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In this PilotWorkshops IFR Mastery scenario, you own a Beech Sundowner equipped with upgraded instruments, an IFR GPS and an autopilot. The Sundowner will take you, your spouse and a family friend from Abilene, Texas (KABI) to McAlester, Oklahoma (KMLC). On approach to your destination, you execute a missed approach in low IFR conditions. Should you try this approach again or cut your losses and head to the alternate?
Sporty’s recently released a new book, Learn to Fly: A Comprehensive Guide to Private Pilot Training. Filled with honest advice from Sporty’s team of flight instructors, this book is the aspiring pilot’s introduction to the fascinating world of aviation
The Regional Airline Association (RAA) will be awarding three, $4,000 scholarships to assist students who are studying for a career in the airline industry. The application deadline is April 30, 2024.
The spiraling updraft of a dust devil can oncur under clear skies and warm conditions especially in areas with flat terrain. Given their strenth and often invisible presence, dust devils can create suden and unexpected and severe turbulence.
Among the recommendations is for pilots to depart with each fuel tank filled to capacity when possible as an accurate measure of total fuel as fuel gauge accuracy varies widely, especially in smaller aircraft.
Sporty’s recently released its March written test question update in its 2024 Learn to Fly Course test preparation module. While the FAA does not publish actual test questions, representative test questions are available, and new questions released by Sporty’s represent emphasis areas which you will likely enounter on the test.
Learning to fly is one of the most fun and rewarding experiences you can have. From day one, you’ll be filled with excitement, curiosity and a sense of adventure. Your new partner, coach, mentor, counselor and friend will be your flight instructor – the person to pick you up when you’re down and pat you on the back after a good day’s work. And yes, it’s normal and healthy to be talking aviation ten times the amount you will actually spend in the airplane.
The FAA recently announced the launch of a new surface safety tool, called Approach Runway Verification (ARV), at air traffic control towers across the nation to improve safety at airports.
ARV provides controllers with visual and audible alerts if an approaching aircraft is lined up to land on the wrong airport surface, or even the wrong airport.
A collection of new courses and digital pilot manuals from the team at PilotWorkshops is now available in the extensive Sporty’s Pilot Training app platform. These new training products were designed to take your VFR and IFR flying skills to the next level and maximize the utility of your pilot certificate.
Sporty’s innovative Pilot Training app brings a variety of aviation training courses to one location, allowing you to access all of your Sporty’s aviation content on dedicated iPhone and iPad apps, Mac app, an Android app, online, and on the TV using the included apps for AppleTV, FireTV, AndroidTV, Roku and Chromecast.
