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What Are the 10 Hardest FAA Private Pilot Written Exam Questions?

Plane and Pilot

If you add only the given weights (usually weights are defined for pilot, passengers, fuel, and cargo), the total will be far too low and your answer won’t make sense. These graphs will look very similar to graphs found in your aircraft’s pilot operating handbook that are used for flight planning.

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Aircraft Dispatcher Job Requirements

Pilot Institute

They often are too busy to plan a commercial flight from start to finish. As a result, larger operations often rely on dispatchers specializing in flight planning to handle the responsibility. The weather is used to plan the route, calculate the cruising altitude, and more. Does it have GPS, INS, or VOR systems?

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