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What Is the Average Flying Altitude of a Commercial Plane?

Pilot's Life Blog

However, flying a small plane often means operating at much lower altitudes, usually between 5,000 and 10,000 feet, depending on weather conditions, terrain, and air traffic. Flying a small plane at lower altitudes allows pilots to navigate visually and avoid the complexities of high-altitude air traffic control.

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What Are Common Part 107 Test Questions?

Flying Magazine

The remote pilot must have prior authorization from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility having jurisdiction over that airspace. The remote pilot must monitor the Air Traffic Control (ATC) frequency from launch to recovery. 2: Which technique should a remote pilot use to scan for traffic?

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Java Jive

AV Web

During the past few interactions I had with Frank, I had to endure his discussion of how much he, his insufferable wife, and bratty kid spent last month during their flying vacation to the Bahamas, along with an even more uncomfortable series of comments denigrating all Air Traffic Controllers from here to Bimini for their oafishness and stupidity.

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Schedulers and dispatchers

Professional Pilot

Evolution of the dispatchers role The concept of the airline dispatcher having operational control evolved naturally from the practices of the railroad industry. In many ways, aircraft dispatchers were the first air traffic controllers, particularly at busy airports.

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Seventh Time is the Charm: The Skyline Route

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Being able to flying East River and truly circumnavigate the island of Manhattan is the main advantage of the Skyline Route procedure, the reduced chaos of being under positive control is another. A shift change! Our new controller was only too happy to put us in for flight following to the Skyline Route. It looks.impossible.