is an instrument that helps pilots determine whether theyre on course. Imagine were flying an HSI-equipped airplane away from VOR. This is great from a pilots perspective. High-resolution screens provide pilots with clearer and more detailed information.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

When thinking of ways to display your mastery of flight, most of us dream about buttery-smooth landings, or maybe maneuvers flown so precisely that the altimeter needles might as well have been just painted on. Pilots, as a whole, are generally enamored with speed, if we’re being honest about it.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

There’s a reason why basic airplane attitude instrument flying comes first in any Instrument curriculum – it’s the foundation for everything else you’ll do in IFR flying. As the complete instrument pilot, you should be able to maintain heading, altitude, and airspeed at speeds ranging from cruise to approach.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Tornadoes, funnel clouds, volcanic ash, or dust storms are extremely dangerous to all pilots. Altimeter Setting The altimeter setting gives you pressure information in inches of mercury or hectopascals. For accurate altitude readings, you should set your aircraft’s altimeter to match the local altimeter setting.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Warrior has introduced countless people to the joys of light airplanes. That said, you earned your Private Pilot Certificate and Instrument Rating back in SoCal, as the local pilot’s fondly refer to that part of the country. East Coast airplanes don’t belong in Colorado, unless your plans always take you East of I-25.

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Pilot Institute

AUGUST 2, 2024

Being disoriented causes the pilot to make incorrect control corrections. High Workload During a period of high workload, a pilot can become overloaded. Startle affects a pilot’s mental processing. Pilots can protect themselves from startle through scenario-based training. Why are unusual attitudes so dangerous?

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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. of all pilots in the US were female.

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Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

This necessitated slowing the airplane down to leave the vertical space to descend another 2,000’ to reach the initial approach fix (IAF) at 2,000′ I requested a descent to the IAF altitude of 2,000’ but was only cleared to 3,000’. A long standing personal rule to is to always remain visual when in proximity to thunderstorms.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

Despite the easygoing name, many pilots find lazy eights harder than they thought. There’s a reason why it’s been a commercial pilot practical test staple for decades. If you’re about to begin your commercial pilot journey, you’ve come to the right place! Let’s get started.

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Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 11, 2024

It’s a big deal, at least to a novice student pilot who can get extremely anxious. After takeoff, I contacted Cincinnati Approach: “Cincinnati Approach, Student Pilot Skyhawk 2135S, four miles south of I69 with request.” They gave me a squawk code and the altimeter setting, and with that, the flight was underway. Not so much.

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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Steep turns should be one of the most fun maneuvers pilots learn. But for many pilots, flying coordinated turns while keeping altitude and speed steady is hard enough. In maintaining a properly coordinated steep turn, the pilot must use the opposite aileron to maintain bank.

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