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Heads-up, hands-free: How to use iPad audio alerts for safer flights

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These alerts include runway proximity, traffic, cabin altitude, destination weather, terrain, airspace and TFRs, carbon monoxide and more. There’s even an alert for weight and balance when your center of gravity is out of limits. IN-FLIGHT ALERTS 500 AGL Alerts – Alerts when descending through 500 ft.

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Drone Lingo Simplified: Acronyms Every Pilot Needs To Know

Pilot Institute

AGL Above Ground Level AGL is simply a way to tell the basis from which any given height or altitude is measured. Simply put, 400 feet AGL means that the 400 feet is measured from the underlying ground surface above the specific airspace. VFR requires minimum weather and visibility conditions.

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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). Furthermore, you may fly only Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) and youre not eligible for additional ratings. Interested in a quality ground school?

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What Are Common Part 107 Test Questions?

Flying Magazine

Regulations: 15 to 25 percent Airspace and requirements: 15 to 25 percent Weather: 11 to 16 percent Loading and performance: 7 to 11 percent Operations: 35 to 45 percent FAA Part 107 Test Cost The cost of the Part 107 exam is $175, which you pay to the testing center when you schedule a date, time, and location for the exam.

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How to Make a Perfect Soft Field Landing Every Time

Pilot Institute

This tendency is due to their high center of gravity and heavy engine over the nose wheel. If you’re at a field with no weather reporting, gauge the wind speed and direction using the windsock. If you’re not stabilized at 200 feet AGL, go around. In extreme cases, a nose-over can occur.

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