One Mile at a Time

JULY 20, 2024

We can now add yet another near catastrophe to the list, and this might just be the scariest one we’ve seen so far… Southwest 737 MAX has near disaster on approach to Tampa This incident happened on Sunday, July 14, 2024, and involves Southwest Airlines flight WN425 , scheduled to fly from Columbus (CMH) to Tampa (TPA).

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Air Traffic Control Altimeter Approach Runway 141

Pilot Institute

APRIL 26, 2024

Touch and go – aircraft lands on the runway and then accelerates to take off again. Cleared for the option – authorization to make a touch-and-go, low approach, missed approach, stop-and-go, or full-stop landing. Practice requesting and receiving clearances. First, be mentally prepared for the clearance.

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Clearance Runway Approach Pilot 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Operational Route Obstacle Clearance Altitude Off-Route Obstacle Clearance Altitude Optimal Radar Observation Controlled Altitude Correct! In the context of GPS approaches, what does "LPV" stand for? Approach light systems enhance runway visibility. In the context of approach plates, what does "DA" stand for?

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Instrument Flight Rules Descent Approach Clearance 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

What is the best IFR route and which approach can I expect? 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. File one of these routes and you’re almost guaranteed a “cleared as filed” from clearance delivery. Where is the traffic?

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Clearance Weather Approach Runway 52

Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Challenger 604, G-IV Contributing Writer Pilatus PC-12 on approach at ORL. Air traffic control instructions often lead to unstable approaches. The request to make a short approach or maintain a higher-than-normal speed to the final approach fix is the most common reason pilots don’t meet stable approach criteria.

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Approach Descent Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 105

Photographic Logbook

JULY 5, 2024

While I have an instrument rating in my back pocket and the option to request a pop-up IFR clearance, I try to avoid playing that card unless it's truly necessary. Asking for pop-up IFR clearances too frequently strikes me as evidence of poor planning. Descending over Sodus Bay on approach to runway 10 at the Williamson Sodus Airport.

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Clearance Ceiling Weather Runway 98

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

Hawker Accident at Aspen On February 21, 2022, the crew and four passengers aboard a Hawker 800 nearly lost their lives when the twin-engine business jet sailed off the end of Runway 33 into soft snow at Aspen Pitkin County Airport (ASE), Colorado, during its takeoff run. The airplane subsequently departed the end of the runway into the snow.

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Flight Plan Knot Runway Cockpit 105

ABEAM

JULY 5, 2024

After the necessary paperwork issues, we took off from runway 34R at Hurghada and got cleared to the right over the Red Sea. Hurghada Approach passed us off to Cairo Control and they refused to give us a direct to the first Saudi VOR WEJ at the east side of the Red Sea due to unknown reasons.

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VOR Density Altitude Approach Final Approach 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Not only must you fly unnervingly slow, but you also have to pick a spot on the runway and hit it. It’s a runway that is too short for a normal takeoff or landing but still usable with certain precautions. This allows them to safely operate into and out of these tight runways. You’re not alone.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Descent 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Two hours later, Allentown (Pennsylvania) Approach handed me off to Newark (New Jersey) Approach when I was 30 miles east of the city. The kind controller at Newark Approach asked me, “Skylane 8320Z, do you want to go straight into Linden or do something else?” This made the direct trip to KLDJ less than two and a half hours.

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Clearance Approach Knot Altimeter 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Two hours later, Allentown (Pennsylvania) Approach handed me off to Newark (New Jersey) Approach when I was 30 miles east of the city. The kind controller at Newark Approach asked me, “Skylane 8320Z, do you want to go straight into Linden or do something else?” This made the direct trip to KLDJ less than two and a half hours.

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Clearance Approach Knot Altimeter 52

Gary's Flight Journal

MAY 3, 2024

I launched from runway three-two and pointed for the Snow Hill VOR. I already had set up for Patuxent approach so I switched from CTAF to Pax to pick up my clearance. As we approached the Bay I counted seventeen ships at anchor, waiting to be cleared through the temporary channel at the former Francis Scott Key bridge.

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Runway Approach Weather VOR 105

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 13, 2023

The ODP was a key element of my departure strategy, but I also filed to IPECA, the missed approach fix for the instrument approach to the runway we would use that morning. The direct route from our departure runway (34) to IPECA would also help manage terrain. Low clouds breaking up over Pickens County Airport.

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Approach Ceiling Runway Clearance 52

Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

Continued along at 6,000’ I advised ATC that the weather was received and requested the RNAV 24 approach. I was soon cleared to descend to 4,000’ and entered IMC during the descent while I located the approach chart to brief. ATC then informed us we were number two for the approach and to maintain 4,000’. RNAV 24 at KCPC.

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Descent Approach Weather Runway 71

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

Pilots must meet equipment and certification requirements and have ATC clearance to enter. Airports such as ATL and JFK have multiple runways and cover around 5,000 acres of land. Operating Requirements in Class B Airspace Operational Requirements VFR traffic needs explicit clearance to enter Bravo airspace.

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Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

It seemed to continue this way until we finally rolled onto the runway and got to the good part. Say you are approaching the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport from the south in a Cessna 12345 and want to make a full stop landing. Enter left downwind Runway 18, report midfield.” This initial exchange is not quite done, though.

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 63

Air Facts

MAY 20, 2024

The Captain determined that I would be the pilot flying our MD-11 home that night After takeoff, we settled into our normal routine getting the oceanic clearance from Tokyo and heading out over the Pacific at 34,000 feet. This would work great for me as I would get the highly desired middle break during our 10 hour flight home.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Approach Descent 67

Photographic Logbook

JULY 9, 2024

Exactly like NYC, downtown Boston is encircled by restrictive Class Bravo airspace down to the surface that requires explicit clearance to enter. Boston Skyways -- a Boston Logan Tower frequency dedicated to city tour traffic -- will set restrictions for pilots based on which runways are in active use at Logan. I was a little nervous.

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Clearance Runway Approach Stability 52

Flight Training Central

MARCH 15, 2024

Real World VFR Online Course This fun and educational course will give you the confidence to fly cross-country flights in VFR conditions, whether your destination is a remote island runway or a busy Class B airline hub. Ride along with an experienced pilot and flight instructor as they fly ten end-to-end flights.

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Pilot Approach VFR On Top Clearance 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

If utilizing Runway 17 with left traffic, the crosswind turn will be heading 080, downwind 350, base 260, etc. Don’t accept the excuses of “I can’t fly if I can’t see the runway,” or “I can’t feel the airplane.” Note the 90-degree marks on the heading indicator as these help with orientation. It’s an ATD.

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Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 105

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

It seemed to continue this way until we finally rolled onto the runway and got to the good part. Say you are approaching the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport from the south in a Cessna 12345 and want to make a full stop landing. Enter left downwind Runway 18, report midfield.” This initial exchange is not quite done, though.

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

Danger lurks in circling approaches Air Facts Journal the circling approach maneuver is designed as a last resort, non-precision approach. The very first question that should pop up into our head during a circling approach is “Why are we circling in the first place”? The n ext one is “What are our other options?”

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Approach AGL Descent Runway 70

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If you take off from Runway 27, you intercept and track the PDZ R-030 radial inbound and make a direct entry tracking the PDZ R-078 radial outbound, using non-standard left turns. If you take off from Runway 9, you would intercept and track the PDZ R-093 radial inbound, execute a parallel entry, and then track the PDZ R-078 outbound.

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Aeronautical Information Manual VOR Approach Air Traffic Control 52

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Setting up for an approach, taxiing at a busy airfield with complicated diagrams, during the actual takeoff and landing, or receiving an updated weather briefing in flight are a few examples of this. You may fly a few miles to the side of the airport to delay your approach instead of having two aircraft enter the downwind at the same time.

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Pilot Approach Weather Air Traffic Control 91

Photographic Logbook

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

We departed Sodus VFR and contacted Rochester Approach for our instrument clearance. I requested the RNAV-5 instrument approach from Albany. As we maneuvered for the approach, we passed through an invisible rain shower in the darkness of sufficient vigor that the sound of rain ticking on the windshield penetrated our headsets.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Approach Final Approach Airplanes 52

Northstar VFR

MAY 9, 2024

We had to quickly learn the cadence of communicating with Clearance Delivery, Ground, Tower, Approach and Departure controllers. Break down typical calls by frequency (Clearance Delivery, Ground, Tower, Approach/Departure, Center) and practice standard requests and dialogue for your airport.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Aeronautical Information Manual Clearance 76

NYC Aviation

JUNE 17, 2020

Abeam – Describes the positioning of an aircraft directly across from or over a navigation aid or runway. A continuous broadcast of weather, active runways, and other important information like NOTAMs (see below). EDCT – Expected Departure Clearance Time. AFFF – Aqueous Film-Forming Foam.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Approach Weather 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

When both plans were filed, he asked me to stand-by while he verified that the flight plan was properly pushed to Cleveland Center where Rochester Approach would be able to retrieve it. When I contacted Rochester Approach, the controller came back with, "Are you looking for your clearance to College Park?"

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Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52

ABEAM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

We took off from runway 25 (via backtrack) southbound IFR to Shefferville via DIRECT. At Shefferville , the weather was really bad in rain and landed via the RNP runway 17… the airport was completely empty ! ATC assigned runway 18 and landed. Climb 16’000ft on runway heading 36, squawk 6230 USA here we come !

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Weather Runway Airplanes Approach 52

Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

SID (Intl, Amílcar Cabral, Cape Verde) offers a long runway and is a good technical stop on this route. Touchdown in Europe is planned somewhere between Scotland and Norway as you approach the Netherlands and Germany from the North Sea. NAT clearance is normally requested, received, and confirmed via CPDLC.

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Jet Weather True Airspeed Turbulence 98

Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

SID (Intl, Amílcar Cabral, Cape Verde) offers a long runway and is a good technical stop on this route. Touchdown in Europe is planned somewhere between Scotland and Norway as you approach the Netherlands and Germany from the North Sea. NAT clearance is normally requested, received, and confirmed via CPDLC.

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Jet Weather True Airspeed Turbulence 98

ABEAM

AUGUST 26, 2023

So that’s what we did … They conveniently gave us runway 06, and off we were, carefully noting our fuel situation as a general repetition of things to come. After almost 3h55 Aberdeen made us contact Approach and we got a RNP 31 approach onto Wick (EGPC) from over the sea. Westbound !! Towards Oshkosh !!!

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Weather Clearance Knot Airplanes 52

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 9, 2024

The hold has to be performed within this area to ensure obstacle and traffic clearance. Time to expect further clearance. The pilot will fly a specific entry based on the sector from which they approach the holding fix. Your outbound leg is provided on certain types of approach charts. Step 3: Where to place your thumb.

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VOR Approach Pilot Crosswind 52

Photographic Logbook

JULY 7, 2024

Approach called the Cirrus again -- because of course it was a Cirrus -- and issued him another vector away from Warrior 481. So far, everything had gone smoothly for us and, before long, I had my instrument clearance to Beverly, an assigned departure runway (02 with an intersection departure at taxiway Alpha), and a taxi route.

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Approach Clearance Runway General Aviation 52

Gary's Flight Journal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

After warming the oil I taxied for runway two and picked up my super secret squawk code to get out with the TFR in place. Nope, VFR today, but if I need it I’ll open with whatever approach I’m on with. As we approached Barrett’s Mountain VOR you could make out the mountains ahead. I was handed off multiple times heading south.

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Approach Knot VOR Weather 52

Airline Reporter

MARCH 13, 2024

I’m still convinced that KBFI has the best runway view in the US. Sitting at the hold-short line, waiting for takeoff clearance. We did some touch-and-go landings, then went out to the practice area and did a couple of stalls (one power-off approach to landing stall, and one power-on departure stall), and then headed back.

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Weather Checkride Clearance Runway 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Finding us there, Chief Instructor Mike B commented that we were an "optimistic group" owing to an approaching cold front. Once the rain relented, we staggered our departures and called for our IFR clearances on the ground. Final, runway 34, photographed from Two Six Romeo. Better safe than sorry.

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