Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The crew again elected to return to Schiphol and advised air traffic controllers at the airport of a possible high-speed landing due to the flaps not being able to extend. Flightradar24 The aircraft landed safely on runway 06 at about 170 knots around 15 minutes after departure.

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Air Traffic Control Cargo Runway Descent 284

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

KTVU @SFGate @VASAviation pic.twitter.com/Lqkh5snd8i Hoppinaroundtheworld (@Hopinarndthwrld) February 24, 2025 Fortunately air traffic controllers at SFO got a low altitude alert, and informed the pilots of their concerning altitude. Definitely flashbacks to 2013. As a result, they initiated a go around.

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Approach Knot Air Traffic Control Final Approach 109

AV Web

MARCH 6, 2025

Investigators noted that while the Learjet 55 crew were in communication with air traffic controllers, no distress calls were made before the accident. The data ended one minute later, with the plane at 1,275 feet and traveling at 242 knots.

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Cockpit Instrument Meteorological Conditions Jet Air Traffic Control 69

One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 28, 2024

As an aviation geek, I love listening to air traffic control audio, and always enjoy the VASAviation YouTube channel, which does a great job covering noteworthy air traffic control interactions. Well, VASAviation has just published another JFK ATC video, this time involving an Air France pilot.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Runway Knot 120

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 21, 2024

Based on air traffic control audio , the pilots didn’t even realize what they were doing until the air traffic controller warned them, thanks to a low altitude alert in the tower: Air traffic controller: “Southwest 4069, low altitude alert, you good out there?”

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Pilot 125

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The NTSB and FAA are investigating a runway incursion at Nashville International Airport on Thursday in which an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crew rejected its takeoff at about 130 knots when a Southwest 737-700 crossed the far end of the runway it was using. It’s not clear how close the two aircraft got.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Clearance Knot 111

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The first is up to the point where the aircraft has reached 100 knots (115 mph/185 kph) along the ground, whereupon one of the pilots will confirm this to the other via a verbal callout of “ one hundred knots ”. After reaching 100 knots, the aircraft will continue to accelerate to what is referred to as its V1 speed.

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Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 274

One Mile at a Time

JULY 29, 2024

So the pilot of the first Delta jet advised air traffic control they’d need a minute to crunch the numbers on takeoff performance: Delta 1304 pilot: “Right now, for Delta 1304, we got four knots too much on the tailwind. Air traffic controller: “Delta 2046, that’s fine… and you have access now?”

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Air Traffic Control Clearance Runway Jet 120

Flying Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

The event required coordination of more than 11 agencies, including the FAA, air traffic control, TSA, and U.S. Courtesy: AOPA] The aircraft will be expected to fly at 90 knots at an altitude of 1,000 feet, ensuring they are visible from the ground. Secret Service, according to AOPA.

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Airplanes Air Traffic Control Knot General Aviation 105

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This isn’t good… air traffic controllers cleared two Southwest jets to use the same runway at the same time. VASAviation has an excellent video with both the air traffic control audio and a depiction of where the jets were located during the incident. Southwest 1478: “Southwest 1478 rejecting.”

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Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control Knot 117

Airline Geeks

MAY 29, 2024

The Boston-bound A319 was forced to reject its takeoff at over 80 knots as the King Air was landing on the intersecting runway.

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Knot Runway Air Traffic Control 114

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

This lateral movement takes place at a speed of about two or three knots. Air Traffic Control uses this classification to separate aircraft and ensure that their wake turbulence does not affect other aircraft. As at higher altitudes, the vortex movement near the ground is affected by crosswinds.

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Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

FAA Federal Aviation Administration The FAA is the US federal government agency in charge of aviation standards, air traffic control, airspace safety, and the certification of personnel and aircraft. Then that is BVLOS, even if the drone is just 100 feet away. The list of accepted MOCs is available at the FAA website.

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Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 52

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Depending on other traffic ahead, not least at the destination, air traffic controllers (ATC) will clear the flight to descend in stages, to be level at certain waypoints on the arrival route. This may be accompanied by the deployment of spoilers on top of the wing.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 274

Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

While the aircraft was flying at a ground speed of 453 knots (about 840 kilometers per hour), countless hailstones battered the fuselage, engines, and cockpit windows. Austrian Wings, an Austrian aviation magazine, describes the scene (translation mine). Without warning, the Airbus A320 entered a hailstorm and was violently shaking.

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Airline Airlines Weather Cockpit 98

Flying Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

The aircraft will be expected to fly at 90 knots at an altitude of 1,000 feet, ensuring they are visible from the ground and online. More than 11 agencies, including the FAA, air traffic control, TSA, and U.S. EST on May 11. “The goal is to get aviation outside of the airport fence lines,” Ginter said.

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Airplanes General Aviation Air Traffic Control Knot 69

Fear of Landing

JULY 26, 2024

The ASD-B data shows the Lancair’s speed decaying to 56 knots before rising again as it descended at 375 feet per minute: consistent with a stall followed by a drop. The Lancair ES brochure gives a stall speed of 65 mph, which is just over 56 knots. Photograph by Chris Reed Air Traffic Control reported the crash at 12:15.

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Approach Runway Knot Air Traffic Control 97

Aerotime

MARCH 20, 2025

As the aircraft approached Nome, air traffic controllers informed the pilot of flight 445 that Nomes runway was being de-iced and was temporarily closed, and that flight 445 could expect a 10 to 15 minute delay in landing clearance to be given. Indications show that its speed dropped from around 160 knots to 110 knots.

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Knot Air Traffic Control Gross Weight Airplanes 305

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Before entering Class C airspace, pilots must receive clearance from Air Traffic Control (ATC). Class C airports’ speed limits require aircraft within 4 Nautical Miles (NM) of the primary airport and below 2500 feet to maintain an Indicated Airspeed (IAS) of 200 knots or less. Altitude and intentions (e.g.,

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Clearance Transponder Knot Indicated Airspeed 52

Flight Training Central

MAY 1, 2024

maximum weight and 120 knots maximum speed (a Cessna Skycatcher, for example). 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.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Airplanes Air Traffic Control 98

Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 10, 2024

Among these tech tools are Air Traffic Controllers who provide ATC clearance as the pilot approaches the landing area. The pilot maneuvers the plane with a 7% thrust paving the way for a 30-knot speed. Still, the pilot must know how to read signs and markings so they know where to land and where to taxi afterward.

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Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control Pilot 52

Universal Weather

JANUARY 24, 2025

or greater and/or max cruising true airspeed (TAS) greater than 250 knots (kts). Aircraft manufactured on or after 01-JAN-2020 and has an MTOW exceeding 12,566 lbs (5,700 kgs) or having a maximum cruising true airspeed (TAS) greater than 250 knots must have ADS-B (Out) 1090 MHz applicable to RTCA DO-260B.

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True Airspeed Instrument Flight Rules Knot Air Traffic Control 59

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 9, 2024

Air Traffic Control (ATC) uses these procedures to delay aircraft. For example, if you’re holding at 100 knots and have a 10-knot tailwind on the outbound leg, the outbound leg should be shorter than one minute because you’ll have a headwind on the inbound leg.

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VOR Pilot Crosswind Approach 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 69

Universal Weather

APRIL 9, 2024

or greater and/or max cruising true airspeed (TAS) greater than 250 knots (kts). Aircraft manufactured on or after 01-JAN-2020 and has an MTOW exceeding 12,566 lbs (5,700 kgs) or having a maximum cruising true airspeed (TAS) greater than 250 knots must have ADS-B (Out) 1090 MHz applicable to RTCA DO-260B.

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True Airspeed Instrument Flight Rules Knot Air Traffic Control 52

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 13, 2025

However, as the plane accelerated through around 100 knots, the pilots made the decision to reject the takeoff. In the air traffic control audio, you can hear the Hawaiian pilot say Hawaiian 33, stop, and then when asked if they need assistance, he responds no assistance needed, just well be off on the next exit.

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Knot Runway Air Traffic Control Pilot 111

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 301

Aerotime

APRIL 9, 2025

Upon receiving clearance to take off from air traffic controllers at the airport at 19:11 local time, the aircraft began its take-off roll. Markus Mainka / Shutterstock At a ground speed of around 56 knots (64 mph/102 kph), the crew realized their error and elected to abort the take-off.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Airline Airlines 257

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The path for the two jets that collided The A350 was taxiing at 12 knots when it impacted the other jet. Here’s what the communication was like following impact: ATC: “Delta 295 heavy, hold short of V, advise me when you’re ready.” This is quite an embarrassing rookie mistake, especially when you have four pilots up there.

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Tail Jet Clearance Runway 123

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

Presumably, the pilot was flying on an instrument flight plan, as the flight maintained a cruise altitude of 7,000 feet (and ADS-B groundspeed of 125 to 130 knots) until about 12:53 p.m. Never exceed speed (Vne) for the V-35 is 192 knots. My earlier Bonanza had an inconveniently low gear-extension speed, around 135 knots (as I recall).

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Tail Instrument Meteorological Conditions Knot Groundspeed 105

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

Presumably, the pilot was flying on an instrument flight plan, as the flight maintained a cruise altitude of 7,000 feet (and ADS-B groundspeed of 125 to 130 knots) until about 12:53 pm local time, roughly three hours into the flight. Never exceed speed (Vne) for the V-35 is 192 knots. FlightAware data stopped at that point.

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Tail Instrument Meteorological Conditions Knot Groundspeed 98

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Haynes took the controls and, noting the same control issues, reduced thrust on the number one engine, which resulted in the aircraft rolling out in a wings-level attitude, giving the crew critical time to evaluate the dire situation Flight 232 was facing.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airline Airlines 301

One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

However, after achieving a speed of over 100 knots, the pilots made the decision to abort the takeoff. It’s pretty clear that this was an air traffic control error, as two jets were cleared to use the same runway at the same time. The US air traffic control system is obviously in need of some major overhaul.

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Air Traffic Control Clearance Runway Jet 117

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

About 40 seconds later, when the aircraft was travelling 153 knots, a pitch-up command was recorded. Five seconds later, at 166 knots and a pitch of 8.2°, tail strike indicators 1 and 2 were activated. The Boeing 777 became airborne at 180 knots. tons with 109,100 kg of fuel on board.

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Tail V Speed Knot Runway 96

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

Around halfway, cruising at 3,000 feet at 180 knots, onboard avionics data indicates increasing temperature in one of the cylinder heads lasting about five minutes. ATC rolled the emergency vehicles and cleared her to land straight in on Runway 13, wind 080 at 6 knots, with the wingman flying escort. They took off at 4:45 p.m.

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Knot Runway Pilot Groundspeed 88

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Naturally, my first officer and I got a good laugh from this as our 757 was cruising along effortlessly at about 300 knots indicated airspeed, and was not yawing towards the supposedly dead engine. I simply told the purser to tell those were concerned that the engine was, indeed, running quite normally.

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Indicated Airspeed Air Traffic Control Airplanes Descent 98

Flight Training Central

AUGUST 19, 2024

Minimum weather visibility is three miles from your control station. Maximum speed is 100 mph (87 knots). Your drone can carry an external load if it is securely attached and does not adversely affect the flight characteristics or controllability of the aircraft. Operations in Class B, C, D and E airspace need ATC authorization.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Airspace Classes Payload 52