Revision as of 15:08, 4 September 2018

General

Establish your own personal VFR minimums.
Defensive VFR Flight Plan - Required in order to cross ADIZ (Air Defense Identification Zone) line.
Night:
- For currency: Defined as 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise.
- For logging: Beginning of civil twilight until the end of civil twilight.
Pilots are required to have ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION concerning a flight before taking off.
NASA ASRS
- NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System
- 14 CFR 91.25 - Self-reported items cannot be used against the pilot.
Navigation lights determine the right-of-way:
- Red - Yield.
- Green - Right-of-way.
METAR
- Current observations.
- Issued every hour.
TAF
- Forecast.
- Issued every 6 hours.
Look for trends in weather forecasts.
Request flight following when ready to taxi.
For non-towered airports:
- Enter the pattern on a 45° angle on the mid-field downwind leg.
- Exit the pattern on either a straight out on the runway or a 45° angle.
- Contact on CTAF at 10 miles out.
For towered airports:
- Contact the tower at 10 miles out, unless noted on the charts.
122.75: Air-to-Air contact.
Complex Aircraft - An aircraft with retractable gear, flaps and a constant speed propeller.
High Performance Aircraft - An aircraft that has an engine with more than 200 horsepower.
Order of right-of-way:

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 = Acronyms =
-* ''AHRS'' - Attitude Heading Reference System (G1000)
+* '''AHRS''' - Attitude Heading Reference System (G1000)
+* '''ADC''' - Air Data Computer (G1000)
+* '''VASI'''  - Visual Approach Slope Indicator
+* '''PAPI''' - Precision Approach Path Indicator
+* '''TRSA''' - Terminal Radar Service Area
+* '''MOA''' - Military Operations Area
+* '''AGL''' - Above Ground Level
+* '''MSL''' - Mean Sea Level
+= Squawk Codes =
+* '''1200''' - VFR
+* '''7500''' - Hijack
+* '''7600''' - Loss of Communications
+* '''7700''' - Emergency (Mayday)
+= Light Gun Signals =
+== On Ground ==
+* '''Steady Green''' - Cleared for takeoff