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Weight and Balance Calculators
(double-check against POH table)

Piper Archer N43839
Piper Seneca N55134
Cirrus SR20 N816BV
Beech Sierra N23995

Configure these with your specific aircraft's weight and moment
Columbia 400
Columbia 350

Holding Pattern Cheat Sheet

Use this if you fly with a Garmin 430 or a glass cockpit.

Find your assigned radial on your heading indicator, then see where it falls on the images on the top of the page. ie. T = teardrop, etc. In other words, for a right hand pattern, if the radial is found on your heading indicator at the 1 o'clock position, it will be a teardrop entry.

Then, follow the directions for that type of entry.

Have you begun working on your VOR/GPS navigational skills? This exercise is a good way to break up the boredom, and a great challenge. It will teach tracking and intercepting radials to and from a fix, and flying arcs. If you have an Avidyne or Garmin G1000 panel, try flying it with just a bearing needle set to a fix.

If you are scheduled for our accelerated instrument course and need something to do while you get your ten hours of hood time, try flying the old classics Pattern A and Pattern C.