by Will | Jun 22, 2015 | Low Altitude Chart, Video Lessons
This lesson is a quick overview of the airway system in the United States. Airways are the “highways in the sky” that connect each point in the United States. Airways tell air traffic controllers where we are going and how we are going to get there....
by Will | Jun 20, 2015 | Low Altitude Chart, Video Lessons
This lesson explores the different types of IFR altitudes charted on an Enroute Low Altitude Chart. The types of altitudes most commonly found on the low altitude chart are the Minimum Enroute Altitude (MEA), Minimum Obstacle Clearance Altitude (MOCA), Minimum...
by Will | Mar 28, 2014 | Sectional, Video Lessons
This lesson is thanks to Keith through our lesson suggestion tool on KLAviation.com. Keith has a student who found this “OBJECTIONABLE” symbol on the VFR sectional and wanted to know what it meant. Objectionable airports are airports that interfere with...
by Will | Mar 15, 2014 | Video Lessons
John wrote to us on our website to ask how he would file a flight plan from an airport that did not have a Standard Instrument Departure Procedure since most airports do not have a Standard Instrument Departure or SID. In this lesson we take a look at how you would...
by Will | Jan 11, 2014 | Sectional, Video Lessons
Towered airports are a little more complex than non-towered airports, so it’s important to know what you are looking for on a sectional. Entering the tower’s airspace without all the proper information and communications is a big deal and may get you in...
by Will | Jan 10, 2014 | Sectional, Video Lessons
Most airports in the United States don’t have a control tower. Looking at the FAA Sectional there are hundreds of airports and knowing what services are available and what to expect when you get to the airport is important. First, we can tell whether the airport...
