Flexair

JULY 3, 2024

The ICAO alphabet helps pilots, air traffic controllers, and ground personnel accurately convey important information by using distinct code words for each letter. Importance in Air Traffic Control Communication Air traffic controllers and pilots rely on the phonetic alphabet to ensure clear and effective communication.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Transponder Tail 83

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 2, 2025

Post-accident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation, however, the weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the formation of serious carburetor icing at idle power. The weather conditions cleared about an hour after the accident.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Pilot 87

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Vigilance, monitoring traffic, and staying attuned to changing weather conditions contribute significantly to safety. Setting up for an approach, taxiing at a busy airfield with complicated diagrams, during the actual takeoff and landing, or receiving an updated weather briefing in flight are a few examples of this.

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Weather Pilot Approach Air Traffic Control 96

iPad Pilot News

APRIL 22, 2024

Electronic flight bag apps like ForeFlight, when paired with portable weather receivers like Sentry , make it much easier for pilots to avoid in-flight weather hazards. adds an optional Reported Turbulence layer on the Maps page, but it’s not your typical FAA weather forecast. Version 16.4 There are a lot more reports.

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Turbulence Airplanes Weather Pilot 81

Flight Training Central

JUNE 17, 2024

Flight Following is an aircraft flying under VFR that is taking advantage of Air Traffic Control (ATC) services. Flight following is a relatively simple concept–it’s an aircraft flying under VFR that is taking advantage of Air Traffic Control (ATC) services. DON’T rely on ATC for weather avoidance.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Approach Weather 52

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Key Takeaways Airports that fall under Class C designation handle general aviation and airline traffic. Aircraft need to have a two-way radio, transponder with Mode C, and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment. Before entering Class C airspace, pilots must receive clearance from Air Traffic Control (ATC).

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Clearance Transponder Knot Indicated Airspeed 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For an instrument pilot, though, there is one key difference between a smaller, non-towered airport and a larger one with an air traffic control tower: obtaining an IFR clearance. Call for your IFR clearance, including route, altitude, and transponder code. First is “enter controlled airspace on heading XXX.”

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Clearance Air Traffic Control Airplanes Transponder 52

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Talking to air traffic control (ATC) while flying IFR is challenging in the beginning, but with time and practice, you can master it! You cant rely on visual cues to avoid other traffic – or even navigate accurately. Or you might stray off course and into bad weather or obstacles. Why Why are you calling?

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Approach Clearance Pilot Aeronautical Information Manual 52

Inflight Pilot Training

APRIL 9, 2024

However, it is recommended that pilots have an instrument rating and be proficient in instrument flying, particularly if they plan to fly in areas with known weather hazards, such as mountainous regions or coastal areas where fog or low clouds are common. Your plane is required to be equipped with a 1090 MHz ES transponder.

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Pilot Weather Flight Plan Visual Flight Rules 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It was not an inspiring morning to fly out of Sodus, but I knew that the poor weather was localized to the Lake Ontario shore and that Washington DC was forecast to be sunny and significantly warmer. Flying within the SFRA, whether it is within the FRZ or not, requires all aircraft to broadcast an assigned transponder code.

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Transponder Clearance Approach General Aviation 52

Universal Weather

JANUARY 24, 2025

be equipped with an appropriate transponder with ADS-B Out capabilities that performs to the Minimum Operational Performance Standards of RTCA DO-260B, or newer; and have antenna capability for broadcast toward both ground-based as well as space-based ADS-B receivers. Be sure you have the correct version to operate where you are going.

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True Airspeed Instrument Flight Rules Knot Air Traffic Control 59

Universal Weather

APRIL 9, 2024

be equipped with an appropriate transponder with ADS-B Out capabilities that performs to the Minimum Operational Performance Standards of RTCA DO-260B, or newer; and have antenna capability for broadcast toward both ground-based as well as space-based ADS-B receivers. Be sure you have the correct version to operate where you are going.

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True Airspeed Instrument Flight Rules Knot Air Traffic Control 52

Universal Weather

JANUARY 16, 2024

At Athens (LGAV) , Air Traffic Control (ATC) will provide directions on where to land and taxi. Aircraft Equipment Requirements Aircraft operating in this region need to be equipped for area navigation (RNAV) and required navigation performance (RNP) 5 when conducting flights on air traffic service routes.

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Clearance Flight Plan General Aviation Visual Flight Rules 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This article will teach you ways to deal with weather, routes, altitude choices, and using helpful tools when flying in poor visibility. Key Takeaways Creating an IFR flight plan requires looking at weather patterns, fuel requirements, and alternate airports. You should start with these weather resources: METARs : Current conditions.

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Flight Plan Pilot Weather Instrument Meteorological Conditions 52

Aerotime

OCTOBER 4, 2024

With the flying of the aircraft and an awareness of your location (heading, height above the ground, and surroundings) all established, it is at this point that pilots have been trained to use the radio to send out a distress message and seek assistance from air traffic control (ATC) on the ground (or ‘ communicate ‘).

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Transponder Pilot Air Traffic Control Aeronautical Information Manual 258

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 5, 2025

It was a dark night, but otherwise the islands enjoyed the good VFR weather we picture for a tropical oasis. Air traffic control, responding to the pilots odd transmission, simplified the clearance, issuing just a heading and an altitude. ATC announced loss of transponder data. But why did the pilot lose control ?

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Clearance Pilot Cockpit Descent 97

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Basics of Radio Communications With Air Traffic Control The guiding principle of ATC communications is understanding. You check the weather, get information Charlie, and then tune up tower frequency. Consider what calls might come up given the route of flight and the types of airspace and weather it might pass through.

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 69

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Basics of Radio Communications With Air Traffic Control The guiding principle of ATC communications is understanding. You check the weather, get information Charlie, and then tune up tower frequency. Consider what calls might come up given the route of flight and the types of airspace and weather it might pass through.

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

Inflight Pilot Training

APRIL 16, 2024

Canada border to be in communication with Air Traffic Control (ATC) via a discrete squawk code. This means that pilots must have a two-way communication device, such as a radio, and a transponder that will allow ATC to identify their aircraft’s location. The Canadian government requires all pilots crossing the U.S.-Canada

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Air Defense Identification Zone Transponder Pilot Flight Plan 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 27, 2025

Proof Is in the Piloting Flight following falls under risk management (PA.I.D.R5), covering limitations of air traffic control (ATC) services. That’s a fancy way of saying ATC may not always be able to provide flight following for VFR traffic.

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Flight Plan Air Traffic Control Pilot Tail 81