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Category archives: Flight Training

SPECIs explained

Sometimes weather is so special it gets its own SPECI.

Posted byThomas PaulDecember 30, 2019December 29, 2020Posted inAviation, Flight Training, MET - Meteorology, NoAdTags: clouds, metar, speci, temperature, wind

CAVOK (KAV-OH-KAY)

It’s a good day to fly when it’s CAVOK!

Posted byThomas PaulDecember 30, 2019December 29, 2020Posted inAviation, Flight Training, MET - Meteorology, NoAd, RAC - Rules of the Air and Air Traffic ServicesTags: atis, aviation, cavok, weather

Cloud lines in the sky

I took these pictures about a couple of weeks ago between Toronto and Ottawa. Uniformed lines of clouds running north/south. Does anyone know how these lines are forms? Or why? These images are free to use and available on Unsplash.

Posted byThomas PaulDecember 29, 2019December 29, 2020Posted inAIM - Aeronautical Information Manual, Aviation, Images, MET - Meteorology, NoAdTags: clouds, flightdeck, sky1 Comment on Cloud lines in the sky

METARs explained

Every pilot needs to read METARs. They are not as hard as you may think.

Posted byThomas PaulDecember 29, 2019December 29, 2020Posted inAIM - Aeronautical Information Manual, Aviation, Flight Training, MET - Meteorology, NoAdTags: aim, met, metar, speci, weather

What is “zulu” time?

What is zulu time? Pretty important in aviation to know what zulu time is.

Posted byThomas PaulDecember 26, 2019December 29, 2020Posted inAIM - Aeronautical Information Manual, Aviation, Flight Training, GEN - General, NoAdTags: tc, utc, zulu

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