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| New Student Pilots: |
| How
to do a Pre-flight Inspection - This will help you remember
how to perform a thourough pre-flight check. |
| The
Instrument Panel - Become familiar with your instrument
panel as soon as you can. The quicker you can find the information
inside the plane that you need, the easier it will be to
control the aircraft! |
| Starting
Engine and Pre-takeoff Runup - Review your start-up
checklists! |
Develop your Situational Awareness: |
| Islip
Airport Diagram (pdf 133 kb) - Situational Awareness
is the hardest part about learning how to fly! A great way
to get started is know your local aiport runway's and taxiways! |
| Know
how to fly the Traffic Pattern - The key to a sucessful
landing, is knowing where you are at all times and being
able to think ahead of the plane. You need to know how to
fly a typical traffic pattern! |
| Traffic
Pattern Entries - This tool will help new pilots vizualize
how to enter the traffic pattern at various airports. |
Working with the Radios: |
| Radio
Stack Guide - A visual depiction and explanation of
the radios. Be sure to use this in conjunction with your
VFR Communications Manual (which was included with your
enrollment syllabus)! |
| www.liveatc.net
- List live to Air Traffic Control on your computer! Enter
ISP in the search box, and maybe you'll hear your instructor
flying around! |
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