Pilot Courses of Instruction

Pilots' Briefcase

There are two sets of files here:

1. to be printed and carried in your flight bag (generally PDF files),
2. to be loaded on a computer and used during pre-flight planning (XLS files)

For the flight bag

Keep these files handy in your flight bag or on a tablet or wherever you carry your charts now as a reference or checklist items (except where noted, all files are PDFs, aggregated from the files on this site):

General Flight Planning and Regulations

• Preflight

  • Weather Briefing Sheet [large file: 228,854 kb]
  • Preflight Worksheet [size: 19.348 kb]
  • Weight and Balance Worksheet [size: 24.416 kb]
  • Links to Weather Resources [large file: 234.876 kb]
  • On the NOAA web site:
    • METAR/TAF Quick Reference Card (JPEG format) [size: 43.102 kb]

• Operations

  • Aircraft Reference Sheet [large file: 149.245 kb]
  • Tripsheet [large file: 158.304 kb]
  • Instrument Approach Briefing Checklist [size: 91.976 kb]
  • Climb/Descent Rates Per Mile [large file: 132.330 kb]

• Regulations

  • Airspace Table [large file: 372.324 kb]
  • Mode C, Speed Limits, Oxygen Tables [large file: 247.107 kb]

Regional Information

• Albany, N.Y.

  • In and around the Albany Class C airspace [large file: 232.801 kb]

• New York City SFRA/Hudson River Corridor

  • New York SFRA ("Hudson River Corridor") [large file: 246.379 kb]
  • On the FAA web site: "Kneeboards"
    • East River Exclusion Special Flight Rules Area [large file: 326.201 kb]
  • More New York SFRA FAA kneeboards
    • SFAR Chart Insert (below Class B airspace) [very large file: 2,433.229 kb]
    • Skyline Route handout (within Class B airspace) [very large file: 1,818.688 kb]

• Niagara Falls Flight Restrictions Area

  • Niagara Falls Flight Restrictions Area [size: 48.217 kb]
    • FAA Chart [large file: 130.737 kb]
    • Aerial Diagram [very large file: 617.743 kb]
    • Aerial Diagram Detail [large file: 202.124 kb]
    • Canada Restricted Area CYA518 [large file: 245.862 kb]

• Washington, D.C. SFRA

  • DC SFRA Cheat Sheet [large file: 120.885 kb]
  • On the FAA web site: "Kneeboards"
    • Special Flight Rules Area Checklist [large file: 247.46 kb]
    • Flight Plan Filing Instructions [large file: 715.77 kb]
    • SFRA Requirements Table [size: 57.68 kb]
    • Leesberg Maneuvering Area [large file: 132.33 kb]

For the computer

• Preflight worksheets (multiple worksheets) [size: 67.072 kb]
• Approach/Descent rates worksheet (multiple worksheets) [size: 71.680 kb]
• Maneuvering speed computations (multiple worksheets) [large file: 176.128 kb]
• Airspeed converter [size: 71.192 kb]
• Latitude/Longitude units converter [size: 38.912 kb]

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