Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

It was common practice for tower controllers to monitor the area control centre enroute frequency. It was a winter night shift in a Western Ontario air traffic control tower. One controller on duty was the norm on most snowy nights when most of the flying activities had ended for the day.

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Weight-Shift-Control VOR Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Aeroclass Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

Yet, it is obvious that such a purpose is related to air traffic control. What are approach lights? The first lights for anyone controlling the aircraft to notice when landing are the ones located directly prior to the runway. Image source: [link] What color are airport threshold lights?

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Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Listening to music can potentially distract pilots from important auditory cues, such as air traffic control communications, cockpit alerts, or environmental sounds. This customized approach ensures that our pilots are not only proficient in standard operating procedures but also adept at handling unforeseen challenges.

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Cockpit Pilot Air Traffic Control Threshold 52

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Haynes took the controls and, noting the same control issues, reduced thrust on the number one engine, which resulted in the aircraft rolling out in a wings-level attitude, giving the crew critical time to evaluate the dire situation Flight 232 was facing. One person later died as a result of injuries sustained during the landing.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Runway Airlines Airline 301

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

Not Cool, Man After transitioning across multiple sectors of Boston Center's vast airspace, the home stretch found us on with Boston Approach under a crisp, blue New Hampshire sky. Rolling out on final approach, I was surprised to see another airplane stopped right at the runway threshold. Joe asked.

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Air

APRIL 22, 2025

Medium Intensity Runway Lights (MIRL): Common on runways equipped for non-precision instrument approaches. High Intensity Runway Lights (HIRL): Essential for precision instrument approaches (CAT I, II, III), designed to pierce through poor visibility conditions. For CAT II/III runways, they are unidirectional green, spaced precisely.

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Threshold Runway Air Traffic Control Approach 52

Ask Captain Lim

OCTOBER 15, 2023

If the captain anticipates that the estimated time of arrival would lead to fuel levels approaching this critical threshold, he should declare a PAN PAN distress call, which grants him priority and a more direct route for landing. After a harrowing series of attempts, the aircraft finally touched down at Batam Airport.

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Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 3, 2024

But it was the first time Alyssa had ever seen the falls from the air and this sighting inspired a conversation about the logistics of flying the Niagara Falls sightseeing procedure. This lesson was rapidly approaching for Alyssa. While company is generally welcome, it can be a long and awkward ride if personalities do not mesh well.

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Airplanes Runway Weather Approach 93

NYC Aviation

JUNE 17, 2020

Go Around – An aborted landing by an aircraft that is on final approach. Can be initiated by either the pilots or air traffic control. A weather report predominantly used by pilots, air traffic controllers and meteorologists, to assist in weather planning and operational decisions for a particular airport.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Weather Approach 52