Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

Its maximum takeoff weight of 9,300 pounds and large cabin space made it suitable for cargo, passengers, or specialized equipment. The equipment was often not much modernized from the military days so the pilots likely hoped for good weather as they filed their flight plans. Such it was in those days. The Tower had no radar.

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Weight-Shift-Control VOR Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Plane and Pilot

JULY 16, 2024

If you add only the given weights (usually weights are defined for pilot, passengers, fuel, and cargo), the total will be far too low and your answer won’t make sense. These graphs will look very similar to graphs found in your aircraft’s pilot operating handbook that are used for flight planning.

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Density Altitude Pilot Center of Gravity VOR 81

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

They often are too busy to plan a commercial flight from start to finish. As a result, larger operations often rely on dispatchers specializing in flight planning to handle the responsibility. The weather is used to plan the route, calculate the cruising altitude, and more. Does it have GPS, INS, or VOR systems?

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Weather Center of Gravity Federal Aviation Regulations Turbulence 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 26, 2025

Even in less intense turbulence, parts inside the aircraft can sustain damage, especially if loose cargo or luggage crashes into them. Handling CAT in Flight While CAT may seem intimidating and perhaps even impossible to avoid, ensuring your survival is entirely within your power. Which weather tools can you use? Time was 1547 Zulu.

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Turbulence Wind Shear Weather Jet 52