Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A few hours later, the pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed an IFR flight plan before departing Westchester to fly back to Montgomery County. The pilot was instrument rated and the flight was on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan: that is, they did not have to stay visual for the flight.

Approach 97

Approach Runway Air Traffic Control Descent 97

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.

Pilot 52

Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 52

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.

Approach 69

Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 69

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.

Density Altitude 52

Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52