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Student pilot’s guide to cross-country flight planning with an iPad

iPad Pilot News

Student pilot’s guide to cross-country flight planning with an iPad iPad Pilot News There is a wide range of opinions on how student pilots should use iPads during flight training. The post Student pilots guide to cross-country flight planning with an iPad first appeared on iPad Pilot News.

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How I failed my IFR Practical Test Twice

Air Facts

I went into the office and informed them of the out-of-date VOR check and a mechanic took the airplane up while I was doing the oral portion of the checkride to complete the VOR check. I went back into the classroom at my flight school/airport and sat in the back row waiting for the examiner.

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Teaching International Student Pilots

Air Facts

After busting a major milestone in their training (the initial solo or any of the three checkrides they had to pass in the T-38 syllabus), students would get one or two extra flights with an experienced IP. A code is a required entry on a flight plan signifying that a flag-rank officer (a general) was aboard the aircraft.

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Don’t Stop at Private Pilot—10 Reasons to Get Your Instrument Rating Next

Inflight Pilot Training

Flight canceled. Youll be able to file an IFR flight plan and safely depart, fly through, and arrive in conditions that would otherwise ground a VFR-only pilot. Increase Your Flight Efficiency and Routing Options IFR flight plans allow you to take more efficient, higher-priority routes, especially when crossing busy corridors.

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The Easy Way to Start Your Journey as a Pilot

Pilot Institute

Flight training usually consists of ground school and practical flight instruction. Ground school provides the required knowledge in areas such as aircraft systems, aviation weather, flight planning, navigation, FAA regulations, and radio communications. Solo flight: Getting the experience to fly the aircraft on your own.

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So maybe there was a real purpose in flying that day

Air Facts

I passed my Private Pilot checkride a couple of months after turning seventeen. Next time, I’m going to make him do an “old school” flight plan. I was earning $1.25 Life intervened a few years later, and when I could maybe afford to fly again, the idea was swatted down by my wife, the mother of our five kids.

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Transitioning to IFR flying with an Instrument Rating

Flight Training Central

Sporty’s Flight Training Central offers a flight school directory to help you identify a flight school and instructor for your IFR training. 4) Complete your practical test (checkride) After you’ve completed the requirements above, you’ll be ready for your instructor to provide an endorsement for your IFR checkride.