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What Are NOTAMs? Notices to Air Missions Explained

Pilot Institute

Checking NOTAMs before flight is required by Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR 91.103). The Purpose of NOTAMs A Notice to Air Mission (NOTAM) is a bulletin issued by a country’s aviation authority. An airport has closed a runway/taxiway/apron for maintenance. a closed runway has been reopened).

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The Dangers of Runway Incursion and How to Prevent Them

Pilot Institute

In the United States, an average of 1,600 runway incursions occur annually. According to FAA data, general aviation (GA) pilots are responsible for almost half of these events. Yet, despite the FAA citing runway incursion reduction as one of their top priorities, we have not seen a sustained or substantial reduction in occurrences.

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Stupid Pilot Tricks

AV Web

Student pilots get a free pass, because theyre adorable skittering off runways in Loss of Directional Control (LODC) events that vex the best among us. During the second landing attempt, NTSB notes, the airplane touched down and bouncedmultiple times as it continued down the runway and subsequently nosed over. Sorta the Wrong Runway?

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