Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Europe’s Top mountain airports: A closer look Courchevel Altiport, France : Runway : One of the shortest in the world at 537 meters, with an 18.5% Landing Challenges : Its short runway and surrounding peaks demand precise landings and immediate takeoffs, suitable only for small aircraft or helicopters. uphill gradient.

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Inflight Pilot Training

JUNE 9, 2025

The weather warms up, the skies clear, the lakes sparkle—and for aspiring pilots, it becomes the best time of year to take to the skies. If you’ve been thinking about starting flight training, there are few better times to begin than during the warm, vibrant Minnesota summer. Calm winds and clearer skies make for smoother flights.

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Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 30, 2025

An Instrument Rating is an FAA certification that allows you to fly under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). Youll learn how to navigate, communicate with Air Traffic Control, interpret weather, and conduct instrument approaches to airports, all without relying on whats outside your window. Flight canceled.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 7, 2025

Luckily, there are weather minimums for pilots to ensure you always have good visibility. Key Takeaways Weather minimums vary by airspace class, altitude, and time of day. 152 is a helpful shortcut for remembering VFR cloud clearance rules. Class E above 10,000 ft and Class G below 1,200 ft have special rules.

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Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Winning the Weather Lottery Every year, we plan a fall excursion to Lake Placid for the Williamson Flying Club. There were years -- like 2023 -- when we were unable to go at all due to high wind, low clouds, or some other form of dismal weather. But in 2024, we won the weather lottery. We landed on runway 32 at Lake Placid.

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Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

Challenger 604, G-IV Contributing Writer Honeywell Primus Epic F ederal Aviation Regulation (FAR) 91.205 prescribes the minimum instruments and equipment necessary for flight. The Apex includes the INAV as well as on-screen graphical flight planning, dual FMS with coupled VNAV, WAAS with LPV capability, and synthetic vision.

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AeroSavvy

JANUARY 16, 2024

The lights change color to indicate weather conditions based on METAR reports via internet. Either way, METAR is a format for reporting weather observations. ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System) or older AWOS (Automated Weather Observing System) stations automatically collect the data used in METARs. Take your pick.

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