Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

The fast jets and faster-talking controllers can be intimidating. Keeping track of all the rules and regulations might seem like too much. Pilots must meet equipment and certification requirements and have ATC clearance to enter. Keeping jet traffic safe alongside slower general aviation aircraft is harder still.

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Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 26, 2024

Rehearse ATC Interactions Have a flight instructor or fellow student pilot act as ATC while you “chair fly.” Practice requesting and receiving clearances. Before you request your first clearance, follow these inflight tips. First, be mentally prepared for the clearance. They will make talking to ATC as smooth as possible.

Clearance 52

Clearance Runway Approach Pilot 52

Universal Weather

JANUARY 2, 2024

During the WEF event in Davos in 2024, all standard Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedures will be temporarily suspended. Special procedures for arriving and departing flights have been established for this period. Customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) clearance is within the military terminal building.

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Clearance Fixed Base Operator Instrument Flight Rules Weather 52

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

The fixed-base operator (Regional Jet Center) filled up our fuel tanks and provided complimentary hot dogs and ice cream for brunch. FBO’s provide services for all kinds of aircraft; everything from a small Cessna 152 to a charter Boeing Business Jet. 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