Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

This association is perhaps best exemplified by their co-located facilities in California’s Mojave Desert centered around what was once known as Muroc Dry Lake Bed (now known as Rogers Dry Lake) an ancient, long-evaporated lake, with an extremely flat and hard-packed floor; it was perfect terrain for a natural runway of extreme length.

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Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

Flying to Europe is well within reach for many executive jet types. Modern executive jets have the capability to fly from the Americas to Europe. This is where the North Atlantic Organised Track System (NAT-OTS) guides your flight planning. Over the north Atlantic, we usually have to deal with the polar front jet stream.

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Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

Flying to Europe is well within reach for many executive jet types. Modern executive jets have the capability to fly from the Americas to Europe. This is where the North Atlantic Organised Track System (NAT-OTS) guides your flight planning. Over the north Atlantic, we usually have to deal with the polar front jet stream.

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Northstar VFR

JUNE 22, 2023

If hazardous weather exists or is to be expected, it’s best not to conduct the flight. Depending on whether you’re flying on an instrument flight plan, or just going VFR and burning holes in the sky, a different fuel requirement must be met. This allows a pilot to plan ahead for any delays that might occur. It states, “.other

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Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

READ MORE: Healthy Obsession: What Flight Sim Has Done for Me Pro tip: If the ATD does not have side-view screens, the CFI should remind the learner that each turn they make will be in 90-degree increments. If utilizing Runway 17 with left traffic, the crosswind turn will be heading 080, downwind 350, base 260, etc. It’s an ATD.

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Fly with Eva

MARCH 20, 2018

Flashes of previous 737 experience, flight training, moving all over the planet, Phoenix, Girona, Rome, Barcelona, Hong Kong, manuals, operating procedures and limitations. I see my name on the crew list, I sign in and read the flight plan, notams and weather. First time taxiing a jet, another tick in the box today.

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ABEAM

JULY 5, 2024

Part 2 : Heraklion, Greece – Hurghada, Egypt It took 30 minutes longer on the ground in Heraklion, Crete, Greece (LGIR) than expected : something with the flight plans to Egypt. And one minute later, two F/A18s fighter jets came screaming past us at our altitude ! Is this an interception by the US Navy ??

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Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

Nearly 50 years after NASA’s groundbreaking research, most accidents in non-airliner flights are still attributed to pilot error, indicating that much work is yet to be done in this sector. For turbine operators, Aspen is pretty much a one-way in, one-way-out airport; land Runway 15 and depart Runway 33 under all weather conditions.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

The day before we left, I had already worked the flight plan dozens of times, looking for potential pitfalls and hiccups. I ran my plan by my son, and he agreed that we were very capable of having this added adventure. Taking the train back to Linden, we preflighted, untied, and filed our flight plan on ForeFlight.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

The day before we left, I had already worked the flight plan dozens of times, looking for potential pitfalls and hiccups. I ran my plan by my son, and he agreed that we were very capable of having this added adventure. Taking the train back to Linden, we preflighted, untied, and filed our flight plan on ForeFlight.

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Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 12, 2024

With that said, let’s take a look at the top reasons why traveling by jet is a great choice for your next business trip, whether you’re a seasoned business traveler or new to private aviation. Second, you can offer clients a unique and exclusive travel experience, by offering to meet on your company jet.

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Flightworx

MAY 21, 2024

On 11th April two flights were diverted to Machester Airport due to a ‘runway defect’ that was spotted at Newcastle International Airport. A further two were diverted to Teesdie and one to Edinburgh, while three more outbound flights were either cancelled or rescheduled. How do flight diversions impact the running of an airport?

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Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In the final chapter of this 3-part series, we feature Jet Aviation DXB (Intl, Dubai, UAE) as the Best Middle East & African FBO winner, Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre HKG (Intl, Hong Kong) as the Best Asian FBO, Farnborough Airport FAB (Farnborough, England) as the top provider in Europe, and Phillips 66 Aviation as Best Fuel Brand.

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Universal Weather

APRIL 8, 2024

Note: The sample allocations for runways might undergo changes for the Olympic games. Runway Traffic Periods: Green Period: For regular traffic. hours, depending on traffic conditions Le Bourget is open 24 hours for arrivals, but jet engine departures from the apron are prohibited between 2215 and 0600 local. 2023, August 26).

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In June I made a transcontinental flight in Big Sam , my Cessna Skylane. It was interesting and a lot of fun for a lot of reasons, with most of them having to do with not flying a jet and not being restricted by ATC and all the regulatory stuff that makes an airline pilot feel like he’s roped and tied. Why am I free?

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Northstar VFR

JANUARY 21, 2024

I’m pretty close to the airport so I have time to enjoy a coffee, flight plan and then get ready. My flight plan and performance numbers are all electronically uploaded to the computer system on the plane. I pack my things up and leave them in the cockpit while I head down for the post flight walkaround.

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Universal Weather

OCTOBER 30, 2024

And while the pace may be slow and the vibe laid-back on the islands themselves, for operators of business jets traveling to the region during the islands’ peak season, challenges such as limited parking, hotels, and fuel can create operational risk and stress. with an overtime fee; other international flights are not eligible.

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Gary's Flight Journal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

I completed my pre flight with only needing to sump fuel on departure day. My Garmin 480 is updated and I have my flight plan ready for entry after planning on Foreflight. After warming the oil I taxied for runway two and picked up my super secret squawk code to get out with the TFR in place. Saturday 11.4

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 13, 2024

The evolution of the SR22 took a decisive turn with the advent of the Avidyne Entegra primary flight display in 2003, making it the first light aircraft to come with a full glass cockpit. However, the DA62’s diesel FADEC engines are noted for their power, ease of management, and efficiency, burning Jet-A fuel.

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Air Facts

MAY 29, 2024

This, by the way, was the only country on our entire trip where prior permission to land was rerequired other than by filing a flight plan from the country of departure. Last year there were 145 inches, and they say when a ship lands on the plowed runways it looks as though it were disappearing down a long tunnel.

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Universal Weather

MARCH 29, 2023

As a result, business jet operators have plenty of choices for service providers at the city’s airports. Le Bourget Airport Curfews Le Bourget is open 24 hours for arrivals, but jet engine departures from the apron are prohibited between 2215 and 0600 local. FBOs need to be included in section 18 of your flight plan.

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Professional Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Business flights failed to pick up, however, and the pandemic’s second wave in the fall brought another collapse and a challenging winter for the company. Albinati Aeronautics is enhancing its flight operations with the introduction of a fully paperless cockpit, says Fostoff. There aren’t a lot of competitors able to do that.”

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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. Beverly Tower was busy with a pattern full of students all practicing their landings on runway 27. It was busy, but Tower had it all well in hand.

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Universal Weather

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Peak hours of airline operations are 0700 – 1100 and 1200 – 1400 local, but this does not affect GA operations, as there are four runways available. Due to eCDM (Collaboraborative Decision Making) implementation, departure slots have 0 minutes tolerance, and flight plans must match. Curfews LEMD operates 24 hours a day.

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AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

The fixed-base operator (Regional Jet Center) filled up our fuel tanks and provided complimentary hot dogs and ice cream for brunch. After 50 minutes, we were taxiing to the runway. FBO’s provide services for all kinds of aircraft; everything from a small Cessna 152 to a charter Boeing Business Jet.

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Universal Weather

JANUARY 17, 2024

France, for example, limited flights between domestic locations easily accessible by train, directly affecting business aviation. Similarly, Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport saw a deferred attempt to ban business jets. The airport infrastructure, including the tarmac, taxiways, and runways, is well-maintained.

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Ask the Pilot

JUNE 28, 2024

April 23, 2019 DID YOU HEAR the one about the flight that went to Edinburgh instead of Dusseldorf? On March 25th, a British Airways regional jet took off from London City Airport (LCY) bound for Dusseldorf, Germany. Not until the jet touched down did they realize they were headed to the wrong city. angle irresistible.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 21, 2024

Below, the boats and jet skis stream across the lake—people enjoying their own adventure this evening as I fly overhead. More turns, steep banks, and soon enough I spot her orange kayak in the lake just off the end of runway 9. I make the turn off the runway, another radio call, and I taxi to the pumps.

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Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 13, 2023

A Dunkin' in Jasper, GA made for makeshift flight planning space as we waited on fog to lift at Pickens County Airport. The ODP was a key element of my departure strategy, but I also filed to IPECA, the missed approach fix for the instrument approach to the runway we would use that morning. I absolutely hate wasting food.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 8, 2024

ATR-72-500 9M-FYG (Route: SZB-XSP) My photo Economy Class For my trip report, click here My thoughts The turboprop aircraft may travel at a slower speed and fly at a lower altitude than the jet aircraft, it is a cheaper aircraft to operate and is more cost efficent on routes that has lesser demand and better suited for shorter runways.

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Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Final, runway 34, photographed from Two Six Romeo. We were cleared to land number four on runway 34 and asked to keep our speed up to accommodate a Pilatus behind us. Two jets and one piston aircraft were queued up to depart from the same runway when we arrived. Photo shamelessly stolen from Alicia.

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