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Avionics and cockpit automation

Professional Pilot

Challenger 604, G-IV Contributing Writer Honeywell Primus Epic F ederal Aviation Regulation (FAR) 91.205 prescribes the minimum instruments and equipment necessary for flight. As the flying environment grows more complex such as under instrument flight rules (IFR) additional instrumentation becomes critical.

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Class B Airspace Explained

Pilot Institute

Airports such as ATL and JFK have multiple runways and cover around 5,000 acres of land. They try to make the underlying airspace easily navigable by visual flight rules (VFR) aircraft. You don’t want an incorrect altimeter setting to cause an airspace incursion.

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Make Your Own METAR Map!

AeroSavvy

Early generation maps displayed four colors that correlate to the four basic flight categories. Green – VFR ( Visual Flight Rules ) Ceiling > 3,000 ft. If I see a yellow light, I need to take a close look at winds and runway alignment before driving to the hangar.

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