Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 30, 2025

Be Professional From your first preflight briefing to your last checkride, we emphasize structure, discipline, and decision-making. An Instrument Rating is an FAA certification that allows you to fly under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). Safety Focused Safety is the foundation of every flight lesson.

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Pilot Weather Approach Visual Flight Rules 52

Flight Training Central

MAY 25, 2024

This was my last dual cross country before my instrument rating checkride, and I was beginning to feel confident. But my flight instructor wasn’t wrong – if I would have been on a checkride, I would have failed. ” We went flying on a calm but very low IFR day, with ceilings below approach minimums at two local airports.

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Longitudinal Axis Checkride Runway Airplanes 52

Air Facts

OCTOBER 30, 2024

One foggy morning out at Dulles, Charlie and I were waiting for the ceiling to improve so we could launch on an IFR training flight. Shortly after the Concorde sighting, Charlie signed me off for my checkride. Charlie scheduled my checkride with a local examiner. We even went up the day before the checkride.

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NDB Checkride VOR Approach 52

Northstar VFR

OCTOBER 20, 2023

An Airmet Sierra is issued for Ceilings less than 1,000 ft and/or visibility less than 3 miles affecting 50% of the area as well as extensive mountain obscuration. Knowing what an Airmet or Sigmet is not only important because it will undoubtedly be on every checkride you take, it gives you a invaluable tool to use in real world flying.

Weather 52

Weather Turbulence Knot Pilot 52

Northstar VFR

AUGUST 18, 2024

The newest update was effective for checkrides on 5/31/24 or later. The Private Pilot checkride is based on the Private Pilot ACS. The ACS is the guidebook that contains the knowledge , risk management, and skills standards a private pilot applicant must maintain to pass the checkride. WHY IS THE LATEST ACS UPDATE IMPORTANT?

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Checkride Weather Pilot Flight Plan 83