Fear of Landing

MARCH 21, 2025

When an aircraft descends below 900 feet on final approach to land, TCAS stops issuing resolution advisories. On that evening, the Sikorsky UH-60L crew filed a flight plan for a night flight from Davison Army Airfield for the pilot’s annual standardisation evaluation with the use of night vision goggles.

Runway 69

Runway Air Traffic Control Approach Descent 69

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

NOTAM Notice to Airmen A NOTAM is a notice that contains essential information to alert pilots of potential hazards at a specific location or along a flight route. NOTAMs are publicly available. Pilots are required to check for NOTAMs along their relevant routes or locations before the start of a flight.

Pilot 52

Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 52

iPad Pilot News

MAY 31, 2024

Quiz: Flying IFR with ForeFlight iPad Pilot News The iPad and ForeFlight take a lot of the guesswork out of flying IFR, thanks to smart flight planning tools and digital instrument chart organization features. Where can you find the GPS RAIM status for a planned IFR flight? Correct!

Final Approach 40

Final Approach Approach NOTAMs Flight Plan 40

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.

Runway 82

Runway Approach Knot Drag 82

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

Plan for the Conditions During your flight planning: Look up the expected winds at your estimated arrival time. However, check NOTAMs for runway closures. Calculate the crosswind using the wind component table or a flight computer, such as an E6-B. Here’s how to execute the perfect crosswind landing, every time.

Crosswind 52

Crosswind Longitudinal Axis Aileron Rudder 52