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If you're getting back into flying, these are 6 easy things you can do to get ready.
There's a lot to remember when flying IFR. And when you're cleared to fly a procedure you haven't flown in weeks or months, the last thing you want to do is be left scratching your head wondering what comes next.
Click here to take some of our IFR quizzes.
It's not as fun as the real deal, but it helps tremendously with checklist flows for configuring the aircraft for different maneuvers.
To keep your aircraft in good condition, and to fly safely without breaking regulations, you need to know your aircraft limitations forward and backward. Pay extra attention to engine/oil temperature and pressure limitations. Make some flashcards using your POH to memorize the most critical ones.
It's easy to forget a few of them after a few weeks or months of not flying. Practice your normal, abnormal, and emergency callouts.
To get back into the mindset of handling emergency situations, run yourself through a few scenarios. Try taking THIS QUIZ to knock the rust off.
To carry passengers, you need to log 3 takeoffs and landings within the preceding 90 days. Remember, this applies to each aircraft category, class and type. This also applies to night currency.
FAR 61.57 requires that in the preceding 90 days, you've logged 3 takeoffs and landings to a full stop from the time between one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, if you want to carry passengers at night.
If it's been awhile, brush up with our Mastering Takeoffs and Landings course.
What have you been doing to stay current and flight-ready this spring? Tell us in the comments below.
Do you have a perfect takeoff and landing every time? Neither do we. That's why we built our Mastering Takeoffs and Landings online course.
You'll learn strategies, tactics, and fundamental principles that you can use on your next flight, and just about any takeoff or landing scenario you'll experience as a pilot.
Plus, for less than the cost of a flight lesson, you get lifetime access to tools that increase your confidence and make your landings more consistent.
Ready to get started? Click here to purchase Mastering Takeoffs and Landings now.