Pilot in Command Runway VOR 
Air Facts
MAY 5, 2025
Just north of Jefferson City, the Kansas City Center controller cleared us to the Jeff City VOR, which was on the airport, to hold at 4,000 feet. I got out my instrument approach chart and studied the holding pattern and the VOR approach procedure. In eight minutes, we would be a pile of bent aluminum in some field short of the runway.
Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
This is not only common sense, but its a legal requirement too: Preflight Action (FAR 91.103) – Each pilot in command shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with all available information concerning that flight. In ForeFlight, enter your basic flight plan information, and then tap the Alternate field.
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JUNE 29, 2025
"Hi.I'm in Delaware." - Wayne Campbell, Wayne's World , 1992 Restless Pilot Syndrome Having resumed acting as pilot in command of my own airplane after a relatively brief setback, I was delighted beyond words to be back at it. It was configured with three 5,000 foot long runways in a triangular arrangement.
Air Facts
JUNE 23, 2025
I turned back and entered the holding pattern over the VOR where the approach to Whiting Field began. Two pilots landed successfully. The third one saw the runway but couldn’t land. Then the runway. I dropped full flaps, extended the speed brake, and touched down halfway down the runway. Then grass. Beautiful.
Air Facts
JULY 23, 2025
My duties at Skyway included flying as copilot on the Beech 99 and Beech 18, as well as pilot-in-command on the single-engine airplanes. Eight of these would be non-precision VOR and fixed-card NDB approaches flown to minimums in a non-radar environment. As we lined up on Runway 32, he advanced the throttles to 36.5
Flight Training Central
OCTOBER 14, 2024
This is not only common sense, but it’s a legal requirement too: Preflight Action (FAR 91.103) – Each pilot in command shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with all available information concerning that flight. In ForeFlight, enter your basic flight plan information, and then tap the Alternate field.
Flight Training Central
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
The shape of the surface area and layers are tailored to the individual airport and the instrument approach corridors to its runways. Hold a recreational pilot certificate and have met the training and endorsement requirements in 61.101(d). IFR operations require an operable VOR or TACAN receiver or a suitable RNAV system.
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