AOPA
4 step Flight Planning
1. Aviation Weather Forecast on-line
2.
Airport Directory on-line
3. Real-Time Flight Planner
4. Prepare for Take-off
30 June 2005 : The proposed update to the Winds/Temps navigation
was made operational. Click here
for details on the updates
Victor
airways
are numbered Odd for North/South and Even for
East/West. The following link to Airspace Classification is
very easy to understand and should be reviewed occasionally by our
pilots.
Aeronautical Charts – Issue dates and Next issue date
Use the magnifying glass to enlarge for viewing
http://naco.faa.gov/content/naco/doles/NACOVFRDole.pdf
NOTAMS (Notice to
Airmen), Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR)
Up to the minute TFR’s by date and can be sorted by location
(This is a must for flight planning)
http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/notices/
DUATS (weather
briefings, file flight plans, restrictions, etc.):
(Direct User Access Terminal Service) Note: You need an ID and a Password
to access DUATS
http://www.duats.com/
5 Day winds aloft forecasts shown graphically with isobar
type stream lines to show direction and color bands for
velocity. 6
Hour Icing Forecasts By NOAA –
Includes PIREPS (Pilot Reports)
http://adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov/
Density
Altitude Calculator
Jim
Space has given us the URL for a Density Altitude Calculator
Really simple to use:
http://wahiduddin.net/calc/calc_da.htm
Prescott
Flight Service Station:
http://www.cityofprescott.net/services/airport/planning.php
AOPA NOTAMS Current including Temporary Flight Restrictions
Includes Presidential Movements TFR’s
http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2001/010915tfr.html
AOPA On-Line (lots of useful information):
http://www.aopa.org/
Phoenix Area Frequency Charts.
All local airport frequencies including Phoenix Tracon, Luke, Navigation aids
and Prescott Radio Courtesy of Phoenix Flyers:
www.phoenixflyers.org/pdf_files/freq_chart.pdf
Aeronautical
Information Manual –
Complete Aeronautical Information Manual - Official Guide to Basis Flight
Information and ATC Procedures – Pilot/Controller Glossary – Air Traffic Publications.
www.faa.gov/atpubs/aim/