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Descent Planning: Strategies for Safe and Smooth Arrivals

Flight Training Central

And if not planned properly, a poorly executed descent can present challenges and unnecessary risks when transitioning to an approach or the traffic pattern. Pilots must consider a variety of factors including terrain, weather, airspace constraints, and aircraft performance, to ensure a smooth and safe descent.

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FAA Updates Datalink Weather Advisory Circular

iPad Pilot News

FAA Updates Datalink Weather Advisory Circular iPad Pilot News The rollout of ADS-B datalink weather over twelve years ago was an interesting time for GA pilots. Pilots were free to use the system immediately with these new portable receivers, which improved in-flight decision-making almost overnight.

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Top 10 apps for Student Pilots

iPad Pilot News

Student pilots can take advantage of all these benefits and use the iPad to save time and money during flight training with great apps available from the App Store. Almost all of these apps use the same data (from the National Weather Service), so it’s mostly how this data is presented that distinguishes apps from each other.

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Top 10 apps for Student Pilots

iPad Pilot News

Student pilots can take advantage of all these benefits and use the iPad to save time and money during flight training with great apps available from the App Store. Almost all of these apps use the same data (from the National Weather Service), so it’s mostly how this data is presented that distinguishes apps from each other.

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Blog: V-Tail Myths And The Truth, As We Know It, So Far

AV Web

Also, other than mention in reports of “minor” convective activity in the area, not much information is available on weather, including bottoms of the clouds, which could be an important factor. local time, roughly three hours into the flight. Those are the things we don’t know. Never exceed speed (Vne) for the V-35 is 192 knots.

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Riding the Mountain Waves

Plane and Pilot

FAA weather charts can help for higher altitudes but when just a few thousand feet agl, they may be less useful. On a flight from Kalispell to Great Falls, Montana, as captain I said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this will be a scenic, pleasant 45-minute flight. Great Falls weather is fair and warm. Enjoy your flight.”

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Blog: V-Tail Myths And The Truth, As We Know It, So Far

AV Web

Also, other than mention in reports of “minor” convective activity in the area, not much information is available on weather, including bottoms of the clouds, which could be an important factor. There has been no information to date on what avionics and autopilot might have been installed. Those are the things we don’t know.

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