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You're
in the soup about to fly a challenging approach into an airport
in mountainous territory. Turbulence is making it hard to maintain
level flight attitude, much less review the approach plate information.
Things are so bumpy you have to spend extra time setting the communications
and navigation frequencies as your hands keep getting rattled.
You persevere and tune in the ILS frequency. As you fly over the
outer marker, the familiar beep-beep-beep goes of on your avionics
panel--but strangely, there is no glideslope. You're a bit behind
the airplane now, and you realize you forgot to positively identify
the ILS using its morse code identifier. It's way too bumpy and
you're way too busy to read those tiny morse code letters on your
approach plate. You set your communications panel to hear NAV1
and hear a stream of dits and dahs. "Hmm, the ILS must be
working--I wonder what's wrong." As it turns out, in your
haste you misread the approach plate and inadvertently tuned the
frequency of a VOR located on the field with the OBS set to the
runway heading.
You were lucky this time. Not long afterward, you recognized your error and maintained altitude until over the VOR, at which point you exercized the published missed approach. Others have not been so fortunate. Aviation history is filled with tragedies that could have been avoided had pilots positively identified NAVAIDs and other facilities. This includes both the confusing of one NAVAID with another as well as failure to recognize that a given NAVAID was out of service. |
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ZDNet
Rates PilotMorse a perfect 5 of 5!
Here's
what a retired USAF fighter pilot and ZDNet reviewer had
to say about PilotMORSE (we thank him for his kind words!)
PilotMORSE
is a great home solution for private pilots or aspiring professionals
who want to hone their Morse code skills used to identify
VORTACs, localizers, and marker beacons.
Sure, you could copy down the dots and dashes during pre-flight
planning, then try to find your notes while maintaining
aircraft control under the hood or in the weather. It's
better to be able to recognize the identifiers through proficiency
in Morse.
PilotMORSE takes you through the alphabet with an advanced
neural network algorithm that adjusts the pace of presentation
based on your responses.
First you'll learn the letters, with audio and visual or
audio alone. Then you'll practice with actual station identifiers
using multiple choice or fill the blanks. Throughout your
training, you'll get aviation-oriented background information
on tuning and identifying navaids. The goal is to make you
a safer, more complete, and better trained pilot.
Program
Pros
- Excellent
training pacing
- Detailed
info about NAVAIDS supplements code lessons
- Multiple
training options
- Auto-advancement
- Well-designed
interface
Program Cons
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"It
took some work, but after only a few hours with this program, I
was able to identify NAVAIDs in the air without having to look down
at my charts. I highly recommend this to any pilot who wants to
add that extra margin of safety to his flying skills."
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- S.T.,
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PilotMORSE
is intended to give pilots the ability to identify NAVAIDs solely
by listening to their morse code identifiers. Using an advanced
neural network algorithm that monitors your learning and adjusts
pace of presentation to you specifically, this program teaches
you first individual letters of morse code and then NAVAID identifiers.
The focus is not on turning you into a ham radio operator--this
program is very deliberately structured for aviation use and to
teach you this skill in a short time period. The goal is to make
you a safer, more complete, and well-rounded pilot.
You can download PilotMorse - FREE - right now, and give it a try!
| Program |
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 | PilotMorse Morse Code Tutor
for Microsoft Windows |
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Not
Instrument Rated? While instrument rated pilots need to identify
NAVAIDs more often than VFR-only pilots, learning to hear morse
code is a skill that will nevertheless serve you well in many
flying situations. Again, it's about becoming a well-rounded pilot.
You
may download PilotMORSE above. If you choose to register it, the
cost is quite reasonable and the benefits substantial. Challenge
yourself by giving PilotMorse a try.
Ready to purchase? Click on one of the two "buy now" links below. The best value can be had by getting PilotMorse FREE with purchase of our Five by Five FCC written test prep software (which can prepare you for both Amateur / Ham Radio tests and also Commercial / Professional tests. Do be sure you check it out!
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Click the above button to buy PilotMorse now for only $20. After purchase, an unlock code
will arrive in your email within moments, allowing you to access the software without restrictions of the demo version above.
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Click the above button to visit the homepage of Five by Five, our FCC written test prep software (Ham Radio and Professional / Commercial tests). You can get PilotMorse FREE with
any Five by Five purchase. Since Five by Five is as inexpensive as $30, this can be a great deal indeed.
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MONSTER
OFFER!
For $30 you can get BOTH PilotMorse
AND a registration code for our Five by Five FCC Test Prep
+ Ham Radio exam prep software
Just click the RIGHT "Buy it now" link above or click here.
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