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Approach Clearances
"I have no clue what she just said" - IFR Student attempting to read back a clearance The Segments of an Approach The instrument approach...
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bernardtiziano3
Jul 203 min read
Stage Checks
" Have a what ready ?" - Student pilot Although a stage check is an exam, my role as a stage check instructor is to make sure you connect...
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bernardtiziano3
Jun 52 min read
Instrument Proficiency Check
"How do I do this again?" - IR Pilot who hasn't flown IFR in years As a CFII, I am authorized to conduct Instrument Proficiency Checks...
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bernardtiziano3
May 305 min read
Instrument Rating Lessons Plans
"Skyhawk 7TW you are 5 miles from the FAF, turn left heading 130, maintain 2000 until established, cleared RNAV 10 approach" - ATC "Do...
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bernardtiziano3
May 292 min read
Private Pilot Lesson Plans
"Tower, be advised, student pilot solo" - Student Pilot on Solo Cross Country STAGE 1 : Introduction to Flight and High Altitude...
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bernardtiziano3
Mar 173 min read
Building an IFR Flight Plan
"I filed direct" - Everyone. Everywhere. All the time. Generating an IFR flight plan is part art and part logic. It is highly dependent...
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bernardtiziano3
Mar 33 min read
Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODP)
"Oh look, there's an ODP!" - no one ever "You're an IFR pilot. Stop whining!" - Dr. Bill ^Yes, those are goats. What is this thing? An...
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bernardtiziano3
Feb 144 min read
IFR Flight Plan Closure
"Ahhhhh $h1t" - ATC when IFR pilot doesn't close the flight plan on the ground Under IFR we have the luxury of having our IFR flight plan...
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bernardtiziano3
Feb 135 min read
Theory of VOR Navigation
"I hate this" - student pilot tuning the heading bug instead of the course selector What is a VOR? A VOR, or "Very High Frequency...
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bernardtiziano3
Feb 56 min read
How to Traffic Pattern
“I’m on downwind” – Student; “Left or right? What runway??” – Other pilots Traffic pattern operations are necessary to ensure...
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bernardtiziano3
Jan 263 min read
Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR) - An Idiot's Guide
"I should now be at that altitude?!" - Unsuspecting IFR students There are some type of approaches that you just never do. And then there...
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bernardtiziano3
Dec 29, 20233 min read
Headings, Tracks, and Courses
"I will now turn and intercept a 240 heading" - IFR student "COURSE! COURSE! NOT A HEADING!" - Tizi I've often heard IFR students confuse...
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bernardtiziano3
Dec 22, 20232 min read
How to brief a chart
Learning how to efficiently brief a chart is a "must" for all new IFR pilots. It's more of an art than a process, as the purpose is to...
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bernardtiziano3
Dec 10, 20232 min read
Cherokee PA28-180 Checklist
There will never be a checklist that works for any airplane. Unless you generalize it so much that it becomes useless... That being said,...
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bernardtiziano3
Nov 25, 20231 min read
FAA Written Exams
There are many testing centers around the country and at least one in your city. Hopefully. The exams are scheduled online via PSI True...
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bernardtiziano3
Nov 25, 20233 min read
Weather Briefers - free "phone a friend"
The birth of EFBs allowed pilots to quickly look at weather (WX) information and self-interpret it. In recent years, I keep encountering...
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bernardtiziano3
Nov 23, 20233 min read
Circling Regulations
"Shut up or you'll get beat up in the parking lot" - Dr. Bill When you perform an instrument approach procedure to circling minimums, you...
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bernardtiziano3
Nov 23, 20237 min read
VFR NAVLOG
"NAVLOG?? What is this witchcraft??" - Every student pilot born after 2000 Yes, I know you have an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB). Garmin...
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bernardtiziano3
Nov 22, 20232 min read
IFR Dispatch Form
Planning your flight under IFR is not always easy and requires a lot of thinking ahead. The fuel reserves under IFR can be particularly...
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