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Inside an Air Traffic Control Room: Navigating the Skies from the Ground

Flightworx

Air traffic control rooms are strategic nerve centres in the aviation industry. Subject to many Hollywood films, and shrouded in mystery, this guide uncovers some of the most intriguing aspects of air traffic control rooms. What do air traffic controllers do? What technology is used?

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Delta Air Lines 767-400 loses pressurization, makes emergency descent into Paris 

Aerotime

Having completed the oceanic crossing part of the journey, and as the flight crossed the English Channel at 20:55, the crew of DL266 reported a loss of cabin pressure and set the 7700 internationally recognized emergency code on the transponder. Should AeroTime receive an update from the airline, this article will be updated accordingly.

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Extreme Turbulence in Singapore Airlines flight 321

Fear of Landing

A few days ago (21st of May 2024), Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 encountered heavy turbulence on a passenger flight from London-Heathrow to Singapore. Traffic controllers and aviation enthusiasts saw the aircraft squawk 7700 about 200 nautical miles from Bangkok. There were 229 on board, including eighteen crew members.

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How to get an IFR clearance at a non-towered airport

Flight Training Central

Flying a light airplane offers access to thousands more airports than the airlines serve, which means you can land closer to your destination, avoid long taxi routes, and save time. Call for your IFR clearance, including route, altitude, and transponder code. First is “enter controlled airspace on heading XXX.”

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ForeFlight introduces crowdsourced turbulence reports

iPad Pilot News

Because Sentry is automatically recording attitude data, pilots don’t have to remember to make a report and air traffic control doesn’t have to remember to send the report through the system. There are a lot more reports. ForeFlight version 16.4

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Into the Flight Restricted Zone | Part 1, Of PINs and Prop Locks

Photographic Logbook

Among General Aviation pilots, there was great fear that private aircraft would be permanently barred from controlled airspace, particularly around the epicenters of those attacks in New York City and Washington DC. Flying within the SFRA, whether it is within the FRZ or not, requires all aircraft to broadcast an assigned transponder code.

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Air Force One: The Next Generation

Flying Magazine

The call sign Air Force One was adopted after a 1953 incident when a commercially operated Eastern Airlines flight, 8610, crossed paths with “Columbine II,” a Lockheed VC-121-ALO Constellation, designated Air Force 8610, that was carrying Eisenhower. Air Force/Senior Airman Ryan Crane] Can We Track Air Force One on FlightAware?