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Pilot’s Bucket List: 11 Must-Do Adventures After Earning Your Pilot’s License

Air Facts

When you think about it, this is probably one of the main reasons you learned to flythe unbelievable freedom and possibilities that come with the title “pilot in command.” ” Everyone’s dream list will vary, but let me suggest 11 things that every pilot should do with their license. 100 hamburger flight.

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Do I really need to use Airplane Mode on my iPad or iPhone?

iPad Pilot News

Do I really need to use Airplane Mode on my iPad or iPhone? iPad Pilot News One of the most common questions we hear as pilots is, “Do I really need to put my phone in Airplane Mode?” Is that true in a small airplane? And what is Airplane Mode anyway? And what is Airplane Mode anyway?

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Electronic flight bag legal briefing for pilots—2025 edition

iPad Pilot News

This AC also points out that cell phones and LTE-enabled iPads, while prohibited from use in flight by FCC regulations, are allowed to be used in aircraft while on the ground (ie, for picking up a clearance or filing a flight plan). Take a safety pilot and go flying with your tablet on a nice VFR day. Our suggestion?

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Is It Hard To Be A Pilot? – The Surprising Truth

Pilot Institute

Heres a rundown of what youll need (based on single-engine airplane): Age Requirement: At least 18 years old. Hold a Private Pilot License (PPL). Flight Training: Part 61: Minimum 250 total flight hours, including: 100 hours as Pilot-in-Command (PIC). 50 hours of cross-country flight time.

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How to Choose the Best Alternate Airport for Your IFR Flight: A Pilot’s Guide

Flight Training Central

One of the most important skills pilots learn during flight training is sound decision making. Every flight, regardless of the complexity of the airplane or the distance of the trip, is comprised of a continuous series of decisions involving a host of variables that the pilot must make in order to safely get from point A to point B.

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How to Choose the Best Alternate Airport: A Guide for Instrument Pilots

Flight Training Central

Pilots should always be evaluating alternate airports. One of the most important skills pilots must continue to hone is sound decision-making. Though it’s rare, your destination airport could become unusable due to a thunderstorm moving in, or a disabled airplane on the runway.

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Trial by Ice

Air Facts

Take into consideration that weather reporting, and the dissemination of these reports to pilots, was not as accurate then as it is now. Another difference is that pilots today are almost never out of radar contact, as I was in the story. I filed my IFR flight plan, received a clearance and took off into the gray winter sky.

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