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Trial by Ice

Air Facts

This particular 172 normally cruised at 120 mph indicated airspeed, but with the ice it would barely do 90 mph and that required full throttle! I was to realize much later that I had just enrolled in the School of Hard Knocks for instrument pilots. What had happened? Then my worst fears became reality.

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Class B Airspace—A Pilot’s Guide

Flight Training Central

Minimum Pilot Certification for Class B Airspace Due to the complexity of the airspace, the FAA requires you to have a minimum level of certification or a minimum amount of training and an endorsement in order to fly within Class B airspace. Hold a student pilot certificate and have met the training and endorsement requirements in 61.94