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 | Oct 3, 2013 | Holding, Video Lessons
I’ve gotten a few questions lately about how to properly draw a holding entry when looking at a hold. The process is the same for all holds regardless of position, direction, or if it has standard turns or not. The first step is to draw out the hold at the...
by Will | Sep 2, 2013 | Safety Tips
Ask 100 pilots to give an approach briefing and you will get 100 different briefs. Here are the 5 essential elements that I have come up with for briefing each approach I fly. As a rule I brief everything on the chart, but these items are what I make sure to...
by Will | May 6, 2013 | Approach Plates, Video Lessons
The airport diagram section of the instrument approach chart gives the pilot the complete overview of the airport he or she is flying to. The information provided includes airport elevation, runway layouts, lighting, runway lengths, approach path, and approach...
