One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

As an aviation geek, I love listening to air traffic control audio, and the VASAviation YouTube channel does an incredible job picking up on some of the more interesting interactions that happen. Meanwhile the JetBlue A321 ended up having to return to a gate due to the tarmac delay rule. Thats rough.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Tarmac Flight Deck 89

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 21, 2025

Taxiing behind a line of waiting Cessnas and Pipers while a jet or two landed between an endless stream of other trainers performing touch-and-goes cemented my excitement. How might the headset in question handle dropped on the tarmac? A quality headset is one of the most important tools a student pilotor any pilot, reallyhas.

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Pilot General Aviation Cockpit Air Traffic Control 104

Aerotime

MAY 1, 2024

Flightradar24 At 00:37 local time, the 747 freighter was cleared to take off from runway 33R by Riyadh air traffic controllers. However, for reasons yet to be determined, the crew of the Air Atlanta cargo plane began their takeoff roll from taxiway K. The aircraft accelerated down taxiway K, seemingly intending to take off.

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Tarmac Runway Cargo Air Traffic Control 294