Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

Subscribe Now Featured A) Two Radials Depicted From the STL VOR, there are two radials depicted that intersect with the final approach path—the R-144 and the R-194. C) FAF Identification No DME is offered for this approach, but you could use an IFR GPS to help with identification of the final approach fix waypoint at the EAVES LOM.

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VOR Final Approach Approach NDB 59

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

Fear of Landing

AUGUST 9, 2024

The FFZ airfield has a 900-foot grass runway (18/36) and a low-altitude traffic pattern, allowing for spectators to watch the demonstrations of the slower aircraft. An airfield traffic pattern, also known as a circuit, is a standard path used by air traffic approaching the runway.

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Runway Cockpit Pilot Final Approach 86

iPad Pilot News

JUNE 7, 2024

Last year, the app added Traffic on Runway alerts to notify pilots about potential conflicts between aircraft on final approach with another aircraft on the runway. The visual depiction of the wake provides an aid to situational awareness when approaching wake turbulence.

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Turbulence Runway Airplanes Final Approach 98

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

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 1, 2024

"Hey, November Four Eight One, I have a question for you," asked the Syracuse Approach controller during a lull. laughed Syracuse Approach before returning to his real job of separating aircraft. Albany Approach and the Cirrus pilot were calling each other on the radio, but neither could hear the other's transmissions.

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Runway Approach Airplanes Turbulence 98

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

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Two distraught souls were loaded on to the seaplane and taking off from the lagoon was always an easy runway. ATC gave me a priority approach and landing in the lake. On final approach to the water another awful wave of pain ran through me making this landing a one-shot event in my mind.

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Final Approach Approach Pilot Runway 85

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

Key Takeaways Start by setting up your approach correctly to ensure you arrive at the threshold perfectly every time. Perfect the approach phase by managing the aircraft’s energy and using references to improve positioning throughout the pattern. Flying the Approach Haphazard approaches are very likely to lead to haphazard landings.

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Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Fear of Landing

JUNE 14, 2024

Photograph by Robert Frola (GFDL) via Wikimedia Commons Murwillumbah Airfield has a 19/01 grass strip which the report gives as 1,045 metres (3,428 feet), however, it is commonly listed as 800 metres as it has a displaced threshold of 245 metres on runway 19, because of industrial buildings and trees at the northern end.

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Threshold Runway Approach Pilot 62

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

When the wind is blowing across the runway instead of along it, things get more challenging. Learn to avoid common mistakes during approach, roundout, touchdown, and rollout. However, the wind rarely aligns perfectly with the runway. Touching down with the aircraft’s longitudinal axis aligned with the runway.

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Crosswind Aileron Longitudinal Axis Rudder 52

iPad Pilot News

MAY 31, 2024

At the top of any FAA approach chart for that airport. Where can you find details on the approach lighting for an airport? In the Runways tab on the Airports screen Enable the Approach Lighting overlay from the Settings menu on the Maps screen They are depicted on the custom ForeFlight Airport Diagram Correct!

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Final Approach Approach Flight Plan NOTAMs 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

What is the best IFR route and which approach can I expect? On longer flights, the best time to start planning for the arrival and approach is when things are quiet during cruise and while several hundred miles from the destination. How is the weather developing? Call the controller or a flight service specialist. Where is the traffic?

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Clearance Weather Approach Runway 52

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

This approach gives perspective on all factors, including those that might otherwise be ignored or unrecognized. The instructor was able to complete the turn, but the airplane overshot the runway. From my point of view it was evident that we did not have enough room to safely land on Runway 17.

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Runway Gross Weight Airplanes Pilot 66

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.”

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 63

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.”

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Turning final, I set up myself with what is now my runway. About 5 miles out, I contacted Lawson Tower, which cleared me for a straight-in to Runway 15. As I approached the river, the plane started to settle faster than it had. It looked like I was still on a descent to touch down at the threshold on Runway 15.

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Runway Threshold Approach AGL 64

Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Most modern training airplanes provide a comfortable, warm cabin up in the air, even as the temperature approaches 0° F outside. Practice takeoffs and landings on contaminated runways – Just because the runway at your airport has residual snow or slick spots doesn’t mean you have to cancel your flight lesson.

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Weather Runway Airplanes Final Approach 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

Air Facts

MAY 20, 2024

As we neared the Hawaiian Islands, approach control kept asking all the various heavies converging on Honolulu to divert to Maui, Hilo or Kauai. On our initial contact with Honolulu approach, we were told that we would be intercepted by Hawaiian Air National Guard F-15s and be inspected before being allowed to proceed to HNL.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Approach Descent 67

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

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). The runway release time assigned to an aircraft operating in traffic management programs.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Approach Weather 52

Photographic Logbook

JULY 9, 2024

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. During pre-flight planning that morning, I noted that a southwest wind had Boston Logan using runways 22R and 22L. I was a little nervous. Remain at or below 1,500."

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Clearance Runway Approach Stability 52

Air Facts

APRIL 24, 2024

But, with a frontal system approaching, the conditions were expected to worsen over the hours subsequent to our passing through, including the chance for moderate to severe turbulence. After a few minutes of flying through the “chop,” our runway was in sight. Most of those few minutes were tolerable.

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Turbulence Wind Shear Final Approach Ceiling 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

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

On the downwind to the westerly runway at LOWI, I experienced a lot of up and down drafts, shear, varying winds, and sloppy controls. For the final approach, I calculated V REF of about 128 was fought with much shear, with airspeed variances of up to 20 to 30 knots, providing a wild ride.

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Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

Aerotime

JULY 26, 2024

At approximately 17:47 local time, the B-1B supersonic bomber, tail number 85-0085, crash-landed outside Runway 13 at Ellsworth Air Force Base. The aircraft touched down about 100 feet (30 meters) short of the runway, causing the rear radome to strike the ground and the main landing gear to hit the approach lighting system.

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Wind Shear Instrument Landing System Final Approach Runway 274

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 20, 2023

The sun was setting as I sped down Oakland County International's runway 27L and took to a sky suffused with a ruddy evening glow. Because of trees encroaching on the final approach courses, nighttime instrument procedures are no longer authorized at my airport.

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Runway Airplanes Approach Final Approach 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 1, 2024

For new instrument pilots, flying an approach to minimums is a big challenge. Adding an approach briefing to the mix feels like one task too many. Luckily, mastering approach briefings is not as hard as it seems. This article breaks down how to deliver a top-notch approach briefing, every time. Final approach course.

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Approach NOTAMs Runway Weather 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

Chess In the Air

JULY 4, 2022

If we can wait for the threat to pass this is clearly the best approach; especially when the virga is fairly isolated and the clouds are cycling. Sometimes the wind socks at both ends of the runway point in opposite directions! Rapidly approaching cold fronts (or other fronts, e.g. sea breeze fronts). Very well said!

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Wind Shear Runway AGL Lift 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?" Welcome to College Park!"

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Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 22, 2024

Currently the airport has 2 terminals, the main and the satallite terminal and uses 2 runways, runway 03L/21R and 03R/21R. Rolling down the runway in this beautiful weather. We are on final approach on runway 34 at SKG. Somehow this view reminds me of my Jetsmart's A320 takeoff at Santiago Airport.

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Runway Descent Turbulence Airlines 52

Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

A bad approach results in a bad landing. A go-around is a maneuver performed to abort or reject a landing on the final approach or once the aircraft has already touched down. These include a runway collision, porpoising, bouncing, or possible overrun. In other words, it is an unstabilized approach.

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Wind Shear Runway Approach Aeronautical Decision-Making 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The airport currently has 2 terminals in operation with a 3rd terminal currently being built and has 2 runways 05L/23R and 05R/23L, with a 3rd runway being built to manage the increased traffic once the new terminal starts operation. As the traffic was heavy at the airport, it took a while for us to reach the runway.

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Airlines Airline Runway Cabin Crew 52

Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

I was listening intently to the ASOS for wind or gusts, letting it repeat 5 or 6 times with the exact same report: 9 kts straight down the runway; no gusts. That was the runway we would use to land. It’s worth noting that Shmulik had a close call in the past: a jet pulled onto the runway in front of him with no radio call.

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Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 28, 2024

About 40 minutes on the aircraft, we were finally on our way, no updates from the Captain until later part of the flight. While taxing to the runway, it started raining and off we went! Once we reached the runway, it started pouring. Below) We were on final approach to runway 27L. Can you spot the Eye?

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Weather Turbulence Runway Narrow-Body Aircraft 52