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Nick Rae · Commercial Pilot ASEL/AMEL · Instrument · Central California

Clearance to Confidence VFR Radio Calls Workbook cover

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Student pilot / PPLWritten-test fluency, explained answers, and oral-exam thinking.See PPL workbook → IFR trainingWeather, procedures, charts, systems, and scenario decisions.See Instrument workbook → Commercial candidateCommercial ACS review, maneuvers, judgment, and explanations.See Commercial workbook → Multi-engine add-onVmc, OEI, PA-44 flows, engine-out calls, and oral traps.See Multi-Engine workbook → VFR radio callsCall-building, ATC replies, readbacks, CTAF flows, and out-loud reps.See Radio Calls workbook →

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VOR #1 reads 271°. VOR #2 reads 268°. Is the difference acceptable?

Exercise 2.6, item 2 · 2026 source edition
Prompt page 46 · answer page 153

Commercial pilot · Workbook author

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I built these study tools alongside my own private, instrument, commercial and multi-engine training. The focus is understanding an answer well enough to explain it out loud.

Commercial Pilot ASEL/AMEL · Instrument · 393.1 total hours (October 2, 2026 ForeFlight report). About Nick · Dated flight and publishing proof

Full credentials and flight-hour breakdown

393.1Total Hours

274.6PIC

122.5Cross-Country

99.4Sim Instrument

37.8Night

30.1Multi-Engine

Certificates & ratings

Commercial Pilot — ASEL, AMEL
Instrument Rating
Private Pilot — ASEL
Complex Endorsement
High-Performance Endorsement
Washington, D.C. SFRA Training

Medical & documents

FAA medical privileges current; renewal planned before paid flight duty
Flight Review — Current
DC SFRA Training — Certified
Complex & High-Performance Endorsed
FAA WINGS participation

Aircraft flown — 7 types, 212 flights

Cessna 172 Skyhawk — 311.7 hrs
Rockwell Commander 114A — 41.0 hrs
Piper Seminole (PA-44) — 20.0 hrs
Piper Seneca (PA-34) — 7.7 hrs
Piper Cherokee (PA-28) — 7.0 hrs
Cessna 182 Skylane — 3.3 hrs
Piper Aztec (PA-27) — 2.4 hrs

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