Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

A few days ago (21st of May 2024), Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 encountered heavy turbulence on a passenger flight from London-Heathrow to Singapore. Very suddenly there was a very dramatic drop so everyone seated and not wearing a seatbelt was launched immediately into the ceiling. Dzafran Azmir said something similar to Reuters.

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Turbulence UTC Weather Airline 98

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

You’ll always find a steady stream of airliners queued up for departure and arrival. All aircraft inside the veil must have an operating Mode C transponder and ADS-B Out. This central core extends up to around 10,000 feet MSL, the airspace’s ceiling. However, the ceiling for each shelf is the same as the core.

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Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52

Flight Training Central

MARCH 18, 2024

The level of control goes from zero in some areas to considerable control around congested, big city, airports that serve considerable airline traffic. Class B Airspace typically takes on the shape of an upside down wedding cake and extends to 10,000′ Class B airports typically accommodate a high volume of airline traffic.

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AGL Indicated Airspeed Clearance Transponder 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Flying a light airplane offers access to thousands more airports than the airlines serve, which means you can land closer to your destination, avoid long taxi routes, and save time. Call for your IFR clearance, including route, altitude, and transponder code. First is “enter controlled airspace on heading XXX.”

Clearance 52

Clearance Air Traffic Control Airplanes Transponder 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 10, 2024

That attitude, making the most of the systems that remain, is the key to dealing with in-flight emergencies in jet airliners, military jets, and especially our piston-powered ma-chines down here in GA land. Just like the airline glass cockpits, this is called systems integration. One common remedy is the ubiquitous iPad/tablet.

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Cockpit Transponder Pilot Ceiling 108

Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

It has a mid-time engine (O-320-D3G rated at 160 hp), fairly recent annual inspection and 24 month pitot-ptatic/transponder test. That big day finally arrives, and not being able to contain yourself for much longer, you decide to bite the bullet and fly down via the airlines. That’s a big difference from standard isn’t it?

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Density Altitude Ceiling Runway Weather 98