Tower and Approach / Departure SC
Tower You of course are probably familiar with what a tower controller does. Keep in mind though, that besides just controlling the airspace within about…
From the Ground Up SC
ATIS So let’s take a look at this as if we are departing a Class C or D airport. The first thing we’ll do is…
Electronic Navigation SC
Localizer and Marker Beacons How does a Localizer work? A localizer is just like a VOR, however instead of different radials, it is simply transmitting…
Radio Waves SC
The Waves of the Radio All navigation instruments in our airplanes work off of radio waves (VOR, ILS, GPS, NDB, etc.) Let’s go ahead…
Portable Navigation SC
Ipads are great, but…. There are tons of options when it comes to portable GPS units. One of your best bets is to purchase an…
Airspace Review (Optional) SC
Class B, the busy stuff To make sense of this complicated cake, let’s build it from the ground up! At a Class B airport, you…
Spacial Disorientation IFR SC
Spatial disorientation Spatial disorientation results from the brain not properly interpreting the signals it is receiving from the rest of the body. Remember, flying is…
ADM / CRM / SRM Review SC
Aeronautical Decision Making, Crew Resource Management, Single Pilot Resource Management While these might be big fancy titles, the actual concepts they represent are actually much…
Aeromedical (Mind) Factors Under IFR SC
You can’t see Judgement (especially through the clouds) Judgment isn’t something we can see and measure like stick and rudder skills. It’s a little tougher…
G1000 and Glass Instruments SC
Computer Magic… So what are the parts and pieces of a Glass Panel airplane? With glass panels, we don’t have lots of moving parts like…