Flight Training Central
MAY 28, 2024
If the wind is as shown by the landing direction indicator, the pilot should land on Runway 9 and expect a crosswind from the right. Runway 27 and expect a crosswind from the right. Pilot in command. Second in command. 040° and 220° true. 040° and 220° magnetic. Runway 31 directly into the wind.
Air Facts
APRIL 9, 2025
Its easy to imagine reading the NTSB report about an influencer on YouTube or Instagram who crashed while livestreaming on final approach (Can I land in a 40-knot crosswind? Weve all seen itnow imagine it on short final with Starlink. Ride along and find out!). Kids these days, right?
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Plane and Pilot
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
The last thing you want is to be fighting a nasty crosswind while demonstrating a challenging performance landing to your examiner, for instance. But beyond that, the examiner wants to see how you handle real-world piloting tasks, so focus on safety and standard operating procedures.
Air Facts
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
These maneuvers include an engine failure on takeoff, loss of lift on the wing during departure, en route, and approach, crosswind landings, wind shear scenarios, engine inoperative landings, low visibility landings, crash landings and evacuation. Finally, the pilot in command is required to have an annual line check.
Pilot Institute
APRIL 4, 2025
Hold a Private Pilot License (PPL). Flight Training: Part 61: Minimum 250 total flight hours, including: 100 hours as Pilot-in-Command (PIC). Crosswinds will be a frequent issue, so you’ll have to know which direction to head to correct for the wind. 50 hours of cross-country flight time. 10 hours in Complex or TAA.
iPad Pilot News
MARCH 27, 2025
This app lets you know at a glance if you are legal to fly as pilot in command by keeping track of your flight review, medical status and recent flight experience. Or point your device at a plane in the sky to see where it’s going.Offers Apple Watch app. Flight Currency Ready to fly? Are you current?
Airspeed Junkie
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The student pilot certificate allows individuals to fly solo under the supervision of an instructor but does not permit carrying passengers. This certificate is the foundation upon which future pilot training is built, providing the first taste of flying as a pilot in command during solo flights.
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