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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. Although 9/11 marked the weaponization of commercial aircraft, the aftereffects are felt most keenly by General Aviation.

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Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52

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OCTOBER 28, 2023

Located directly on the Hudson River roughly thirty miles north of New York City, Sleepy Hollow is easily accessed by General Aviation and seven Williamson Flying Club members planned a Halloween pilgrimage there to follow the trail of the Headless Horseman. That was a good plan.

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Flight Training Central

APRIL 29, 2024

Special flight rules provide for general aviation operations within the area. Before entering the airspace, you must file and activate a flight plan and contact ATC for a transponder code. SFRA flight plan. This is in addition to any traditional flight plan that the pilot would normally file.

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Clearance AGL Pilot NOTAMs 111

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JULY 6, 2024

To provide student pilots an opportunity to experience real world general aviation flying outside of the training environment and introduce them to what they can do once they have earned their pilot certificates. To support our member pilots in trying new things in aviation that might be too intimidating for them to try on their own.

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Pilot Flight Plan Air Traffic Control General Aviation 52

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

I’m not Lindbergh… This trip was ambitious for me, but quite common in the general aviation community. Small aircraft are designed for these kinds of flights. Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six Navigation equipment includes a Garmin GNS-530W GPS navigator and two VOR receivers for secondary navigation.

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Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

But I also needed to be airborne at 3:00 pm or else amend my flight plan and arrival time with US Customs in Ogdensville, NY. She disclosed that she took flight lessons when she was younger, but only had experience with Cessnas. My filed route to Ogdensburg was via YOW (the Ottawa VOR) and IKLAX. Is that a Piper?"

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Approach Clearance Airplanes Runway 52