Flightworx

MAY 1, 2024

Air traffic control rooms are strategic nerve centres in the aviation industry. Subject to many Hollywood films, and shrouded in mystery, this guide uncovers some of the most intriguing aspects of air traffic control rooms. What do air traffic controllers do? What technology is used?

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Plane and Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

It is not uncommon for air traffic control to pose this question to pilots on IFR flight plans approaching certain … Read More "New Honeywell Technology Means Safer Approaches" The post New Honeywell Technology Means Safer Approaches appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine. “Can you accept the visual?”

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Approach Air Traffic Control Flight Plan Pilot 95

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Lets say youre cruising at 10,000 feet when Air Traffic Control (ATC) instructs you to “squawk 1200.” Mode A sends squawk codes, Mode C adds altitude, and Mode S transmits detailed flight data. The transponder is the airborne portion of the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS).

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Fear of Landing

MARCH 21, 2025

Memorial Bridge, where the helicopter may cross to join Route 5 or continue to turn over the Tidal Basin, is a compulsory reporting point: pilots must report to air traffic control that they have reached that position as they follow the shore of the Potomac. Route 1 has two reporting points.

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AV Web

JANUARY 1, 2025

Modern FMS platforms equipped with AI can analyze vast amounts of data, including weather conditions, air traffic, and aircraft performance metrics, to optimize flight paths in real-time. Predictive Maintenance AIs impact extends beyond flight operations into aircraft maintenance.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 28, 2024

A Dallas/Fort Worth-bound American Airlines flight seemingly followed a departure route unlike the standard procedures from Hawaiis largest airport on Friday. Rather than making an immediate right turn to ascend offshore, the aircraft climbed directly over downtown Honolulu, catching the eye of a witness on the ground.

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Airline Airlines Air Traffic Control Flight Plan 126

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

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. Pilots are required to check for NOTAMs along their relevant routes or locations before the start of a flight.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

The remote pilot must have prior authorization from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility having jurisdiction over that airspace. The remote pilot must monitor the Air Traffic Control (ATC) frequency from launch to recovery. 2: Which technique should a remote pilot use to scan for traffic?

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Think Aviation

JANUARY 20, 2021

Picking up flight following is a critical final step in the VFR flight planning process. On cross country flights, the sequence of events starts with planning the flight, filing the flight plan, opening it with nearest flight service station (FSS), and finally requesting flight following with air traffic control (ATC).

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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. Flight canceled. That means more reliable flying, more completed trips, and more time in the air. A layer of clouds at 1,800 feet?

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Pilot Institute

MAY 8, 2025

From there, it gets routed like mail to the intended recipient: an airline operations center or an air traffic control unit. Functions and Features of ACARS Operational Messaging One of ACARS biggest jobs is keeping flight crews and airline operations teams in sync. ADS-C Youve probably heard of ADS-B before.

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Universal Weather

JULY 30, 2024

However, to participate, operators must ensure their aircraft meet specific avionics requirements, which are crucial for maintaining efficient communication between pilots and air traffic control. Failure to register will result in being blocked from using the CPDLC system.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

While the cabin crew ensures that other passengers are seated and all hand baggage is safely stowed, the pilots will be checking that the flight plan has been loaded into the aircraft’s navigation computer, the necessary airways clearance has been received from air traffic control (ATC) allowing the flight to join controlled airspace once airborne, (..)

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Also, none of the online Air Traffic Control (ATC) networks (like VATSIM ) work with the Xbox. These apps connect your sim to a network of real-world air traffic controllers. The controllers guide you just like their real-world equivalents. A fully customized setup is simply not possible.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

You might have come across this term while studying for your written exam, or maybe it popped up on your sectional chart during flight planning. In a TRSA, air traffic controllers offer two main services: radar traffic advisories and sequencing. Radar traffic advisories are a type of safety alert.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 4, 2025

When creating a flight plan, you’ll be doing distances, speeds, times en route, and fuel burn. You’ll have to figure out how to create a flight plan through different time zones, particularly for extended cross-country flights. Math in Flying What type of math will you actually be doing?

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Flexair

JULY 3, 2024

The ICAO alphabet helps pilots, air traffic controllers, and ground personnel accurately convey important information by using distinct code words for each letter. Importance in Air Traffic Control Communication Air traffic controllers and pilots rely on the phonetic alphabet to ensure clear and effective communication.

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Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A few hours later, the pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed an IFR flight plan before departing Westchester to fly back to Montgomery County. The pilot was instrument rated and the flight was on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan: that is, they did not have to stay visual for the flight.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 13, 2025

The cadence of air traffic control (ATC) feels relentless. Unlike VFR flyingwhere most communications are limited to basic position reports, traffic calls, and pattern entriesIFR communication introduces a steady stream of high-speed, high-consequence exchanges. The phraseology can get complex.

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Inflight Pilot Training

JUNE 6, 2025

The airport offers controlled airspace, giving students hands-on experience communicating with air traffic control. It also provides quick access to multiple practice areas, nearby airports, and navigational waypoints, helping students build real-world flight planning and navigation skills.

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Jetwhine

MARCH 18, 2024

Making the airliner’s flight even easier, I briefly explained the structured environment in which it flies. A prop plane pilot, I explained, more often than not is the sole manipulator of the controls and, therefore, responsible for every aspect of conducting a flight safely.

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Flightworx

MAY 21, 2024

When it comes to flight logistics and aviation management, the cause is less important than the solution. Airline pilots, airport staff, and air traffic control must be quick, adaptable, and collaborative in the hopes of avoiding such a domino effect. How do flight diversions impact the running of an airport?

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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Key Takeaways An aircraft dispatcher coordinates flights, ensuring safety and efficiency from the ground. This includes checking the weather, creating flight plans, and communicating with pilots. Aircraft dispatchers are also responsible for issuing flight plans. This is where aircraft dispatchers come in.

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Pilot's Life Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Youll also dive into concepts like stall recovery, climb performance, and how airplanes stay in the air. Navigation and Flight Planning : This is all about understanding how to get from point A to point B safely. Youll learn to read airspace charts, understand GPS systems, and interpret flight plans.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

Full Understanding of Air Traffic Control When flying an aircraft, good pilots must have a clear understanding of air traffic management. Ground training will cover the basics of air traffic control and the lingo that pilots and controllers use.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 30, 2024

Navigating the Skies: South African Air Traffic Control Flying in South Africa requires a good grasp of local procedures and airspace classifications. Staying updated with weather briefings and being prepared to alter flight plans is crucial.

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Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

The equipment was often not much modernized from the military days so the pilots likely hoped for good weather as they filed their flight plans. 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.

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Flyertalk

JUNE 6, 2024

Today’s reporting is limited to pilots reporting areas of turbulence to air traffic controllers and dispatchers. That data may then get passed on before flights, but it is not integrated into flight planning systems or necessarily shared between airlines.

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Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

In many ways, aircraft dispatchers were the first air traffic controllers, particularly at busy airports. While they didnt control aircraft takeoffs and landings directly, they were responsible for providing enroute handoffs to controllers in local towers. This eliminates the need for cumbersome paper documents.

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Jetwhine

JUNE 24, 2024

Pursuing my schooling on computer-aided flight plans, usually generated by an electronic flight bag (EFB—see Are You Current with the New Airman Certification Standards? for my ACS motivation), has led me to an FAA advisory circular, Use of Flight Deck Displays of Digital Weather and Aeronautical Information.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Certainly, most pilots understand they are using ATC services when operating in IFR or VFR conditions while on an IFR flight plan, and they must talk to ATC within certain airspace, typically Class A, B, C, and D.

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Flight Training Central

JUNE 17, 2024

Flight Following is an aircraft flying under VFR that is taking advantage of Air Traffic Control (ATC) services. If “flight following” is a new term, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Technically, it indicates the flight is radar identified by ATC and a number of advisories may be available from the controller.

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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The aircraft dispatcher must perform three main jobs while a flight is taking place. Flight Planning Thorough flight planning is important for any airline operation. Dispatchers have to plan a safe route based on multiple factors. Most airlines have preset flight plans for each route.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 9, 2025

Holding is a fundamental skill that all pilots learn and perfect during their basic training. In normal airline operations, holding becomes much less routine.

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Inflight Pilot Training

MAY 30, 2025

Best Flight Calculator App 5. Sporty’s E6B Flight Computer Overview : A digital update of the classic flight computer, Sporty’s E6B Flight Computer delivers fast, accurate calculations without carrying a physical E6B or doing manual math in the air.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 1, 2024

Daily responsibilities include pre-flight checks, weather analysis, creating and filing flight plans, coordination with ground crews and air traffic controllers, and continuous in-flight monitoring and communication.

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Inflight Pilot Training

AUGUST 6, 2024

These regulations cover everything from aircraft design and maintenance to pilot training and certification, air traffic control and passenger safety. Airlines also have dedicated teams of professionals who oversee every aspect of their operations, including flight planning, scheduling, maintenance and customer service.

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