Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

Our NIFA team of pilots would travel to other colleges and compete in sanctioned competition involving precise navigation, pre-flight inspections, accuracy landings, and simulated bomb drops into a barrel from 100 AGL feet using bean bags as bombs. I filed my IFR flight plan, received a clearance and took off into the gray winter sky.

VOR

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

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. It consists of two independent components VOR and TACAN.

Pilot

Flight Training Central

MARCH 10, 2025

To operate in Class D airspace, you must: Be in contact with ATC and have a clearance to enter. A temporary flight restriction (TFR) may be issued for: Areas around major sporting events below 3,000 AGL and within 3 nautical miles. VOR/DME must complete an online course covering flight operations in the D.C. Both are correct.

Visual Flight Rules

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Before RNAV, pilots had to rely on radios (NAVAIDs) and antennas on the ground such as VORs (Very High-Frequency Omnidirectional Range) and NDBs (Non-Directional Beacons). Theyre pretty much the same thing, but heres the difference: DH is measured above the ground (AGL). DA is measured above sea level (MSL). So, why is LPV so accurate?

Approach

AV Web

JUNE 24, 2025

Note that I’m layering different skill sets as I go: first flight planning and briefing, then a little buttonology, then tracking VORs, then a hold, etc. That’s where your sim’s value really starts to shine. I could now, if I wanted to, connect to the PilotEdge network and fly it with live ATC for yet another layer. What’s The Scenario?

Weather

Flight Training Central

JUNE 16, 2025

If the restricted area is not active and has been released to the controlling agency, the ATC facility will allow the aircraft to operate in the restricted airspace without issuing specific clearance. MTR’s with segments above 1,500′ AGL are identified by a three-digit number. You can find this requirement in 14 CFR 91.161.

Clearance

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

VFR to MVFR…then 2 miles visibility and a ceiling of 1,200 feet agl. Next, introduce the VOR. Have them use the VOR to determine what radial they are on, and if the unit has DME, show you where they are on a sectional. These flights work best if they are limited to an airport 10 to 15 miles away. What could go wrong?

Crosswind