Photographic Logbook

JUNE 29, 2025

"Hi.I'm in Delaware." - Wayne Campbell, Wayne's World , 1992 Restless Pilot Syndrome Having resumed acting as pilot in command of my own airplane after a relatively brief setback, I was delighted beyond words to be back at it. What most commanded my attention in the first hangar was this glorious Stinson Reliant.

Runway

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Do I really need to use Airplane Mode on my iPad or iPhone? iPad Pilot News One of the most common questions we hear as pilots is, “Do I really need to put my phone in Airplane Mode?” Is that true in a small airplane? And what is Airplane Mode anyway? And what is Airplane Mode anyway?

Airplanes

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Flying a light airplane offers access to thousands more airports than the airlines serve, which means you can land closer to your destination, avoid long taxi routes, and save time. Call for your IFR clearance, including route, altitude, and transponder code. Here are three ways to get a clearance at a non-towered airport.

Clearance

Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

Which approach and landing objective is assured when the pilot remains on the proper glidepath of the VASI? Safe obstruction clearance in the approach area. Who has final authority to accept or decline any land and hold short (LAHSO) clearance? Pilot in command. Second in command. right-quartering headwind.

Crosswind

Flying Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

I don’t have such a story since I am always diligent about minimizing my exposure to adverse weather when I am the pilot in command (PIC). While we were sitting in the airplane on the morning of the flight, the pilot received his IFR clearance, which kept us on the eastern route. The ice began to melt.

Weather

Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

An ATC clearance is required for operations within Class B airspace. Large turbine engine powered airplanes are not permitted to operate below the Class B airspace when en route to or from the primary airport within the airspace. Hold a recreational pilot certificate and have met the training and endorsement requirements in 61.101(d).

Indicated Airspeed

Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Pilots should always be evaluating alternate airports. One of the most important skills pilots must continue to hone is sound decision-making. Though it’s rare, your destination airport could become unusable due to a thunderstorm moving in, or a disabled airplane on the runway.

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iPad Pilot News

MAY 14, 2024

This AC also points out that cell phones and LTE-enabled iPads, while prohibited from use in flight by FCC regulations, are allowed to be used in aircraft while on the ground (ie, for picking up a clearance or filing a flight plan). Take a safety pilot and go flying with your tablet on a nice VFR day. Our suggestion?

Pilot

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As a holder of the airline transport pilot certification, you can act as pilot in command (PIC) of large multi-engine airplanes, including turbojet aircraft. You can also qualify for most regional airline pilot jobs or work as a co-pilot (second in command). Gain cross-country experience.

Pilot in Command

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

Pilots must meet equipment and certification requirements and have ATC clearance to enter. Operating Requirements in Class B Airspace Operational Requirements VFR traffic needs explicit clearance to enter Bravo airspace. If you’re flying under IFR, you don’t need an explicit Bravo clearance. What is Class B Airspace?

Clearance

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Air Navigation Pro This flight planning and GPS navigation app is designed for VFR pilots and offers international support, including charts for the US, Europe, South America and more. Bombardier Aerospace This collection of apps provides eLearning, operating procedures and maintenance utilities for operators of Bombardier jet airplanes.

Weather

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Military Operation Areas (MOAs) and restricted airspace are examples of airspaces that ATC can warn pilots about. Class B Clearance ATC clearance is required to enter Class B airspace. When talking to ATC on flight following, they can provide the necessary clearances to enter Class B airspace. Practice radio calls.

Transponder

Pilot Institute

MAY 25, 2024

High-pressure conditions decrease altimeter accuracy, affecting terrain clearance and aircraft spacing. Here is an example of an FDC NOTAM (domestic format) asking pilots to verify the aircraft’s departure procedure is correct: !FDC FDC NOTAMs also provide information about TFRs and other special airspace.

NOTAMs

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

I urged all participants to be airborne by 7:00 am if we were to have any chance of securing limited airplane parking spots on the ice of Alton Bay. He grew up near Lake Winnipesaukee, had watched airplanes landing on the ice as a kid, and never dreamed that he would someday arrive in one. Photo by Ed. Is he moving?!"

Runway

Air Facts

JUNE 24, 2024

Ignore the YouTube crash detectives—it’s usually pilot error Air Facts Journal When a high performance airplane crashes in IMC, the self-proclaimed experts on social media quickly spin elaborate theories about autopilot failure, in-flight icing, structural failure, carbon monoxide poisoning, or some other incredibly rare cause.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Two mistakes you’ll want to try your best to avoid are a pilot deviation or a runway incursion. A pilot deviation happens when you violate an FAA regulation or an instruction from Air Traffic Control (ATC). This could be caused by landing without clearance, straying from an assigned altitude, or any number of other errors.

Runway

Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Warrior has introduced countless people to the joys of light airplanes. ” Not only that, you just never know what kind of surprise ATC will spring on you when you’re picking up your IFR Clearance, so preparation is everything! East Coast airplanes don’t belong in Colorado, unless your plans always take you East of I-25.

Density Altitude

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Two examples of an operational incident are clearing an aircraft onto a runway when another aircraft is landing or taking off or issuing a take-off clearance while another aircraft or vehicle is occupying the runway. This deviation could be a vehicle crossing a runway hold marking before receiving ATC clearance.

Runway

Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

If you do not receive a takeoff clearance within a reasonable amount of time, you should contact the controller and remind him or her that you are there. Accidents have occurred after a controller forgot an aircraft waiting on the runway and cleared another airplane to land on that same runway. Will he make the intersection?

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Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

A controller who withholds or issues a late descent clearance is also to blame. Pilots seem to have a compulsion to comply, and doing so reinforces the controller’s errant behavior under the auspices that if nothing bad happens, the aircraft must be capable of doing it.

Approach

Pilot Institute

MAY 24, 2025

You cannot act as a pilot for a business except in circumstances incidental to the normal operation of that business. Must renew and maintain your medical clearance at the appropriate interval. see CFR 91.146) On flights with passengers, you are allowed to ask for pro-rata share for the operational costs of the airplane.

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