Universal Weather

JANUARY 10, 2024

During peak hours (0900-2200 LCL) GA aircraft are limited to one movement per tail number (one arrival or one departure), and no quick turns are allowed. If outside parking is full, they’ll try for the Centralized Parking Area or a hangar space. Curfews, Slots, Parking & PPR Pudong is a 24-hour Airport of Entry. No PPR is required.

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Clearance Fixed Base Operator UTC Tail 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

When I contacted Rochester Approach, the controller came back with, "Are you looking for your clearance to College Park?" I answered in the affirmative, received my clearance, and was given a climb to 6,000 feet as the rain streaked over my windscreen. I gave my tail number and destination. "Oh, Do you have a prop lock?

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Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52

Universal Weather

MARCH 29, 2024

Tech Stops For tech stops, a general aviation report is submitted to Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine (CIQ) authorities, who will process the information and determine if a clearance is required. Depending on the airport, there may be different clearance procedures and processes to consider.

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Flight Plan Weather General Aviation Clearance 52

Universal Weather

MAY 9, 2023

Once the PPR is approved, you will receive a confirmation ID, which will be your tail number and date of operation. Hangar facilities are not available for transient business aviation operations at MROC. This confirmation number is the tail number plus the date of operation (e.g., MROC has only eight GA parking spots.

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General Aviation NOTAMs Tail Weather 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I filed IFR , mostly so that I could get the altitude I wanted without having to worry about cloud clearances, and so if some little squirt cumulus popped up, I could blast through it or just nick the side of it. The next leg, and the two after it, followed my standard cross-country plan. There was also a link to a bridge for sale.

Weather 52

Weather Runway Knot Rudder 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Kingston Radio provided updated weather conditions while sequencing traffic like a tower with the exception that no landing clearances were given. After a brief pitstop at Central Airways, I cranked the Warrior's engine and contacted Kingston Radio to request IFR clearance to Rockcliffe. What the Heck is a LANRK? How can that be?

Runway 52

Runway Flight Plan Clearance Weather 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

True, a slightly higher aspect ratio wing was desired, which in turn required a larger vertical tail and thus a little extra mass, but the size, approximately 20% larger than a Widgeon, was set. The Mallard—it’s a trike—has a tail stinger because it otherwise falls on its tail when loading.”

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 77

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

More vintage cred: a V-tailed Beechcraft Bonanza! An observation of salt stains on my hangar floor ultimately led to the fire department hosing off the entire 4,800 foot long runway. Gilead and I, both trailing Ed, ran into dramatically lowering visibility and requested pop-up IFR clearances. Oh, because of the purple.

Runway 68

Runway Airplanes Threshold Approach 68

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 26, 2024

The new gallery is a 91,000 square foot hangar and provides a 70% increase to the indoor exhibition space. Upon completing his mission, Kidder requested a clearance to land over the radio, and received a vector heading and told by the controller he was only 15 miles from the base. Kidder, Jr.

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Weather Tail Drag Ceiling 124

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Planespotters note the F2’s separate ailerons and flaps, conventional tail. Airtime inhabits a large hangar at the Tulsa Riverside Airport (KRVS) where newly imported CTs are prepped, and ongoing maintenance and upgrades are carried out for aircraft in the U.S. Out back, theres an entirely new tail.

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Airplanes Rudder Aileron Crosswind 98