Air Facts

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

I decided to fly first and eat later due to approaching weather (mistake #1), and, after a weather briefing, estimated I could get to Chicago (DuPage Airport (KDPA)) before the weather from the west did (mistake #2). I assessed my personal condition and noted I was tired, but a short flight and get-home-it-is grabbed me (mistake #3).

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iPad Pilot News

JANUARY 21, 2025

How to set up aircraft equipment codes in aviation apps to file VFR/IFR flight plans iPad Pilot News All VFR and IFR flight plans must be filed using the ICAO form. The international (ICAO) flight plan form , which is required to be used for all VFR and IFR flight plans filed in the U.S.,

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

IFR Alternate Airport Planning While every IFR flight requires you to file an IFR flight plan and receive an ATC clearance, not every flight is flown in IFR conditions. While every IFR flight requires you to file an IFR flight plan and receive an ATC clearance, not every flight is flown in IFR conditions.

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Air Facts

MARCH 5, 2025

You then execute a 180 o descending Final Turn maintaining 175 knots to arrive wings-level one mile from the threshold on final approach at 500 AGL. At that point, you slow to the final approach speed of 155 knots, which is held until crossing the approach-end overrun where you reduce power to touch down at 130 knots.

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Air Facts

MARCH 14, 2025

Call it a bucket list if you want, but I consider it a flight plan for a fulfilling life in the cockpit: 1. 100 hamburger flight. Even if you don’t earn an instrument rating, you owe it to yourself to fly a real approach in IMC (with a pilot who has the rating). You owe it to yourself to fly a real approach in IMC.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Join Spencer Suderman as he does just that, on a flight from Jacksonville to Daytona Beach, FL. You’ll learn about the entire process, starting with filing a flight plan in ForeFlight to retrieving an IFR clearance from ATC, en-route navigation, and how to fly the instrument approach at the destination.

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Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 30, 2025

Youll learn how to navigate, communicate with Air Traffic Control, interpret weather, and conduct instrument approaches to airports, all without relying on whats outside your window. Flight canceled. An instrument rating unlocks access to: Airports with IFR approaches (ILS, RNAV, VOR, etc.) A layer of clouds at 1,800 feet?

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

Runway Final Approach Alert – Alerts when approaching any runway, based on altitude, vertical speed, track, and when within 4 nm of the runway threshold. Traffic On Runway – Alerts when approaching to land on a runway, and ForeFlight detects another aircraft on that runway. nm and +/- 1,200 ft.

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Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 14, 2024

IFR Alternate Airport Planning Legal requirements for selecting an alternate airport Additional GPS Approach Considerations Which weather forecast should you use? While every IFR flight requires you to file an IFR flight plan and receive an ATC clearance, not every flight is flown in IFR conditions.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Most of the information filed in an IFR flight plan is based on weather forecasts that are released well before your wheels ever leave the ground. Here’s a look at what parts of the flight plan actually matter to ATC so that you know how to react if and when the weather conditions don’t match the forecast.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

If you focus too much on the inside, you might overlook cues like approaching traffic, changing weather conditions, or landmarks. Here’s what to avoid: “Uh, Chicago Approach, this is Cessna, uh, 34568, we’re at about, uh, 3,000 feet, and we’d like to, uh, request permission to enter the Class Charlie airspace.”

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AV Web

JANUARY 21, 2025

A Piper PA46-350P Mirage was inbound from Coeur dAlene Idaho on an IFR flight plan. The 82-year-old pilot, who lived in Las Vegas, was experienced, with commercial, instrument, multi-engine, and flight instructor ratings. He had logged more than 6,500 hours total time.

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AV Web

JULY 17, 2024

To make controllers and the ATC computer happy, I used to file a flight plan with lots of airways, named fixes, and VORs. The conversation with Columbus Approach went something like this: Me: “Columbus Approach, Cardinal 7582V, ready to copy IFR to destination.” Then I moved to Ohio.

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VOR Approach Flight Plan 98

Aviation Bussiness News

MARCH 5, 2025

The airline states that Olson will take a holistic approach to customer experience and operation in his new role, by aligning its systems operations and airport functions in an effort to improve communication and informed decision-making. Later this year, a new crew management system will also go live as part of this initiative.

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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The latest version of the app is extremely versatile, providing all the digital resources a student pilot needs when learning to fly a Cessna 172, while simultaneously offering a Gulfstream pilot advanced flight planning and international resources needed to fly from New York to London. and jump to its location in the app.

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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. From there, youre free to follow your filed flight plan. Approach Calls The approach clearance is also slightly complex since it has instructions for your approach.

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Flightworx

MARCH 11, 2024

In the aviation industry, where profit margins are slim and operational excellence is critical, flight planning, buffer time, and fuel management are key to improving operational efficiency. This approach distinguishes successful airlines in the competitive aviation market.

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Flight Training Central

JANUARY 10, 2025

Descent planning is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of managing your flight. And if not planned properly, a poorly executed descent can present challenges and unnecessary risks when transitioning to an approach or the traffic pattern. Lets explore a number of strategies to plan your next arrival.

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Laying the Groundwork Through Study, Practice, and Review The ACS is your study blueprint, outlining every knowledge area and flight task youll be expected to demonstrate. Its organized into areas of operation, including preflight preparation, airport operations, and cross-country flight planning.

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Fear of Landing

MARCH 21, 2025

Close up of the chart, showing the airport to the left, with Route 1 coming from the top and Route 4 leading to the bottom The FAA’s Helicopter Route Chart shows clearly that a helicopter following Route 4 would cross the approach path for runway 33. An aircraft descending on a 3 slope would pass this point at 300 feet.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

They are: Runway Width Sloping Runway Sloping Terrain Black Hole Approach Autokinetic Illusion False Horizon Vection Illusion Let’s look at each one in detail. Aerial Perception Illusions Pilots use a mental image of a “normal” runway to judge their approach. Fix it: Don’t fixate on one light—keep scanning.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

I am a member of the FlyOz Flight Club in Bentonville (KVBT). The flight plan was for KVBT to KSUS for our B-29 ride. Once the fog lifted, we departed KVBT on an IFR flight plan. Everything about the flight was a joy. Louis Approach Control. Approach vectored us for the downwind for 26L.

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Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

A pit stop at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (KCRE) was planned, and after a weather briefing, I filed an IFR flight plan. Continued along at 6,000’ I advised ATC that the weather was received and requested the RNAV 24 approach. ATC then informed us we were number two for the approach and to maintain 4,000’.

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Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

These commonly missed questions often focus on nuanced regulations, meteorology, flight planning, and airspace rules. Extending the flaps: Allows for more stable control in a slow flight condition Increases the stalling speed Lowers the stalling speed Correct! What is the purpose of the runway/runway hold position sign?

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Note that because of current LSA rules, the RV-12 can be flown on an instrument flight plan but cannot be flown in actual instrument conditions. Sure, the economics put the airplane in the high-value category in the wild world of 2024 aviation, but this approach ignores what it’s like to fly the RV-12. It actually feels slower.

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Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A few hours later, the pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed an IFR flight plan before departing Westchester to fly back to Montgomery County. The pilot was instrument rated and the flight was on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan: that is, they did not have to stay visual for the flight.

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AV Web

JANUARY 1, 2025

Modern FMS platforms equipped with AI can analyze vast amounts of data, including weather conditions, air traffic, and aircraft performance metrics, to optimize flight paths in real-time. For example, AI can dynamically adjust flight plans to avoid turbulence or adjust fuel consumption, thereby enhancing comfort and operational efficiency.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The Main Subjects Include Aeronautical knowledge and flight planning. Radio communications. Most flight schools suggest completing ground school before taking the test so that you understand the material and increase your chances of passing. Each approach comes with its own set of challenges. Lowest cost approach.

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 29, 2025

Books and materials Although the digital age has shifted much of flight planning and reference work onto tablets and other devices, books and study materials remain vital. Youll likely want a well-rounded library of flight manuals , regulations , and test prep guides. This is an especially good idea during any check ride.

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Airplanes Pilot Cockpit Federal Aviation Regulations 91

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

With the flight controls checked, the next thing you may notice (and indeed hear) is the extension of the flaps on the rear of the wing into the take-off position. One of the first items on before taxi checklists is to set the take-off flaps well before the aircraft approaches the runway. Part two will soon be available on AeroTime.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

Courtesy: Kevin Cortes] We grabbed an Aspen Flying Club Cessna 172S from Colorado Air and Space Port (KCFO), where filing the flight plan and preflight checks went off without a hitch under clear skies. Aspen Flying Club Cessna 172S at KCFO.

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Professional Pilot

JULY 16, 2024

The InSight installation on the Hawker 800XP includes three high-resolution displays and two touchscreen-enabled control displays, integrating with the Universal FMS to enable Data Communications and LPV approaches. The integrated FMS enables graphical flight planning and streamlines operations.

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Air Facts

JULY 31, 2024

Climbing to cruising altitude, I felt the familiar rush of excitement and freedom that comes with every flight. Little did I know, this flight would test me in ways I had never been tested before. as I approached the small village of Ga-Motlatla, the first signs of trouble appeared. This flight was no different.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Maybe it’s the Georgia flying weather, or maybe it’s the ever-increasing emphasis on “old” pilot instead of “bold” pilot, but it seems that flight planning these days is a lot more about if and when than about route and altitude. It’s only two hours by RV-9A, but there are gotchas lurking in the flight planning.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Just to be clear, although I avoid flying in “hard” IFR, all of my IFR practice includes approaches to minimums, go-arounds, and holding patterns—just in case. Soft” IFR is what you plan for, and “hard” IFR is what you might get. On this leg, being able to fly under the clouds was an unexpected gift.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 4, 2024

We’ll explain what these approaches are, what equipment you’ll need, and why it’s important to understand them for safer flight. Key Takeaways LPV approaches use satellite guidance for near-ILS precision and lower minimums. WAAS-enabled GPS equipment determines which approach types your aircraft can fly.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Keep interaction with passengers, other tasks you might want to perform during your flight, or even management of the resources used in the flight deck—such as an electronic flight bag (EFB) device—to periods where the workload is minimal and you don’t sacrifice attention necessary to complete more critical tasks.

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