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Most frequently missed instrument test questions—November 2024

Flight Training Central

Here are the five most often missed questions from November 2024 on the simulated Instrument Rating Airplane Knowledge Test. At which altitude and location on V573 would you expect the navigational signal of the HOT VOR/DME to be unreliable? Let’s get to the quiz! Refer to figure 34.) 6,000 feet at ELMMO intersection.

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Chart Wise: Spirit of St. Louis ILS 26L

Flying Magazine

Subscribe Now Featured A) Two Radials Depicted From the STL VOR, there are two radials depicted that intersect with the final approach path—the R-144 and the R-194. Transitioning from the TOY VOR is also a heavy line radial along the R-261 and notes that no procedure turn would be needed (NoPT).

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Complete Preflight Checklists All Pilots Need

Northstar VFR

Not only are we making checks on equipment and systems, but we’re also confirming our proficiency to fly the airplane. Before you start checking for correct operation of the systems, you need to verify that the airplane is airworthy. Airspace : Check NOTAMs, TFRs, survival equipment. Is the weather within your personal minimums?

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How to Brief an Instrument Approach (Step-by-Step)

Pilot Institute

Cross-check the chart notes with the destination NOTAMs. ATIS broadcasts usually include active runways, available approaches, important NOTAMs, and the weather. Use the weather (along with the NOTAMs) to ensure your chosen approach is still the best choice. Some notes require you to have checked NOTAMs and the ATIS.

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Aircraft Dispatcher Job Requirements

Pilot Institute

Does it have GPS, INS, or VOR systems? So, taking information from multiple sources, such as NOTAMs and SIGMETs, is important. You will then have to focus on the aircraft’s navigation equipment. Depending on the navigation equipment, you’ll plan the flight’s route.

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The Key West of Ohio

Photographic Logbook

I was very fortunate this year to share my airplane with a varied cast of terrific friends both old and new. West of the Geneseo VOR, I passed high above Silver Lake and the gorge in Letchworth State Park. Except for a single airplane tied down on the ramp, the parking apron was empty. Wasting Away Again in. Ohioville?

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Squawk Ident

Professional Pilot

Douglas DC-8, Boeing 727 & Airbus A300-600/A310 Former Captain FedEx Fleming Island FL R eflecting back over my 30 years in business aviation, the most challenging thing I have encountered is the constant change, ie, life change, job change, multiple relocations, new airplanes, and new flight departments to learn. Alejandro Gómez ATP.

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