Audio Ground School by Part Time Pilot

IFR Section 7 - Lesson #1: Departure Procedures

Audio Ground School by Part Time Pilot

Show Notes

In this free IFR Online Ground School lesson, we cover the topic of IFR Departure Procedures. We review the purpose of Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) and Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs), when they are used, and how to identify and interpret them during flight planning.

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