Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

In contrast to a control tower, an FSS is not responsible for giving instructions or clearances to aircraft. It consists of two independent components VOR and TACAN. What this simply means is that the wind speed and/or direction is rapidly changing at a relatively low altitude.

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Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 52

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

Even though I was likely to be cleared through the outer ring by ATC (air traffic control) while on an instrument flight plan, I filed a route from Sodus to the Williamsport VOR (FQM) that circumvented the TFR entirely. The reroute was minimal, an insertion of Yardley VOR (ARD) into my flight plan. Seneca and Cayuga Lakes in the gloom.

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Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 69

Pilot Institute

MAY 1, 2024

Does the approach match the clearance? Set the ILS, LOC, or VOR frequency required for the approach on your navigation radio. You may also include significant weather conditions, wind shear, or excessive turbulence. It also serves as a final opportunity to catch any misunderstanding among the crew.

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Approach NOTAMs Runway Weather 52