Aviators of Tomorrow

JUNE 13, 2023

Here are some crucial steps to follow: a) Check Weather Conditions: Stay updated on current and forecasted weather conditions along your route. Unfavorable weather can significantly impact your flight, so it’s crucial to assess conditions and plan accordingly. Can I fly cross-country without GPS navigation?

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Air Traffic Control Weather NDB Flight Plan 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

You could also identify this using the R-194 radial crossing from the STL VOR, using an ADF tuned to the NDB station of 227 if you still have one that works, or you can use your audio panel to identify passage of the outer marker beacon. If you are flying this approach and break out, be sure that you land on the correct runway.

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VOR Final Approach Approach NDB 59

Air Facts

OCTOBER 30, 2024

I’d get a full flight briefing, regardless of the weather. We flew the usual approaches: VOR, ILS, and the now extinct NDB. I thought flying in the weather was easier; even Charlie seemed more subdued in the soup. We rounded up the usual suspects: VOR, NDB, ILS, partial panel, and unusual attitudes. We also flew in IMC.

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NDB Checkride VOR Approach 52

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 3, 2025

The flight crew requested an NDB approach to Grozny and were cleared for approach to runway 26. The crew repeatedly asked for weather at Mineralnye Vody. Please, request weather Mineralnye Vody. Give us vectoring to Mineralnye Vody, and please give us weather Mineralnye Vody. Flight 8243 : Give us Makhachkala.

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Weather Airline Airlines Approach 102