Picking your VFR checkpoints and the landmarks that disappear at altitude
Learn how to pick VFR checkpoints that actually work from the air, not just on a sectional chart.
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Building the navlog by hand and the six columns that keep you found when the GPS quits
Learn to build a VFR cross-country navigation log by hand using six essential columns that keep you on course when GPS fails.
PatternBuilding your navlog leg by leg and the pencil-and-paper flight plan that still matters when the iPad dies
Learn how to build a VFR navigation log leg by leg with checkpoints, wind correction, fuel planning, and dead reckoning skills.
PatternThe GPS that goes blank fifty miles from your destination and the pilotage skills you forgot you needed
What to do when your GPS dies mid-flight: a step-by-step guide to navigating with pilotage, dead reckoning, and a paper chart.
PatternPicking checkpoints that actually work from three thousand feet and the pilotage skill your GPS wants you to forget
Learn how to pick VFR cross-country checkpoints that actually work from altitude using size, uniqueness, and spacing.
PatternPicking your visual checkpoints and the pilotage skill that keeps you on course when the GPS screen goes black
Learn how to pick effective visual checkpoints for VFR cross-country navigation and master pilotage skills every pilot needs.
PatternThe E6B wind side and the wind correction angle that keeps your cross-country from drifting into the next county
Learn how to calculate wind correction angle using the E6B flight computer to keep your cross-country flight on course.
PatternThe VFR navigation log and turning a line on a chart to a heading on your compass
Learn how to complete a VFR navigation log step by step, from drawing your course line to calculating fuel burn and compass heading.
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