Pilot Institute

JANUARY 7, 2025

It encourages you to slow down and consider every aspect of your flight. With this handy checklist, flight planning becomes a structured, manageable process. The PAVE checklist is most effective during pre-flight preparation. Icing: Ice buildup can reduce lift and increase drag. What do NOTAMs do?

Weather 52

Weather NOTAMs Pilot Center of Gravity 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

During flight planning, I determined that 8,000 feet would provide the best wind advantage of the available preferred westbound IFR cruise altitudes. Given my off-season arrival, I made sure that all places I intended to visit were actually open while flight planning. It must have been the mutton chops.

Runway 82

Runway Approach Knot Drag 82

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

Plan for the Conditions During your flight planning: Look up the expected winds at your estimated arrival time. However, check NOTAMs for runway closures. Calculate the crosswind using the wind component table or a flight computer, such as an E6-B. Here’s how to execute the perfect crosswind landing, every time.

Crosswind 52

Crosswind Longitudinal Axis Aileron Rudder 52

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 4, 2025

The rest is just lift, drag, thrust, weather, and navigation. ForeFlight plan filing seems to work in the Bahamas and Caribbean, but you wont always receive confirmation that it was received. The tower will tell you, and if it wasnt, it will usually accept a verbal flight plan over the radio. Oh, and some money.

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Flight Plan Weather True Airspeed Airplanes 71