Pilot Institute

MAY 25, 2024

Key Takeaways NOTAMs update pilots about changes in airspace, airports, and equipment that affect aircraft operations. NOTAMs alert pilots to issues that impact flight operations. A Real-Life Example Pilots who do not review NOTAMS before flight put themselves (and others) in danger. This tells pilots where the NOTAM applies.

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NOTAMs UTC Runway Federal Aviation Regulations 52

AeroSavvy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

There are a couple types of temperature that pilots (and aircraft) use. Pilots use both TAT and SAT to help determine when to use airframe and engine anti-ice systems. Pilots can access static air temperature on either FMC Control Display Unit. TAT probes on some Airbus models are on the lower fuselage, aft of the radome.

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True Airspeed OAT UTC Thrust 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Tornadoes, funnel clouds, volcanic ash, or dust storms are extremely dangerous to all pilots. As a pilot, you should pay close attention to this section. 011955Z : The date and time of issuance (first day of the month at 19:55 UTC). appeared first on Pilot Institute. This is why they also call for a SPECI issue.

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Altimeter Weather Wind Shear Runway 52

Learn to Fly

MARCH 12, 2024

Some of the most important jargon you’ll learn as a pilot has to be how to read a METAR. These “aviation routine weather reports” provide pilots with an accurate depiction of current weather conditions at an airport. The last four digits are the time of the METAR/SPECI, which is always given in coordinated universal time (UTC).

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Weather Knot UTC Ceiling 40

Universal Weather

APRIL 8, 2024

During this period, no slots will be available at CDG, ORY, or BVA from 15:30 UTC and 22:00 UTC French CAA will have to close Parisian airspace between 7 p.m. Accreditation must be requested for each pilot, co-pilot and aircraft. and midnight for safety reasons.

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Runway Fixed Base Operator UTC Clearance 52

Universal Weather

JUNE 8, 2023

Accreditation must be requested for each pilot, co-pilot and aircraft. The connection between pilots and aircraft (check of qualifications by the applicable Civil Aviation authorities) must be included in the ad hoc form. Prefectoral accreditation is required from 14 to 25 June included.

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Fixed Base Operator UTC Runway Pilot 52

Aerotime

AUGUST 14, 2024

“One of the pilots has been found, he is safe and sound. ” A French Air Force source told Le Monde that two pilots were in one twin-seat Rafale B and one pilot in a single-seat Rafale C. The search is still ongoing. Thanks to our armed forces as well as to the gendarmes mobilized in the search and to secure the area.”

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Pilot Jet UTC 315

Aerotime

AUGUST 15, 2024

The French Ministry of the Armed Forces has confirmed that two pilots—a student and their instructor—aboard a two-seater Rafale B aircraft, lost their lives in the crash. A third pilot, flying a single-seat Rafale C jet, successfully ejected and was recovered with minor injuries.

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Pilot Jet UTC 290

AeroSavvy

JANUARY 16, 2024

By number, pilots and dispatchers are the primary consumers of METARs. The weather observations in METARs provide pilots with the information to determine what takeoff or landing procedures should be used. They all follow the same format. ” Always good for a laugh to break up the boredom on a long flight. Who uses METARs?

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Weather Ceiling Knot Visual Flight Rules 52

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

There were 10 people onboard, including one pilot and nine passengers. At the time, the pilot had informed air traffic control that the plane would begin a holding pattern, while waiting for runway clearance in Nome. The 147-mile flight was operated by a five-year-old Cessna 208B Grand Caravan with the registration code N321BA.

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UTC Clearance Air Traffic Control Weather 99

Universal Weather

JULY 5, 2023

Documentation requirements include certificates of registration and airworthiness, worldwide insurance, Mexican insurance, pilot licenses and medical certificates. If a pilot in command (PIC) or 3rd-party provider just files a flight plan with ATC, it won’t be valid until the above approvals can be obtained.

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Flight Plan Clearance UTC Pilot in Command 52

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 25, 2024

J28243 took off from Baku at 03:55 UTC time and was flying to Grozny. Obviously no pilot would intentionally descend an aircraft so steeply while so close to the ground, so what was going on? Interestingly thats basically the same distance from Grozny as the origin of Baku. Were there sudden flight control issues?

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Jet Descent Airline Airlines 127

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

There were 10 people onboard, including one pilot and nine passengers. At the time, the pilot had informed air traffic controllers that the plane would begin a holding pattern, while waiting for runway clearance in Nome. The 147-mile flight was operated by a five-year-old Cessna 208B Grand Caravan with the registration code N321BA.

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UTC Clearance Air Traffic Control Runway 118

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 1, 2025

With the rise in the prevalence of drone flight, drone pilots are now at a stage where they are expected to operate within long-established aviation standards. To this end, drone pilots are expected to understand weather forecasts in the form of METAR and TAF reports. Key Takeaways METAR and TAF provide vital weather info for pilots.

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Turbulence AGL Weather UTC 98

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 26, 2024

J28243 took off from Baku at 03:55 UTC time and was flying to Grozny. For that matter, survivors on the plane report hearing something that sounded like an explosion before the pilots lost control of the aircraft, and the accident happened. Below is a video from an experienced pilot, providing an analysis of all of this.

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Jet Airline Airlines Descent 62

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 3, 2025

While data was not received for the entire flight, the ADS-B data available from 05:13 UTC demonstrates variable altitude (feet AMSL) reports of 8,000 feet dozens of times and oscillating ground speed (Knots) and vertical rate (feet per minute) values. Thirty-eight people died in the crash, including both pilots and one cabin crew member.

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Weather Airline Airlines Approach 108

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 31, 2025

The collision took place at 20:48 local time (01:48 UTC) and has been reported at less than 200 feet altitude. Unidentified Pilot in the air : Tower did you just see that? The maximum allowed altitude for the route that the helicopter was travelling, transiting from route 1 to route 4, was 200 feet above ground level.

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Air Traffic Control Approach UTC Final Approach 104