Aerotime

AUGUST 15, 2024

However, as the twin jet Embraer ERJ 175 approached JACt, the pilot revealed that he did not have the proper qualification to land at the airport, according to a passenger on the plane. The airport’s runway elevation is 6,451 feet and subject to the frequently changing weather that is associated with a mountainous airport.

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Northstar VFR

MAY 2, 2024

Knowing the current and predicted weather along our route of flight is part of that responsibility as a Pilot in Command. When making your go/ no-go decision, it is important to observe current weather and trending weather along the entire route of flight. Asking ATC for any recent PIREPS. (Pay

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Simple Flying

JUNE 14, 2024

On April 11th, 2024, Southwest Airlines Flight 2786 was inbound on an approach to its destination, Lihue Airport (LIH), when it experienced a severe drop in altitude, descending hundreds of feet in mere seconds before recovering just 400 ft above the oceans surface.

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iPad Pilot News

APRIL 26, 2024

A step-by-step approach to thunderstorm avoidance with an EFB app iPad Pilot News One of the major weather hazards pilots have to deal with this time of year is convective weather and resulting thunderstorms. The weather patterns across the entire U.S.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

These gateways to winter wonderlands offer more than just access to top ski resorts; they present a unique blend of breathtaking approaches and technical precision required from pilots. Aircraft Operations : Can accommodate up to a Boeing 767 with special training required for pilots due to the challenging terrain and weather conditions.

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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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Simple Flying

AUGUST 4, 2024

Tampa International Airport (TPA) is already experiencing strong winds and heavy rain as Tropical Storm Debby churns off the west coast of Florida. On Sunday at around 12:30, a ground stop was reportedly issued at the airport.

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Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 14, 2024

For a flight under IFR or a flight not in the vicinity of an airport, weather reports and forecasts, fuel requirements, alternatives available if the planned flight cannot be completed , and any known traffic delays of which the pilot in command has been advised by ATC.

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AV Web

JUNE 11, 2024

The shattered radome and cracked windscreens of an Austrian Airlines A320 got viral coverage Sunday after the plane encountered hail from a cell on approach to Vienna-Scwechat Airport. The crew issued a Mayday, likely because of the suddenly opaque windscreens, but landed uneventfully.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Any model trying to get to a profit-maximizing fare must take into consideration a huge amount of dynamic data, from seat inventory and competitors’ actions to political, business and weather events affecting traffic flows. This is an approach that enables airlines to update their fares several times per day.

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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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Flight Training Central

JUNE 26, 2024

The FAA encourages pilots to use the self-briefing technique when checking the weather before each flight. In this video, we’ll highlight various sources of weather products you can use and how to ensure you always get a complete briefing.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Are you curious about flying a VOR approach? If you’re aiming to master instrument-rated flying, it’d be valuable to learn about VOR approaches. We’ll cover what a VOR approach is, how to fly it step-by-step, and even whether GPS can replace it in today’s navigation. Ready to make VOR approaches easy?

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Risk management & carbon pricing The Sustainability Team, Sustainability Consultants and Risk Management Team collaborate to combat ESG risks through a comprehensive and holistic approach to risks, trends and societal issues faced.

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AV Web

JUNE 11, 2024

The shattered radome and cracked windscreens of an Austrian Airlines A320 got viral coverage Sunday after the plane encountered hail from a cell on approach to Vienna-Scwechat Airport. The crew issued a Mayday, likely because of the suddenly opaque windscreens, but landed uneventfully.

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

As a result, the board says as many as 288 aircraft, most of them flying for about 40 different international airlines, still have an improperly assembled rudder actuator that can cause the rudder to freeze stuck in cold weather. United was the only U.S.

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iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Weather planning with Garmin Pilot: widgets and flight profile iPad Pilot News One of Garmin Pilot’s standout features is its split-screen mode. While many pilots know how to use split-screen for viewing approach charts or traffic, there are also some valuable tools for weather planning, both before takeoff and during cruise.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Or you might stray off course and into bad weather or obstacles. If you have weather information Charlie, then you say youre with Charlie. For example: Pilot: Seattle Approach, Cessna November Four Five One Romeo, Two Zero miles west of Seattle VOR, at 8,000, with Sierra, to land. Cleared ILS runway six approach.

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Simple Flying

JULY 20, 2024

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines says it is investigating after a flight triggered a low altitude alert during its approach to Tampa International Airport (TPA) earlier this week. Amid inclement weather, the aircraft came dangerously close to Tampa Bay's waters reportedly reaching a height of 150 feet.

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AV Web

JULY 21, 2024

At that point in the GPS approach, the aircraft should have been at 1,600 feet. There was convective weather in the area, and a previous flight reported that the worst was about seven miles out on the final approach to 7,000-foot-long Runway 10.

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AV Web

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The crew of an NOAA Lockheed WP-3D Orion weathered the worst of Hurricane Milton’s severe turbulence over the Gulf of Mexico. One of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) two “hurricane hunter” Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft flew into the eye of Hurricane Milton as it approached the Florida coast.

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Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

On Tuesday, the Central Weather Administration issued a sea warning and warned that a land warning might follow. The Central Weather Administration reported winds at 173 km/h (107 mph, 93 knots) gusting up to 209 km/h (130 mph, 112 knots). The first approach was at 17:34 local time.

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Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

A pit stop at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (KCRE) was planned, and after a weather briefing, I filed an IFR flight plan. The Mooney is well-equipped for weather avoidance as it is equipped with a sophisticated spheric lighting detector. ATC then informed us we were number two for the approach and to maintain 4,000’.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

Over the last 25 years, I have been asked to speak on various aviation weather topics at dozens of aviation events and gatherings. During these events, it’s quite common for a pilot to walk up and ask me about how I handled my most challenging flight as it relates to weather. I spent an hour looking at the weather before we departed.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

If you’re flying IFR in winter weather, icing is a threat you have to actively prepare for. If you can understand the conditions that lead to icing and know how to react when it happens, you’ll keep yourself ahead of the harsh weather. And ice doesn’t just build on your wings; it can sneak up on you quickly.

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Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

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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Crosswind Runway Air Traffic Control Clearance 98

Airline Reporter

DECEMBER 2, 2024

As World War II approached, the airport was designated a Civilian Pilot Training Program facility and an aircraft mechanic training facility, all to help the war effort. Before that, aviators made use of either a nearby farmer’s field and an athletic field on campus (those old biplanes didn’t need a very long runway).

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Runway Approach General Aviation Weather 108

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 21, 2024

The aircraft was cleared for a visual approach on runway 17R. Air traffic controller: “You want to go around and come back for 13, or are you going to continue your approach?” Oklahoma City’s other airport Bottom line A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 had an “unconventional” approach to Oklahoma City Airport.

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AV Web

JUNE 30, 2024

In a tragic case that demonstrates that carburetor icing is not limited to cold-weather or high-altitude operations, the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB’s) final report on the May 14, 2022 fatal Cessna 172 accident on a bridge in Miami concludes that carburetor ice was the probable cause.

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Air Traffic Control Weather Pilot General Aviation 111

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

I cursed my decision to depart in developing low weather, but the only choice now was to press on through the crud, dodging cellular towers lining the highway. A call to home base for a land-supported retrieval provided ample opportunity for explanation in response to my peers’ interrogation: “What were you thinking, flying in this weather?”

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The investigation determined that moisture can get inside the rollout guidance actuator which is only used during CAT IIIB approaches but remains mechanically attached to the rudder controls all the time. The pilots couldn’t budge the rudder so the captain kept the plane on the runway using the tiller.

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Rudder Weather Runway Pilot 111

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We will also examine the next most critical phase of our flight, from descent and deceleration to the approach and landing phases, even touching upon what happens when the aircraft arrives safely at the gate. At this point, the use of the aircraft’s flaps becomes critical.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

These figures are vital for the crew to be able to calculate the actual take-off speed of the airplane in the prevailing weather conditions (as we’ll see later). One of the first items on before taxi checklists is to set the take-off flaps well before the aircraft approaches the runway. Part two will soon be available on AeroTime.

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Cabin Crew Runway Knot Clearance 279

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

If the glide slope failed, the Policy Manual permitted crews to revert to the Localizer Approach minimus. The weather at O’Hare was IFR and the airport was using the ILS to runway 14L. The flight crew reviewed the ILS 14L approach. During the ILS approach, the glide slope failed. Well guess what?

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Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A few hours later, the pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed an IFR flight plan before departing Westchester to fly back to Montgomery County. By now, it was dark and the weather in Gaithersburg had deteriorated with fog and low cloud ceilings. The pilot asked for the RNAV GPS RWY 14 approach, which had lower minimums.

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Air Facts

JULY 31, 2024

On that day, the weather forecast was favorable, with light and variable winds. as I approached the small village of Ga-Motlatla, the first signs of trouble appeared. About 40 minutes into the flight, as I approached the small village of Ga-Motlatla, the first signs of trouble appeared. The landing was rough.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

It’s simply an attitude and the way we approach each and every flight. Or, sadly, too many pilots’ final decision: “The weather is really marginal, but with a little luck, I should be able to make it.” This kind of methodical approach helps to avoid nasty surprises and large insurance claims. This approach improves the odds.

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