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Understanding the FAA’s DROTAM

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They notify you when and where drone operatorsthink utility companies or filmmakersare flying, typically at low altitudes (below 400 feet AGL). Unlike traditional NOTAMs that might warn of runway closures or hazards, DROTAMs focus on drone-specific operations. DROTAMs exist to bridge the gap between manned and unmanned aviation.

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United 737 Hits Kite On Final For DCA

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He was apparently one of two kite flyers enjoying early spring weather at Gravelly Point, which is just off the end of Runway 1/19. When Runway 19 is the active, aircraft landing go over the popular recreation area at about 100 feet AGL. The plane landed normally and there was no damage.

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Delta Connection flight received sink rate alert before Toronto Pearson crash

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Around 13 seconds before touchdown as the aircraft was descending through 153 feet above ground level (AGL) the TSB said the CRJ900s indicated airspeed increased to 154 knots whereas the ground speed did not change appreciably, consistent with a performance-increasing wind gust. to the right, the TSB said.

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Passenger Lands Cessna 150 After Pilot Incapacitation

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miles south-southwest of the airport when he made his last call at 2,700 feet MSL (1,424 feet AGL) and planning a straight-in approach to Runway 5. Audio recordings reveal the pilot announced the flight was 3.7

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Heads-up, hands-free: How to use iPad audio alerts for safer flights

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These alerts include runway proximity, traffic, cabin altitude, destination weather, terrain, airspace and TFRs, carbon monoxide and more. IN-FLIGHT ALERTS 500 AGL Alerts – Alerts when descending through 500 ft. AGL after having been above 1,000 ft. AGL (or when AGL is unknown), the descent rate exceeds 4,000 ft.

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Teaching International Student Pilots

Air Facts

For example, describing a Cuban eight maneuver would involve such writing as, enter the (in Farsi , R-L), Cuban eight (in English, L-R), maneuver no lower than (in Farsi , R-L), 10,000 AGL (in English, L-R), at a minimum of (in Farsi , R-L), 450 knots (in English, L-R). Watching such scribbling could make ones head spin!

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I Am UNSAFE Checklist—Lessons Learned on a Fateful Night

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The ATIS called out the overcast at 800 AGL, the minimum I needed (mistake #5not mine, but it counted anyway.) I held at 800, assuming Id see the runway lights below me and then I could continue to 06C. As I crossed the runway threshold, it was solid IMC and I had to go missed.

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