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ATC Communications: What to Say, and When

Plane and Pilot

Say you are approaching the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport from the south in a Cessna 12345 and want to make a full stop landing. There are a wide variety of options on the market, ranging from simple radios to units with GPS/VOR navigation features and full ILS capabilities.

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ATC Communications: What to Say, and When

Plane and Pilot

Say you are approaching the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport from the south in a Cessna 12345 and want to make a full stop landing. There are a wide variety of options on the market, ranging from simple radios to units with GPS/VOR navigation features and full ILS capabilities.

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Into the Flight Restricted Zone | Part 1, Of PINs and Prop Locks

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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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Class B Airspace Explained

Pilot Institute

All aircraft inside the veil must have an operating Mode C transponder and ADS-B Out. Two-way radio contact with the approach controller is not enough. A Mode-C transponder (automatic altitude reporting capability) inside the Mode C Veil. A Mode-C transponder (automatic altitude reporting capability) inside the Mode C Veil.

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Round Dials or Glass Cockpits?

Plane and Pilot

ADFs, marker beacons, and VOR receivers, each relying on a constantly shrinking population of land-based navaids, fill these dated flight decks. GPS is everywhere, from our wristwatches and cell phones to the complete selection of RNAV departures, approaches and T routes that comprise the majority of the under-12,500-foot airspace system.

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Pilot’s guide to special use airspace

Flight Training Central

They are not charted because activities are suspended immediately when spotter aircraft, radar, or ground lookout positions indicate an aircraft might be approaching the area. Before entering the airspace, you must file and activate a flight plan and contact ATC for a transponder code. VFR pilots must file a D.C. SFRA flight plan.

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