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yycflyer wrote:Another way is to use a VOR and DME to know your distance. Example. On my planned course, when I am 25 nm from XYZ. VOR then I should be 12 nm from my destination. Confirm that with visual indicators and you should have a pretty accurate location.

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Sans GPS, all you need is a Sectional Chart and a mark 1 eyeball. Find a feature on the ground, find it on the sectional and measure how far away from the airport it is with a plotter or the scale on the sectional it self. There is no need to be super accurate but you will find that there is so muc...

As far as entering the class E boundry around the airport I’m assuming that I would need clearance to enter that area correct? No, because a clearance is not a requirement for entering Class E airspace. The fact that it's near a Class D airport doesn't change how Class E works. I suspect you're sta...

You're over thinking it a bit. Class E is Class E no matter where the floor of the airspace is. On the sectional chart, it shows two areas that change where Class E airspace starts. Normally, it starts @ 1200'agl. The area inside the magenta shaded circle (~23NM radius from CSP) on the sectional ar...

Hi guys, I am having some issues understanding a couple things. For example KCPR is a class D within class E airspace. Then both those are situated inside a class E transition. I think that is what is called anyways. So say I am heading to KCPR in my little 172 VFR. 1. Is two way communication neede...

Hi everyone, First a little background. I am not a RW pilot but I would like to pursue my PPL hopefully next summer if possible. I have been simming for a long time but have never done it by the "book" as far as RW procedure's, ATC, flight planning, weather, ect. Basically fire up the sim ...