: How does a pilot know where the airport is when he is flying to a particular destination for the first time in his life?
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The journey starts long before you ever step into your plane.
Before flying, you create a flight plan. You use special aviation maps and get current weather data to create a flight plan of your exact route to your destination. Altitudes, directions, speed, timing, radio frequencies, navigation aids, fuel consumption, alternate landing sites in emergencies, along the way, and importantly where you’re getting a burger at when you land (not kidding on the last one).
By the time you’re in the plane, you’re just following your plan, making minor adjustments as you go.
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