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Clear Air Turbulence: How It Happens and How to Handle It

Pilot Institute

Jet streams, mountainous areas, and high altitudes are more likely to have CAT. They usually occur near jet streams. It might occur high in the sky near jet streams or lower down near the ground. Jet Streams Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) often happens near something called jet str eams. How does a jet stream happen?

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Delving into the Delmarva

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I momentarily put HAL into heading mode, inserted the East Texas VOR into the route, programmed GPS direct to ETX, then switched back to "nav" mode to avoid any unexpected turns from tinkering with the active leg in the GPS flight plan. It kept me busy for a few minutes.

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How to set up aircraft equipment codes in aviation apps to file VFR/IFR flight plans

iPad Pilot News

How to set up aircraft equipment codes in aviation apps to file VFR/IFR flight plans iPad Pilot News All VFR and IFR flight plans must be filed using the ICAO form. The international (ICAO) flight plan form , which is required to be used for all VFR and IFR flight plans filed in the U.S.,

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

Flying Magazine

READ MORE: Cirrus Adds Second Vision Jet Simulator In this scenario, the options are a 180-degree turn using only rudder to avoid overbanking—common when you lose the outside horizon reference—to get back to VFR conditions or contacting ATC to ask where the nearest VFR is. Next, introduce the VOR. Keep it realistic. Should they hold?

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2700 Miles in a Cherokee Six

AeroSavvy

Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six Navigation equipment includes a Garmin GNS-530W GPS navigator and two VOR receivers for secondary navigation. An autopilot and Aspen primary flight display reduce workload on long flights. It’s used by aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR – flying in the clouds).

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Asheville, NC and the Biltmore Estate

Gary's Flight Journal

I completed my pre flight with only needing to sump fuel on departure day. My Garmin 480 is updated and I have my flight plan ready for entry after planning on Foreflight. As we approached Barrett’s Mountain VOR you could make out the mountains ahead. Saturday 11.4 Monday 11.6 Wednesday 11.8

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In Search of the Headless Horseman

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Tom and I filed via the Rockdale VOR, which was a starting point on the Nobbi Five arrival procedure used in the greater New York area. That was a good plan. Two jets and one piston aircraft were queued up to depart from the same runway when we arrived. Line crew at Million Air chocks Warrior 481 next to a Cirrus Vision Jet.