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How Far Off Course Are We? - VOR Navigation Tutorial

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Published on 03-07-2022 11:43 AM Number of Views: 25418

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2022

Got a minute? This quick video tutorial by thecorporatepilotdad will teach you a real world navigation technique for when you are flying a course to a VOR. This is a question that might appear on the FAA Instrument knowledge written exam.

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Tutorial: Aircraft Transponders - Basic Functions, Codes

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Published on 03-01-2022 12:41 PM Number of Views: 2721

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Ever wonder why a transponder is called a 4096 code transponder? In this video thecorporatepilotdad will explain why and also show basic squawk codes as well as the difference between Mode A, Mode C, and why transponder codes are changed during flight.

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Tutorial: Standard Rate Turns And When Not To Use Them

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Published on 02-25-2022 02:48 PM Number of Views: 12209

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Professional pilot and former flight instructor thecorporatepilotdad presents another video tutorial on flying techniques. This one covers using standard rate turns, a standard technique when flying under instrument flight rules (IFR). He explains flying techniques and things like a simple math formula for estimating the standard rate.

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Tutorial: IFR Clearances Explained

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Published on 01-02-2022 12:34 PM Number of Views: 17200

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2022

If you want to fly with online groups like VATSIM, IVAO or PilotEdge you need to learn the same techniques that real pilots use. For the beginner, IFR clearances can be intimidating. In this video real world pilot thecorporatepilotdad shows how it's done, by going over several different realistic clearances as read by real air traffic controllers.

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Tutorial Video: Learn To Fly Here #2

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Published on 08-26-2021 01:30 PM Number of Views: 28247

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thecorporatepilotdad continues his series of basic pilot training video tutorials with lesson #2, covering engine starting and propeller safety. This video follows the Airman Certification Standards (ACS) as a guide. While Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is used, the techniques shown are suitable for users of any computer flight simulator.

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Tutorial: Ignition System and Magnetos - Aircraft Basics

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Published on 06-10-2021 10:03 AM Number of Views: 5347

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In this short video, real world pilot thecorporatepilotdad uses MSFS 2020 to explain how the magnetos and ignition system works in common internal combustion aircraft engines. Does turning off the master switch stop the engine? Learn the answers to this and more in this tutorial. While Microsoft Flight Simulator is used, this information applies to any sim as well as to real aircraft.

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Tutorial: Winds Aloft Forecasts

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Published on 04-29-2021 11:48 AM Number of Views: 5377

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Understanding weather is an important part of flying. thecorporatepilotdad, a real world corporate pilot, offers a tutorial on winds aloft forecasts, where they can be found, and how to read each type of chart. Even though this is made with the use of official sources, it is meant for use with Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane, or any flight simulator.

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Tutorial: Norway Ortho v2

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Published on 08-23-2020 11:22 AM Number of Views: 12214

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X-Plane users can make their own ortho scenery and the basics of doing so are not so hard to learn. In this tutorial, Tom Knudsen walks you through creating ortho scenery of Norway. He shows the steps in order and explains issues that may have to be dealt with along the way.

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An Introduction To Livery Painting With Layers Part III

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Published on 04-15-2020 02:50 PM Number of Views: 7335

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Robin Tannahill completes his three part series on creating liveries for X-Plane, and specifically for use with Traffic Global. Having covered the basics of using GIMP and creating a livery, in this final part he demonstrates how to create the night lighting layer for the lit parts of the aircraft.

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An Introduction To Livery Painting With Layers Part II

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Published on 03-29-2020 11:54 AM Number of Views: 32243

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Robin Tannahill has been busy doing aircraft repaints for X-Plane and in this series of articles he shares his techniques. The first tutorial covered the basic techniques of repainting using GIMP. In this second tutorial the special requirements for doing repaints for Traffic Global are covered.

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