February 29, 2016 – 9:48 am
Out here in the Pacific Northwest, there’s a saying: if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes. Whether or not your weather changes as fast as ours does, knowing what to expect is still critical to flight safety. Radar helps us track weather nearly in real-time and make visual sense of what to expect […]
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Posted in Ground School, Weather Services
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Tagged Aircraft, airport, ASA, atmosphere, FAA, FAA Exam, feature, flight training, flying, learn to fly, Navigation, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety, Test Prep, weather
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February 25, 2016 – 11:23 am
Fog, just like clouds, is formed when invisible water vapor in the atmosphere condenses in the air into visible water droplets. You can best think of fog as simply a cloud that reaches the ground. As a pilot you are bound to encounter fog at some point, probably sooner than later as it is one […]
February 22, 2016 – 9:00 am
Today we’re pleased to feature a guest post from CFI and DPE Jason Blair. Check out his previous contributions to the LTFB here. He writes his own blog at JasonBlair.net. UPDATE: we’ve since posted a follow-up companion blog post on physical preparation. Click here to read it. The stress of a practical test is something […]
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Posted in CFI Briefing, General
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Tagged adventure, Aircraft, FAA, FAA Exam, flight training, flying, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety, writen exam
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February 18, 2016 – 9:14 am
That little green book I’m sure you’ve seen lying around the FBO or on the briefing room table in the flight school actually packs a punch. As you learned in Monday’s post, it contains a wealth of crucial information that every pilot requires for pre-flight planning purposes. Just to recap a few key points regarding the […]
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Posted in CFI Briefing, Ground School, Procedures and Airport Operations
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Tagged airport, FAA, FAA Exam, flight training, flying, landing, learn to fly, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety, takeoff, writen exam
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February 16, 2016 – 8:14 am
Last week, we released the 12th edition of one of our keystone textbooks: The Complete Private Pilot. This week we’ll be covering procedures, and today we’ll introduce the Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD). Here’s what Bob Gardner has to say about it in the latest edition of The Complete Private Pilot. Before setting off on a cross-country flight, […]
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Posted in Ground School, Procedures and Airport Operations
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Tagged adventure, airport, FAA, FAA Exam, feature, flight training, flying, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety
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February 11, 2016 – 8:35 am
It’s the first “Test Roll” of 2016, a process where the FAA implements changes to the FAA Knowledge Exam and announces what’s new and upcoming in airman testing. ASA will incorporate this information in updates to our publications. Some of the more beneficial items to note with February’s Test Roll are outlined below. 1. The FAA […]
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Posted in CFI Briefing
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Tagged adventure, Aircraft, ASA, FAA, FAA Exam, feature, flight training, flying, Four Forces, instruments, learn to fly, Navigation, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety, takeoff, writen exam
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February 8, 2016 – 9:23 am
Today we’re pleased to feature a guest post from CFI and DPE Jason Blair. Check out his previous contributions to the LTFB here. He writes his own blog at JasonBlair.net Every practical test requires that an examiner see the applicant perform all the required maneuvers within established standards. This is really the obvious part of […]
February 4, 2016 – 8:31 am
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), or what the FAA is calling the future of air traffic control, is an enhanced aircraft management and tracking technology. This technology is currently available in various locations over the U.S. and will be required in all aircraft by 2020. In short ADS-B uses data from the already established GPS satellite network […]
February 1, 2016 – 9:40 am
The GPS can be a great aid for situational awareness in VFR operations. Today, we’ll introduce the basics of how the system works. We’ll go more in depth on using the GPS in future posts. Learn more about the GPS and more navigation systems and instruments in The Pilot’s Manual Volume 2: Ground School. Precise […]
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Posted in Aircraft Systems, Ground School
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Tagged FAA, FAA Exam, flight training, flying, GPS, instruments, learn to fly, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety
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