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PilotEdge Offers SNF Arrival Sim Sessions Next Weekend

AV Web

EST on Saturday, PilotEdge will host sim sessions that will allow pilots and simulator enthusiasts to fly the SNF NOTAM with actual FAA air traffic controllers manning the mics on the other end. From 3 p.m. EST on Saturday and 1 p.m. Full information on simulator requirements and other details are available here.

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Southwest Boeing 737 Takes Off From Closed Runway

One Mile at a Time

The air traffic control tower at the airport doesn’t open until 5:45AM. However, planes can still take off before then, just by stating their intentions on the CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency). What we do know with certainty is that the plane took off on a closed runway, and the pilots weren’t following NOTAMs.

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Drone Lingo Simplified: Acronyms Every Pilot Needs To Know

Pilot Institute

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. NOTAMs are publicly available. Then that is BVLOS, even if the drone is just 100 feet away.

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Intolerable Risk: Dangerous Design behind the Washington DC Mid-Air Collision

Fear of Landing

Memorial Bridge, where the helicopter may cross to join Route 5 or continue to turn over the Tidal Basin, is a compulsory reporting point: pilots must report to air traffic control that they have reached that position as they follow the shore of the Potomac. Route 1 has two reporting points.

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A Perfect Day to Fly: The Tragic Story of the EAA AirVenture 2023 Midair Collision

Fear of Landing

These are covered in a 30-page NOTAM (link goes to 2024 version) released each year by the FAA, documenting all of the show-specific guidelines and procedures during the event. They further allege that the EAA failed to enforce flight safety rules and failed to provide sufficient air traffic control.

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Schedulers and dispatchers

Professional Pilot

In many ways, aircraft dispatchers were the first air traffic controllers, particularly at busy airports. While they didnt control aircraft takeoffs and landings directly, they were responsible for providing enroute handoffs to controllers in local towers.

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Costa Rica: 2023 Business Aviation Destination Guide

Universal Weather

If a temporary importation is approved, you must provide the approval number to air traffic control to obtain permission for domestic travel. Flight Planning When traveling through Costa Rican airspace, no special regulations exist, and air traffic controllers speak English.