Universal Weather

JANUARY 16, 2024

There are many popular Greek destinations, for operators planning general aviation movements, to consider for Greece. Other than at LGAV, where you’ll clear customs, immigration, quarantine (CIQ) quickly within the general aviation terminal (GAT), expect to clear CIQ in the main terminal along with scheduled commercial passengers.

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Clearance Flight Plan General Aviation Visual Flight Rules 52

Universal Weather

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (HKCAD) hours for processing permits are Monday-Friday, 0900-1800 local, and CAD is closed on weekends and holidays. If CAD is closed at the time of your request, Air Traffic Control (ATC) can process short-notice permits. Parking Parking is usually available for up to 14 days.

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Clearance General Aviation Weather Runway 52

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

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. When the FRZ was created, three General Aviation airports were trapped inside and became difficult to access.

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Universal Weather

JANUARY 18, 2024

Curfews – LFMN is a 24-hour AOE with a General Aviation Terminal (GAT). Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine (CIQ) clearance is normally available at the LFMN GAT 0800-2100 local. In the case of LFTH, winter hours for clearance services are 0800-2000 local and overtime options are never possible.

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Air Traffic Control Clearance Flight Plan Jet 52

Universal Weather

JUNE 13, 2023

Buenos Aires is the most popular destination in Argentina. Prior Permission Required (PPR) is currently in place for general aviation at SABE – a joint-use civil/military airfield – due to airport and aircraft parking congestion and since this is a primarily domestic airport.

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Flight Plan NOTAMs Clearance Weather 52

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JULY 6, 2024

While this seems obvious to me, the notion seems rare in aviation. I think this because whenever multiple aircraft depart Sodus bound for the same destination, we almost always pique the curiosity of air traffic control. What's going on at X today?" But there was always much more to it than simple fun. after 9/11.

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Pilot Flight Plan Air Traffic Control General Aviation 52

Professional Pilot

APRIL 10, 2024

Pilatus PC-12 Captain Air Pirate Aviation Goodyear AZ J AX (Intl, Jacksonville FL) Center always seems a problem with unreasonable long EDCT (Expect Departure Clearance Time). Citation CJ3+/CJ2+/CJ2 Dir of Ops Burgess Aircraft Mgmt Springfield MO I think more controllers are needed. Tommy Jernejcic ATP/CFII.

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Clearance Pilot Weather Approach 40

Universal Weather

APRIL 8, 2024

Flexibility for late arrivals or departures Ramp space available for up to 6 General Aviation (GA) aircraft. Airport fuel tanks hold 15,000 gallons with one fuel truck from Air BP. The airport operates 24 hours a day, but English-speaking Air Traffic Control (ATC) is not available from 2000 to 0500.

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Runway Fixed Base Operator UTC Clearance 52

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JULY 21, 2024

I think he was anxious about the air traffic control communications, but he planned to follow me in trail so that he could see how the radio work went. We departed on a more southeast heading to ensure clearance with Stewart International's class Delta airspace. Scott followed in Eight One Six.

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Weight-Shift-Control Clearance Approach Airplanes 88

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

There hasn’t been a fatal air carrier accident in the US since 2009. Despite the incredible improvements in commercial aviation safety, the same cannot be said for general aviation. In addition, the controller provided the “instantaneous” wind, which was from 180° at 10 kts.

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Flight Plan Knot Runway Airplanes 104

Ask the Pilot

JUNE 28, 2024

More than once… In 2013, a Southwest 737 destined for Branson, Missouri, instead ended up at a small general aviation field nearby, touching down on a runway less than four thousand feet long. Only a few months earlier, a 747 freighter operated by Atlas Air found itself at the wrong airport in Kansas.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Runway Instrument Landing System 57

AV Web

MAY 15, 2024

Other important measures included agreeing to hire and train up to 3,000 new air traffic controllers, increasing the length of cockpit voice recordings to 25 hours (from two hours) and extending the time frame for airline passengers to redeem travel credits to at least five years.

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Air Traffic Control General Aviation Clearance Cockpit 98

AV Web

MAY 15, 2024

Other important measures included agreeing to hire and train up to 3,000 new air traffic controllers; increasing the length of cockpit voice recordings to 25 hours (from two hours); and extending the time frame for airline passengers to redeem travel credits to at least five years.

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Air Traffic Control General Aviation Clearance Cockpit 91

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

In a prior telephone conversation with the Rockliffe Flying Club, I was assured that I could pick up my IFR clearance in the air from Ottawa Terminal and planned to do exactly that. I paid for Canadian charts to facilitate planning and navigation and I will pay a quarterly service fee to Nav Canada for air traffic control services.

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Approach Clearance Airplanes Runway 52

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JANUARY 25, 2025

The entire morning was a parade of general aviation airplanes swooping low (some lower than others) over the parking area before touching down on the ice. Volunteer Air Traffic Control Because of its unique geometry, the Alton Bay Ice Runway requires careful coordination on the ground to avoid conflicts.

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AUGUST 3, 2024

While the whole thing did not quite go as planned because long general aviation cross country flights rarely do, it was a wonderful trip and a great opportunity to share some of the beauty of my home state with friends from the East who really had no idea what to expect.

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Airplanes Runway Weather Approach 86