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§ 91.155   Basic VFR weather minimums. [Link] (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section and §91.157, no person may operate an aircraft under VFR when the flight visibility is less, or at a distance from clouds that is less, than that prescribed for the corresponding altitude and class of airspace in the following table: [...]

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Most textbooks cover navigating with VORs pretty well. These links cover some additional ground. VOR Navigation Part I VOR Navigation Part II VOR Navigation Part III VOR Approaches Part I VOR Approaches Part II The ILS System

Blogs/forums that I’ve found interesting. Aviation Mentor Lot’s of useful tips on flying from an instructor and former freight dog. A Flight Instructor’s Journal She’s not very active but the posts that are there are informative. Over the Airwaves A monthly newsletter that has lots of good safety information. It also has the distinction of [...]

The good way to learn to use the Garmin 430/530 is to read through the manual with the simulator open on your laptop (Windows only unfortunately). It took me a good 4 hours to get thru the manual, but I’m a bit compulsive about things like that. Then fly to a nearby airport with a [...]

Pull up the NACO airport diagram using the NACO chart finding web site or the AOPA site. AOPA is a bit easier to use but NACO has some interesting options. Other Options: Show all airports/cities for this State Airport Diagrams only Filtered by the action performed on them: Added since last cycle Changed since last [...]

Glenn Carlson has a post on descending along the ILS glide slope. It explains how to be sure that you are on the glide slope and not a false glide slope. The same rule of thumb can be extended for any descent to land. There is a 3:1 ratio of height above the airport and [...]

AIM 5-4-3.f Approach Control Visual Descent Points (VDPs) are being incorporated in nonprecision approach procedures. The VDP is a defined point on the final approach course of a nonprecision straight-in approach procedure from which normal descent from the MDA to the runway touchdown point may be commenced, provided visual reference required by 14 CFR Section [...]

Width of Federal Airways I know that Federal airways are 4 nm on each side of the centerline, but I can’t find it in the FARs or directly in the AIM. At one point there was a FAR, 14 CFR &sect 71.75 that said, “(b) Unless otherwise specified: (1) Each Federal airway includes the airspace [...]

AIM 5-4-7. Instrument Approach Procedures a. Aircraft approach category means a grouping of aircraft based on a speed of VREF, if specified, or if VREF is not specified, 1.3 VSO at the maximum certified landing weight. … A pilot must use the minima corresponding to the category determined during certification or higher. Helicopters may use [...]