Photographic Logbook

JULY 14, 2024

As WFC President, he humbly suggested that I could legitimately use the callsign "Williamson One" with air traffic control. Final approach, runway 28, Block Island State Airport. At one point, I suggested that the cloud in front of us looked like some kind of sleek, twin tailed fighter jet. "I

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Runway Weather Airplanes Approach 89

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Approach Approach planning can feel like a balancing act between wind direction, field dimensions, and obstacles. Since these factors rarely align perfectly, the safest call is to prioritize an unobstructed final approach. Careful planning guarantees you a controlled, survivable landing. nautical miles) forward.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The jet slammed into the ground six thousand feet short of the runway, taking the lives of 134 people. Detecting them is difficult, which makes final approach and landing especially dangerous. Unable to recover, the jet struck approach lights short of the runway and then towers 8 and 9.

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Wind Shear Weather Descent Approach 66

Northstar VFR

MARCH 23, 2025

You may have even seen a few YouTube videos of jets doing go-around maneuvers set to Kens song. As an aircraft enters the traffic pattern, it begins the process of getting configured to land on the runway. Probably his most well-known song is called Go Around. Let's start with the basic principle of the go-around.

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Pilot Wind Shear Runway Approach 52

Jetwhine

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Rob __ In June 2023, the FAA published a 167-page document outlining the agencys desire to replace dozens of 40-year-old airport control towers with new environmentally friendly brick-and-mortar structures. Using HD cameras, controllers can zoom in on any given point within the cameras range, say an aircraft on final approach.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Final Approach Approach 63

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

It could be that theres sudden wind shear on final approach, or that that visibility is below minimums, or that the aircraft is too high or too fast, etc. While air traffic controllers do an incredible job giving pilots instructions that minimize disruptions, theres still a human element to it.

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Airplanes Wind Shear Weather Approach 83

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

2024, a Boeing 737-400 freighter operated by Swift Air of Spain on behalf of global logistics giant DHL crashed on final approach into Vilnius Airport (VNO) in Lithuania, the aircraft’s intended destination. On the morning of November 25.

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Final Approach Approach Instrument Landing System Runway 337

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 31, 2025

Flight 5342 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Wichita, Kansas on final approach for runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). , Air Traffic Control and visual separation are generally more reliable at low altitudes.

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Air Traffic Control Approach UTC Final Approach 104

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 30, 2025

Last night, we saw the first fatal crash of a US airliner since 2009 , as a military helicopter collided with an American Eagle jet that was on final approach to Washington National Airport (DCA). This horrible tragedy claimed 67 lives, and an investigation is being performed into what happened.

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Air Traffic Control Final Approach Approach Jet 125