iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Widgets are essentially data blocks that can be configured to show airport information, including METARs, TAFs, winds aloft, and NOTAMs. So if you want to see how visibility is dropping along your route, slowly drag the slider to the right and watch the METAR move along your route.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

However, the increased drag might make it impossible to take off again. Check NOTAMs Before departure, check the Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) publication. You might find a NOTAM about your destination’s surface conditions. Don’t depend on NOTAMs to provide up-to-date information on soft field conditions.

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Pilot Institute

JANUARY 7, 2025

Icing: Ice buildup can reduce lift and increase drag. Terrain and NOTAMs Weather isnt the only thing you have to consider. On top of that, you should always check NOTAMs (Notices to Air Missions) before your flight. What do NOTAMs do? Which aspects of the weather should you watch out for?

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Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

I was initially flummoxed by the drag strip extending southward from the east end of runway 28 and flew downwind with a big offset from the runway to avoid flying over massive bleachers packed with hot rod enthusiasts. The latter explained why the runway lights were NOTAMed out of service.) Warrior 481 at Norwalk-Huron County Airport.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

However, check NOTAMs for runway closures. A sideslip approach creates excess drag and requires more control inputs. Look at the airport layout and determine the winds in relation to the available runways. The runway most closely aligned to the expected wind direction will likely be active.

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Plane and Pilot

MARCH 4, 2025

The rest is just lift, drag, thrust, weather, and navigation. Read the NOTAMs! Of course, he had spent several hours in the Everglades waiting to be rescued from the alligators, so I was sympathetic. The decision to make this type of tripwhere there is significant overwater flyingis the single hardest step. Oh, and some money.

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