SFRA (optional) SC

So you may have seen the video above in a previous TOPIC.  I’d still recommend going ahead and watching it once more since special use…

IFR Weather Briefings SC

Brief Me up Scotty! Welcome to 2018, there are many ways now to get a weather briefing! You may remember calling into Flight Service as…

TEC Routes SC

Tower En Route Control So say you want to do a quick IFR flight from one airport in a “terminal” environment to another in a…

VCOA SC

Visual Climb Over Airport (VCOA) A Visual Climb Over Airport (VCOA) procedure is a departure option for an IFR aircraft, operating in visual meteorological conditions…

Arrival Procedures SC

Aim for the STARs! Well first, what is a STAR?  A STAR is a Standard Arrival Procedure.  Much like a SID, it gives you a…

DVA SC

Diverse Vector Area (DVA) What in the heck is that!?  Well let’s translate from FAA to English: It’s an area that’s been pre-cleared by a…

ODP SC

Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) ODPs come in two forms, textual and graphic.  When the textual ODP is considered to be “complex” (lots of turns or…