Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

Key Takeaways Air density affects aircraft performance, including lift, engine power, and propeller effectiveness. High-density altitude reduces aircraft performance, requiring flight adjustments. These include lift, propeller thrust, and engine combustion. Fewer air molecules result in less dense air, which means less lift.

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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?

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Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

While the nature of aeromedical flying doesn’t allow for much planning, Intermountain Life Flight pilots use ForeFlight and ARINCDirect. We do have operational control specialists always on duty who are becoming more involved in the flight planning process, but that responsibility still falls mostly on the pilot.”

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Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

While the nature of aeromedical flying doesn’t allow for much planning, Intermountain Life Flight pilots use ForeFlight and ARINCDirect. We do have operational control specialists always on duty who are becoming more involved in the flight planning process, but that responsibility still falls mostly on the pilot.”

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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.

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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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