Pilot Institute

MARCH 19, 2025

Pilots use METARs for flight safety, runway selection, and weather planning. Pilots love knowing about the wind. Suppose either of these factors exceeds your ability as a pilot or the airframe limits. Most pilots of light aircraft fly VFR, requiring good visibility to navigate. What Is a METAR?

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Weather Altimeter Runway NOTAMs 72

Flying Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

The sliding canopy, while a practical convenience for ingress and egress, is also a cool feature that pilots love. The Grumman American line, especially the Cheetah and Tiger, have a following among pilots who like their light, responsive handling and lively performance on relatively low horsepower and fuel consumption.

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OAT Airplanes Pilot Approach 103

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

For pilots, understanding air density isn’t just about physics; its about safety and efficiency in every flight. Pilots calculate density altitude to assess and compensate for changes in air density. As pilots, we can use ISA as a reference for performance calculations. What Is Air Density? Air Density – 1.225m.

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Density Altitude Pilot True Airspeed Lift 52

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

I promised my private pilot student, Ned, a surprise for today’s dual cross-country. Ned was feeling his navigational oats. He did not expect it to be a journey back to the time of flying dinosaurs. I am not sure he was ready for what we would do today. We sat, ate our packed snacks, and had a short mid-lesson chat.

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Flight Computer OAT Transponder Weather 98

Northstar VFR

JUNE 2, 2024

Article and Photo by Ally Melick, CRJ Pilot, CFI-I, MEI Everywhere in the country flight training is a unique experience. The formula for Density altitude is pressure altitude + [120 x (OAT - ISA)]. At the airport I trained at in Denver, low level windshear alerts were present daily from wind coming off the mountains.

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Density Altitude Altimeter OAT Pilot 66

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

Pilots who regularly operate at high elevation airports are (or should be) familiar with planning this type of flying. The “Six” can seat 6 (pilot + 5 passengers) in a 2-2-2 seating configuration. Although not a problem for airliners, flying at high altitude airports presents challenges for pilots of small piston aircraft.

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Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52

AeroSavvy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

There are a couple types of temperature that pilots (and aircraft) use. Static Air Temperature (SAT) – This is the temperature of the undisturbed air around the aircraft; also referred to as outside air temperature (OAT). Pilots use both TAT and SAT to help determine when to use airframe and engine anti-ice systems.

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True Airspeed OAT UTC Thrust 52