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The VFR Preflight Briefing: A Practical Checklist for Every Flight
27 October 2026 · Pilot Sanchez
What EASA and FAA rules require before a VFR flight, and a practical preflight checklist: pilot, aircraft, weather, NOTAMs, aerodromes, fuel and a plan B.
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VFR Fuel Planning and Reserves: How Much Fuel Is Really Enough?
22 October 2026 · Pilot Sanchez
How much fuel a VFR flight needs: EASA and FAA final reserve rules, a step-by-step fuel plan, MINIMUM FUEL and MAYDAY FUEL calls, and in-flight checks.
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Airspace Classes A to G Explained for VFR Pilots
19 October 2026 · Pilot Sanchez
Airspace classes A to G for VFR pilots: what each letter means for clearances, radio, separation and VMC minima under EASA SERA, plus the key FAA differences.
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Cessna 172 Weight and Balance, Step by Step
15 October 2026 · Pilot Sanchez
How to run a Cessna 172 weight and balance: weight, arm, moment, the POH sample loading problem, CG envelope checks, and the traps that catch PPL pilots.
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Runway Numbers Explained: Why Barajas 15 Became 14
8 October 2026 · Pilot Sanchez
What runway numbers mean, why they follow magnetic north, and why Madrid and Barcelona had to repaint theirs. Plus the practical bits pilots actually use.
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Training

The VFR Preflight Briefing: A Practical Checklist for Every Flight

VFR Fuel Planning and Reserves: How Much Fuel Is Really Enough?

Airspace Classes A to G Explained for VFR Pilots

Cessna 172 Weight and Balance, Step by Step

Runway Numbers Explained: Why Barajas 15 Became 14