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Flying Through the Center of a Trough Should Have Been Uneventful

Flying Magazine

While we were sitting in the airplane on the morning of the flight, the pilot received his IFR clearance, which kept us on the eastern route. New York clearance delivery would not give us a southwestern departure because of heavy flow in and out of the congested New York airports. The ice began to melt.

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Electronic flight bag legal briefing for pilots—2024 edition

iPad Pilot News

This AC also points out that cell phones and LTE-enabled iPads, while prohibited from use in flight by FCC regulations, are allowed to be used in aircraft while on the ground (ie, for picking up a clearance or filing a flight plan). The AC “is intended only to provide clarity.”

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RNAV Approaches Simplified: A Guide for New Pilots

Pilot Institute

LP+V approaches dont always account for obstacle clearance, so theyre not an officially protected procedure. Use your GPS and primary flight display to track your flight path. Its calculated by the avionics system and offered as a feature, but the FAA doesnt officially recognize it. Dont confuse it with LPV.

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Flight vision systems

Professional Pilot

However, when Gulfstream introduced its Honeywell-made Synthetic Vision System – Primary Flight Display to business aircraft in 2005, it was the real thing. The images will be remarkably realistic, especially on models with a 4K display. Many systems highlight terrain and obstacles to point out potential hazards.

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2700 Miles in a Cherokee Six

AeroSavvy

An autopilot and Aspen primary flight display reduce workload on long flights. It’s technically an IFR procedure, but can be used by any pilot to assure clearance from obstacles. It’s used by aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR – flying in the clouds).