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The day the music died: The Buddy Holly plane crash explained

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He had passed the written examination for instrument flights, but had not fully qualified in instrument rating. As a company, Dwyer Flying Service was certified only to fly under visual flight rules. As such, conditions need to allow the pilot to see everything going on around the aircraft.

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The Complete Home Flight Simulator Setup Guide (2025)

Pilot Institute

Advanced Controllers One of the most frustrating aspects of flight simulation is adjusting cockpit controls. Trying to tune the approach frequency with the mouse in turbulence is frustrating. This is why many flight simmers eventually purchase radios and autopilot controllers. Check out the Top 5 Throttle Quadrants.

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Drone Lingo Simplified: Acronyms Every Pilot Needs To Know

Pilot Institute

VFR Visual Flight Rules VFR is a set of regulations that allow a pilot to operate an aircraft using visual cues and without relying on instruments. Compared to AIRMETs, SIGMETs warn of weather conditions that are more severe and pose flight risk even to larger and more equipped aircraft.

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Exploring the Intricacies of the Airspeed Indicator

Pilot's Life Blog

Static vents that measure static pressures are usually on the lower side of the plane, where the air stream isn’t as turbulent. Before a flight, the airspeed indicator should read straight up and down unless a strong wind blows directly into the system. If oriented otherwise, the system has an error.

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Weather Map Resources: Graphical Forecasts for Aviation

Learn to Fly

Right to left: radar reflectivity; pilot report (PRIREP) icing, turbulence, or other; the flight category, signifying visual flight rules, instrument flight rules, etc.; The sheer number of options available in the legend gives you a hint to the amount of information available.

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VFR Flight Following Explained

Pilot Institute

Some other information that ATC could provide would be turbulence or icing that came from PIREPs. Special Use Airspace Flight following can advise pilots about Special Use Airspace (SUA). Take flight following seriously, and don’t complicate the controller’s job. Be the Pilot in Command (PIC).