Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

As a pilot or aircraft owner, keeping your airplane airworthy is one of the most important things you can do. It’s basically like giving your airplane a yearly check-up. V – VOR Check If you’re flying under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), your VOR navigation equipment must be tested every 30 days.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 23, 2025

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale selects an airplane that captures our attention for its value, uniqueness, or presentation. For many general aviation pilots, the Piper Arrow occupies an important spot in aircraft evolutioncomplex enough to challenge and reward but accessible enough to own and operate without a second mortgage.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 13, 2025

Remember trying to drive the airplane on the ground with the yoke the first time you attempted to taxi it? READ MORE: Student Pilots Must Be Ready to Learn The opposite of this is positive transference, when a previously learned skill supports one you are learning by reinforcing useful habits and knowledge.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Area Navigation (RNAV) is a way for pilots to know where they’re going without needing help from the ground. 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). What Are RNAV Approaches?

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Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

That holds particularly true in aviation when a pilots failure to identify risk leads to a lack of situational awareness and poor decision making resulting in a fatality. This resulted in the pilot having to manually fly the airplane using the copilots EADI. ATC asked the pilot to verify his heading.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Key Takeaways Airport beacons help pilots locate airports during night or low visibility conditions. Airport beacons (also known as airport rotating beacons or aerodrome beacons) are like lighthouses for pilots. Each beacon was mounted on a tall tower and had a powerful rotating light to make it visible to pilots flying at night.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Are you curious about flying a VOR approach? If you’re aiming to master instrument-rated flying, it’d be valuable to learn about VOR approaches. We’ll cover what a VOR approach is, how to fly it step-by-step, and even whether GPS can replace it in today’s navigation. Ready to make VOR approaches easy?

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Pilot Institute

AUGUST 31, 2024

VOR (Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range) stations were once the most common radio navigational aid (NAVAID) in the United States. Since 2016, the FAA has been decommissioning VORs as GPS becomes the primary form of navigation. The FAA added two new expanded SSVs for Low and High VORs. What is a Service Volume?

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Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

One of the companies that had acquired surplus Beech 18s had secured a long term contract to carry auto parts from Oshawa to Detroit for General Motors and almost every night around 9 pm, one of those flights would head west full of parts and usually with only the one pilot on board. Such it was in those days. The Tower had no radar.

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Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

It is intended to be a flying lesson , but only for those pilots who read it with learning as a mindset. Take into consideration that weather reporting, and the dissemination of these reports to pilots, was not as accurate then as it is now. Also, Trial by Ice is not just another flying story.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 16, 2024

Becoming a private pilot is a challenging process and a big accomplishment. Student pilots go through many hours of flight and ground training to become proficient in the required skills and knowledge to ultimately earn their private pilot certificate. What Is the Private Pilot Knowledge Exam?

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iPad Pilot News

JANUARY 21, 2025

How to set up aircraft equipment codes in aviation apps to file VFR/IFR flight plans iPad Pilot News All VFR and IFR flight plans must be filed using the ICAO form. requests detailed information about your airplane’s navigation, communication, surveillance (transponder) and survival equipment.

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Northstar VFR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Pilots observe checklist use and learn their importance starting at the first flight lesson. Checklist use is an element that pilots are tested on during checkrides at every level of training. However, it’s the nature of the repetition that helps the pilot notice if something is abnormal with the aircraft.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

It can also be dangerous when the learner drops the airplane to fly the checklist or radio, so practice in the ATD is often a good way to learn procedures, as the ATD is a CFI-controlled environment. To get the most out of the scenario, the learner should use the same procedures in the airplane. It’s an ATD.

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Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Thousands of simulated Instrument Rating written exams are completed every month in Sporty’s Instrument Course , but certain topics consistently trip up IFR pilots. Here are the five most often missed questions from November 2024 on the simulated Instrument Rating Airplane Knowledge Test. Let’s get to the quiz!

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Pilot Institute

JANUARY 27, 2025

When you first laid your eyes on the instruments inside an airplane, they probably went wide with a mixture of joy, confusion, and slight apprehension at the thought of having to learn how to read them. Mastering the six-pack is essential for safe and effective piloting. What Are the Six Instruments?

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Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 14, 2024

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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Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

Louis proper has a big “middle of the country busy” airport that many pilots might choose to avoid—St. Subscribe Now Featured A) Two Radials Depicted From the STL VOR, there are two radials depicted that intersect with the final approach path—the R-144 and the R-194. The “Gateway to the West,” St. Louis Lambert International ( KSTL ).

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The many analyses and videos on these topics have been done in what can best be described as laboratory conditions—carefully selected ideal conditions of pilot, airplane, and environment. None of these achieved enough altitude to have permitted a successful impossible turn, but there were pilots who tried, anyway.

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Northstar VFR

AUGUST 25, 2024

Most of these checks can even be done as the airplane is sitting at the gate because they are minimally invasive, require less tools, and take fewer maintenance personnel. Depending on the maintenance specifications required by the FAA for that airplane, these checks commonly happen after 24-60 hours of flight time.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 13, 2025

The CDI Instrument The Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) is an instrument that helps pilots determine whether theyre on course. You can use the CDI with navigation aids like VOR (VHF Omnidirectional Range) or GPS. We wont explain technical details, so you may not understand the example if you havent used a VOR.

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Pilot's Life Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2024

What is pilot ground school? Its the first essential step in your journey to becoming a certified pilot. What Pilot Ground School Entails So, what is pilot ground school ? Its a crucial part of becoming a pilot. Youll also dive into concepts like stall recovery, climb performance, and how airplanes stay in the air.

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AV Web

JUNE 6, 2024

The report shows that the pilot, Dr. Lucius Doucet III of Louisiana, purchased the 1966 V35 Bonanza in December last year, registering it in January. Though it does not detail how long he had his pilot’s license or what ratings he held, his total logged flight time was 366 hours, with 15 hours in type.

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AV Web

JUNE 6, 2024

The report shows that the pilot, Dr. Lucius Doucet III of Louisiana, purchased the 1966 V35 Bonanza in December last year, registering it in January. Though it does not detail how long he had his pilot’s license or what ratings he held, his total logged flight time was 366 hours, with 15 hours in type.

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AV Web

JULY 7, 2024

A lot was going on there, including the ubiquitous Young Eagle flights, charcoal-grilled processed meat eating, and the usual group of builders/pilots pondering the latest group aircraft project. Yep, old airplanes like this flown in the old way are the best. People used to smoke a lot in airplanes. He went on.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

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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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

For example: Pilot: Seattle Approach, Cessna November Four Five One Romeo, Two Zero miles west of Seattle VOR, at 8,000, with Sierra, to land. Pilot: “Dallas Clearance Delivery, Cessna November Four Five One Romeo at the east ramp. Your reply would be: Pilot: Turn right to zero four zero. Heres an example.

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Air Facts

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

My soon to be best friend for life, and I, both freshmen pilots, decided to fly to the Indy 500 which was only 650 miles away. The VOR was useless, so I was now flying IFD (I Follow Directions) zig zagging across the country getting new vectors from time to time. He told us it was a flight they would never forget.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Theyre officially called Instrument Approach Procedure (or IAP) charts, but pilots often casually call them approach plates. As a pilot flying this approach, you need to know where to look for the right information at the right time. Non-precision approaches (such as a localizer, VOR, LNAV, or NDB) use a Maltese cross for the FAF.

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iPad Pilot News

JUNE 3, 2025

Garmin SmartCharts: a pilots guide to interactive instrument charts iPad Pilot News For all the cutting edge features found in modern EFB apps, nothing is more important than charts. Top left Minimums allows you to select which category your airplane is (based on speed), which minimums line to use (LPV, LNAV, Circling, etc.),

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 2, 2024

If you are a student pilot who plans on flying their first solo cross-country or a veteran pilot going on a trip, learning how to navigate via Class E airspace is a must. However, many pilots find Class E airspace confusing because of the different types of altitudes and markings on the sectional chart.

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Pilot Institute

AUGUST 9, 2024

Pilots also request holding patterns when extra time is required. They’re difficult for students to pick up and tedious, even for experienced instrument pilots. The pilot should adjust the time flown on the outbound leg to maintain a one-minute inbound leg. For example, to set up the aircraft for landing or troubleshooting.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

While your pilot certificate feels like the most valuable thing in your possession—you would be correct. You may have noticed that pilots carry specialized gear bags, referred to as “flight bags.” Hearing loss can be a common affliction among pilots, so protect what you have. Some pilots carry multiple flashlights.

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Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Class B Basics Class B Airspace Dimensions Minimum Pilot Certification for Class B Airspace Minimum Equipment for Class B Airspace Class B Speed Limitations Getting Around and Through Class B Airspace Class B Basics Yes, it is true that Class B airspace surrounds some of the busiest airports. What’s in this article?

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Key Takeaways MDA applies to non-precision approaches, requiring pilots to level off at a minimum altitude. Pilots use special paths called IFR approaches to help them line up with the runway. These paths guide the airplane safely during its descent. Its easier for pilots since they dont have to calculate the DH every time.

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Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

Even though I was likely to be cleared through the outer ring by ATC (air traffic control) while on an instrument flight plan, I filed a route from Sodus to the Williamsport VOR (FQM) that circumvented the TFR entirely. hours I had already put on the airplane since the repair increased my confidence that the issue was suitably managed.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Many pilots just memorize the answers instead of truly understanding them, especially when it comes to complicated topics like LPV, LNAV, and VNAV. VNAV adds automated vertical guidance to approaches, reducing pilot workload during descents. Why do pilots need different types of approach guidance? Reduced pilot workload.

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