Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Air traffic control instructions often lead to unstable approaches. It is based on the pilot’s judgment of certain visual clues, and depends on the maintenance of a constant final descent airspeed and configuration. A controller who withholds or issues a late descent clearance is also to blame.

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Approach Descent Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 105

Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

VFR approaches to land at night should be accomplished with a steeper descent. Air Traffic Controller. at a higher airspeed. the same as during daytime. Who has final authority to accept or decline any land and hold short (LAHSO) clearance? Pilot in command. Second in command. off course to the left.

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Crosswind Runway Air Traffic Control Clearance 98

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

UAL Flight 2428 from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco International Airport responded to a traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) resolution advisory (RA) and “slowed its descent to account for another aircraft at a lower altitude,” according to the FAA.

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Air Traffic Control Descent Airline Airlines 66

Aviation Bussiness News

APRIL 30, 2024

On its descent, IcelandAir flight FI454 from Keflavik International Airport was greeted with a celebratory message from the Heathrow Air Traffic Control Tower before passengers and crew disembarked to a warm welcome from Heathrow colleagues.

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Air Traffic Control Descent 52

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

During the final stages of the flight, air traffic control told the pilot to expect the RNAV A approach to Montgomery County. Air Traffic Control cleared him to fly directly to BEGKA, a waypoint southwest of him. The controller confirmed a descent to 3,000 feet, the minimum safe altitude for BEGKA.

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Approach Runway Air Traffic Control Descent 86

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In part two of AeroTime’s ‘ Anatomy of a commercial airline flight – all you ever wanted to know ’, we will examine the subsequent stages of your flight, from the cruise to descent and deceleration as you approach your destination and culminating in the landing and lastly, arrival at your gate. Be sure to keep a good look out for it.

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Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 267

Air Facts

JUNE 12, 2024

After take off, the air traffic controller seemed to know our special purpose when he gave us a non standard heading to fly and canceled our usual immediate climb requirement. A brilliant negotiator for our union, he was the best man to quickly and concisely inform Air Traffic Control of our mission and desires.

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Air Traffic Control Descent Runway Thrust 98

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

It is not uncommon for air traffic control to pose this question to pilots on IFR flight plans approaching certain airports when the weather is VFR. Courtesy: Jeppesen] Visual into KTEB One of the first guided visual approaches was created for the descent to Runway 1 at Teterboro Airport ( KTEB ) in New Jersey.

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Approach Air Traffic Control Runway Flight Deck 92

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

However, flying a small plane often means operating at much lower altitudes, usually between 5,000 and 10,000 feet, depending on weather conditions, terrain, and air traffic. Flying a small plane at lower altitudes allows pilots to navigate visually and avoid the complexities of high-altitude air traffic control.

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Weight-Shift-Control Air Traffic Control Turbulence Weather 52

Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

The flight seemed routine until the flight crew started the final descent from 34,000 feet. A meteorologist from Austrocontrol, who supply air traffic control in Austrian airspace, has claimed that the thunderstorm cell was visible and pilots had been warned of the dangerous weather conditions.

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Airline Airlines Weather Cockpit 94

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

The pre-landing check is the first step in ensuring the aircraft is ready for a stable descent. Clear communication with air traffic control (ATC) is essential at this stage to receive landing clearance and avoid conflicts with other aircraft. Additionally, configure the aircraft for a stable descent.

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Descent Final Approach Approach Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 5, 2025

Air traffic control, responding to the pilots odd transmission, simplified the clearance, issuing just a heading and an altitude. The roll was not checked by the pilot and continued past 60 degrees of bank and the descent rate increased. N13GZ verify going direct TAMMI? There was a pause on frequency.

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Clearance Pilot Cockpit Descent 73

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

Air traffic control tapes reveal the enroute controller called out the heading and altitude deviations and instructed the pilot to correct course, and, twice, to descend to 9,000 feet, which the pilot acknowledged both times with “descending to 9,000.” This all unraveled quickly.

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Tail Instrument Meteorological Conditions Knot Groundspeed 89

Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

The pilots enter a four-digit code into the transponder, which might be assigned by air traffic control to identify that particular aircraft or might be a general code showing what type of flight it is. In fact, the descent to 31,000 feet was flown by the flight crew as the start of the planned emergency descent to Bangkok.

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Turbulence UTC Airline Airlines 88

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

Air Traffic Control tapes reveal the enroute controller called out the heading and altitude deviations and instructed the pilot to correct course, and, twice, to descend to 9,000 feet, which the pilot acknowledged both times with “descending to 9,000.” This all unraveled quickly.

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Tail Instrument Meteorological Conditions Knot Groundspeed 78

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

We were nearing the LAX airport at 18,000 feet and starting to get busy with the descent into SAN. I can only assume these video clips were to be released to the news media upon our arrival in San Diego and eventually posted on social media, making them heroes of the social justice crowd.

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Indicated Airspeed Air Traffic Control Airplanes Descent 98

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

So, you must manage the descent and altitude using the VORs published step-down fixes and minimum descent altitudes (MDAs). Follow published descent altitudes from the approach chart. Like building blocks, each phase of the approach builds upon the previous one, creating a smooth descent to landing. Location of the FAF.

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VOR Approach Descent Final Approach 52

Ask the Pilot

JANUARY 9, 2024

If the fuselage is breached, that squeezed-together air rushes out. The pilots will don oxygen masks and take the plane to a lower altitude in what we call, plainly enough, an “emergency descent.” There was an emergency descent to perform, as well as the necessary checklists, coordination with air traffic control, etc.

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Descent Air Traffic Control Tail Pilot 52

Flight Training Central

MAY 1, 2024

You can also add additional privileges or transition to the Private Pilot certificate when you’re ready–you’ll just do some additional training with an instructor on cross country, night flying and/or in airspace requiring communication with Air Traffic Control. and a normal landing.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Airplanes Air Traffic Control 98

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Shortly after that, the Cheetah starts a gentle descent. Are you talking to air traffic control right now?” After the accident, the NTSB determined the probable cause to be “partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted in a descent and impact with terrain.” At 7:23 a.m.,

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Pilot Descent Knot Air Traffic Control 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Shortly after that, the Cheetah starts a gentle descent. Are you talking to air traffic control right now?” After the accident, the NTSB determined the probable cause to be “partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted in a descent and impact with terrain.” At 7:23 a.m.,

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Pilot Descent Knot Air Traffic Control 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

The fiancé told air traffic control that his formation partner had a partial loss of engine power, was trailing smoke, declared an emergency for the accident airplane, and told ATC that the Extra was “making a beeline for the airport right now.” Data shows a constant high-speed descent straight toward the runway.

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Knot Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 65

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Communication Protocols Clear communication with air traffic control (ATC) is vital for safety and efficiency. It requires managing descent rates, aligning with the runway, and controlling speed for a smooth touchdown. Pilots use standardized aviation language to convey information and receive instructions.

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Weather Pilot Rudder Drag 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

The fiancé told air traffic control that his formation partner had a partial loss of engine power, was trailing smoke, declared an emergency for the accident airplane, and told ATC that the Extra was “making a beeline for the airport right now.” Data shows a constant high-speed descent straight toward the runway.

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Knot Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

Even though I was likely to be cleared through the outer ring by ATC (air traffic control) while on an instrument flight plan, I filed a route from Sodus to the Williamsport VOR (FQM) that circumvented the TFR entirely. I pulled the power back and set a notch of flaps to establish a 90 knot, 500 foot/minute descent.

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Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 76

Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Descent planning can be complicated and needs to be done more than 100 miles from the destination. Turbine airplanes operate at complex airports with heavy traffic, they fly multi-segmented departure and arrival procedures that include altitude and airspeed restrictions.

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Pilot Airplanes Weather Air Traffic Control 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

I had an easy out available to me: a descent of 1000 feet would bring me out of the clouds with plenty of altitude to spare above the terrain. Normally, when approaching a non-towered airport like Williamson Sodus, air traffic control will instruct the inbound aircraft to "squawk VFR" (i.e., That cannot happen in the FRZ.

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Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52

Photographic Logbook

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. This was granted and we were issued a descent to 1,500 feet as expected. Manhattan was his white whale and it was finally going to happen for him on July 21.

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Weight-Shift-Control Clearance Approach Airplanes 93

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Basics of Radio Communications With Air Traffic Control The guiding principle of ATC communications is understanding. Make those practice calls even more realistic by utilizing live air traffic controllers who can help simulate real interactions. ASA Airplane Flying Handbook can be a great resource.

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 55

Professional Pilot

APRIL 10, 2024

Witness the implementation/maturing of SWIM (System Wide Information Management), active enroute domestic CPDLC, and increasingly full-procedure “climb via” and “descent via” clearances. These steps reduce controller workload and are efficient and predictable for spacing and arrival sequencing. Jim Mignogna Comm-Multi-Inst.

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Clearance Pilot Weather Approach 40

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Basics of Radio Communications With Air Traffic Control The guiding principle of ATC communications is understanding. Make those practice calls even more realistic by utilizing live air traffic controllers who can help simulate real interactions. ASA Airplane Flying Handbook can be a great resource.

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

NYC Aviation

JUNE 17, 2020

Can be initiated by either the pilots or air traffic control. A weather report predominantly used by pilots, air traffic controllers and meteorologists, to assist in weather planning and operational decisions for a particular airport. It warns pilots of a too high or too low descent path.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Approach Weather 52

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 13, 2023

I wondered if the NetJets pilot had annoyed the Atlanta Center controller. I also wondered if Atlanta Center had slam dunked Execjet 123 with a steep descent from VIVIC like they did to me the day before and if that was the cause of the missed approach in the first place. Remarkably flat cumulus bottoms on the descent into Sodus.

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Approach Ceiling Runway Clearance 52

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The flight then began its descent into Vilnius and passed to the north of the city on a right-hand downwind approach for its landing on runway 19 at Vilnius Airport. However, it has so far been revealed that air traffic control (ATC) at Vilnius Airport had been in contact with the crew of BCS18D throughout its final approach.

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Final Approach Approach Instrument Landing System Runway 334

Aerotime

MAY 16, 2024

At 22:10, just over 30 minutes after departure and with the aircraft approximately 200nm (370km) east of Singapore, the crew of flight UA28 reported to air traffic controllers in Singapore that they were having issues with the aircraft’s left engine and requested an immediate return to Changi Airport.

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Air Traffic Control Descent Runway Airline 268

Aerotime

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The investigations complete findings, when published, could have far-reaching implications for future commercial air operations. aviation pic.twitter.com/jLAAS5xwEH — Air Safety #OTD by Francisco Cunha (@OnDisasters) May 21, 2024 Following this shocking event, several other incidents occurred over the course of the year.

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Turbulence Runway Airline Airlines 130