Tag: PVT

When you “run-up” your engine to check systems before flight, you’ll want to know why you’re checking each line-item. Understanding WHY will help with diagnosing problems and troubleshooting! This guide is intended to remove all ambiguity and ELIMINATE the phrase “as required”, instead, you’ll know WHEN its required. Quick Note: This is based off a…

Towered Airports can seem unpredictable and intimidating. The first step to being able to predict and plan ahead is familiarity. Understand radio calls by practicing them! This article focuses on towered airport calls. A future article will cover non-towered radio calls. Of course, practice listening to Live ATC on the web or with a handheld…

Every flight starts at an airport. There’s a lot of radio calls to master in the airport environment. This is the starting point for airport-related radio call practice. This article alone is not sufficient for mastery. Practice listening to Live ATC on the web or with a handheld radio. Practice writing what your hear. Practice…