Northstar VFR

JULY 2, 2023

Remember when your CFI taught you to turn crosswind around 500-700 feet? Section 4-3-3 states “If remaining in the traffic pattern , commence turn to crosswind leg beyond the departure end of the runway within 300 feet of pattern altitude.” Check the AIM. It’s in there. Part 135: This pertains to operations that sell tickets.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

They are also one of the most feared maneuvers during the private pilot checkride. Weather, field conditions, obstacles, and many other elements greatly affect short field operations. Will you need a crosswind correction? If conducting a checkride, you might blow past the stopping point, which could result in a failure.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

Going into a checkride (or a grass strip) without solid soft field skills is asking for trouble. A faster, reduced-flaps approach improves aircraft control during strong crosswinds or gusts. If you’re at a field with no weather reporting, gauge the wind speed and direction using the windsock. Well, not exactly.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 7, 2025

Here are the areas you should read up on: Landing irregularities : Information on crosswind landings will help you escape a tight situation and get back on the ground safely. Familiarize yourself with your aircraft, review your intended route, and assess the latest weather conditions. Clouds can hide mountains and other obstacles.

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Northstar VFR

MARCH 23, 2025

The go-around is a maneuver tested during your private pilot checkride. The standards set for the private pilot checkride are found in the Airman Certification Standards , Area of Operation IV: Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds, Task N: Go-Around/Rejected Landing. If an aircraft is on final, it may be instructed to go-around.

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Air Facts

DECEMBER 6, 2024

If nothing else, it certainly makes you appreciate the luxuries we have today, like GPS and datalink weather. The airplanes were almost comically unreliable (54 crashed), the pilots were fearless bordering on reckless (nine died), and the weather conditions were occasionally treacherous, but the event jump-started aviation after World War I.

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Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

Weather Go-arounds due to weather occur due to wind shear caused by gusting winds or microbursts. For instance, if an aircraft is on the crosswind leg, they’ll ask you to extend the upwind If you don’t have the time, that’s okay. Private and Commercial Pilot ACS Standards During a checkride, you must perform a go-around.

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Inflight Pilot Training

MAY 22, 2025

Well cover its unmatched location, exceptional airspace, elite facilities, weather advantages, community environment, safety reputation, and long-term career benefits for pilots. These skills are indispensable not just for checkride success but for future flights into busier airports and controlled environments.

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Air Facts

MARCH 10, 2025

Its true that the Private Pilot ACS now allows EFBs to be used on checkrides, but show up to a checkride with your nav log on an EFB, and you’ll get the same questions you’ll get with paper. Its a must for the checkride. When I hear their complaints about paper nav logs, I hear something else. But theres more.

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