One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 11, 2024

You almost feel like youre in an air traffic control tower. I also love the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the apron. Honestly, a club room is partly worth it just for the views, given that club rooms are on the top floor. While its not the most modern space, it feels cozy thanks to the fireplaces on both sides.

Runway

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In busy airspace (Class B, C, D, and E surface areas), airport beacons are often turned on during the day when ground visibility is less than 3 miles or the ceiling is less than 1,000 feet. This isnt a strict rule, but its especially common at airports where Air Traffic Control (ATC) staff can control the beacons.

VOR

One Mile at a Time

JULY 25, 2025

pic.twitter.com/pu1oysPVN3 — Olga Nesterova (@onestpress) July 25, 2025 It’s not yet clear if air traffic control made a mistake with how these planes were cleared, if one of the aircraft wasn’t following instructions, or what. Preliminary data shows the planes were several miles apart when the pilots received their alerts.

Air Traffic Control

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

AGL is important for drone pilots as the regular ceiling for drone flight is defined as 400 feet AGL. FAA Federal Aviation Administration The FAA is the US federal government agency in charge of aviation standards, air traffic control, airspace safety, and the certification of personnel and aircraft.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

While declaring does not guarantee a way out of a bad situation, it can connect a pilot with more resources such as air traffic control, which because of the nature of the job may have a better grasp of the options available. The aircraft then entered a series of banks and turns.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The flight plan informs the Air Traffic Control (ATC) of your planned course, aircraft capability, and contingency plan. The ceiling must be at least 2,000 feet above the airport elevation. A minimum ceiling of 600 (precision approach) or 800 feet (for a non-precision approach). What Is an IFR Flight Plan?

Flight Plan

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

The pilot did not request any air traffic control services for the 22-minute flight, and the airspace at the destination airport was not tower-controlled. Weather at the destination airport at the time of the accident included a 300 feet ceiling, quarter mile visibility in fog, and calm wind.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

First officer : And I’ll give [air traffic control] a call. At the same time, the Air Traffic controller cleared the flight to continue to climb to FL230 (23,000 feet). The startled captain pushed forward on the controls with 90 pounds of force. The Challenger 300 was airborne.

Turbulence

Pilot Institute

JUNE 27, 2025

The FAA defines controlled airspace as “a generic term that covers the different classifications of airspace (Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class E airspace) and defined dimensions within which air traffic control service is provided to IFR and VFR flights.” Ceiling is labeled in brackets within the airspace.

AGL

Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 30, 2025

Youll learn how to navigate, communicate with Air Traffic Control, interpret weather, and conduct instrument approaches to airports, all without relying on whats outside your window.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

MAY 23, 2025

LiveATC.com recordings of conversations between the pilot of the jet and local air traffic control (ATC) contain discussions of the weather at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. The jet flew for 3.5 hours to Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO) in Wichita, Kansas, where it was refueled. At 2:36 a.m.

Altimeter

Flying Magazine

JUNE 24, 2025

Subscribe Now At the macro level, you’ll find air traffic controllers located at the 21 Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs) and at various approach control facilities that serve one or more airports throughout the United States and its territories.

Air Traffic Control

Flying Magazine

JUNE 26, 2025

READ MORE: Unveiling the Hidden Dynamics: How Weather Shapes Air Traffic Control The top of the forecast funnel is where we start, and it stresses the use of large-scale processes. While the weather system crosses the ridge, weather in Texas and the Gulf Coast will go downhill and low ceilings and precipitation will develop.

Weather

Flying Magazine

JULY 3, 2025

Weather at the time included 10-mile visibility with an overcast ceiling at 11,000 feet and winds from 180 degrees at 6 knots. The Potomac Consolidated Terminal Radar Approach Control (PCT TRACON) operations supervisor had instructed the KDCA Air Traffic Control Tower to stop all departures at a “hard time” of 3:17 p.m.

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Modern commercial airliners have complicated cabin air conditioning systems , as well as other electrical cabling and pipework that keep all the systems on the aircraft functioning. All of this hardware needs to be accommodated somewhere. This may be accompanied by the deployment of spoilers on top of the wing.

Cabin Crew

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

By now, it was dark and the weather in Gaithersburg had deteriorated with fog and low cloud ceilings. However, the METAR for their destination showed an overcast ceiling at 200 feet above ground level and fog. During the final stages of the flight, air traffic control told the pilot to expect the RNAV A approach to Montgomery County.

Approach

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 2, 2025

The pilot did not request any air traffic control services for the 22-minute flight, and the airspace at the destination airport was not tower-controlled. Weather at the destination airport at the time of the accident included a 300 feet ceiling, quarter mile visibility in fog, and calm wind.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

It probably only lasted a few seconds, but I remember vividly seeing shoes and iPads and iPhones and cushions and blankets and cutlery and plates and cups flying through the air and crashing to the ceiling. Dzafran Azmir said something similar to Reuters.

Turbulence

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For an instrument pilot, though, there is one key difference between a smaller, non-towered airport and a larger one with an air traffic control tower: obtaining an IFR clearance. After takeoff, talk to Air Traffic Control (ATC) to transition into the en route environment.

Clearance

Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 25, 2024

As a Part 107 drone pilot (commercial operator), or as a recreational drone flyer, operations in Class G (uncontrolled) airspace are allowed without air traffic control permission. Operations in Class B, C, D and E (controlled) airspace require ATC approval.

Air Traffic Control

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

I expected to manage some cloud layers during the New York portion of the flight, but the forecast called for a high ceiling at Northeast Philadelphia Airport. Phantom City Initially, I believed that the original forecast claiming high ceilings around Philadelphia would come to pass. Famous last words.)

Approach

Photographic Logbook

JULY 9, 2024

Although Boston ATC had cut us loose, we were still beneath a 2,000 foot Bravo airspace ceiling. Carl had assured me that Boston air traffic controllers were fantastic and they lived up to those high expectations perfectly. Squawk VFR, Cherokee Four Eight One.

Clearance

Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2025

Considering the possibility that legislation may be reintroduced to lift the ceiling on mandatory airline pilot retirement age, that topic of cockpit conversation may not be uncommon. But based on recent ICAO agendas, it would seem the organization is seriously considering lifting the ceiling. Why establish another arbitrary age?

Pilot

Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Air traffic control instructions often lead to unstable approaches. The ceiling is 800 ft overcast. Complying with ATC Unwavering willingness to comply with air traffic control instructions comes in as the fifth deadly sin. Pay attention to these deadly sins to keep your landings safe.

Approach

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 13, 2023

While I anticipated an IFR departure that morning, I wanted to see ceiling and visibility of at least 300 feet and a mile to avoid smacking into mountainous terrain around Pickens County Airport during take-off. Before too long, the visibility rose to unrestricted while the ceiling remained around 300 feet.

Approach

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 4, 2025

Of those, six are now aviation professionals, including one air traffic controller. 130 liters) Powerplant: 1 Lycoming O-360-A2D 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 180 hp (134 kW) Propellers: 2-bladed Sensenich 76EM8-0-60 fixed pitch propeller, 6 ft., Varga 2180TG General Crew: 2 Length: 21 ft.,

Airplanes

Professional Pilot

MAY 22, 2025

Safe Return Emergency Autoland The Safe Return Emergency Autoland system uses a combination of advanced sensors, sophisticated algorithms and automated flight control systems to enable the aircraft to autonomously land safely without pilot input. Next steps are also clearly communicated over headsets.

Air Traffic Control