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My Near Death Experience

Air Facts

This necessitated slowing the airplane down to leave the vertical space to descend another 2,000’ to reach the initial approach fix (IAF) at 2,000′ I requested a descent to the IAF altitude of 2,000’ but was only cleared to 3,000’. ” As I broke out of the clouds on the final approach course, I flew about 1.5

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ATC Communications: What to Say, and When

Plane and Pilot

Go around Abandon approach to landing; additional instructions often follow Have numbers Used by pilots to inform ATC that they have runway, wind, and altimeter information only Hold short Do not cross Ident Activate transponder identification feature LAHSO Land and hold short Make short approach Alter traffic pattern to shorten final approach Mayday (..)

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ATC Communications: What to Say, and When

Plane and Pilot

Go around Abandon approach to landing; additional instructions often follow Have numbers Used by pilots to inform ATC that they have runway, wind, and altimeter information only Hold short Do not cross Ident Activate transponder identification feature LAHSO Land and hold short Make short approach Alter traffic pattern to shorten final approach Mayday (..)

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How to Brief an Instrument Approach (Step-by-Step)

Pilot Institute

The briefing information section contains the most important elements of the approach, including: NAVAID and communications frequencies. Final approach course. Approach notes. Missed approach procedures. The plan view shows a top-down look at the approach path and includes: Courses and radials.