Northstar VFR
JULY 6, 2025
When we got to NOTAMs , something jumped out: a temporary closure of Runway 12/30 at our destination for maintenance. If we hadn’t checked NOTAMs thoroughly, we might’ve flown all the way there and had to turn back—or worse, tried to land on an unsuitable surface. Filter carefully—there can be a lot of irrelevant NOTAMs.
Northstar VFR
MAY 15, 2025
flying over the Rockies, or reading a NOTAM in Alaska, Zulu time stays the same. NOTAMs and ATIS Temporary runway closures or airspace restrictions are published in Zulu. Private Pilot Bundle Everything you need to succeed on your PPL checkride from day one. So when you see 1300Z , that simply means 1300 UTC, or 1300 Zulu.
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Pilot Institute
MARCH 7, 2025
Well, it typically goes the same way your checkride does. Like your checkride, it can be conducted by a designated pilot examiner (DPE), a pilot proficiency examiner with authorization for the type in question, or a Part 142 simulator training organization. You need to show your ability to read weather charts and NOTAMs.
NAFI
JUNE 3, 2024
NAFI NOTAMs #55 My Checkride Changed Everything ~Guest Blogger Beth Stanton The plan was to keep the date of my checkride a secret. If I bombed, I wouldn’t have to disclose that fact to the world. When I passed, it would be a happy surprise. July 9, 2011 — the day I earned my wings, was the proudest moment of my life.
Northstar VFR
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Checklist use is an element that pilots are tested on during checkrides at every level of training. You’ll need to show these inspection endorsements to the examiner at your checkride. Airspace : Check NOTAMs, TFRs, survival equipment. By Leslie Caubble, CFI/IGI Checklists are a vital component for safe flying.
Northstar VFR
MAY 16, 2024
A Standard Briefing will include many reports and forecasts: adverse conditions, synopsis, current conditions, enroute forecast, winds and temperatures aloft, and NOTAMs. You’ll be advised of any conditions that may have changed, adverse weather advisories or NOTAMs that have been issued since you received the Standard Briefing.
NAFI
DECEMBER 17, 2023
NAFI NOTAMs #49 Watching The Gates ~Guest Blogger Aaron Dabney The following post is a combination blog and video blog post. Or at least for the required checkride prep portion if you inherited them from somebody else. Comment below, your thoughts. Do you agree with them? Some people don’t need to be pilots.
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