Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Key Takeaways MDA applies to non-precision approaches, requiring pilots to level off at a minimum altitude. DA is for precision approaches, requiring a decision to land or go around at a specific altitude. Circling approaches and APV are unique cases that dont fit the general rule. All precision approaches use DA or DH.

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Altimeter Descent Approach Runway 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 1, 2024

For new instrument pilots, flying an approach to minimums is a big challenge. Adding an approach briefing to the mix feels like one task too many. Luckily, mastering approach briefings is not as hard as it seems. This article breaks down how to deliver a top-notch approach briefing, every time. Approach notes.

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Approach NOTAMs Runway Weather 52

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

Even though I was likely to be cleared through the outer ring by ATC (air traffic control) while on an instrument flight plan, I filed a route from Sodus to the Williamsport VOR (FQM) that circumvented the TFR entirely. But they have become a grudgingly acknowledged facet of pilot life. Seneca and Cayuga Lakes in the gloom.

Approach 69

Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 69

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

We were assigned a slightly ridiculous alteration to the route I filed: MANCH T316 LAMMS T608 ROC that had us flying past Sodus to the Rochester VOR before setting up for Sodus. But I accepted the clearance knowing that I could change it with a local Approach control like Syracuse. This was even better than I requested. he asked me.

Ceiling 52

Ceiling Approach Weather Runway 52

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

Pilots who regularly operate at high elevation airports are (or should be) familiar with planning this type of flying. The “Six” can seat 6 (pilot + 5 passengers) in a 2-2-2 seating configuration. Although not a problem for airliners, flying at high altitude airports presents challenges for pilots of small piston aircraft.

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Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Among General Aviation pilots, there was great fear that private aircraft would be permanently barred from controlled airspace, particularly around the epicenters of those attacks in New York City and Washington DC. This hardly seems equitable, but is a reality that pilots have borne for many years. ounce toiletries.

Transponder 52

Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

ADFs, marker beacons, and VOR receivers, each relying on a constantly shrinking population of land-based navaids, fill these dated flight decks. One step up the ladder, the frequent traveler and light IFR pilot may opt for an advanced autopilot, digital glass attitude, and heading displays, and ADS-B In on a tablet or portable.

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Cockpit Instrument Landing System Approach Pilot 99

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

If there was one thing that shook my nerves every time as a beginning pilot, it was talking to ATC. Thankfully, as many pilots are quick to discover, radio comms are not really as intimidating as they seem. Even so, no pilot should ever hesitate to ask for clarification if something does not make sense.

Aeronautical Information Manual 64

Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 64

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

West of the Geneseo VOR, I passed high above Silver Lake and the gorge in Letchworth State Park. Pilots operating to and from the airport are warned to avoid the Perry Memorial by at least 1,000 feet. The pilot cut the engine and rolled in on momentum, assertively squaring the airplane up with the building as he coasted to a stop.

Runway 82

Runway Approach Knot Drag 82

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

If there was one thing that shook my nerves every time as a beginning pilot, it was talking to ATC. Thankfully, as many pilots are quick to discover, radio comms are not really as intimidating as they seem. Even so, no pilot should ever hesitate to ask for clarification if something does not make sense.

Aeronautical Information Manual 52

Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52