VFR Holding
So what happens when too many airplanes show up at once? While the controllers at Sun N Fun do a pretty amazing job landing an…
SFRA (optional)
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…
Odd Ball Approaches
Well now that’s very odd…. So you want to fly one of these approaches that say RADAR OR DME Required. Okay, so what if you’re…
Departing Sun N Fun
Oh No, Time to Go… When its that time for you to depart Sun N Fun, follow the instructions in the video above and the…
Arrival Time Windows
Planning Your Arrival Plan your arrival time accordingly so you do not have to land at a satellite airport waiting for KLAL to re-open. The…
DME Arc
DME Arcs…..because they just had to build the airport right inside of all the mountains. A DME arc is a ROUTE, that is part of…
Spatial Disorientation IFR
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…
G1000 and Glass Instruments
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…
Radio Waves
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…
The Structure
The Sections of the Sky You are probably familiar with Victor airways from reviewing sectional charts as a private pilot. In the IFR world, we…