Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

In this exerpt from Advanced IFR , by Pilot Workshops, follow along on this scenario-based IFR flight from Riverside, CA (KRAL) to Long Beach, CA (KLGB). The short, 20-minute flight presents immediate challenges as the workload is high from start to finish in the busy southern California airspace. The flight will utilize and explain a Tower Enroute Control (TEC) route which is an FAA program of standard routes that keep a flight solely within approach control airspace instead of working with air

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Ask the Pilot

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

February 26, 2024 SO, LAST WEEK, a passenger videoed a damaged wing slat on a United Airlines flight headed from Denver to Boston. Learning of the problem, the crew conferred with its dispatch and maintenance team, and a decision was made to divert the Boeing 757 into Denver. Copyright issues prevent me from re-posting videos or images, but you can easily Google it.

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Pilots Who Ask Why

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The 2023 helicopter safety statistics from EASA show that, for another year, collision with obstacles, like wire strikes, remains one of the largest accident categories for helicopters across the board. An average of 76.6 aviation accidents per year in the United States involve wires or power lines, according to an […] The post Preventing Wire Strikes: 10 Key Principles for Helicopter Pilots first appeared on Pilots Who Ask Why.

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Aviation Services

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Navigating the complexities of airspace is a critical aspect of aviation, and obtaining overflight permits is a key consid 100 9614 0 9614 0 0 9220 0 --:--:-- 0:00:01 --:--:-- 9226 eration in this process. An overflight permit grants an aircraft the authorization to fly through the airspace of a particular country without landing. The post Overflight Permissions for Efficient Travel in Congested Airspace appeared first on AN Aviation Services Co.

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