Flight Plan Groundspeed Weather 
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. Learn how to use the wind side to find groundspeed and wind correction angles. Say youre going on a cross-country flight.
iPad Pilot News
MARCH 11, 2025
These alerts include runway proximity, traffic, cabin altitude, destination weather, terrain, airspace and TFRs, carbon monoxide and more. IN-FLIGHT ALERTS 500 AGL Alerts – Alerts when descending through 500 ft. The alert will only sound once every 60 seconds and is automatically disabled if groundspeed is less than 40 knots.
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Air Facts
MARCH 10, 2025
Isn’t it interesting to know that based partly on measurements from weather balloons, you can predict the way the winds aloft are going to cause your plane to drift as you fly from point to point, and that you can correct for that as you fly? Winds on the surface, and winds at altitude: both concepts are covered in the nav-log lesson.
Flight Training Central
JANUARY 10, 2025
And if not planned properly, a poorly executed descent can present challenges and unnecessary risks when transitioning to an approach or the traffic pattern. Pilots must consider a variety of factors including terrain, weather, airspace constraints, and aircraft performance, to ensure a smooth and safe descent.
iPad Pilot News
JUNE 14, 2024
FAA Updates Datalink Weather Advisory Circular iPad Pilot News The rollout of ADS-B datalink weather over twelve years ago was an interesting time for GA pilots. Pilots were free to use the system immediately with these new portable receivers, which improved in-flight decision-making almost overnight.
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.
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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