This set of lessons cover topics related to flying on VATSIM in visual conditions following Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
- Pilot Resource Centre
- General Lessons
- Basic Meteorology Concepts
- Airliners Vs. GA Airplanes at the Airport
- Airplanes, Altitudes, and Airspeeds
- Airport ATC Procedures (CD, GND, TWR)
- Airport Diagrams
- Choosing Equipment Code
- Choosing a Callsign
- How High to Fly
- Interpreting METARs and TAFs
- Runway Selection
- Starting Up at the Departure Airport
- Transponder and Squawk Codes
- Understanding ATIS
- VATSIM Special Operations Administration
- VFR or IFR?
- IFR-Specific Lessons
- Airways, Flight Levels and Directions of Flight
- Basic IFR Flight Planning
- Flying Direct vs. Airways
- IFR Clearances
- IFR Limitations in Weather
- IFR Navigational Aids
- Instrument Approach Procedures (IAP)
- Introduction to Holding Patterns
- Introduction to ILS Instrument Approaches
- Introduction to Non-ILS Instrument Approaches
- SIDS and STARS
- VATSIM Basics
- VFR-Specific Lessons
- VFR Limitations in Weather
- ATC & Radar Services for VFR Flight
- Dead Reckoning and Pilotage
- ICAO Airspace Classification
- Understanding the VFR Airport Pattern Circuit
- United States Airspace Classification
- VFR Communication and Navigation Equipment
- VFR Departures and Arrivals
- VFR Flight Planning
- VFR Non-Controlled Airport Procedures
- VFR Separation
- Weather Minimums
- General Lessons