Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Navigate also means managing weather, because thats often the biggest challenge on an IFR flight. We no longer need to worry about identifying VORs and dialing in the right radial, but we do need to worry about that thunderstorm sitting right on top of our direct route or the low ceiling at our destination. Is it all worth it?

Pilot in Command

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

The equipment was often not much modernized from the military days so the pilots likely hoped for good weather as they filed their flight plans. The longest runways had front course and back course ILS (Instrument Landing Systems) and an on-field VOR that provided navigation and approach capabilities for aircraft on instrument flights.

Weight-Shift-Control

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

Rather, it is affected by many factors, such as weather conditions and the presence of obstacles. Examples of information that can be communicated by an FSS include weather advisories, traffic advisories, navigational aids, or information from military bases or homeland security. VFR requires minimum weather and visibility conditions.

Pilot

WayMan

JUNE 16, 2025

It involves an extensive set of advanced systems: Navigation Systems: Such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), VHF Omni-Directional Range (VOR) receivers, and Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), offering accurate positional knowledge and guidance.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

For a flight under IFR or a flight not in the vicinity of an airport, weather reports and forecasts, fuel requirements, alternatives available if the planned flight cannot be completed , and any known traffic delays of which the pilot in command has been advised by ATC. Is there widespread fog?

Ceiling

Pilot Institute

JUNE 9, 2025

Pilots use holds for traffic delays, weather, emergencies, planning, or runway changes. Bad Weather Sometimes the airport may not be busy, but conditions at the time aren’t suitable for an airplane to make a safe landing. The hold over “Kingston” VOR? Usually, it will be a ground-based navigational aid such as a VOR or NDB.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

MAY 13, 2025

The idea of briefing the approach is to know what to expect during the execution of itthe missed approach procedure, approach type hardware and weather minima, radio frequency and VOR radials, time if in a timed approach, inbound heading, and final altitude.

Rudder

Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 30, 2025

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. This rating adds an entirely new dimension to your skillsetand makes you a true all-weather aviator. What Is an Instrument Rating? Flight canceled.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

MAY 23, 2025

Navigation and weather awareness are enhanced with a Narco 810, VOR with CDI, Garmin 496, and stormscope. Pilots looking for IFR readiness will appreciate the Garmin GMA 340 audio panel, Garmin 430W GPS/nav/com, GTX 327 transponder, and GDL 88 providing full ADS-B In and Out capabilities.

Annual Inspection

Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

If he had declared an emergency, he would have been given priority, and could have returned to the airport which had a little better weather than his destination, Sedor said. When an air carrier declares an emergency due to a loss of a VOR or other instrumentation, I get an email. Although NTSB 830.5

Pilot

Flying Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

This FLYING guide provides everything you need to know about installing and using Starlink Mini in your Cirrus aircraft, enabling you to access weather updates, file PIREPs, communicate with ground contacts, and provide entertainment options for passengers.

Weather

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 12, 2025

However, seasonal weather and wind conditions proved unfavorable, requiring her to adjust her course as the flight progressed. Equipped with VOR and NDB navigation aids, Smith still faced significant challenges throughout her 27,750-mile journey.

NDB

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Before RNAV, pilots had to rely on radios (NAVAIDs) and antennas on the ground such as VORs (Very High-Frequency Omnidirectional Range) and NDBs (Non-Directional Beacons). Approach Minimums When youre flying in bad weather and cant see much, you can rely on your trusty instruments to guide you. So, when do you make that switch?

Approach

Air Facts

JUNE 4, 2025

Inside the FBO, I grabbed a cup of coffee and checked the weather briefing one last time. I tuned the Manila VOR to confirm my position and set up the next waypoint. The Challenge: Trusting the Instruments Cessna 123AB, were showing a band of weather moving into your area, came the call from Manila Control. Trust the tools.

Altimeter

Pilot Institute

MAY 26, 2025

These weather events are fierce and brutal, and whats worse is that you never see them coming. Weather reports, forecasts, and PIREPS are the best way to identify and warn others about CAT. Clear air turbulence doesnt need stormy weather to show up. You might also encounter it around storms or during strong weather changes.

Turbulence

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Discussions may also cover weather interpretation, flight planning, and risk management. Weather Theory and Interpretation Weather is a critical factor in flight safety. Revisiting weather concepts, such as atmospheric pressure systems, fronts, and cloud formations, enhances your ability to make informed decisions.

Weather

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

When you search for flight instructors near Mesa, you’ll find that consistent good weather means fewer lesson cancellations and more time in the air. Ground School: Aerodynamics, weather theory, navigation, FAA regulations, aeronautical decision making. Minimum 50 hours cross‐country PIC, 40 hours actual or simulated instrument time.

Checkride

AV Web

JUNE 24, 2025

He must turn on his computer, check the weather, plan a flight, preflight the plane, sump fuel, do all the checklists … you get the idea. Somewhat counterintuitively, one of the least useful activities you can do is load up at your home airport with real weather, plan a flight you’ve flown a zillion times, and fly it in the sim.

Weather

Flying Magazine

JUNE 24, 2025

Yes, controllers have many other ancillary roles that include helping circumnavigate adverse weather, but it’s not their priority to provide a pilot with weather guidance. Nevertheless, controllers do make an attempt to assist pilots around weather when workload permits. This engenders delays in the NAS.

Air Traffic Control

Flight Training Central

MARCH 10, 2025

Each class of airspace is depicted with unique markings on the sectional chart and different VFR weather minimums and equipment requirements. VOR/DME must complete an online course covering flight operations in the D.C. Take our latest quiz and test your knowledge of the U.S. airspace system. Both are correct.

Visual Flight Rules

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 29, 2025

During the fall of 2024, I planned a flight to Massey Aerodrome (MD1) in Maryland that I cancelled due to weather. In fact, I had not investigated a new (to me) destination since sometime in 2024. Massey Aerodrome is a place often romanticized by the aviation media for evoking deep, grass roots nostalgia for pilots.

Runway

Air Facts

JUNE 23, 2025

One day, I was on a training flight with a new student when we got a Return To Base (RTB) call due to bad weather moving in. I turned back and entered the holding pattern over the VOR where the approach to Whiting Field began. That’s when the tower called: weather had dropped below minimums.

Altimeter

Air Facts

JULY 23, 2025

What would really make it stressful was the weather. Eight of these would be non-precision VOR and fixed-card NDB approaches flown to minimums in a non-radar environment. With the weather checked, flight plans filed, and paperwork complete, we walked out of flight operations and headed for the airplane.

NDB

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Are you curious about flying a VOR approach? If you’re aiming to master instrument-rated flying, it’d be valuable to learn about VOR approaches. We’ll cover what a VOR approach is, how to fly it step-by-step, and even whether GPS can replace it in today’s navigation. Ready to make VOR approaches easy?

VOR

AV Web

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This was in the early days of having weather radar displays available on portables, and I was glad I had it. The two storms were in tight formation, on the move, and bearing down on my next VOR waypoint, Youngstown, Ohio. I told him what I was seeing and asked for a dogleg to the south to another VOR.

VOR

Air Facts

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Pilots who miss this question will often select that the jet stream is stronger in the summer perhaps becuase the US typically sees more active weather patterns during this season, but it is, in fact, weaker due to the difference in temperature between the tropics and North America being less extreme in the summer. Refer to figure 34.)

Clearance

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

Subscribe Now Featured A) Two Radials Depicted From the STL VOR, there are two radials depicted that intersect with the final approach path—the R-144 and the R-194. Transitioning from the TOY VOR is also a heavy line radial along the R-261 and notes that no procedure turn would be needed (NoPT).

VOR

Plane and Pilot

JULY 16, 2024

Weather Report Interpretation Weather interpretation is an important skill all pilots must develop to make safe and smart decisions. Decoding and interpreting weather reports can be tough in the beginning, but it’s best to start getting comfortable with the language now. Check out more King Schools training programs here.

Density Altitude

Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 14, 2024

For a flight under IFR or a flight not in the vicinity of an airport, weather reports and forecasts, fuel requirements, alternatives available if the planned flight cannot be completed , and any known traffic delays of which the pilot in command has been advised by ATC.

Ceiling

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

Scenario 3: VFR into IFR If you read the accident reports the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) compiles, you will notice a lot are attributed in part to the pilot’s decision to continue VFR into deteriorating weather. In the ATD the scenario begins by having the pilot check the weather before takeoff. What could go wrong?

Crosswind

Northstar VFR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Maybe you’re flying with another pilot, and the weather conditions are great. V = enVironment The major environmental component during a preflight check is getting a thorough weather briefing. Is the weather within your personal minimums? It’s possible you could decide that you can make the flight safely.

Pilot

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

We did all the preplanning, rented a Piper Warrior, checked weather forecasts three times daily, and it did not look good, so we didnt tell many we were going. Frank and I flew out of Grand Island, Nebraska early Saturday morning and the weather looked good to Omaha. He replied that it was cloudy but that he could see for miles.

Weather

Pilot Institute

MARCH 13, 2025

Glass cockpit HSIs integrate maps, weather, and traffic for better situational awareness. You can use the CDI with navigation aids like VOR (VHF Omnidirectional Range) or GPS. We wont explain technical details, so you may not understand the example if you havent used a VOR. Q: What is the difference between a VOR and a HSI?

VOR

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Use the Cessna 3-152 mnemonic to remember weather minimums for VFR. These weather minimums exist to prevent you from flying into clouds if you are not an instrument-rated pilot. Victor Airways Many low-altitude Victor Airways (VORs), also known as highways in the sky, run through Class E airspace.

Airspace Classes

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 4, 2024

That’s because each one assists you in navigating to the runway based on the weather and your aircraft equipment. The VNAV calculates the descent path based on many factors, such as aircraft performance, approach rules, weather conditions, and the aircraft’s weight. Better weather conditions. Reduced pilot workload.

Approach

AV Web

JULY 7, 2024

We navigated using pilotage and occasionally a VOR. Weather, especially dangerous weather, was an unseen and sometimes surprising thing before we could access and watch it on a screen in our humble general aviation spam cans. Have you ever seen those power outlet plugs in an airplane cockpit that we plug our iPads into?

Cockpit

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

This year, a promising weather forecast featuring high freezing levels (expected to be 9,000+ feet) led to a decision to fly myself. The day before departure, satisfied that days of consistent weather forecasts reasonably assured a successful flight, I cancelled the rental car reservation. Seneca and Cayuga Lakes in the gloom.

Approach