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Understanding the FAA’s DROTAM

CFI Academy

As an airplane pilot, youre familiar with NOTAMs, but have you encountered a DROTAM? They notify you when and where drone operatorsthink utility companies or filmmakersare flying, typically at low altitudes (below 400 feet AGL). We do get occasional DROTAMs here, which are usually for upto 400′ AGL.

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Teaching International Student Pilots

Air Facts

Teaching International Student Pilots Air Facts Journal In the mid 70s, I was a USAF T-38 instructor pilot (IP) in the 71 st Flying Training Wing at Vance AFB (KEND) in Enid, Oklahoma. Two squadrons trained students in their journey to become Air Force pilots. The venerable Tweet A.K.A. The 6000-pound dog-whistle!

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Radar, FDR Disagree On DC Blackhawk Altitude

AV Web

At a press briefing on Saturday, NTSB member Todd Inman said the flight data recorder and ADS-B data put the regional jet at 325 feet AGL at the point of impact, plus or minus 25 feet while the controller’s console showed the helicopter at 200 feet, the ceiling of the flight corridor it was flying at the time.

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Types of Pilot Licenses Explained (Student, Recreational, Private, Commercial, ATP, and more)

Pilot Institute

Pilots can have multiple licenses. Each license gives a pilot different privileges. Pilots usually start by getting their Private Pilot license and then work towards a commercial pilot license if they are interested in being a pilot as a career. But its a necessary step to obtain higher pilot certification.

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Demonstration Stalls

CFI Academy

They go beyond the basic power-on and power-off stalls required for private or commercial pilots, focusing on scenarios that instructors need to teach students about to enhance stall awareness and safety. Perform at a safe altitude (typically 3,000 feet AGL or higher) to demonstrate safely. 65 knots in a Cessna 172).

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Wild Alaska

Plane and Pilot

The terrain reaches well over 4,000 feet agl, so a good vertical rise is seen. It is reminiscent of Montana, where I have been often in real life on flying trips, and while there aren’t towering mountains like the Tetons, it is dangerous enough for foolhardy pilots indeed. The density of the forest was incredible.

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Drone Lingo Simplified: Acronyms Every Pilot Needs To Know

Pilot Institute

Drones have their own language, and its filled with abbreviations and acronyms that can be overwhelming for new drone pilots. Common Drone Acronyms and What They Mean Lets start off with the most basic acronyms that even beginner drone pilots should know. The effect is that the pilot feels like they are flying while inside the drone.

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