iPad Pilot News

JANUARY 21, 2025

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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Air Facts

JUNE 4, 2025

I filed my flight plan and headed out. I tuned the Manila VOR to confirm my position and set up the next waypoint. As I re-entered the clouds, turbulence increased. The turbulence wasnt extremelight to moderatebut inside that gray cocoon, time slowed. Winds aloft were light and variableideal for a smooth cruise.

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Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

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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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

They often are too busy to plan a commercial flight from start to finish. As a result, larger operations often rely on dispatchers specializing in flight planning to handle the responsibility. They also plan diversions and give pilots feedback during emergencies. Does it have GPS, INS, or VOR systems?

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

Pilots are required to check for NOTAMs along their relevant routes or locations before the start of a flight. NOTAMs are very important in that they can provide information that can cause a pilot to change their flight plans, such as Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) or an airport that has become temporarily unavailable.

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Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

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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Pilot Institute

MAY 26, 2025

Welcome to the world of Clear Air Turbulence (CAT). How can you stay safe during high-altitude flights? Lets take a closer look at clear air turbulence, so you can anticipate where they might show up, and learn how to manage the risks involved. Upon a CAT encounter, configure to turbulence penetration speed and maintain control.

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