Flying Blind: Simulated Instrument Practice Pr
I see said the blind man! Ya, well, not really. If you are unlucky enough to have accidentally flown into a cloud, you won’t see…
Class C Airspace Pr
Hey Charlie, there’s some airspace up ahead Yes, there is, and it’s fairly straightforward and simple airspace at that. Not only are the dimension of…
Class B Airspace Pr
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…
Class A Airspace Pr
Class A, that’s high eh? Class A airspace is a fairly straight forward type of airspace to understand, it covers the entire globe, from 18,000′…
Transponders Pr
MODE C Transponders Well first, what is a transponder? A transponder is a little box mounted in the panel of your airplane where you can…
Class D Airspace Pr
The real “Controlled” Controlled Airspace Class D airspace is controlled and also has a control tower for the corresponding airport that will issue clearances to…
Class E Airspace Pr
The Everywhere Airspace Echo airspace is the most common type of airspace you will encounter, no matter where it is you fly in the country. …
Class G Airspace Pr
Gee, I see lots of Airspace! Yes, I bet you do. It’s simpler than you think however. Remember that airspace comes in layers, we’ll go…
Go Arounds Pr
If at first, you fail, then GO AROUND and try, try again. There’s no shame in realizing your approach down to the runway isn’t looking…
Touch and Go Pr
The Art of the Touch and Go First of all, what are these touch and go’s everyone talks about? Basically, the idea is to land…