Pilot Institute

JUNE 9, 2025

Wind correction is critical, especially crosswind drift on the outbound leg. Preparing the cockpit and cabin. The hold over “Kingston” VOR? The crosswind component. Usually, it will be a ground-based navigational aid such as a VOR or NDB. There are three standard entry types: direct, teardrop, and parallel.

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Airplanes Crosswind Approach Knot 52

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

It is the first time you will step into the cockpit and demonstrate to your examiner, the FAA, and yourself that youre ready to safely and competently operate as a private pilot. Some pilots discover they need extra practice with performance landings or more time mastering VOR navigation, for instance.

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Federal Aviation Regulations Weather Pilot VOR 91

Flying Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

For primary pilots, I like the manual E6-B because the wind side helps with visualization of crosswinds and learning about VORs. You will also be writing down things in the cockpit—for example, the information from the automated weather. You will use the E6-B during your knowledge test.

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Flight Computer Pilot Airplanes VOR 52

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

NTSB ERA22LA169 describes a funny engine noise that prompted an earlier than planned turn to crosswind for an anticipated return to the airport. If the runway could not be made my plan was to put the aircraft down in the field west of the airport close to the VOR. That return did not make it to the airport.

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Gross Weight Runway Airplanes Pilot 98

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. And then the landing near Palm Springs when I became a test pilot for the 182RG crosswind component.

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General Aviation VOR Pilot Hangar 52