Northstar VFR
JULY 6, 2025
That experience really cemented for my student—and reinforced for me—that NWKRAFT isn’t just for checkride day. Why it matters: You need to confirm that the runway is long enough for takeoff and landing based on your aircraft’s performance, weight, and density altitude. It’s there to keep you out of trouble in the real world.
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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Northstar VFR
JULY 7, 2024
What I thought I knew about flying when I first passed my CFI checkride is so much less than what I understand today after being a CFI for almost two years. It’s one thing to understand what density altitude is, but it’s another to be able to explain it in a way that a student can understand and apply correctly.
Pilot Institute
OCTOBER 2, 2024
While calculating an aircraft’s performance, you must take into account ground effect, particularly when operating on short runways or in high-density altitude areas. So you may have to discuss and demonstrate this during your checkride. Ask how you would offset for ground effect in the event of a short-field takeoff.
Pilot Institute
MAY 4, 2024
They are also one of the most feared maneuvers during the private pilot checkride. Temperature An increase in temperature will increase the density altitude. A high density altitude decreases the performance of the engine and the wing. Your aircraft will fly at a faster true airspeed at higher density altitudes.
Inflight Pilot Training
MAY 30, 2025
Features: Wind correction angle and ground speed calculator Time-speed-distance and fuel burn tools Density altitude, pressure altitude, and true airspeed calculators Crosswind component calculator Unit conversions for altitude, distance, speed, temperature, and pressure Night-time calculator for determining official night flight time Use Case : Best (..)
iPad Pilot News
MARCH 27, 2025
Improve your stick and rudder skills as a private pilot go beyond the instrument checkride with these advanced courses. Spin-a-Wind This app makes it a breeze to calculate headwind/crosswind components, temperature conversions, pressure/density altitude and true airspeed computations, using a pilot-friendly interface.
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