Understanding how to read a sectional chart is a vital, and useful, to know as a pilot. Learn more about sectional charts here. [Credit: iStock] Published by the National Aeronautical Navigation ...

Cross-country flight time must include a landing at least 50 nm (ideally slightly more, like 53 nm) by straight-line distance from the departure point, measured using a plotter and paper sectional ...

Having quality navigation tools while out at sea is very important, especially for life-and-death situations. Now, the tool we will talk about is called OpenCPN, and from what we can tell, it works ...