I'm currently working on my instrument rating and just wrote my INRAT last week. It seems to me that there's a disconnect between what you need to pass the exam and what you'll really need out in the real world of flying. To pass the exam, you don't need to worry about applying adjustments to the a...

2) There's some verbiage in the section on "Alternate Aerodrome Weather Minima Requirements" for satellite-based approaches. Lots of talk about "taking credit", when "credit may be taken", and "No credit may be taken", etc. What does this mean ? What "credit" are they talking about? I too hate that...

Also, according to the Spaghetti diagram, "In all Cases, Crew can perform approach and landing". Is that true? And if so, why torture ourselves memorizing all the spaghetti?

I'm currently studying for my instrument rating, and trying to untangle the CAP-GEN gibberish. I had a couple of questions that don't seem to have ready answers via Google, so the answer must be obvious to everyone but me. Can anyone help? 1) Why do CAP Advisory visibilities / approach bans exist? L...

According to TCan AC 100-001:

cross-country flight
A flight between a point of departure and a point of arrival following a pre-planned route using standard navigation procedures.


No definition for "standard navigation procedures", though