Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

READ MORE: Healthy Obsession: What Flight Sim Has Done for Me Pro tip: If the ATD does not have side-view screens, the CFI should remind the learner that each turn they make will be in 90-degree increments. If utilizing Runway 17 with left traffic, the crosswind turn will be heading 080, downwind 350, base 260, etc. It’s an ATD.

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Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 105

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. On departure I flew runway heading for a good distance. I think it was a combination of altitude and the active runway at Myrtle Beach.

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Runway Approach Weather VOR 105

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 13, 2023

A Dunkin' in Jasper, GA made for makeshift flight planning space as we waited on fog to lift at Pickens County Airport. 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. I absolutely hate wasting food.

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Approach Ceiling Runway Clearance 52

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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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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

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. I queried ATC about when to expect the approach clearance and was informed that the Saratoga had appeared to land but the pilot hadn’t contacted ATC to close his IFR flight plan.

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Descent Approach Weather Runway 71

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

New Adventures in Flight Planning and Filing I decided to test-drive my PIN and the whole FRZ process for the first time as my annual fall solo flight in October of 2023. Any flight into the FRZ requires a FRZ flight plan. For the most part, the process was quick and easy.

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Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52

Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

This is where the North Atlantic Organised Track System (NAT-OTS) guides your flight planning. SID (Intl, Amílcar Cabral, Cape Verde) offers a long runway and is a good technical stop on this route. Corporate and cargo operators will have different schedules, but need to consider this as it affects their flight planning.

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Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

This is where the North Atlantic Organised Track System (NAT-OTS) guides your flight planning. SID (Intl, Amílcar Cabral, Cape Verde) offers a long runway and is a good technical stop on this route. Corporate and cargo operators will have different schedules, but need to consider this as it affects their flight planning.

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Jet Weather True Airspeed Turbulence 98

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OCTOBER 28, 2023

Once the rain relented, we staggered our departures and called for our IFR clearances on the ground. Despite those ground clearances, we found that the ceiling above our home airport was high enough to accommodate VFR departures with airborne clearances. Final, runway 34, photographed from Two Six Romeo.

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Clearance Knot Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes 52

Universal Weather

APRIL 25, 2023

ferry flights aren’t able to use this). LSSG is busy throughout the day, and because there is only one runway, delays are often incurred in bad weather. However, no runway closures are anticipated during the EBACE event as all demo flights will obtain slots via normal channels.

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Clearance Runway Fixed Base Operator Ferry Flight 52

Universal Weather

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Peak hours of airline operations are 0700 – 1100 and 1200 – 1400 local, but this does not affect GA operations, as there are four runways available. Due to eCDM (Collaboraborative Decision Making) implementation, departure slots have 0 minutes tolerance, and flight plans must match. Curfews LEMD operates 24 hours a day.

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Clearance Weather General Aviation Flight Plan 52

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

From flight planning, I knew that we would experience rain, instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and darkness. We departed Sodus VFR and contacted Rochester Approach for our instrument clearance. All went according to plan. Stunning views beyond our windows rendered me a speechless witness of nature's grandeur.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Approach Final Approach Airplanes 52

Universal Weather

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Note that PPR confirmations need not be placed in your flight plan’s International Civil Aviation Organization section. Therefore, it’s best to be at the airport at least two hours before departure to ensure the FBO has all documentation for departure, customs, fuel, flight plans, and weather packages.

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Clearance General Aviation Weather Runway 52

Universal Weather

APRIL 8, 2024

Note: The sample allocations for runways might undergo changes for the Olympic games. Runway Traffic Periods: Green Period: For regular traffic. Performance: The airport has 2 runways: Runway 05-23: 5,541′ x 154′ with a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 91,190 pounds and a maximum landing weight (MLW) of 83,500 pounds.

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Runway Fixed Base Operator UTC Clearance 52

Universal Weather

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Runways, taxiways, and ramp areas at LEBL are in good condition. Due to eCDM (Collaboraborative Decision Making) implementation, departure slots have 0 minutes tolerance, and flight plans must match. Please note that private aircraft security is not possible or permitted at this location unless your flight is diplomatic.

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Weather Clearance General Aviation Flight Plan 52

Universal Weather

JANUARY 17, 2024

Pre-clearance guide Potential Dublin GA Ban in 2024 The Dublin Airport Authority’s (DAA) consideration of a ban on all ad-hoc flights, including General Aviation (GA), due to the airport exceeding its 32-million passenger capacity. The airport infrastructure, including the tarmac, taxiways, and runways, is well-maintained.

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Clearance General Aviation Narrow-Body Aircraft Tarmac 52

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Communication and Coordination ATC services are generally available to IFR and VFR flight operations throughout most of the country—so use them for most flights. But too few pilots leverage air traffic control when outside of these requirement areas, though its services are broadly available.

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Pilot Approach Weather Air Traffic Control 93

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JULY 7, 2024

After climbing through a localized layer of clouds, we found ourselves cruising in smooth air on an IFR flight plan with clouds scattered about -- but not impinging on -- our route. Beverly Tower was busy with a pattern full of students all practicing their landings on runway 27. It was busy, but Tower had it all well in hand.

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Approach Clearance Runway General Aviation 52

Gary's Flight Journal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

I completed my pre flight with only needing to sump fuel on departure day. My Garmin 480 is updated and I have my flight plan ready for entry after planning on Foreflight. 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. Saturday 11.4

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Approach Knot VOR Weather 52

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AUGUST 20, 2023

All it takes is a note in the flight plan "requesting no route across Lake Erie" to catch a human's eye and inspire intervention. Date Aircraft Route of Flight Time (hrs) Total (hrs) 20 Aug 2023 N21481 PTK (Waterford, MI) - SDC (Sodus, NY) 2.5 Thanks guys, as always.

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Runway Airplanes Approach Final Approach 52

Gary's Flight Journal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

To start our flying day I must stress the most important part of flight planning, ADM, Aeronautical Decision Making. It's now 7am and our planned departure time was 9am arriving just after noon. I called the clearance delivery number on the OXB NOTAM but they gave me another number to call. Departure Day!

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Weather Clearance Approach VOR 52

Universal Weather

MARCH 29, 2023

FBOs need to be included in section 18 of your flight plan. Gendec is required for all flights, including place of birth. All 3rd-party services, including in-flight catering, transportation, and aircraft services, can be set up on credit by your ground handler. The ramp is located in front of FBO.

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Wide-Body Aircraft Fixed Base Operator Weather Clearance 52

One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 27, 2024

An Aeromexico Boeing 737 MAX 8 with the flight number AM401 was preparing to depart to Mexico City (MEX). Pilot: “Okay, cross runway 13R on echo, and follow the heavy on charlie, Aeromexico 401.” For future reference, you have to let me know before you get to the runway, okay? That’s seven miles.”

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Clearance Runway 122

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APRIL 19, 2024

However, there was a presidential TFR (temporary flight restriction) around Scranton that lay on a direct line between Sodus and Philly. It added less than 10 minutes to the overall flight time. The reroute was minimal, an insertion of Yardley VOR (ARD) into my flight plan. Runway and raindrops.

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Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 97

Pilot Institute

MAY 25, 2024

A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is active. An airport has closed a runway/taxiway/apron for maintenance. A Real-Life Example Pilots who do not review NOTAMS before flight put themselves (and others) in danger. He landed on a closed turf runway, causing the aircraft to nose over. a closed runway has been reopened).

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NOTAMs Runway UTC Federal Aviation Regulations 52

Air Facts

MAY 29, 2024

In February, we went to Washington and spent two days there obtaining the necessary clearances from the Department of State, the Air Force, and the National Aeronautic Association. Last year there were 145 inches, and they say when a ship lands on the plowed runways it looks as though it were disappearing down a long tunnel.

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JULY 21, 2024

While we were approaching the Orange County Airport, a student launched in a Cessna from runway 22. We were established on a right downwind for runway 22 when the student made his next radio call indicating that he was also on a right downwind for the same runway. Scott followed in Eight One Six.

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Weight-Shift-Control Clearance Approach Airplanes 52

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

After 50 minutes, we were taxiing to the runway. Planning Pays Off Our takeoff from Santa Fe’s runway 02 went exactly as planned. We noticed the anticipated slower-than-normal acceleration; with liftoff 2,500 feet down the 8,300 foot runway. Since I filed an IFR flight plan, I requested the Flagstaff One SID.

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Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52

Ask the Pilot

JUNE 28, 2024

The pilots, the flight attendants, and their aircraft were dispatched, flight-planned, and fueled for a trip to Edinburgh. More than once… In 2013, a Southwest 737 destined for Branson, Missouri, instead ended up at a small general aviation field nearby, touching down on a runway less than four thousand feet long.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Runway Instrument Landing System 62

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JULY 6, 2024

In order to reach College Park, pilots must receive specific training from the FAA, undergo vetting by the TSA to earn a personal identification number (PIN) necessary to authorize flight plans within the FRZ, and follow the unique and specific rules for operating into and out of the FRZ. If that sounds intimidating, it is.

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Pilot Flight Plan Air Traffic Control General Aviation 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Since then, the former airbase has seen its runways either truncated (9-27), deleted (15-33), or transformed into taxiways (4-22). Today, it is home to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum (CASM, part of the broader Ingenium collection of museums in Ottawa) housed within a 1988 facility built along former runway 22 (taxiway D).

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

It consists of one terminal and a single runway as shown below. The runway is 04/22 is about 3,354 metre is capable of operating large aircraft such as 747 Freighters, however the airport infrastructure is unable to accommodate the A380. Was the turbulence as bad as my BOA (VVI-GRU) flight? Notice the emergency window?

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Much like alcoholism, there is no cure, but the condition can be managed with careful flight planning and disciplined judgement. Like Lucy Pulling the Football Away from Charlie Brown For Saturday morning, February 3, four pilots were inspired by a promising forecast and excitedly planned a flight to Keene, New Hampshire.

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Ceiling Approach Pilot Weather 52

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

But I also needed to be airborne at 3:00 pm or else amend my flight plan and arrival time with US Customs in Ogdensville, NY. She disclosed that she took flight lessons when she was younger, but only had experience with Cessnas. Yes, I missed an opportunity for a one on one tour! As we walked outside, she spotted the Warrior.

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Approach Clearance Airplanes Runway 52