Resources

Flight Planning

 

AOPA

This is a good site if you are a member of AOPA. It has articles and lots of information about aviation. There is an on-line IFR flight planner that is worth a try even if it is just to compare your flight plan against the computer's. This site is a "department store" of aviation information.

AirNav

This site contains much of the same information that is published in the AFD, navaid data, and intersection data. Up to date AVGAS information is also kept here.

Aviation Digital Data Service

National Weather Service's Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS) makes available to the aviation community text, digital and graphical forecasts, analyses, and observations of aviation-related weather variables.

Current Weather Conditions for California

This National Weather Service page provides a quick and easy access to both current weather and forecasts.

DUAT - DTC

This FAA-provided service provides direct access to weather briefing and flight planning computers to prepare pilots prior to flying.

DUAT - CSC

CSC Direct User Access Terminal service on the Web provides immediate on-line access to U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved information including:

• Current, continuously updated weather information
• Easy-to-understand plain language weather
• Flight plan filing and closing
• Automated flight planning

Global Operators Flight Information Resource - GOFIR

Assists the professional flight crew obtain information for the purpose of planning a domestic or international flight. In addition, this site contains other useful web links.

Landings.com - Flight Route Calculator

Flight Route Calculator can produce a map of the flight route and returns a link to enroute weather information; by specifying your airspeed, it will also calculate flight times. The map will include airports that are close to the route in fairly evenly spaced segments and can display an elevation profile along your route.

METAR Data Access - Reference & Overview

This is a great resource for flight planning. You can receive information concerning SIGMETs, AIRMETs, and TAFs for the entire country. A VOR chart is published which can be used for plotting SIGMET/AIRMET areas.

Nearby Airport Locator (courtesy of Kyler Laird)

Where is the nearest airport, given a street address and city? .. What airports are nearby?; here's the website for you. You can get maps, satellite images, and a list of other services nearby.

One Hundred Dollar Hamburger

Finished flying your mission? The $100 Hamburger is a hungry pilot's WEB, providing first hand reports on restaurants.

Satellite Image: Western U.S.

Intellicast is a great site for general worldwide weather. The Doppler radar images are amongst the best. If thunderstorms are predicted take a look at their region radar images.

Sunrise & Sunset times - US Naval Observatory

You can obtain the times of sunrise, sunset, the beginning and end of civil twilight by specifying a date and location.

Weather: Northern California - NWS

This is one of the handiest Websites around for California pilots. It contains links to almost everything you need to prior to getting your Standard Briefing. You can find links to METARs, TWEBs, winds aloft forecasts, SIGMET/AIRMET information, PIREP information, along with all sorts of maps and photographs. It is my one stop shopping place for weather information prior to calling Oakland Flight Service Station.

Weather Underground

Another general (non-aviation specific) weather site. list.

Weather WebCams

If you know of a good weather camera that shows the environs of an airport or general area, let us know.

• San Jose - Lick Observatory

 FAA, NTSB & NASA

Aeronautical Information Manual - AIM

Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures

Air Traffic Publications Library- FAA Documents (AIM,NOTAMS, etc.)

This web site contains electronic versions of official printed FAA documents. The electronic versions of the documents may differ somewhat in format from the original printed versions due to the conversion process.

Aircraft Type Designations

Here are all the "official" four character aircraft designations, sorted by manufacturer.

Airman & Aircraft Registry - Includes searches

The FAA's Civil Aviation Registry contains both Airman Certificates and Aircraft Registrations available for searches.

ASRS - NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System

Do you want to report a potentially unsafe event or situation? Unintentionally break a regulation? Download the NASA ARC 277B form.

Av-Info - Airman testing, aircraft certification, etc.

The FAA's Flight Standards Service Web Page which contains a massive number of links to aviation-related information.

Aviation Medical Examiners - Entire list or search by region

Due for your Airman Medical Examination soon? Here is the complete CAMI Aviation Medical Examiner Directory.

Federal Aviation Regulations - Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

A Beta Test site containing, among other things, the Federal Aviation Regulations

NTSB - Home Page

Home page for the National Transportation Safety Board.

Practical Test Standards

Upgrading your pilot's certificate? Planning on an additional rating? Here's where you can see and download the Practical Test Standards.