Airline Flight Plan VOR 
Air Facts
JANUARY 22, 2025
To my surprise, the Cessna 172S that I have flown for all my training for Private Pilot and Instrument training, had a lapsed 30-day VOR check. I went into the office and informed them of the out-of-date VOR check and a mechanic took the airplane up while I was doing the oral portion of the checkride to complete the VOR check.
Plane and Pilot
JULY 31, 2025
My first logbook entry in 1992 records a flight in a Beechcraft Skipper , its compact cockpit and low-wing design thrilling for a novice pilot. Aviation then was a realm of VOR needles, paper charts, and the pure joy of stick-and-rudder flight. Its JMB Connect app streamlines flight planning and maintenance.
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Air Facts
MAY 5, 2025
The Cessna 150 Since I was the only instrument rated pilot on the team, and the weather was marginal VFR, I chose to fly the 172, N7358G, up to Fairfield on an IFR flight plan above the clouds at 7,000 feet. My IFR flight plan called for a climb through some 4,000′ of clouds up to a cruise altitude of 7,000 feet.
Air Facts
MAY 7, 2025
After the war, many surplus aircraft were repurposed for civilian use in business aviation, regional airlines, and bush operations. After the war, many surplus aircraft were repurposed for civilian use in regional airline operations. In the 70s, enroute navigation was usually on VOR Airways (Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio).
WayMan
JUNE 16, 2025
But the extent of avionics is much greater than simple presentation of basic flight information. Flight Management Systems (FMS): Sophisticated computer systems with integration of navigation, flight planning, performance management, and systems monitoring.
Inflight Pilot Training
MARCH 30, 2025
Flight canceled. Youll be able to file an IFR flight plan and safely depart, fly through, and arrive in conditions that would otherwise ground a VFR-only pilot. An instrument rating unlocks access to: Airports with IFR approaches (ILS, RNAV, VOR, etc.) A layer of clouds at 1,800 feet? Light fog or morning haze?
Pilot Institute
MAY 26, 2025
airline accidents between 2009 and 2018. Handling CAT in Flight While CAT may seem intimidating and perhaps even impossible to avoid, ensuring your survival is entirely within your power. Preparation and Flight Planning Everything starts with good preparation. Go through a detailed weather briefing before every flight.
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