Universal Weather

MAY 9, 2023

MRPV is closer to San Jose’s city center than MROC but has a shorter (5,905-foot) runway and restricted hours of operation. Universal Aviation Costa Rica has ground handling offices in San Jose and Liberia. Customs San Jose Airport now has a dedicated general aviation terminal with onsite Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine (CIQ).

Clearance 52

Clearance Flight Plan Air Traffic Control Weather 52

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.

Clearance 40

Clearance Pilot Weather Approach 40

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.

Air Traffic Control 62

Air Traffic Control Approach Runway Instrument Landing System 62

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.

Runway 52

Runway Weather Airplanes Approach 52

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.

Pilot 52

Pilot Flight Plan Air Traffic Control General Aviation 52

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.”

Air Traffic Control 52

Air Traffic Control General Aviation Runway Cockpit 52

AV Web

MAY 17, 2024

“It will expand critical protections for air travelers, strengthen safety standards, and support pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers.” ALPA called the bill a “major step forward” for the safety of our nation’s aviation system. Jason Ambrosi. Full text of the bill can be found here.

Air Traffic Control 52

Air Traffic Control General Aviation Runway Cockpit 52

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.

Air Traffic Control 52

Air Traffic Control General Aviation Runway Cargo 52

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. Mackinac Island photographed while over Round Island.

Airplanes 52

Airplanes Runway Weather Approach 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. While we were approaching the Orange County Airport, a student launched in a Cessna from runway 22. I waited on one of the ramps for Barry's arrival.

Weight-Shift-Control 52

Weight-Shift-Control Clearance Approach Airplanes 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I taxied to the departure end of runway 27, ran-up the airplane, and broke ground exactly at 3:00 pm as planned. 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 was instantly annoyed.

Approach 52

Approach Clearance Airplanes Runway 52

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! C-130s with all our equipment were on the runway. I headed to the flight line with my summer CASF bag.

Airplanes 72

Airplanes Weather Air Traffic Control Pilot 72