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Trial by Ice

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The Cessna 150 Since I was the only instrument rated pilot on the team, and the weather was marginal VFR, I chose to fly the 172, N7358G, up to Fairfield on an IFR flight plan above the clouds at 7,000 feet. My IFR flight plan called for a climb through some 4,000′ of clouds up to a cruise altitude of 7,000 feet.

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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. I acknowledged and began a gentle descent. The METAR and TAF showed CAVOK along most of the route, with a mention of scattered clouds near Bohol by late morning. But as I flew closer, they began to thicken.

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Flight Sims for the Win: It’s All About Repetition and Drill

Flying Magazine

Put the aircraft in level flight to give them a moment to consider their next course of action so they are not anxiously doing climbs, descents, and unplanned turns. Next, introduce the VOR. Have them use the VOR to determine what radial they are on, and if the unit has DME, show you where they are on a sectional.

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Understanding LPV, LNAV, and VNAV: The Easy Way

Pilot Institute

VNAV adds automated vertical guidance to approaches, reducing pilot workload during descents. It calculates a descent route to maintain a stable approach from the initial approach fix to touchdown. With the right equipment, you can make good decisions during flight planning and be ready for the approaches available at your destination.

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Sweet Dreams

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However, there was a presidential TFR (temporary flight restriction) around Scranton that lay on a direct line between Sodus and Philly. It added less than 10 minutes to the overall flight time. The reroute was minimal, an insertion of Yardley VOR (ARD) into my flight plan. Seneca and Cayuga Lakes in the gloom.

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Garmin SmartCharts: a pilot’s guide to interactive instrument charts

iPad Pilot News

For example, the profile view in SmartCharts shows the descent angle for an LNAV+V approach (one with an advisory glideslope) and also the visual glideslope angle (like a PAPI). Its within 30nm of the Falmouth VOR, but once thats drawn on the chart you can see how far that is from the airport.

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Into the Flight Restricted Zone | Part 1, Of PINs and Prop Locks

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New Adventures in Flight Planning and Filing I decided to test-drive my PIN and the whole FRZ process for the first time as my annual fall solo flight in October of 2023. Any flight into the FRZ requires a FRZ flight plan. Just north of the Selinsgrove VOR, Harrisburg called with the first change in routing.