Episode Details

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How runway numbers are derived from their magnetic compass heading by rounding to the nearest ten degrees and dropping the zero. - The five legs of a standard airport traffic pattern: upwind, crosswind, downwind, base, and final. - Why a standard traffic pattern always uses left-hand turns and how the AFOQT tests this critical rule. - The crucial difference between pattern altitude in AGL (Above Ground Level) versus MSL (Mean Sea Level). - A simple mnemonic, 'Up, Close, Down, Before, Final,' to memorize the traffic pattern sequence for test day. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep