Pilot Institute

MARCH 19, 2025

Pilots use METARs for flight safety, runway selection, and weather planning. The altimeter setting for the aerodrome is 29.93 To accommodate this, airports will normally choose a runway number corresponding to the general wind direction. Landing in a tailwind vastly increases the runway required to slow to a safe speed.

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Weather Altimeter Runway NOTAMs 72

Pilot Institute

MAY 25, 2024

NOTAMs can be confusing and complicated to read. But you could find yourself in serious trouble if you don’t check NOTAMs before you take off. Luckily, you don’t have to stay puzzled by NOTAMs. This article breaks down each type of NOTAM, how to understand them, and where to find them. In the U.S.,

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NOTAMs UTC Runway Federal Aviation Regulations 52

Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

Following a check of the weather, NOTAMS and TFR’s, you are confronted with some decisions to make. Next you look at NOTAM’s once again and notice that Runways 8R and 26L are closed. And a quick check of the ATIS on your trusty Sporty’s handheld VHF radio reveals that Runways 35 is currently in use.

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Density Altitude Ceiling Runway Weather 98

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

These range from passive red badges on flight plan waypoints and approach charts to identify NOTAMs and closed runways, to on-screen pop-ups accompanied by an aural message to make sure the app gets your attention. They also offer full runway analysis and engine-out procedures for most of the modern business jets in production today.

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Pilot Weather Flight Plan Approach 105

iPad Pilot News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Get the watch app here. Altimeter+ Display an altimeter flight instrument on your watch. Get the watch app here. ForeFlight This well-designed app displays airport weather, NOTAMs, communication frequencies, runway information and more.

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Pilot Altimeter Weather NOTAMs 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 1, 2024

The heading contains the city, state, airport, runway, and approach name. Cross-check the chart notes with the destination NOTAMs. Are there runway closures? ATIS broadcasts usually include active runways, available approaches, important NOTAMs, and the weather. Set your altimeter bug accordingly.

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Approach NOTAMs Runway Weather 52

CockPit Conversation

JULY 27, 2017

There are no controllers, but there is highly trained person in the tower, dispensing altimeter settings, and traffic information, and generally doing everything a tower controller does except issue clearances and instructions. They didn't want to listen through that tedious NOTAM that every Canadian airport with a STAR has up right now.

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Altimeter NOTAMs Runway Clearance 40