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Private and Recreational Pilot Groundschool Manual Page 7Langley Flying School, Inc.Answers .................................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.WEATHER INFORMATION ................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.AVIATION WEATHER REPORTS (METAR) ......................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.Type of Report ....................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.Station identification .............................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.Date and Time of Issue .......................................................................................... Error! 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BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.Answers .................................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.NAVIGATION ............................................................................................ ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.TERMS AND CONCEPTS ....................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.MAGNETIC COMPASS ......................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.AVIATION CHARTS ............................................................................................. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.Reading the VNC ................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.TRIANGULATION OF VELOCITIES ........................................................................ ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.NAVIGATION PREPARATION ............................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.Preparing the Chart ............................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.Navigation Planning—Pre-weather ...................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.Variation ................................................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.Pre-flight (with weather information) ................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.Why all the detail on the Worksheet? .................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.The Fuel Log .......................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.FLIGHT PLAN ...................................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.Items on an ATC Flight Plan Form ....................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.METHODS OF COURSE CORRECTION ................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.Double Track Method ............................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.Opening-Closing Angle Method ............................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.QUESTIONS ..................................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.© 2012 David L. Parry