What are the destination airport runway types and lengths?
Does the airport have more than one runway? Are the runway surfaces asphalt or turf? It’s important that this information is known prior to departure rather than after reaching the destination airport, as the runway of choice may be too short, necessitating the use of a less desirable runway. Vital information, such as runway length, can be found in an FAA publication titled, Airport Facility Directory (AFD). • What are the weather conditions for the cross-country flight? Weather conditions are extremely important at the point of departure, all along the route, and at the point of destination. VFR flight requires that minimum ceiling heights and visibility distances be met, or exceeded, in order to legally make the flight. This information can be obtained from the area Flight Service Station (FSS). • What are the winds aloft? Flight training prior to the cross-country phase was seldom concerned with winds aloft. So why deal with them now? Winds aloft have a significant effect on the ai
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