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Don’t Stop at Private Pilot—10 Reasons to Get Your Instrument Rating Next

Inflight Pilot Training

An Instrument Rating is an FAA certification that allows you to fly under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). Challenge Yourselfand Rediscover the Joy of Flight Lets face it: instrument flying is incredibly satisfying. IFR flying is where skill, knowledge, and precision come together.

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NOTAMS Transitioning to ICAO Format

Flight Training Central

In this example, MR , indicates Runway (specific runway). In the current (traditional) NOTAM format, the notice would read: !ORD All NOTAM code groups contain a total of five letters and the first letter is always the letter Q. The second and third letters identify the subject. In this example, LC , indicates Closed.

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Avionics and cockpit automation

Professional Pilot

Challenger 604, G-IV Contributing Writer Honeywell Primus Epic F ederal Aviation Regulation (FAR) 91.205 prescribes the minimum instruments and equipment necessary for flight. As the flying environment grows more complex such as under instrument flight rules (IFR) additional instrumentation becomes critical.

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How to Talk to ATC (Beginner’s Guide)

Pilot Institute

Touch and go – aircraft lands on the runway and then accelerates to take off again. If it’s a taxi clearance, familiarize yourself with routes to the active runway. For a flight following clearance, use the CRAFT mnemonic. IFR vs VFR Radio Calls Different flight rules have different radio calls.

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Class B Airspace Explained

Pilot Institute

Airports such as ATL and JFK have multiple runways and cover around 5,000 acres of land. They try to make the underlying airspace easily navigable by visual flight rules (VFR) aircraft. Class B airspace is also charted on VFR Sectionals and instrument flight rules (IFR) Enroute Low Altitude charts.

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Horizon Aircraft is developing the first 800km range hybrid eVTOL aircraft  

Aerotime

Horizon Aircraft Specifications Capable of carrying out stage lengths of up to 500 miles (800km) while cruising at a speed of up to 250 knots (450kph) the Cavorite X7 can carry payloads up to 680kg (1500lbs) if operating in vertical flight mode. For landing, it can use a conventional runway.

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Make Your Own METAR Map!

AeroSavvy

Green – VFR ( Visual Flight Rules ) Ceiling > 3,000 ft. If I see a yellow light, I need to take a close look at winds and runway alignment before driving to the hangar. Only two elements of the METAR were used: cloud height and visibility.

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