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From Analog to Digital

Plane and Pilot

My first logbook entry in 1992 records a flight in a Beechcraft Skipper , its compact cockpit and low-wing design thrilling for a novice pilot. Aviation then was a realm of VOR needles, paper charts, and the pure joy of stick-and-rudder flight. Here’s how the landscape has evolved since that first flight.

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How to Prepare for Your First Check Ride

Plane and Pilot

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. Its organized into areas of operation, including preflight preparation, airport operations, and cross-country flight planning.

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Flight Instruments vs. Avionics

WayMan

But the extent of avionics is much greater than simple presentation of basic flight information. Flight Management Systems (FMS): Sophisticated computer systems with integration of navigation, flight planning, performance management, and systems monitoring.

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Don’t Stop at Private Pilot—10 Reasons to Get Your Instrument Rating Next

Inflight Pilot Training

Flight canceled. Youll be able to file an IFR flight plan and safely depart, fly through, and arrive in conditions that would otherwise ground a VFR-only pilot. An instrument rating unlocks access to: Airports with IFR approaches (ILS, RNAV, VOR, etc.) A layer of clouds at 1,800 feet? Light fog or morning haze?

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The Day I Learned to Trust My Instruments

Air Facts

I filed my flight plan and headed out. I tuned the Manila VOR to confirm my position and set up the next waypoint. Post-Flight: Lessons Learned I checked in with Bohol Approach, received vectors for the field, and joined the pattern in VMC. Winds aloft were light and variableideal for a smooth cruise.

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Flight Instructor Guide: Where to Learn to Fly in Mesa, AZ

Pilot's Life Blog

Leopard Aviation’s Fleet We maintain a growing fleet of modern training aircraft that sets us apart: Cessna 172S Skyhawk : Equipped with Garmin G1000 avionics and GFC700 autopilot, these planes teach you glass‐cockpit skills from day one. Flying in a modern fleet prepares you for advanced cockpits you’ll encounter later in your career.

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Delving into the Delmarva

Photographic Logbook

I momentarily put HAL into heading mode, inserted the East Texas VOR into the route, programmed GPS direct to ETX, then switched back to "nav" mode to avoid any unexpected turns from tinkering with the active leg in the GPS flight plan. It's indisputably a cockpit with flight controls and instruments.