Dead Reckoning and the Navigation Log: The Cross-Country Skills GPS Cannot Replace
Dead reckoning and the navigation log are the cross-country skills that keep you safe when GPS fails - here's how to build them right.
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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.
PatternBuilding 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.
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.
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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