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How to set up aircraft equipment codes in aviation apps to file VFR/IFR flight plans

iPad Pilot News

Something new you’ll see is Wake Turbulence Category, and you’ll enter Light (L) here when under 15,500 lbs. You can also use the “S” code if you have the standard configuration of VOR, VHF radio and ILS receiver.

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Who is the pilot in command of your aircraft?

Air Facts

“The instrument conditions, likely turbulence, and increased workload imposed by beginning the approach phase of the flight presented a situation that was conducive to the development of spatial disorientation and a loss of situational awareness. Book work and sim time really do pay off.

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HSI vs. CDI: What’s the Difference?

Pilot Institute

You can use the CDI with navigation aids like VOR (VHF Omnidirectional Range) or GPS. We wont explain technical details, so you may not understand the example if you havent used a VOR. Imagine were flying an HSI-equipped airplane away from VOR. Q: What is the difference between a VOR and a HSI? What would you say to them?

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Navigating Instrument Failure at 10,000 Feet

Fear of Landing

We can expect extreme thunderstorms, turbulence, torrential rain, and fog. Turbulence tosses us up, down, and sideways. I ignore him, select three VOR stations, determine our radial from each of them, draw it on the map, and determine our approximate position based on the intersection of the lines. ” He ignores me.

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Drone Lingo Simplified: Acronyms Every Pilot Needs To Know

Pilot Institute

It consists of two independent components VOR and TACAN. AIRMETS – Airmans Meteorological Information An AIRMETS is a weather advisory that warns pilots about moderately hazardous conditions like turbulence, icing, and limited visibility. These conditions can affect the performance of smaller or less equipped aircraft.

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Planning an IFR departure

Flight Training Central

The Sectional view also will give you an indication of the possibility of turbulence, by virtue of your departure path’s proximity to higher terrain and how the wind is blowing across those ridges. Turbulence, as well as updrafts and downdrafts, are of obvious concern near mountainous terrain.

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Aircraft Dispatcher Job Requirements

Pilot Institute

Flight dispatchers also communicate with pilots and update them about weather, turbulence, and other variables that could affect their flight. Does it have GPS, INS, or VOR systems? For example, turbulence could result in a simple flight level change or require a new route.

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