Cross Country flight planning

Cross country flight planning

I have provided links to a series of articles on Sportpilot.org that will help you prepare for you cross country flights.

The first article is familiarization with cross country flight planning.

Introduction to Charts.

Learning to read charts.

The Airport Facilities Directory or AFD.

Pilotage, reading what you see below.

VOR Navigation Part 1

VOR Navigation Part 2

VOR Navigation Part 3

VOR Navigation Part 4

ADF Navigation

The communication between a student and his instructor is the most important factor in learning to fly. If you understand what the instructor is telling you then stick with that instructor. If after a lesson you think "I didn't understand a thing he said" then you should find another instructor. Scott Brooksby, DDS, CFII