General Aviation VOR Weather 
Pilot Institute
MARCH 6, 2025
Rather, it is affected by many factors, such as weather conditions and the presence of obstacles. This is a general aviation term that also applies to drone flight. Information transmitted via ATIS can include weather information, NOTAMs, available approaches, or active runaways.
AV Web
JULY 7, 2024
We navigated using pilotage and occasionally a VOR. Weather, especially dangerous weather, was an unseen and sometimes surprising thing before we could access and watch it on a screen in our humble general aviation spam cans. They used to contain cigarette lighters, which were used all the time to light cigarettes.
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Air Facts
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
What NTSB Reports Say About Impossible Turns and Angle of Attack—Part 2: Analysis, Questions Raised, and Next Steps The current emphasis in general aviation (GA) safety is on visual angle of attack (AOA) indicators and impossible turns (return to the airport following engine failure). for several general aviation airplanes.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 15, 2025
Before RNAV, pilots had to rely on radios (NAVAIDs) and antennas on the ground such as VORs (Very High-Frequency Omnidirectional Range) and NDBs (Non-Directional Beacons). Approach Minimums When youre flying in bad weather and cant see much, you can rely on your trusty instruments to guide you. So, when do you make that switch?
Pilot Institute
APRIL 24, 2024
From entry and weather requirements to interacting with ATC, we have you covered. Keeping jet traffic safe alongside slower general aviation aircraft is harder still. If flying under IFR, you’ll need a VOR or TACAN receiver, or an RNAV system (GPS). Keeping track of all the rules and regulations might seem like too much.
Photographic Logbook
JULY 6, 2024
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Photographic Logbook
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Among General Aviation pilots, there was great fear that private aircraft would be permanently barred from controlled airspace, particularly around the epicenters of those attacks in New York City and Washington DC. Although 9/11 marked the weaponization of commercial aircraft, the aftereffects are felt most keenly by General Aviation.
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