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.

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Aviation Bussiness News

JULY 24, 2024

But aviation is so much more than just flying. We have brilliant women engineers, air traffic controllers, and sustainability experts pushing the boundaries of innovation, developing new technologies and unlocking the full potential of our airspace. “We

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Flight Training Central

JULY 29, 2024

They’re routinely reviewing pilot reports and asking Air Traffic Control (ATC) for reports of turbulence, and they’ll go so far as to change their route of flight or altitude fairly dramatically to find smooth air.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

If you maintain constant situational awareness and utilize all available resources, that’s conducive to safe general aviation operations. Vigilance, monitoring traffic, and staying attuned to changing weather conditions contribute significantly to safety.

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Northstar VFR

JULY 28, 2024

If your goal is to fly for the airlines you will operate under part 121, however the knowledge you learn from general aviation flying will carry through your entire career. Stay vigilant looking for traffic and don’t forget your radio calls!

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Fear of Landing

MARCH 22, 2024

Air Traffic Management Over the decades, NASA has developed a number of air traffic management simulation tools, including: Center TRACON Automation System (CTAS) – 1990s: CTAS is a suite of software tools developed by NASA that generates new information for air traffic controllers.

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Jetwhine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Jetwhine A Part 91 corporate pilot tells the story of his first flying job in a swept-wing jet aircraft, both the good and the bad.

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Fear of Landing

AUGUST 9, 2024

The FFZ airfield has a 900-foot grass runway (18/36) and a low-altitude traffic pattern, allowing for spectators to watch the demonstrations of the slower aircraft. An airfield traffic pattern, also known as a circuit, is a standard path used by air traffic approaching the runway.

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Air Facts

MAY 1, 2024

Many times as a teenager I would hang around the airport watching the general aviation planes come and go. He moved into our home as a boarder, my parents divorced, and my mother married the CFI. My dad did get his Private Pilot license and my mom only soloed. Eventually, college and career got in the way and flying lessons stopped.

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Universal Weather

JANUARY 15, 2024

Be mindful that LGMK is so congested during high season that air traffic control (ATC) may reduce movements per hour while authorities allow you to stay on the ground for up to 40 minutes. It’s located next to the terminal, and available only to general aviation flights.

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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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Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Turbine airplanes operate at complex airports with heavy traffic, they fly multi-segmented departure and arrival procedures that include altitude and airspeed restrictions. Pilots need to be very proficient with air traffic control procedures and in radio communication.

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Flight Training Central

MAY 1, 2024

You can take a friend and fly for lunch at another airport, tour local landmarks or attend fly-ins to meet other pilots and get involved in the aviation community. No matter where you’re headed, being up in the air is the greatest thrill of all.

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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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Jetwhine

AUGUST 28, 2024

Life would be sweet now that I’d successfully passed my Cessna Citation III (CE-650) type rating check ride (this was a few years back). It meant I’d be flying my first swept-wing jet. Surprisingly, my first day at the new job at Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) would also be the first time I’d actually been […]

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Universal Weather

MAY 9, 2023

If a temporary importation is approved, you must provide the approval number to air traffic control to obtain permission for domestic travel. Customs San Jose Airport now has a dedicated general aviation terminal with onsite Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine (CIQ).

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Photographic Logbook

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). For short-notice fuel uplift requests during night hours, it’s possible to contact Air Traffic Control (ATC), which will contact the fueler to come out. A-CDM – In November 2019, Nice launched Airport Collaborative Decision Making (ACDM).

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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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Professional Pilot

APRIL 10, 2024

It’s lack of controllers to handle the volume of traffic. Also, the implementation of CPDLC for the general aviation sector is taking a painfully long time. It takes years to train an air traffic controller, just like it takes years to train a pilot. This issue is similar to the pilot shortage.

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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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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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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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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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Learn to Fly

MAY 10, 2024

If you’ve been spending time near the aviation industry in the past year, you have probably heard about the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) reauthorization. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 expired on September 30, 2023, and the aviation community was expecting a replacement reauthorization bill in 2023.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 17, 2024

“The bipartisan [FAA] reauthorization is a big win for travelers, the aviation workforce, and our economy,” said President Joe Biden in a statement. “It It will expand critical protections for air travelers, strengthen safety standards, and support pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers.”

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AV Web

MAY 17, 2024

“The bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization is a big win for travelers, the aviation workforce, and our economy,” said President Biden in a statement. “It It will expand critical protections for air travelers, strengthen safety standards, and support pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers.”

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Photographic Logbook

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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Photographic Logbook

JULY 14, 2024

As WFC President, he humbly suggested that I could legitimately use the callsign "Williamson One" with air traffic control. We reached the island shortly after numerous other arrivals, our five airplanes creating a small arrival push at the uncontrolled general aviation airport. Photo by Alicia. Photo by Steve.

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Photographic Logbook

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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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. While Alyssa attended to the restaurant, Mark and I pushed the Warrior back into a parking space at the unique general aviation airport occupying a terraced hillside.

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Air Facts

JUNE 7, 2024

We even got to visit the local general aviation airstrip! That allowed him Base Commissary access to Chanute Air Force Base (AFB) south of town in Rantoul which gave me the chance to see even more planes…military planes! We both had subscriptions that our magazine door-to-door selling got us. All day, every day.

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Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I spotted a few traffic targets as they were called out to me, which was easy because they were airliners and quite a bit larger than the average General Aviation aircraft. 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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