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ForeFlight adds wake turbulence alerts

iPad Pilot News

The companion datalink traffic feature took a little longer to reach maturity, requiring your airplane to be equipped with an ADS-B Out transponder to get the full traffic picture. That limitation is now in the past since nearly every airplane flying in busy and high-altitude airspace is ADS-B out equipped.

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Keep Your iPad Airworthy: Annual Care Tips Every Pilot Should Know

iPad Pilot News

A pilot’s worst fearwas to look down at an EFB and see the infamous “blue screen of death” on an IFR flight while setting up for an approach. The scenario gets worse as you go to restart the device and see the message “Configuring Windows update 1 of 15…” as you near the final approach fix.

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Round Dials or Glass Cockpits?

Plane and Pilot

Or maybe I just like the round dial airspeed indicator, conveniently located at the top left of the panel, right in my field of view, as I make a left turn to base or final approach. With a glance at the angle of the airspeed needle, I know that I am at a safe airspeed.

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Into the Flight Restricted Zone | Part 1, Of PINs and Prop Locks

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Flying within the SFRA, whether it is within the FRZ or not, requires all aircraft to broadcast an assigned transponder code. Normally, when approaching a non-towered airport like Williamson Sodus, air traffic control will instruct the inbound aircraft to "squawk VFR" (i.e., That cannot happen in the FRZ.

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ILS Explained (With Examples)

Pilot Institute

There can be up to three marker beacons on an approach: Outer Marker (flashes blue) – Represents the Final Approach Fix and/or glideslope intercept. ILS Categories Aircraft Approach Categories There are the categories listed on your instrument approach chart.

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Annual maintenance checklist for your iPad

iPad Pilot News

A pilot’s worst fear was to look down at an EFB and see the infamous “blue screen of death” on an IFR flight while setting up for an approach. The scenario gets worse as you go to restart the device and see the message “Configuring Windows update 1 of 15…” as you near the final approach fix.

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ATC Communications: What to Say, and When

Plane and Pilot

Go around Abandon approach to landing; additional instructions often follow Have numbers Used by pilots to inform ATC that they have runway, wind, and altimeter information only Hold short Do not cross Ident Activate transponder identification feature LAHSO Land and hold short Make short approach Alter traffic pattern to shorten final approach Mayday (..)