Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Also, from when I lived out West, there was the mountaintop clearance guideline—1,000 feet for every 10 knots of wind, with 30 knots meaning no-go. It wasn’t a big deal, but after a long week at EAA AirVenture and a long day in the airplane, the detour wasn’t appreciated. That maxim doesn’t seem as well-known in the East, however.

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Airplanes Weather Ceiling Turbulence 96

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Do I really need to use Airplane Mode on my iPad or iPhone? iPad Pilot News One of the most common questions we hear as pilots is, “Do I really need to put my phone in Airplane Mode?” Is that true in a small airplane? And what is Airplane Mode anyway? And what is Airplane Mode anyway? First, FAR 91.21

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Airplanes Pilot in Command Pilot Clearance 97

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In the case of certain passengers, a flight may represent the first time they have ever been onboard an airplane, generating feelings of excitement and trepidation in equal measure about what may lie ahead. For others, flying on a commercial airliner may be a once-a-year event when heading off on vacation.

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AV Web

APRIL 8, 2025

Types of Runway Incursions An incursion results when a pilot crosses a runway-hold marking, takes off, or lands, without clearance. A vehicle deviation occurs if it crosses a runway-hold marking without ATC clearance. The most common incursion is failing to hold short of an assigned clearance limit, especially a runway hold marking.

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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. Lets take a look at special VFR clearances in detail so that you can make an informed decision about using them in the future. Student pilots cannot request Special VFR clearances.

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Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Thats especially true for instrument pilots, where Air Traffic Control sounds like they are running the show, the avionics seem to direct the flight along predefined routes, and the autopilot actually flies the airplane. In the cockpit of a modern GA airplane, there is probably only one person to do all of these jobsyou!

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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. Here are three ways to get a clearance at a non-towered airport.

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Air Facts

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In those years, I never missed a trip as a commuter, never scratched the paint on one of our airplanes, never got an FAA violation, never injured a passenger, and never had a less than cordial conversation with the chief pilot. In spite of this stellar record, United fired me on January 18, 2015, and all I did wrong was have 65 birthdays!

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Clearance Airplanes Annual Inspection Pilot 96

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 26, 2025

According to reports from M-20C owners, the airplane can be expected to provide 140-145-knot cruise speeds. A peek in the flight manual reveals impressive takeoff performance, as well, listing a ground roll of 815 feet and a 50-foot obstacle clearance distance of 1,395 feet at maximum takeoff weight and standard conditions.

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Clearance Knot Airplanes General Aviation 54

Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 13, 2024

These commonly missed questions often relate to IFR regulations, ATC clearances, meteorology, and complex instrument procedures. Here are the five most often missed questions from November 2024 on the simulated Instrument Rating Airplane Knowledge Test. climb to, but not descend from 4,000 feet, without further ATC clearance.

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iPad Pilot News

APRIL 3, 2025

This is where you’ll list each piece of equipment on board your airplane for ICAO flight plan requirements ( learn more about ICAO equipment codes here ). If ATC has changes, though, it’s a good time to take note to avoid surprises when calling up for an IFR clearance.

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

By federal regulation, airplanes that miss their required service intervals are grounded from passenger operations. Only when the schedule for the airplanes is built is the enchilada then sent to have the flight crew schedule built and so on. Three airplanes are at neighboring gates preparing to depart.

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Cranky Flier

APRIL 1, 2024

CEO Bill Allen had launched the airplane because of his triskaphobia which prevented him from ever flying on the three-engined 727. Boeing engineers had designed the airplane very low to the ground, because the so-called “Great Stair Shortage of 1965” had required rationing of air stairs. Not a single quality has escaped.

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Center of Gravity Airplanes Clearance Pilot 130

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 24, 2024

They also increase prop clearance, particularly when paired with the 22” Aero Classic tundra tires. You can arrange financing of the aircraft through FLYING Finance and quickly calculate your monthly payment using the airplane finance calculator. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Clearance Airplanes Pilot 111

Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

Safe obstruction clearance in the approach area. Who has final authority to accept or decline any land and hold short (LAHSO) clearance? VASI lights as shown in this illustration indicate that the airplane is below the glide slope. right-quartering headwind. right-quartering tailwind. Lateral course guidance to the runway.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 24, 2024

They also increase prop clearance, particularly when paired with the 22” Aero Classic tundra tires. You can arrange financing of the aircraft through FLYING Finance and quickly calculate your monthly payment using the airplane finance calculator. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Clearance Airplanes Pilot 100

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

These tools help the pilots deal with this busy section of the flight replete with numerous checklists, changing clearances, and traffic. We have some of the same checklists, clearances, and traffic, and we have one less pilot to get them all done. Back down here is GA land, we have many of the same concerns.

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Flight Training Central

MAY 6, 2024

Low wing airplanes were designed by the very devil himself. You don’t have to hang around airports, airplanes or pilots very long until someone will crank up the high wing versus low wing debate. You don’t have to hang around airports, airplanes or pilots very long until someone will crank up the high wing versus low wing debate.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Fussing with the avionics to keep tabs on the weather gave many more knob touches than the airplane itself. I filed IFR , mostly so that I could get the altitude I wanted without having to worry about cloud clearances, and so if some little squirt cumulus popped up, I could blast through it or just nick the side of it.

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Ask a Flight Instructor

JANUARY 30, 2025

A scenario: the TCDS for an airplane (in this case an 8KCAB) is silent on certification for VFR or IFR. Can the airplane fly on an IFR clearance? If operated in IMC on and IFR-clearance with the AFM VFR-only restriction, what regulation has been violated? The AFM states VFR-only. Citations, please.

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Planes.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Plus, the lavatories will need to be fitted with grab bars and have minimum obstructions for an onboard wheelchair to pass, a barrier for privacy, and toe clearance. According to the new ruling, the lavatories will need to be bigger and also require them to have more accessible faucets, door locks, call buttons, and other controls.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

It can also be dangerous when the learner drops the airplane to fly the checklist or radio, so practice in the ATD is often a good way to learn procedures, as the ATD is a CFI-controlled environment. To get the most out of the scenario, the learner should use the same procedures in the airplane. It’s an ATD.

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Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 105

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

These would guide them when they couldn’t see anything outside their airplane. The satellites then send the corrected signals back to your airplane. For example, at Penn Valley airport, airplanes using an LP approach can descend more than 600 feet lower than those using LNAV. Without it, youre limited to LNAV.

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Approach Pilot Descent Airplanes 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Using the VASI is crucial as it gives you safe obstruction clearance within 10 degrees of either side of the runway centerline and around four nautical miles from the runway threshold. Three-Bar VASI To help you when flying long-bodied airplanes, like the Boeing 747 or the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, some airports use the three-bar VASI.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Last summer I had the golden opportunity to fly a single-engine airplane, not once, but twice, round trip to Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Jim and I are nearly the same age, have similar backgrounds, and have both flown multicrew airplanes for much of our lives. The last point was the critical one.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Every flight, regardless of the complexity of the airplane or the distance of the trip, is comprised of a continuous series of decisions involving a host of variables that the pilot must make in order to safely get from point A to point B. Something as simple as a disabled aircraft could you force you to an alternate airport.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

While we were sitting in the airplane on the morning of the flight, the pilot received his IFR clearance, which kept us on the eastern route. New York clearance delivery would not give us a southwestern departure because of heavy flow in and out of the congested New York airports. The ice began to melt.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Meet with the staff and tour the facilities and airplanes and ensure they have experience in IFR training. More than anything, a flight school needs to be a good fit for youyour schedule, your goals and your personality. Visit flight schools near you. Personal referrals are always a good option.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Gone are the days of making an educated guess on a route, only to have ATC respond with a full route clearance with intersections and airways. It now takes only a moment in ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot or FltPlan.com to enter a departure and destination airport and then see recently issued clearances to other aircraft flying the same route.

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Clearance Weather Approach Runway 52

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 6, 2024

CRAFT is a simple way pilots remember their IFR clearance. Key Takeaways Use the acronym CRAFT as a helpful guide to break down your IFR clearance. Avoid the common mistakes in receiving your clearance by staying prepared and organized. Develop your own techniques alongside CRAFT and keep practicing to master IFR clearances.

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Clearance Pilot Transponder Flight Plan 52

Northstar VFR

MAY 9, 2024

I couldn’t believe that he was flying an airplane all by himself! When I heard my husband not only flying an airplane, but also making one radio call after another announcing his position in the pattern, I was blown away. Always fly the airplane first, but when you’re able, it helps to jot down important numbers.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Aeronautical Information Manual Clearance 81

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

If the weather is not appropriate for instrument flight in light piston-engine airplanes, meaning the clouds contain ice, turbulence, or embedded thunderstorms, you’re probably better off using your VFR privileges, so long as you set strict limits. And your own currency may be long out of date, despite your qualifications.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 10, 2024

Aviation taxiing is when an airplane or other aircraft with wheels rolls off, on, or along the runway at a slow, consistent speed. Among these tech tools are Air Traffic Controllers who provide ATC clearance as the pilot approaches the landing area. It also keeps planes organized on the runway, but what is it exactly?

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Northstar VFR

MAY 26, 2024

Chair flying is a technique to practice your flying skills by either sitting in the airplane on the ground, using a simulator, or sitting in front of a poster of your flight deck. Practicing the procedures repeatedly creates mastery and confidence in the airplane. But what is chair flying exactly?

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AV Web

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Unicorn Clearance It was a quiet morningthe pondering kind. And there it is, the unicorn, the never-used clearance. I can count on one hand, with half my fingers, rounded down, how many times Ive issued this clearance. But despite being my first actual issuance, this clearance didnt feel that way at all. Why was that?

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Use the CRAFT acronym to note down departure clearances quickly. You may be asking for a clearance or reporting your position. Departure Clearance The departure clearance is a special type of radio call. Large airports usually have a dedicated frequency called Clearance Delivery. Why Why are you calling?

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 28, 2025

The Spirit jet had been given clearance to land on runway 31 at LaGuardia. Were trying to land the airplane, and youre giving me hold short instructions. Air traffic controller: Okay, sir, 472, just turn left onto R, right P, hold short of runway 4. Spirit pilot: Okay, you understand that? We have all these problems.

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