Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

These categories apply whether youre flying a Cub on a summer evening or a business jet on an RNAV approach. We no longer need to worry about identifying VORs and dialing in the right radial, but we do need to worry about that thunderstorm sitting right on top of our direct route or the low ceiling at our destination.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Approach Airplanes 95

Pilot Institute

JUNE 9, 2025

The hold over “Kingston” VOR? Usually, it will be a ground-based navigational aid such as a VOR or NDB. You must check the minimum holding altitude, check the altitude of your aircraft , and make sure your altimeter is set to the correct pressure setting. Holding Speed Compare a fighter jet to a light aircraft.

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Airplanes Crosswind Approach Knot 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

The fast jets and faster-talking controllers can be intimidating. These simpler classes cannot handle major international airports’ constant high-speed jet traffic. Keeping jet traffic safe alongside slower general aviation aircraft is harder still. It’s understandable. Managing so many aircraft is challenging.

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Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 26, 2025

Jet streams, mountainous areas, and high altitudes are more likely to have CAT. They usually occur near jet streams. It might occur high in the sky near jet streams or lower down near the ground. Jet Streams Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) often happens near something called jet str eams. How does a jet stream happen?

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Turbulence Wind Shear Weather Jet 52