Cross-Country Flight Planning: VFR, IFR & Go/No-Go
A repeatable planning process for a real domestic trip: VFR airports and routing, weather and performance, IFR readiness and filing, approaches and alternates, and the go/no-go decision that ties it together.
The second level of the Aviation track, intermediate and built for a pilot who already has Foundation-level knowledge or its equivalent. Five chapters assemble a complete planning packet for a fictional domestic US Part 91 light-airplane trip: an airport research sheet, a navigation log, a weight-and-balance and performance check, a VFR and then an IFR fuel ledger, an IFR route and departure plan, a destination and alternate assessment, and a dated decision record. Fourteen worksheets, web and print, blank and worked, carry the method from chapter to chapter. Supplemental education: not a flight review, an instrument rating, an instrument proficiency check, or an FAA-approved product.
Capítulos
- 01VFR Mission, Airports, and RouteDefine a trip worth flying, research every airport in three passes, and draw a route that keeps its escape options open.32 min3 verificações rápidas1 missão
- 02VFR Weather, Performance, and FuelRead a weather picture instead of a screenshot, load the airplane you actually have, and build a fuel budget that survives a slower day than planned.34 min4 verificações rápidas1 missão Included with Cross-Country Flight Planning: VFR, IFR & Go/No-Go
- 03IFR Readiness, Routing, and DepartureConfirm you and the airplane are actually eligible for IFR, build a route you can fly, and treat the departure as a phase with its own obstacle and climb requirements.33 min3 verificações rápidas1 missão Included with Cross-Country Flight Planning: VFR, IFR & Go/No-Go
- 04IFR Approaches, Alternates, and FuelRead an approach chart before committing to it, know exactly when an alternate is required, and build a fuel budget that survives a missed approach.35 min3 verificações rápidas1 missão Included with Cross-Country Flight Planning: VFR, IFR & Go/No-Go
- 05Go/No-Go and the Complete TripSet personal limits before you need them, use a repeatable decision process, and practice the two capstones that pull every chapter together.36 min1 verificações rápidas1 missão Included with Cross-Country Flight Planning: VFR, IFR & Go/No-Go