Air Traffic Control Payload Threshold 
Air Facts
AUGUST 1, 2025
I’d served as the legal advisor in targeting cells that put “warheads on foreheads” in Syria during the fight against ISIS—but we were always the “ground customers,” waiting for the right platform to deliver the payload. I taxied alone to the threshold of runway 17. Throttle full open. At 55 knots, I eased back on the stick.
NYC Aviation
JUNE 17, 2020
Can be initiated by either the pilots or air traffic control. Jettison – the procedure used to discard fuel or other payload items and is often employed during both civilian and military emergencies. Formally known by the FAA as the Aircraft Interior Configuration Document. RON – Remain OverNight.
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