Air Traffic Control Pilot in Command Threshold 
Pilot Institute
JANUARY 24, 2025
Special VFR is a clearance issued by Air Traffic Control (ATC) that allows pilots to operate in weather conditions below the standard VFR minimums. Once again, the judgment call will be yours as the Pilot in Command. A common question asked is: can a student pilot request a special VFR?
Photographic Logbook
JANUARY 25, 2025
Today would be his first landing on the ice as pilot in command. Rolling out on final approach, I was surprised to see another airplane stopped right at the runway threshold. Usually, Alton Bay volunteers hold departure traffic significantly farther back from the threshold when other aircraft are about to land.
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