Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

However, there was a presidential TFR (temporary flight restriction) around Scranton that lay on a direct line between Sodus and Philly. It added less than 10 minutes to the overall flight time. 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

MARCH 6, 2025

Pilots are required to check for NOTAMs along their relevant routes or locations before the start of a flight. NOTAMs are very important in that they can provide information that can cause a pilot to change their flight plans, such as Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) or an airport that has become temporarily unavailable.

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Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

New Adventures in Flight Planning and Filing I decided to test-drive my PIN and the whole FRZ process for the first time as my annual fall solo flight in October of 2023. Any flight into the FRZ requires a FRZ flight plan. For the most part, the process was quick and easy. Welcome to College Park!"

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Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Final approach: This is the straight path leading to your landing. Transitioning to Controlled Airspace If your flight plan takes you into controlled airspace shortly after departure, follow these procedures: Plan your route. Crosswind leg: You turn 90 degrees to the upwind leg, flying perpendicular to the runway.

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Pilot Runway Air Traffic Control Approach 52

Photographic Logbook

JULY 9, 2024

Date Aircraft Route of Flight Time (hrs) Total (hrs) 09 July 2024 N21481 BVY (Beverly, MA) - BVY 1.2 During pre-flight planning that morning, I noted that a southwest wind had Boston Logan using runways 22R and 22L. While flying an extended final approach, a vibration on my wrist caused me to glance at my watch.

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Clearance Runway Approach Stability 52

Photographic Logbook

JULY 7, 2024

After climbing through a localized layer of clouds, we found ourselves cruising in smooth air on an IFR flight plan with clouds scattered about -- but not impinging on -- our route. ForeFlight ground track showing our significant eastbound deviation around a Cirrus over Syracuse. It was busy, but Tower had it all well in hand.

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Approach Clearance Runway General Aviation 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 13, 2025

This aircraft pushed back later than it should and that cause a delay to our flight's planned departure. Our aircraft needed some time to prepare for the return flight and we only boarded the aircraft about 25 minutes before our schedule departure time. The approach and landing in Taipei was a smooth affair.

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Weather Cabin Crew Threshold Turbulence 59

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

Phoenix Approach Control gave us a few delay vectors before turning us onto final approach. Time to Flagstaff: 2:31 Distance: 275 nm Cruise altitude: 12,000 ft Flying Day 4: Grand Canyon Loop On our 2nd morning in Flagstaff, we enjoyed a scenic flight over the Grand Canyon.

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Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52

iPad Pilot News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

A pilot’s worst fearwas to look down at an EFB and see the infamous “blue screen of death” on an IFR flight while setting up for an approach. The scenario gets worse as you go to restart the device and see the message “Configuring Windows update 1 of 15…” as you near the final approach fix.

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Pilot Stability Annual Inspection Airplanes 59

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Off Sodus, I briefly leveled at 2,500 feet to remain visual until I received my instrument clearance from Rochester Approach. During flight planning, I determined that 8,000 feet would provide the best wind advantage of the available preferred westbound IFR cruise altitudes. It must have been the mutton chops.

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Runway Approach Knot Drag 82

Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Returning to ADS (Addison, Dallas TX) on a beautiful Sunday, I smiled when I filed my usual IFR flight plan. Im not sure Id call that a deviation, since it was on the filed flight plan. Embraer 145 PIC ALS Kenya Aguascalientes, Mxico O nce we had a flight from IST (Istanbul, Trkiye) to GYD (Baku, Azerbaijan).

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Weather Approach Descent Runway 98

Photographic Logbook

JULY 21, 2024

The stadium put us on a clock to be out of the area by 12:30 before a temporary flight restriction (TFR) went into effect for the Yankees vs Rays game that afternoon. When I first pursued a pilot certificate, I never imagined that researching major league baseball schedules would be a component of flight planning.

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Weight-Shift-Control Clearance Approach Airplanes 88

Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

A pit stop at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (KCRE) was planned, and after a weather briefing, I filed an IFR flight plan. I queried ATC about when to expect the approach clearance and was informed that the Saratoga had appeared to land but the pilot hadn’t contacted ATC to close his IFR flight plan.

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Descent Approach Weather AGL 98

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

I logged the information of my flight from Lawson Army Airfield (KLSF) at Fort Benning, Georgia, where I was stationed, to Newnan-Coweta County Airport (KCCO), then to Alexander City, Alabama (KALX), and back to Lawson. Filing a flight plan was not necessary, but I logged it on the clubhouse flight board.

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Runway Threshold Approach AGL 74

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 20, 2023

All it takes is a note in the flight plan "requesting no route across Lake Erie" to catch a human's eye and inspire intervention. Date Aircraft Route of Flight Time (hrs) Total (hrs) 20 Aug 2023 N21481 PTK (Waterford, MI) - SDC (Sodus, NY) 2.5 Though I remained within the clouds for the rest of the flight home, roughly 0.7

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Runway Airplanes Approach Final Approach 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

Plan for the Conditions During your flight planning: Look up the expected winds at your estimated arrival time. If you overshoot the final, do not make a steep turn or use excessive rudder to correct for it. Final Approach Once established on final, adjust your heading to maintain the extended centerline.

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Crosswind Longitudinal Axis Aileron Rudder 52

iPad Pilot News

APRIL 9, 2024

A pilot’s worst fear was to look down at an EFB and see the infamous “blue screen of death” on an IFR flight while setting up for an approach. The scenario gets worse as you go to restart the device and see the message “Configuring Windows update 1 of 15…” as you near the final approach fix.

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Airplanes Stability Pilot Annual Inspection 52

Air Facts

AUGUST 12, 2024

Taking this development in stride, I began planning for the day’s activities by checking the weather and filing a VFR flight plan for my itinerary. What if the airplane pitched over on final approach? This meant a single pilot operation for four legs, and its attendant increase in work load for me, the captain.

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Airplanes Lift Runway Tail 97