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Passing Your Private Pilot Check Ride Requires the Right Preparation

Flying Magazine

For example, if the ACS states that during takeoff the applicant will “maintain V X /V Y as appropriate +10/-5 knots to a safe maneuvering attitude,” focus on nailing the airspeed. If the POH says V X is 67 knots, fly at 67 knots. Every time.

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Flight Sims for the Win: It’s All About Repetition and Drill

Flying Magazine

It might be no greater than 6 knots with gusts to 10 mph. Then the CFI should increase the winds so they are 10 knots (or more) above the demonstrated crosswind component. Next, introduce the VOR. Have them use the VOR to determine what radial they are on, and if the unit has DME, show you where they are on a sectional.

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What Are the 10 Hardest FAA Private Pilot Written Exam Questions?

Plane and Pilot

Example question: How long will it take to travel 35 nautical miles at a ground speed of 105 knots? VOR Indications Some VHF omnidirectional range (VOR)-related questions ask you to identify your position on a map based on the indication on the instrument. You don’t need a full sim to practice using VORs, though.

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Navigating Instrument Failure at 10,000 Feet

Fear of Landing

Surface winds are already thirty knots gusting to forty-five. Forecast much stronger, up to one hundred knots.” One hour out, our ground speed is an absurdly slow: seventy knots as indicated by our distance measuring equipment (DME). “My calculations agree with the DME readout of seventy knots.”

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Savannah, Georgia

Gary's Flight Journal

I launched from runway three-two and pointed for the Snow Hill VOR. Once south of Myrtle Beach I was turned direct Charleston VOR. Mary had the garlic knots along with the Italian chop salad. We finished breakfast and headed to the airport. With a quick exchange we were on our way, climbing to six thousand, as filed.

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How to Fly the Perfect Holding Pattern (Entry, Wind Correction, etc.)

Pilot Institute

Most holding fixes are NAVAIDs such as VORs, RNAV (GPS) waypoints, and even ILS markers. When VORs are used as holding fixes, the fix is usually a specific DME distance on a particular radial. If the VOR doesn’t have DME capability, it will be the intersection between two radials from two separate VORs.

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Class B Airspace—A Pilot’s Guide

Flight Training Central

IFR operations require an operable VOR or TACAN receiver or a suitable RNAV system. Class B Speed Limitations Aircraft flying within the Class B airspace may fly at an indicated airspeed of up to 250 knots.