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Practical IFR: Activate in the Air

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Getting an IFR clearance from a busy ATC facility can be a challenge when your departure runway points toward a major airport. Jeff Van West explores two alternatives for pilots departing Linden Airport under New York’s Class B airspace—and explains why one may work even when the weather rules out a typical VFR departure.

Video Tip: Visual Descent Points

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Visual Descent Points, or VDPs, help pilots determine when they can begin a normal descent from the minimum descent altitude on a nonprecision approach. In this video tip, we’ll look at how to identify a VDP on an approach chart, when to begin the descent, and why the VDP is different from the missed approach point.

Webinar: Beyond the Buttons — Mastering Your Modern Autopilot

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Join PilotWorkshops’ Ryan Koch for Beyond the Buttons: Mastering Your Modern Autopilot, a webinar exploring the habits pilots need to get more from today’s autopilots, stay ahead of changing modes, and recognize when the system isn’t doing what they intended.

Webinar Video: What’s New With ForeFlight

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Join Thomas Daugherty, Head of ForeFlight Training Solutions, for a look at the latest updates to ForeFlight, including ClearNOTAMs and Mobile Clearance Delivery, along with new safety features such as Emergency Glide.

Be Ready to Take Back the Airplane

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Modern avionics can make an instrument approach remarkably predictable. But every once in a while, the airplane does something you aren't expecting and that's when your instrument skills still matter. I was reminded of that recently while flying a Challenger into Jackson, Wyoming (JAC).
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The Instrument Cross-Check Is Bigger Than You Think

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The traditional instrument scan is still important, but modern IFR flying demands something more. Tim Decker explains how to build a broader cross-check that keeps you ahead of the airplane and its automation.

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