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Pre-Flight Links |
Weather.
Is weather legal to fly, safe to fly, at home and destination?
SkyVector.com - Charts with color coded METAR overlay for entire sectional on one screen.
For help with the color coded symbols, CLICK HERE. For help with the actual coded METAR, CLICK HERE.Nav Monster. Preflight weather with "Translated English" METAR's
FAA / NOAA KFLO Current Weather. Current in English narrative
FAA / NOAA KFLO Forecasts. Forecasts for KFLO English narrative
FAA / NOAA KFLO 12 hour forecast Full color coded graph including crosswind components
Florence Weather Trends. Color coded trend by hour with current flight rules. from Flight Aware
Interactive Future Weather. This interactive map is part of AOPA's online weather. Free to members. Sign up for a free 6 month account if you're not a member.
Airspace Hazards and Restrictions.
Notices change ALL the time so yesterday's information is very obsolete. Even TFR's happen at or near Florence and you NEVER want to bust a TFR.
NOTAMS on Line - FAA. Enter your flight path or do a 20 mi. radius search of KFLO for local flights.
Notam Contractions - FAA. (as of 2-09-2012). Helps you interpret NOTAM codes
TFR's - Current. ONLY Skip this step is you have a strong desire to be intercepted by an F16 Fighter Aircraft!!
MOA Current Status. MOA's are only 10 minutes from the practice area. Know your neighbors. Be sure to check the boxes for "Military Operations Area" and "Special Use Airspace" before zooming in to South Carolina.
Is the Plane Safe to fly?
If you have tanks at full capacity, you probably have a 3 seat airplane at best. Adjust fuel as needed using this interactive application. Topping off the tanks before flying may be very unsafe. Long range tanks have their drawbacks, too. Be sure to select the correct aircraft you are going to fly from the drop down list at the W&B application.
- Weight & Balance Application user=windsock pw=sock
Am I safe to fly?
- Personal Minimums Checklist (posted by George Roberts)
File a Flight Plan
Don't forget to request flight following from the plane, too. FAA controllers will be talking about you when you are in the air, but they'd rather be talking to you.
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