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Fly a contact approach from Pilot Workshops

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Plan for a missed approach. Request the approach. Understand What’s Required You can’t fly a contact approach to Martin Field (S95) because it lacks any published approaches. What about flying a contact approach to Walla Walla (KALW) but breaking off to land at S95 when you have it in sight? Pick your battles.

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How to get an IFR clearance at a non-towered airport

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For an instrument pilot, though, there is one key difference between a smaller, non-towered airport and a larger one with an air traffic control tower: obtaining an IFR clearance. 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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NTSB finds interruptions and multitasking to be cause of near-collision at JFK

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Twenty seconds after the Delta 737 began its takeoff roll, an American Airlines B777 bound for London Heathrow Airport (LHR), carrying 149 passengers and crew, crossed the same runway without clearance.

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Air traffic controller suspended after planes almost collide at Mumbai Airport

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[link] pic.twitter.com/O1ccRpJn39 — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) June 9, 2024 An IndiGo spokesperson told the Times of India that the IndiGo flight from Indore was given a landing clearance by the air traffic control tower.

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Quiz: Flying The Traffic Pattern

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But as the destination traffic pattern approaches, workload increases dramatically. A firm understanding of the proper terminal area procedures is essential for staying safe as you depart or approach the airport. a long straight in final approach to the active runway. Safe obstruction clearance in the approach area.

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What is the potential for robotization in aviation?

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Similar to our previous analysis on predicting hype cycles through Wikipedia edits , this approach reveals how industry developments spark updates and additions to relevant articles. This is due to the need for stringent background checks and security clearances.

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Delta Air Lines 767-400 loses pressurization, makes emergency descent into Paris 

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With clearance given by air traffic controllers, the flight left its assigned altitude of 34,000ft, descending at around 3,000ft per minute according to data obtained from Flightradar24. By 21:10, the plane leveled off at 5,000ft before commencing its approach and final descent into Charles De Gaulle, where it landed safely at 21:21.

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