Flight Planning Tools for Pilots
LSA North, Inc is the upper-Midwest distributor for the Flight Design CT ~
The Worldwide leading seller in light sport aircraft! Combined with
Stick-n-Rudder Flight Training, LLC we are Minnesota's
premier Sport & Private Pilot Flight School and LSA sales
specialists. Visit our Frequently Asked
Questions page to learn more about learning to fly and becoming a licensed pilot: LSA North
FAQ
From your Sport Pilot to Private Pilot license, Instrument rating to Commercial pilot
and Flight Instructor certificates, we can help you reach your aviation goals.
Contact CT Sales Scott Caverly (612) 799-6708, .
Read about the qualifications all of our
Certificated Flight Instructors at this link.
Below are links to flight planning web sites and tools that we believe will help
you to be a better, safer, pilot. We encourage you to learn, and use,
these tools with each flight you make whether with us, or elsewhere. Please
remember that your specific POH, personal abilities and flight tolerances, and FAA regulations will
take precedence over any documents listed within.
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All new students, and returning renters, must download, review, and
sign for our files the
policies and procedures
we have created for your safety, and compliance with the regulations.
Please also bring to your first lesson, or next lesson if you have not yet
done so, a photo copy of your valid State Drivers License, and/or birth
certificate or passport (per FAA regulations), and Student Pilot Certificate
or Medical Certificate. New students/renters, please also complete this
information sheet
and bring with you to your first lesson. Revised 15OCT09
Risk
Assessment Planning Worksheet
Clouds
Clearances & Wind Charts
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This is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that will assist you in
flight planning. It includes Maintenance due times, weight & balance,
cross-wind calculators, V-speeds, and more. It is the PIC who must
ensure than an aircraft is not over-flown on Tach time when an annual, 100
hour, other inspection or oil change is due per FAA regulations. Check
this prior to each flight. These are tools to assist you, the official
AOI/POH and individual aircraft weight & balance, and maintenance log books
take precedence over this summary listing. Last revised 22FEB10.
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To
file a Flight Plan with FSS or to obtain a Flight Briefing
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- Download this
form to write down your weather and NOTAMs received during your
pre-flight briefing from Flight Service and other weather services.
All students and renters must complete this form prior to each flight.
FAA Guidebook to weather and flight
briefings. Last revised 31JAN09.
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Local
Rental & Cross Country Pre-flight Planning Form
All students and renters must complete the above flight planning form prior
to any solo flights; local or cross-country. It may only be a short
local flight, or the same cross-country you did last week, but completing
this form prior to your flight will enhance your overall flight safety and
situational awareness. Last revised 03FE09
Schedule Master
To
reserve an LSA North, Inc. aircraft and/or instructor pilot. Be
sure to telephone or email your instructor when you make a change to a schedule
as we do not monitor this site 24/7. All renters must have a verbal flight
release from LSA North management prior to each flight, on the day of the
flight. Please also keep your contact information up to date in the
computer. It is your responsibility to also check for any aircraft SQUAWKS
on this site prior to your flight.
Is
it Time for your Flight Review?
The above link contains information the FAA considers to be important and
will be covered in your biennial flight review. We also encourage you
to visit www.FAASafety.gov and review
the materials on the Wings training section.
Automobile Gas Finder -
Airports with MOGAS
- Flight Design USA has published the Aircraft Operating Instructions ~ AOI
(which is the Light Sport equivalent of a Pilot Operating Handbook ~ POH
or Aircraft Flight Manual ~ AFM) for the
CTSW
and CTLS.
Also included is the Flight Training Supplement ~ FTS.
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Student Pilots and aircraft renters please print a copy
and carry with you in your flight bag. Please also download and read
the AOI
instructions.
LSA
North ~ Custom Checklist for Flight Design CTsw
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This checklist was created as a training tool for our
flight students for use in our CTsw aircraft. We encourage all
pilots to use it. It does not replace the factory supplied AOI and
official factory checklist.
All student pilots and renters should print and carry a copy in their
flight kit. Last revised 06OCT09.
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This is the NOAA official weather information in text and graphical form
for aviation.
AOPA Flight Planning
This is the AOPA web site for flight planning. Weather, TFR, and route
planning tools are available.
NavMonster.com
A quality third party website for flight planning tools,
routes, weather, local area and
airport information.
How to Make Proper
Radio Calls
Attached is a short paper on how to make proper radio calls
and procedures for dealing with ATC. Sport Pilots need to know how to
properly contact a control tower, or communicate with ATC for flights in
controlled airspace, or for flight following. You will never again say
"any traffic please advise." Additional information can be found in the
FARs and AIM. Last revised 31JAN09.
Personal
Minimums Checklist
Complete a personal minimums checklist on a nice sunny day and
use it to compare to the current conditions on the day you want to go flying.
How do your personal minimums compare to the FAA regulations, the aircraft AOI,
or even your instructors personal minimums? Last revised 25MAY08
Flash cards
Download training aides for various flight training topics.
Airport Markings,
Airspace and the
Flight Design CTsw
operating instructions.
Federal Aviation Regulations
Everything you need to know about the FARs. If you have a question on
regulations, here is the place to look. For
Sport Pilot regulations, visit the FAA web site
here. LSA North supports and recommends that all pilots
participate in the FAA Wings
training and
safety programs regularly. Here is a link to the
FAA Practical Test standards FAA-S-8081-30
LSA
North, inc. Practical Test Standards for the Sport Pilot
Above are the PTS standards for the FAA practical exam
Sport Pilot. We have reduced by one-half the minimum requirements and created our
own minimum standard in order for LSA North, Inc instructors to attest that you
are ready and able to pass a practical exam. Each student is a reflection upon
the flight school and sets the stage for the next student. Last revised
25MAY
MN Department of
Aeronautics
MNDOT AERO has charts, approach plates, and information on all
public use airports in Minnesota. Follow this link for a
Twin Cities Terminal Area Chart (This is a 10 MB file.). Sectional
chart cut-outs can be found by local area
here.
The complete list of
MN
Airports can be found here.
CT Flyer ~ The Flight Design CT owners'
message board.
This is a great web site to learn about the CT, training tips, networking, and issues that other people
are having. Please take what you read here with a grain of salt as we do
not moderate, or monitor, all of the postings for accuracy.
Manuals and instructions
Here is a link to a page with links to many different manuals.
We have Rotax, Dynon, Garmin, Flight Design and more.
EAA and
the Sport Pilot Organization
For your questions on the Light Sport Aircraft industry, training tips, and
more, the EAA is a great place to look. Please also support aviation with
your membership. They are your voice in Washington DC on Sport Pilot
matters.
Sport Pilot Talk ~ Public Discussion
Forum
A message board just for Sport Pilots. It open to all pilots and
aircraft manufacturers.
Flight Training Forum
A message board on flight training for General Aviation pilots.
Over the Airwaves
A newsletter from an instructor in NY who shares his opinion, like
it or not, about aviation safety, training, and flying IFR.
Flight School List.com
Looking for a flight school? A place to gather information about flight
schools in other States. Nothing better than a winter vacation to
someplace warm and earning a new rating at the same time. If you are
looking for a Sport
Pilot specific school, visit Paul Hamilton and Adventure Products.
Please order his training guides via the LSA North Store
link rather than his site directly. Another source is
www.justflightschools.com for
this information.
Flight-Training-Info.com
Free information from an industry expert for those desiring to
pursue a course of flight training to become a pilot or to obtain an advanced
pilot rating.
Life insurance for
Pilots
It is a myth that pilots cannot get life insurance or that they must pay
extra for it just because they are pilots (some will, but not all). Not
all companies look down upon a pilot as high risk. Contact
Your Benefit Resource!
for an insurance quote today! Life, health, disability and Long Term Care
insurance.
AVMap EKP IV Pro GPS
Instruction manual for the AVMap GPS found in aircraft 49FS.
Students and renters, you need to review this.
Garmin 496
Instruction manual for a Garmin 496 or 396 GPS found in many aircraft
today. Students and renters, you need to review this. Learn how to
program a route, find the weather at your destination, or tune in your favorite
music station.
Dynon D100
and D120
Instruction manual for the Dynon EFIS and EMS. Students
and renters, you need to review this. Flying a glass cockpit has many
advantages over traditional steam gauges, but to do so you need to know how all
the buttons work and how the systems work together.
Aircraft for
Rent
Going on vacation? New to the area? Find an
airplane for rent...anywhere in the United States.
LSA North, Inc Online Store
View and purchase online headsets, aviation training textbooks, DVD's,
and flight bag tools. We have ASA, Hamilton, and Gleim training materials.
FAA knowledge test prep and Check-ride Practical Exam DVDs and oral study
guides. Purchase your Sport Pilot Training kit and
study guides online from ASA Paul Hamilton and Gleim at the LSA North
Inc Online Store.
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