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.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This allows you to make quick adjustments to your flight plan. Altimeter Setting The altimeter setting gives you pressure information in inches of mercury or hectopascals. For accurate altitude readings, you should set your aircraft’s altimeter to match the local altimeter setting.

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Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A few hours later, the pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed an IFR flight plan before departing Westchester to fly back to Montgomery County. The pilot was instrument rated and the flight was on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan: that is, they did not have to stay visual for the flight.

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Air Navigation Pro This flight planning and GPS navigation app is designed for VFR pilots and offers international support, including charts for the US, Europe, South America and more. Embraer Aircraft Services A complete line of apps to assist operators of Embraer aircraft with support and services, performance and flight planning.

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Northstar VFR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Even in flight, these considerations are constantly evaluated. The FAA encourages use of the 5-P’s checklist to constantly evaluate and mitigate the hazards you might encounter during the flight: PLAN Cross-country flight planning, route, fuel, and weather.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

The day before we left, I had already worked the flight plan dozens of times, looking for potential pitfalls and hiccups. His was to watch for traffic, take pictures, and monitor that my altimeter stayed at 1,300 feet msl. Taking the train back to Linden, we preflighted, untied, and filed our flight plan on ForeFlight.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

The day before we left, I had already worked the flight plan dozens of times, looking for potential pitfalls and hiccups. His was to watch for traffic, take pictures, and monitor that my altimeter stayed at 1,300 feet msl. Taking the train back to Linden, we preflighted, untied, and filed our flight plan on ForeFlight.

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Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 11, 2024

It was an early Tuesday morning when my instructor and I arrived at the airport at 6:30 AM to go over the flight plan and answer any last-minute questions I had. 2135S requesting flight following to KLEX at 4,500.” They gave me a squawk code and the altimeter setting, and with that, the flight was underway.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

From there, youre free to follow your filed flight plan. ATC will let you know the current altimeter setting in their reply. Altimeter 30.02 Radar vectors to GAYEL. Then proceed as filed. That last bit means ATC will guide you to the waypoint GAYEL after you make the turn. ATC may say, Climb and maintain two thousand.

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iPad Pilot News

JUNE 3, 2025

and any adjustments to be made (runway lighting out of service, remote altimeter setting, etc.). For example, if youre syncing your flight plan from the panel using a FlightStream, the app will auto-load the fixes and procedures in both the active flight plan and in SmartCharts (after all, it knows the transition and runway).

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Air

MAY 21, 2025

Altimeter errors can also occur due to pressure changes. It’s a practical skill, especially for pre-flight planning and in-flight adjustments. Effects: Vertical air movements can exceed an aeroplane’s climb performance. Flying in mountainous regions demands extra caution and specific training.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 25, 2024

High-pressure conditions decrease altimeter accuracy, affecting terrain clearance and aircraft spacing. Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) EFBs have made flight planning easier and more convenient than ever. When you plan a flight using an EFB such as ForeFlight , the software will pull up any NOTAMs along your route.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 26, 2025

Did you catch any sudden shifts in your airspeed indicator and altimeter? 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. Prepare for a bumpy ride.

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Jetwhine

MARCH 4, 2024

(Good luck trying to find, let alone rent an airplane for the flight test: “An applicant will provide an aircraft in which celestial observations can be taken in all directions. Minimum equipment shall include a table for plotting, a drift meter or absolute altimeter, an instrument for taking visual bearings, and a radio direction finder.”)

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Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

A pit stop at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (KCRE) was planned, and after a weather briefing, I filed an IFR flight plan. I queried ATC about when to expect the approach clearance and was informed that the Saratoga had appeared to land but the pilot hadn’t contacted ATC to close his IFR flight plan.

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