tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55431567703111518572024-03-13T03:34:41.322-07:00Plane WorldAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14808775915535075998noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543156770311151857.post-8580771641385508132017-05-14T05:36:00.000-07:002017-05-14T06:13:25.543-07:00Cross-Country Flight Planning for VFR Private PilotsEverything taught in flight school prepares pilots for the real reason most of us fly: to get from point A to point B.<br />
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As a student, everything about your cross-country flights is
meticulously planned and checked. You know exactly what route you’re
taking, you have checkpoints every 10 to 15 nautical miles, and you know
exactly how long each leg will take (and how much fuel you’ll burn). So
the student pilot assumes this is how pilots fly cross-country.<br />
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Unfortunately, many private pilots seem to quickly forget what’s
involved in planning a cross-country flight after their check ride.<br />
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The reasons are many. There’s no CFI watching over their backs, there
are time pressures to take off more quickly, there are passengers along
for the ride who don’t want to wait, and there are new technologies
like GPS that make navigating a no-brainer.<br />
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But just a pilot should never skip a checklist; every private pilot
embarking on a VFR cross-country flight should adhere to minimum flight
planning standards. Here’s a refresher: <br />
<b>A thorough weather briefing</b> – Hopefully few pilots
are neglecting the most important part of flight planning – weather.
With all the weather data available, pilots have few excuses for flying
into IMC, icing, or convective activity.<br />
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<b>Weight and balance</b> – If you’re used to flying solo
or with one passenger in a four-place aircraft, you probably haven’t
done a weight and balance calculation in a while. <br />
But anytime you take a passenger or baggage, make it a habit, especially if you rent different aircraft. <br />
There are two ways to find an aircraft’s weight and balance limits:
Calculate them before your flight, or let the NTSB do it for you later.<br />
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<b>A flight plan with winds aloft</b> – Even if flying direct with a VFR GPS, it’s essential to calculate your actual time en route with the latest winds aloft. <br />
Even if you’re not flying far enough to risk running out of fuel,
you’ll worry your friends on the ground if you’re 45 minutes late due to
a nasty headwind.<br />
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<b>A backup navigation plan</b> – No navigation unit is infallible, and however unlikely, you must plan for the possibility of navigation failure.<br />
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At the very least you should know how to get where you’re going via
VOR radials and intersections. Better yet, remember you’re flying by
VISUAL flight rules. <br />
Pick out landmarks on your sectional along your route and near your destination airport.<br />
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<b>Communications planning</b> – You probably know the
frequencies at your departure and arrival airports, but what if you need
help en route? Even if not using flight following or entering
controlled airspace, I never take off without a clearly written list of
the following frequencies: <br />
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<li>Departure airport ATIS, ground, and tower or CTAF</li>
<li>Nearest departure control to departure airport</li>
<li>At least two ATIS stations en route</li>
<li>Nearest approach control to arrival airport</li>
<li>Arrival airport ATIS, ground, and tower or CTAF</li>
<li>Alternate airport ATIS, ground, and tower or CTAF</li>
</blockquote>
Of course you can always find these frequencies as you need them on
your sectional, but having them laid out saves precious time in the
cockpit.<br />
When flying I would always rather be over prepared then to need
something and not have it. This is especially true when flying
cross-country. Remember to follow at least these cross-country flight
planning standards and have happy and safe travels!<br />
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It is amazing the impact that the food we eat has on our bodies. I was
reading a book the other day written by Dr. Ray Strand called Healthy
for Life. I thought Id quote a few things from the first chapter to kind
of set the background of the things Ive been learning about our
physical health.<br />
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It boggles my mind to realize the intricacy of how
trillions of cells which make up the body are able to work without any
conscious effort on humanitys part. However the choices I make in the
foods I choose to eat have a direct impact on this entire process. I
will either empower, handicap or kill my bodys cells. We must seriously
consider how the freedom to make these choices is significantly
influenced by our previous choices and habits.</blockquote>
We must make informed decisions with the health of our bodys in mind.
We must learn about the proper balance of carbs, proteins, and fats
that our bodies need at a cellular level and why they are needed.<br />
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This blog is dedicated to promoting the health of pilots. We as
pilots are often in places where we are tempted with bad choices. This
blog is intended to encourage pilots to make the choices that will
promote good health. When you think about it, you have the chance to
make good choices in every area of health that we will be talking about.
You have the choices of how you treat your body and what you put into
it. You daily make choices that influence your family and marriage. You
also daily make choices that will influence you financially.<br />
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I believe that by making good choices in these areas we greatly increase our freedom. We can be free in all these areas.<br />
Today considering our physical health, we will end with the end of Dr. Strands first chapter:<br />
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Are you living by default or choosing to be free? I can
assure you that my patients are not as concerned with the number of
years in their lives as they are with the quality of life in those
years.<br />
Dare to dream, dare to be free, dare to be healthy for life!</blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14808775915535075998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543156770311151857.post-27613326819965297362017-05-14T04:58:00.000-07:002017-05-14T06:13:52.618-07:00Why you need Consistency in Pilot HealthTodays post has to do with consistency. Kind of like the tortoise in
the famous Tortoise and the Hair story. One of the major keys to good
health in the areas we talk about on this blog is consistency.<br />
When it comes to your physical health consistency is one of the keys
to making and keeping a healthy body. You need consistency in three
areas.<br />
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First you need to be consistent in eating healthily on a regular
basis. As we talked about before, we have choices to make every meal and
snack time about what we are going to be filling our bodies with.<br />
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We also have to be consistent with our exercise. If we even miss one
day it takes a lot more discipline to get back in the saddle. If we miss
a week in our exercise we are going to have a terrible time getting
back and will feel like we have lost months of progress.<br />
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We also need consistency in supplemental nutrition. As pilots we know
the importance of systems (nowadays a pilot is largely a systems
operator.) Without daily consistent supplementation our bodies systems
are not being serviced correctly and will give us problems.<br />
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If anyone needs consistency it is our families. Are you a man/woman
of your word. Can your spouse and children depend on you to be
consistent in all areas. Do you change depending on the circumstances,
your mood, how busy you are with your own things, etc.<br />
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We also have to be consistent with our finances. Can you imagine
saving for years for a new car. And then deciding to go to Las Vegas (I
call it Lost Wages) and losing it all in one weekend. Ive seen people do
this. If we are consistent with our finances. Saving, paying cash
instead of credit, building residual income, etc what a difference.<br />
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I am afraid that I have not been consistent in some of these areas.
If we are consistent, I believe we will see a huge difference in our
physical health. We will have a healthy relationship with our
families. It will also be amazed how our finances will grow and worry
will decrease. All this can happen in a relatively short time, if we are
consistent.<br />
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