Universal Weather
AUGUST 1, 2025
Here is an overview of what you need to know: Know what SIGWX stands for Significant Weather – or SIGWX – is a high-level chart indicating forecast position of jet streams, tropopause heights, thunderstorms/Cumulonimbus (CBS), turbulence, and fronts.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Advanced Controllers One of the most frustrating aspects of flight simulation is adjusting cockpit controls. Trying to tune the approach frequency with the mouse in turbulence is frustrating. This is why many flight simmers eventually purchase radios and autopilot controllers. Check out the Top 5 Throttle Quadrants.
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Pilot Institute
MARCH 6, 2025
VFR Visual Flight Rules VFR is a set of regulations that allow a pilot to operate an aircraft using visual cues and without relying on instruments. Compared to AIRMETs, SIGMETs warn of weather conditions that are more severe and pose flight risk even to larger and more equipped aircraft.
Aerotime
MARCH 13, 2025
He had passed the written examination for instrument flights, but had not fully qualified in instrument rating. As a company, Dwyer Flying Service was certified only to fly under visual flight rules. As such, conditions need to allow the pilot to see everything going on around the aircraft.
Inflight Pilot Training
JUNE 9, 2025
As a student pilot, you need favorable weather conditions to train effectively, especially in the early stages when you’ll be flying under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). Fall arrives quickly in Minnesota, and with it comes colder temperatures, shorter days, and more turbulent weather.
Pilot's Life Blog
APRIL 9, 2024
Static vents that measure static pressures are usually on the lower side of the plane, where the air stream isn’t as turbulent. Before a flight, the airspeed indicator should read straight up and down unless a strong wind blows directly into the system. If oriented otherwise, the system has an error.
Learn to Fly
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Right to left: radar reflectivity; pilot report (PRIREP) icing, turbulence, or other; the flight category, signifying visual flight rules, instrument flight rules, etc.; The sheer number of options available in the legend gives you a hint to the amount of information available.
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