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Types of Pilot Licenses Explained (Student, Recreational, Private, Commercial, ATP, and more)

Pilot Institute

You may pilot aircraft with a Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) of 1320 pounds, carry no more than one passenger, and fly only during the daytime up to 10,000 feet MSL (or 2,000 AGL). Studying aviation theory helps reduce the time to master flight maneuvers. For instance, the airplane category includes four classes: Single-engine land.

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RNAV Approaches Simplified: A Guide for New Pilots

Pilot Institute

These would guide them when they couldn’t see anything outside their airplane. Theyre especially useful for airports that dont have the budget or suitable terrain to install an Instrument Landing System (ILS). This makes more airports accessible under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). So, why is LPV so accurate?

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Transponder Codes Made Easy: A Pilot’s Survival List

Pilot Institute

Above 10,000 feet MSL , excluding areas at and below 2,500 feet AGL. If youre in Visual Flight Rules (VFR) conditions, continue your flight visually and land as soon as practical at an appropriate airport. If flying under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), you must follow standard lost-communication procedures.

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Pilot’s Guide to Airspace

Flight Training Central

There are different requirements if the flight is operated under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) or Visual Flight Rules (VFR). For example, a pilot flying IFR in controlled airspace will have to file an IFR flight plan and receive an ATC clearance. It typically extends to 4,000′ AGL.

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What Are NOTAMs? Notices to Air Missions Explained

Pilot Institute

JFK 09/317 JFK TWY WA BTN TWY A AND TWY B CLSD 2309191827-PERM FDC NOTAM Flight Data Center (FDC) NOTAMs outline changes affecting instrument flight rules (IFR) operations. These include changes made to instrument approaches, STARs, SIDs, and IFR airways.

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Class B Airspace Explained

Pilot Institute

Class B airspace is also charted on VFR Sectionals and instrument flight rules (IFR) Enroute Low Altitude charts. Stay clear of the Class B boundaries if you’re flying under a shelf with a floor less than 3,000 feet AGL. All charts depict Class B airspace boundaries with thick, solid blue lines.