Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The many analyses and videos on these topics have been done in what can best be described as laboratory conditions—carefully selected ideal conditions of pilot, airplane, and environment. The instructor was able to complete the turn, but the airplane overshot the runway.

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Gross Weight Runway Airplanes Pilot 98

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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Ceiling Weather Approach Flight Plan 52

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The VOR was useless, so I was now flying IFD (I Follow Directions) zig zagging across the country getting new vectors from time to time. He recounted that they had entered the clouds and leveled at 7,000 feet but the airplane started climbing at 500 FPM. I was advised to just follow the light area in the clouds above us also.

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Weather Airplanes VOR Runway 96

Pilot Institute

MARCH 13, 2025

You can use the CDI with navigation aids like VOR (VHF Omnidirectional Range) or GPS. We wont explain technical details, so you may not understand the example if you havent used a VOR. Imagine were flying an HSI-equipped airplane away from VOR. Q: What is the difference between a VOR and a HSI? Airport signs!

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VOR Cockpit Altimeter Weather 52

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Pilots use special paths called IFR approaches to help them line up with the runway. These paths guide the airplane safely during its descent. Minimums are the lowest height you can go without seeing the runway. Both MDA and DA are measured from sea level, just like the altimeter in the airplane. Go around and try again.

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Altimeter Descent Approach Runway 52

Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 14, 2024

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. Pilots should always be evaluating alternate airports.

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Ceiling Pilot Weather Approach 98

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

Even though I was likely to be cleared through the outer ring by ATC (air traffic control) while on an instrument flight plan, I filed a route from Sodus to the Williamsport VOR (FQM) that circumvented the TFR entirely. hours I had already put on the airplane since the repair increased my confidence that the issue was suitably managed.

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Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 69

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

We made an IFR departure that morning on runway 16 and climbed above the ceiling in short order. We were assigned a slightly ridiculous alteration to the route I filed: MANCH T316 LAMMS T608 ROC that had us flying past Sodus to the Rochester VOR before setting up for Sodus. Sometimes I have good luck switching to runway 10." "If

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Ceiling Approach Weather Runway 52

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 4, 2024

That’s because each one assists you in navigating to the runway based on the weather and your aircraft equipment. When flying an LPV approach, your GPS provides accurate vertical and lateral guidance as low as 200 feet above the runway. Always have a backup (ILS/VOR). How does LPV offer ILS-like accuracy?

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Approach Descent Weather VOR 52

Flight Training Central

MAY 23, 2024

Pre-flight briefings should include studying associated material, “chair” flying at home and “tie-down” flying in the airplane. Sitting in the airplane (with permission) when it’s not being used is a fantastic way to practice. A non-towered field with a shorter runway will challenge you and help you hone your aim-point on landings.

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VOR Approach Airplanes Runway 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 1, 2024

The heading contains the city, state, airport, runway, and approach name. Are there runway closures? ATIS broadcasts usually include active runways, available approaches, important NOTAMs, and the weather. 1) Declare the Approach Start by identifying the name of the airport, the arrival runway, and the approach name.

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Approach NOTAMs Runway Weather 52

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 9, 2024

Most holding fixes are NAVAIDs such as VORs, RNAV (GPS) waypoints, and even ILS markers. When VORs are used as holding fixes, the fix is usually a specific DME distance on a particular radial. If the VOR doesn’t have DME capability, it will be the intersection between two radials from two separate VORs.

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VOR Pilot Crosswind Approach 52

Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Large turbine engine powered airplanes are not permitted to operate below the Class B airspace when en route to or from the primary airport within the airspace. The shape of the surface area and layers are tailored to the individual airport and the instrument approach corridors to its runways.

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Indicated Airspeed Airspace Classes Clearance Pilot in Command 52

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

For example: Pilot: Seattle Approach, Cessna November Four Five One Romeo, Two Zero miles west of Seattle VOR, at 8,000, with Sierra, to land. The departure runway and the departure procedure. For example, ATC: Fly runway heading until two miles from Kennedy VOR, then turn right, heading one zero zero.

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Approach Clearance Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

A few years ago, I got the bug to fly small airplanes again. We fly our new-to-us Piper to Florida often (the airplane could probably find Orlando on its own), and we agreed it was time for something more adventurous. Our Aircraft Our family’s airplane is a 1976 Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six.

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Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52

Photographic Logbook

JULY 6, 2024

Ed and I staged our airplanes on the ramp that morning while Gilead took on avgas for the club's Bold Warrior. We were cleared direct to College Park via the Westminster VOR (EMI). Gilead and Alyssa with Eight One Six while a line guy prepares to refuel the airplane. Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, PA.

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Pilot Flight Plan Air Traffic Control General Aviation 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Just north of the Selinsgrove VOR, Harrisburg called with the first change in routing. When landing in the SFRA/FRZ, that code must be maintained until the airplane is on the ground. As I taxied off the runway, Moe greeted me on Unicom and directed me to a parking spot. No problem, I had that covered. Welcome to College Park!"

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Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

Airports such as ATL and JFK have multiple runways and cover around 5,000 acres of land. If flying under IFR, you’ll need a VOR or TACAN receiver, or an RNAV system (GPS). You’ll always find a steady stream of airliners queued up for departure and arrival. Class B airports are not only busy, they’re usually big as well.

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Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Since then, the former airbase has seen its runways either truncated (9-27), deleted (15-33), or transformed into taxiways (4-22). Today, it is home to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum (CASM, part of the broader Ingenium collection of museums in Ottawa) housed within a 1988 facility built along former runway 22 (taxiway D).

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Runway Flight Plan Clearance Weather 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

I was very fortunate this year to share my airplane with a varied cast of terrific friends both old and new. West of the Geneseo VOR, I passed high above Silver Lake and the gorge in Letchworth State Park. Closer to South Bass Island, the Put-In-Bay Airport (runways 3-21) appeared along the southeastern shore. Ohioville?

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Runway Approach Knot Drag 82

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Departure from the Canada Aviation and Space Museum At 2:30 pm, I notified museum staff that I needed to return to my airplane. I taxied to the departure end of runway 27, ran-up the airplane, and broke ground exactly at 3:00 pm as planned. My filed route to Ogdensburg was via YOW (the Ottawa VOR) and IKLAX.

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Approach Clearance Airplanes Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

I generally knew what to expect since this was not my first time in a small airplane. It seemed to continue this way until we finally rolled onto the runway and got to the good part. ASA Airplane Flying Handbook can be a great resource. Enter left downwind Runway 18, report midfield.”

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 75

Pilot Institute

APRIL 26, 2024

Touch and go – aircraft lands on the runway and then accelerates to take off again. Before you set foot in the airplane, determine who you’ll need to contact during your flight. If it’s a taxi clearance, familiarize yourself with routes to the active runway. Taxi to runway zero-five via Delta, Charlie.

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Clearance Runway Approach Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

I generally knew what to expect since this was not my first time in a small airplane. It seemed to continue this way until we finally rolled onto the runway and got to the good part. ASA Airplane Flying Handbook can be a great resource. Enter left downwind Runway 18, report midfield.”

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2024

LPV approaches offer precision similar to an Instrument Landing System (ILS), enabling aircraft to navigate with impressive accuracy down to decision altitudes as low as 200 feet above the runway. Traditional ground-based navigational aids like VOR and ILS stations are costly to maintain and require extensive infrastructure.

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Approach Instrument Landing System Instrument Flight Rules Pilot 52

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

I ignore him, select three VOR stations, determine our radial from each of them, draw it on the map, and determine our approximate position based on the intersection of the lines. One-half mile from the runway a diabolic meteorological treachery reduces our cloud crevasse to a narrow V. ” He drawls, “Don’t bother.

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Weather Knot Pilot Distance Measuring Equipment 98

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 28, 2023

As our trip to Sleepy Hollow neared, forecasts for IFR weather inspired a shuffling of airplanes and pilots so that our seven adventurers were distributed among three IFR-capable airplanes with current IFR pilots. Final, runway 34, photographed from Two Six Romeo. That was a good plan. Photo shamelessly stolen from Alicia.

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Clearance Knot Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes 52

Professional Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

M ost difficult experience has been taxiing when visibility for runways is down to 150 m or less. I’d venture to say that few aircraft out there can cruise at 350 kts, and operate safely out of the 2500-ft runway at WKR, which has had its share of landing mishaps. Antonio Aranda ATP. I’m proud of this piece of equipment.

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