Air Facts

JUNE 4, 2025

I tuned the Manila VOR to confirm my position and set up the next waypoint. I focused on the panel: attitude indicator, heading indicator, altimeter. As I re-entered the clouds, turbulence increased. The turbulence wasnt extremelight to moderatebut inside that gray cocoon, time slowed. Trust the tools. My instincts didnt.

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Altimeter Turbulence Weather VOR 52

Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

The general prognosis indicated no icing in the clouds, no turbulence and a quartering headwind from the west resulting in a mere five knots of headwind component. Just north of Jefferson City, the Kansas City Center controller cleared us to the Jeff City VOR, which was on the airport, to hold at 4,000 feet. How can this be?

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VOR Weather Approach Runway 52

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

“The instrument conditions, likely turbulence, and increased workload imposed by beginning the approach phase of the flight presented a situation that was conducive to the development of spatial disorientation and a loss of situational awareness. Book work and sim time really do pay off. Then a strange thing happened.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Approach Airplanes 95

Pilot Institute

MARCH 13, 2025

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. Imagine were flying an HSI-equipped airplane away from VOR. Q: What is the difference between a VOR and a HSI? What would you say to them?

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VOR Cockpit Altimeter Weather 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 26, 2025

Welcome to the world of Clear Air Turbulence (CAT). Lets take a closer look at clear air turbulence, so you can anticipate where they might show up, and learn how to manage the risks involved. Lets take a closer look at clear air turbulence, so you can anticipate where they might show up, and learn how to manage the risks involved.

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Turbulence Wind Shear Weather Jet 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 1, 2024

Set the ILS, LOC, or VOR frequency required for the approach on your navigation radio. Set your altimeter bug accordingly. You may also include significant weather conditions, wind shear, or excessive turbulence. Don’t miss this step whenever you brief the approach. Are you flying a radio-based approach?

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Approach NOTAMs Runway Weather 52

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

We can expect extreme thunderstorms, turbulence, torrential rain, and fog. Turbulence tosses us up, down, and sideways. I ignore him, select three VOR stations, determine our radial from each of them, draw it on the map, and determine our approximate position based on the intersection of the lines. ” He ignores me.

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Weather Knot Distance Measuring Equipment Pilot 98