Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 29, 2025

Ground school instruction Ground school covers aerodynamics, weather, regulations, navigation, and more. Some flight schools might bundle ground lessons with flight training. This is an especially good idea during any check ride. The cost for ground instruction depends on a few factors.

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Flight Training Central

JULY 28, 2025

Testing aids such as an E6B flight computer are permissable. Applicants may use test aids such as scales, straightedges, protractors, plotters, navigation computers, log sheets, and all models of aviation-oriented calculating devices that are directly related to the test. What can I bring to the FAA Knowledge Test?

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Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

Ground School Ground school covers aviation theory, navigation, weather, regulations, and more. Equipment & Materials You’ll need items like headsets, charts, flight bags, and flight computers. Prices typically range from $500 to 2,000 , depending on format (online vs classroom).

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Air Facts

MARCH 24, 2025

Unfortunately, as most pilots can attest, weather that happens as forecast is a rare blessing. It was only my fourth flight in the Discus, and even though launch, aerotow, gaggle flying, setting up my flight computer, and landing at 89TA had all gone well, I was exhausted from the stress. The daily pre-launch routine.

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iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Student pilots can take advantage of all these benefits and use the iPad to save time and money during flight training with great apps available from the App Store. Almost all of these apps use the same data (from the National Weather Service), so it’s mostly how this data is presented that distinguishes apps from each other.

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iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Student pilots can take advantage of all these benefits and use the iPad to save time and money during flight training with great apps available from the App Store. Almost all of these apps use the same data (from the National Weather Service), so it’s mostly how this data is presented that distinguishes apps from each other.

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

ASA CX-3 Flight Computer Based on the ASA CX-3 Flight Computer for pilots, this E6B app allows you to perform routine aviation calculations on your iPhone or iPad. Avtech proFLIGHT This app is a high-quality weather tool for the professional flight crew. and displays them in the app.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

Learn to Use a Mechanical E6-B Flight Computer Don’t let it intimidate you. For the pilots (often lapsed CFIs) who argue that the cockpits of turboprops and jets have flight management systems and backups on backups for navigation that will tell you wind correction angles, ground speed, time en route, etc.,

Aeronautical Information Manual

Inflight Pilot Training

MAY 30, 2025

With the right apps, pilots can check weather, plan routes, improve radio communications, log flights, simulate flying scenarios, and even listen in on real-time ATC traffic. Best Apps for Aviation Weather 1. Best Flight Calculator App 5. Best All-In-One Pilot App 4.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 16, 2024

Weather Report Interpretation Weather interpretation is an important skill all pilots must develop to make safe and smart decisions. Decoding and interpreting weather reports can be tough in the beginning, but it’s best to start getting comfortable with the language now. Check out more King Schools training programs here.

Density Altitude

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 30, 2025

Flight simulator software/hardware One of the best ways to refine flight maneuvers and procedures without the cost of renting an aircraft (and burning avgas) is with a flight simulator. Portable aviation weather and traffic receiver Weather is one of the most critical considerations for every pilot.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

Courtesy: ASA] E6-B Flight Computer The flight computer is a must-have. You will also be writing down things in the cockpit—for example, the information from the automated weather. You should make notes during the pre-lesson and post-lesson briefing with your instructor.

Flight Computer

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

When flying through a high-pressure weather system, the same volume of air contains more molecules. The opposite is true for low-pressure weather systems. Flight Computers Flight computers such as the E6B have the functionality to calculate density altitude.

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Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Aviation Weather Handbook ($49.95) FAR/AIM ($19.95) Airplane Flying Handbook ($17.95) Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowlege ($17.95) #4 Fuel Tester One of the many pre-flight tasks pilots perform on aircraft involves fuel, and it’s not just confirming you have enough for your flight and required reserve.

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Air

MAY 21, 2025

The result will be the angle in degrees that you must correct into the wind. __ You should be aware that these calculations are nowadays often done with flight computers or specialised software, although understanding their basis is fundamental for a pilot. At One Air, we ensure our students build a robust understanding.

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Pilot's Life Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Duration of Training: The length of time to obtain a PPL can range from 3 to 6 months, depending on the student’s availability, weather conditions, and consistency with flight lessons. Students must complete at least 250 flight hours, including cross-country flights, night flights, and time spent as pilot-in-command.

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Flight Training Central

JANUARY 29, 2024

Testing aids such as an E6B flight computer are permissable. Applicants may use test aids such as scales, straightedges, protractors, plotters, navigation computers, log sheets, and all models of aviation-oriented calculating devices that are directly related to the test. What can I bring to the FAA Knowledge Test?

Air Traffic Control

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

My student sat at the briefing picnic table outside my t-hangar and, with a “humph,” laid out the sectional chart, the dead reckoning planning chart, and his solar/battery-powered flight computer calculator thingy. He plotted a wind triangle without using the wind side of any flight computer.

Flight Computer

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

I hope you enjoy her account of navigating instrument failure in severe weather conditions – a situation that would test any pilot’s skills and nerve. How I conquered malfunctioning instruments in bad weather…on a scheduled flight that should’ve never taken off! ” He ignores me. Gavin sniggers.

Weather

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 24, 2024

These tools can be in both paper and/or electronic formats and include, but are not limited to: Flight manuals (e.g., pilot’s operating handbook, aircraft flight manual) Navigation charts (e.g., sectionals, terminal area charts) Performance tools (e.g.,

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Flying Magazine

MAY 19, 2025

She explained that she was taking the class that would terminate in the spring when there was more VFR weather, and she knew from experience that she learned better in a face-to-face class than online. The this the learner was waiting for was a private pilot ground school. These can be downloaded for free from the FAAs website (FAA.gov).

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

But don’t hang up your headset just because the weather isn’t perfect. Plan for the Conditions During your flight planning: Look up the expected winds at your estimated arrival time. Use weather forecast charts, METARs, and Terminal Area Forecasts (TAFs). Have the winds changed since your departure weather briefing?

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Professional Pilot

JUNE 10, 2024

Some level of weather reports and forecasting – METARs, area forecasts, SIGMETs, AIRMETs, and pireps can be expected. Automatic flight logging and reporting. The Journey Log lets pilots capture a wide range of information about the flight for later analysis. can share Garmin avionics flight data. Garmin Pilot 6.2

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Additional training in night flying and cross-country flights (flights over 50 nautical miles). Alongside flight training, you’re going to take ground school classes. You’ll learn about aviation theory, including aerodynamics, weather, navigation, and FAA regulations. What Is an Introductory Flight?

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