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AVIATES Acronym Explained

Pilot Institute

V – VOR Check If you’re flying under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), your VOR navigation equipment must be tested every 30 days. Logging the VOR check in your maintenance records is a must for compliance. For instance, the transponder check is for clear communication with air traffic control.

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Ten Types of Aviation Maintenance Checks

Northstar VFR

The list of inspections gets longer if the aircraft is for compensation/for hire, or if flown under instrument flight rules (IFR). There are a few exceptions when the aircraft can be flown outside of this timeframe, such as when a special flight permit is issued. There are also required inspections for civil aircraft.

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Class B Airspace Explained

Pilot Institute

Class B airspace is also charted on VFR Sectionals and instrument flight rules (IFR) Enroute Low Altitude charts. All aircraft inside the veil must have an operating Mode C transponder and ADS-B Out. Regardless of flight rules, you must meet the equipment requirements before entering. Just fly under a shelf!

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Pilot’s guide to special use airspace

Flight Training Central

Military Operations Area Military Operation Areas (MOA) , are segments of airspace defined by vertical and lateral limits used to segregate military training activities from aircraft operating under instrument flight rules. Special flight rules provide for general aviation operations within the area.

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