Learn to Fly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Pilots are one of the most weather-informed groups in the world. The aviation industry has recognized this, and they make many resources available for pilots, from continual broadcasts from airports that include the weather to online treasure troves of weather data. Figure 1: The Aviation Weather Center (AWC) home page.

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WayMan

APRIL 9, 2024

In the journey to becoming a skilled pilot, understanding the distinctions between Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) is pivotal. These two sets of regulations govern aircraft operation under different conditions, playing a crucial role in flight training.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

What’s the difference between VFR, MVFR, IFR, and LIFR weather? These four categories of flight classify four separate weather conditions. They stand for Visual Flight Rules, Marginal Flight Rules, Instrument Flight Rules, and Low Instrument Flight Rules.

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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Unexpected issues like engine trouble or bad weather make routine flights a handful. VFR flight following offers real-time help and improves situational awareness, all for free. Key Takeaways VFR flight following offers real-time help and improves pilots’ situational awareness. What is Flight Following?

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AeroSavvy

JANUARY 16, 2024

The lights change color to indicate weather conditions based on METAR reports via internet. Either way, METAR is a format for reporting weather observations. ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System) or older AWOS (Automated Weather Observing System) stations automatically collect the data used in METARs. Take your pick.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

Keeping track of all the rules and regulations might seem like too much. From entry and weather requirements to interacting with ATC, we have you covered. They try to make the underlying airspace easily navigable by visual flight rules (VFR) aircraft. This article makes Class B airspace easy to understand.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 26, 2024

It’s used for aircraft registration, airport taxiways, holding points, weather broadcasts, and more. IFR vs VFR Radio Calls Different flight rules have different radio calls. When starting out, you will fly under visual flight rules (VFR). Learning this alphabet from A to Z is key.

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