Aerotime

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Weather report (if applicable). Nearly all aircraft are fitted with a piece of equipment called a transponder. Both pieces of information appear on the air traffic controller’s radar screen alongside the radar return, or ‘ blip ’ for that particular aircraft. However, the transponder can have another use.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Or you might stray off course and into bad weather or obstacles. With Do you have any relevant information to add context? If you have weather information Charlie, then you say youre with Charlie. With : Youve looked up the ATIS, and the latest weather information you have is Delta. Why Why are you calling?

Approach 52

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

You check the weather, get information Charlie, and then tune up tower frequency. Consider what calls might come up given the route of flight and the types of airspace and weather it might pass through. Pilots should also take full advantage of free reference materials like the FAA’s Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM).

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 55

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

You check the weather, get information Charlie, and then tune up tower frequency. Consider what calls might come up given the route of flight and the types of airspace and weather it might pass through. Pilots should also take full advantage of free reference materials like the FAA’s Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM).

Aeronautical Information Manual 52

Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52