Pilot Training Workshops

PilotEdge workshops are free online pilot training sessions, held live over the Internet, designed to delve deeply into the practical side of real world VFR and IFR flying.

The workshops are held every other Tuesday at 7pm PST. They are normally recorded and made available online a few days after the event, but pilots are encouraged to attend the live event if possible to take part in the question and answer sessions. Sessions generally last around 2-3 hours with ample time for questions.

All workshops are held live online on the DigitalThemePark TeamSpeak server. To attend, download the TeamSpeak 3 application and connect to the DigitalThemePark server (ts3.digitalthemepark.com) 10 minutes prior to the start of the workshop. Visual aids are presented using screen-sharing - a link will be posted on the TS3 channel a few minutes before the presentation begins. No RSVP or registration is necessary, and all workshops are open to the public, not just PilotEdge members.

Upcoming Workshops

Tue
May
28
IFR: Holding, lost comms, TEC routes
Wanna be cleared as filed? TEC routes make it happen!

Past Workshops

Tue
May
14
Instrument approaches (part 4)
Circling, visual and contact approaches. Plus, your questions answered.
Tue
Apr
30
Instrument approaches (part 3)
Rapid fire analysis of a series of user-submitted precision and non-precision approaches within the Los Angeles ARTCC
Tue
Apr
16
Instrument approaches (part 2)
Recap on flying ILS 19R at SNA then onto non-precision approaches
Tue
Mar
26
Instrument approaches (part 1)
Overview of instrument approaches and decoding approach plates
Tue
Mar
12
Arrivals: Mastering STARs
Become a master of Standard Terminal Arrivals (STARs)
Tue
Feb
26
IFR - Enroute Procedures and Decoding Enroute Charts
Reroutes, short cuts, holds, diversions, VFR on top, cruise clearances, block altitudes and symbols on charts that wouldn't be out of place in King Tut's tomb. What does it all mean?
Tue
Feb
12
IFR - Departures Demystified
Introduction to IFR concepts, and then a deeper review of the world of IFR departures, including SIDs, ODPs, and VFR departures.
Tue
Jan
29
Scenario-based VFR flight planning and communication (part 3)
The last in the VFR flight planning series, we tackle Class B and C airspace head on.
Tue
Jan
15
Scenario-based VFR flight planning and communication (part 2)
Continuing from the previous workshop, this time we go deep on two VFR flights between 4 Class D airports.
Tue
Jan
1
Scenario-based VFR flight planning and communication (part 1)
A look at the route selection, navigation techniques, airspace analysis and sample ATC communications for 2 non-towered to non-towered scenarios.
Tue
Dec
18
All About VFR
VFR airspace, rules and regulations