Clearance Cockpit VOR 
Air Facts
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
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Flying Magazine
MAY 21, 2025
The aircraft was equipped with a cockpit camera that captured the entire instrumentation for both the left and right seats, as well as the center pedestal and overhead panel. READ MORE: Pattern Operations Require the Right Technique The pilot was trying to fly by looking at the instrument on the other side of the cockpit, said Sedor.
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Air Facts
JUNE 4, 2025
With takeoff clearance from the tower, I pushed the throttle forward. I tuned the Manila VOR to confirm my position and set up the next waypoint. The landing was smooth, and after shutting down on the ramp, I sat for a moment in the quiet cockpit. I filed my flight plan and headed out.
Pilot Institute
JUNE 9, 2025
Preparing the cockpit and cabin. The hold over “Kingston” VOR? Holding patterns are a great way to keep your position and ensure clearance from terrain and other aircraft. Usually, it will be a ground-based navigational aid such as a VOR or NDB. These can include: Staying near a suitable airport. Is that it?
Pilot Institute
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Use the CRAFT acronym to note down departure clearances quickly. You may be asking for a clearance or reporting your position. For example: Pilot: Seattle Approach, Cessna November Four Five One Romeo, Two Zero miles west of Seattle VOR, at 8,000, with Sierra, to land. is talking to Dallas Clearance Delivery.
Air Facts
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Beginning almost forty years ago, I spent time in the cockpit with a series of pilots whose influence I have only recently started to appreciate. Beginning almost forty years ago, I spent time in the cockpit with a series of pilots whose influence I have only recently started to appreciate. I’ve been a lucky man, indeed.
Air Facts
APRIL 10, 2024
There are pictures of me in the back cockpit of my dad’s war surplus PT-19 and the rear seat of a rented PA-12. The written test had 25 questions and the hardest thing on the practical was explaining what VOR was and how it worked. The answer itself is simple, the construct more complex. The reason is that it is time.
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