Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
During flight training, youll learn to plan your cross-country flights first by hand and use the E6B each step of the way. It will assist with flight planning questions and you can bring your electronic E6B into the testing center to use during the actual test. 926 175 167 Correct! knots Correct!
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 1, 2025
Key Takeaways The E6B is a mechanical slide rule that helps pilots make calculations useful for flight planning Use the slide rule side to calculate time, speed, fuel, and air density calculations. You can also use it for unit conversions, estimating wind correction angles, and figuring out density altitude.
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Northstar VFR
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Imagine planning to land at a rural airport, only to find out via NOTAM that the runway lights are out of service at night. How to check: Use flight planning tools like ForeFlight, 1800WXBRIEF, or the FAA NOTAM search. You don’t want to find that out in the air. Filter carefully—there can be a lot of irrelevant NOTAMs.
Air Facts
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To properly use your performance charts, you need to be able to figure out the pressure altitude, and understand what that meansagain, the one and only time during your training that this is strictly required. From pressure altitude, you can move to density altitude by correcting for non-standard temperature.
Air Facts
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I’ve even flown without talking to ATC or filing a flight plan. And no matter how many times I do that flight, there’s always something new to see. Maybe my attitude toward these flights is wrong. Should I treat every VFR hop like I’m departing into low IMC with a 10,000-foot density altitude at max gross weight?
Flight Training Central
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
These commonly missed questions often focus on nuanced regulations, meteorology, flight planning, and airspace rules. What condition applies when taking off at a high density altitude? Understanding why these questions are frequently misunderstood can help test-takers better prepare and avoid making costly mistakes.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 26, 2025
Key Takeaways Air density affects aircraft performance, including lift, engine power, and propeller effectiveness. Factors influencing air density include altitude, temperature, pressure, and humidity. High-density altitude reduces aircraft performance, requiring flight adjustments. What Is Air Density?
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