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How to Pick Up VFR Flight Following

January 20, 2021 By Sarah Fritts

How to Pick up VFR Flight Following

Picking up flight following is a critical final step in the VFR flight planning process.  On cross country flights, the sequence of events starts with planning the flight, filing the flight plan, … [Read more...]

How to Cancel a VFR and IFR Flight Plan

January 13, 2021 By Sarah Fritts

How to Cancel a Flight Plan

Flight plans are an essential part of flight planning for both IFR and VFR pilots. Creating, opening and closing flight plans are relatively easy, if you know how to do it. But, as with anything, … [Read more...]

How to Open a VFR Flight Plan

January 12, 2021 By Sarah Fritts

How to open a VFR flight plan

On cross-country flights, it's essential you file a VFR flight plan for search and rescue purposes. However, just because you filed the flight plan, doesn't mean it's open. So, what's the best way to … [Read more...]

What does AUTO mean in the METAR?

January 11, 2021 By Sarah Fritts

What does AUTO mean in a METAR?

Occasionally you will run across the term "AUTO" in an Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR). What does it mean, but more importantly, is this relevant to you as a pilot? The absence or presence of … [Read more...]

How to File a VFR Flight Plan

January 5, 2021 By Sarah Fritts

How to file a VFR flight plan

Every pilot has to eventually leave the traffic pattern and venture away from the safety of their local airport. Before you go on a cross country, though, you need to know how to file a VFR flight … [Read more...]

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