Plane and Pilot

JUNE 25, 2025

Read the NOTAM carefully, if you’re flying in. It’s a field of pilots and their airplanes, making friends and swapping stories. Vintage Aircraft Association : Check out the airplanes that are parked in the vintage section. Debate your next airplane purchase in the exhibit hangar restrooms.

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

JUNE 19, 2025

Check NOTAMs for temporary closures marked with yellow Xs. To stay informed about local runway and taxiway closures, always check NOTAMs and the Automated Terminal Information System (ATIS). Just like with runways, visual indications for taxiway closures might not always be present, so be sure to consult NOTAMs and ATIS for updates.

Runway

Flying Magazine

JUNE 13, 2025

AirVenture (July 21-27) is a massive fly-in where over 10,000 airplanes arrive for a weeklong celebration of all things aviation. It’s best experienced as an airplane owner. Having experienced the event first as a renter, long before I bought an airplane, I think I appreciate it that much more.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

JUNE 4, 2025

Before a student pilot can legally fly solo, they must be able to demonstrate not just control of the airplane but command of the environment around it. Instead of dialing Flight Service to file a VFR flight plan, they can submit it from the same app they use to check NOTAMs and METARs. For student pilots, that matters.

Pilot

Fear of Landing

MARCH 21, 2025

Google Earth image with airplane and helicopter preliminary flight tracks overlaid, and each aircrafts approximate position These recommendations acknowledge that safety systems must be designed to accommodate human factors and operational realities.

Runway

Flying Magazine

JUNE 23, 2025

I don’t recall what happened, but the airplane wasn’t flying off the island that afternoon. Controllers on the ground will try to manage things, but they often misidentify airplane types—it’s easy for one low-wing airplane to implement an instruction meant for another low-wing. How can we make sure our skills are up to the task?

Runway

Air Facts

JUNE 9, 2025

As an example, weather, NOTAMS and aircraft status might be assigned to the PM. Note: Effective briefings require the crew to be well-prepared and knowledgeable of current weather and forecast, NOTAMS, mission requirements, aircraft status, technical requirements, passenger requirements, and cargo. Why the 5-minute debrief?

NOTAMs

AV Web

APRIL 8, 2025

Review applicable NOTAMs and the current ATIS for closures, construction, and unusual airfield activities. Explain that their cooperation increases safety, allowing you to focus on flying the airplane. A departing aircraft on 4L lifted off and overflew the offending airplane. Brief passengers on sterile cockpit procedures.

Runway

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Common Mistakes to Avoid: Filing without checking Notice to Airmen (NOTAMs). The Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) and Traffic Advisory System (TAS) provide important information about other airplanes in the vicinity. Online platforms such as SkyVector or 1800wxbrief. Overlooking airspace restrictions.

Flight Plan

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Review weather, NOTAMs, and airspace details. Poor flight planning. Fuel miscalculations. Follow these strategies for better pre-flight planning and checklist use: Establish a consistent pre-flight routine. Calculate performance data (weight & balance, fuel). Organize flight planning materials in advance.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Don’t forget to review NOTAMs and weather advisories. Seconds later, the airplane was rattled by severe turbulence of more than 2 Gs. And don’t forget to review NOTAMs in case there are airspace restrictions or airport closures due to weather. They’re helpful tools in spotting occluded fronts and related weather phenomena.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

The controller cleared the pilot for the approach, and when the airplane was about 10 miles northeast of the NESTY, an initial approach fix (IAF), the controller asked the pilot if he was going to “make your descent” and asked if he would like vectors to the south. .” The airplane crossed PALOS, located 2.9

Knot

Pilot Institute

MARCH 7, 2025

Do your landings to a full stop in a tailwheel-equipped aircraft if youre flying a tailwheel airplane. You need to show your ability to read weather charts and NOTAMs. Perform these takeoffs and landings in an aircraft of the same category, class, and type (if a class or type rating is required). Who does this apply to?

Pilot

Air Facts

JULY 14, 2025

Why do you think Wilbur Wright flew their airplane first? Usually this particular huge oak tree is not a factor, since it doesn’t move much, and in fact is not NOTAMed or on the airport’s ODP, since no one would be dumb enough to fly into it, much less taxi right into it. He won the coin toss with Orville B.

Lift

Captain Laura

JUNE 2, 2025

Pilot Personalities and Natural Abilities: I want to start by expressing that who we are innately makes us drawn to flying airplanes. What NOTAMS (Notices to Airmen) will affect us such as runway closures, inoperative approaches, etc. We have an excellent safety record in our industry and there are many reasons why.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

MAY 19, 2025

Video shot by WLKY-TV in Louisville, Kentucky, shows London-Corbin Magee Airport (KLOZ) looking more like a construction site with piles of wreckage from hangars and airplanes. There was a NOTAM advising the airport does not have fuel available at this time. Donations are being collected at the airport.

NOTAMs

Flying Magazine

JUNE 12, 2025

READ MORE: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh NOTAM Now Available Carry a rain poncho even if the weather is sunny because it can be used as ground cover to watch the airshow and as an emergency changing table if the kids are in diapers. Make sure they know the rules about how to behave around airplanes. And make sure to get a photo!

NOTAMs

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

NOTAMs, apparently, cannot be used legally to advise of fees. So, all of a sudden, just flying your airplane away after ignoring that bill puts you in violation of the law. A photo snapped of your airplane turning off the runway would have you caught red-handed. 775.082 or s. It includes cameras.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

JULY 22, 2025

Check current airspace restrictions through the FAA’s B4UFly mobile app or online NOTAMs. For example, a drone collided with a “Super Scooper” airplane during the Palisades fire in California back in January. If a TFR is not in effect, the airspace remains open. However, it is essential to remain vigilant.

NOTAMs

Flying Magazine

JULY 7, 2025

A total of 11 privately owned airplanes violated temporary airspace restrictions (TARs) over President Donald Trump’s private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, over the holiday weekend. According to the New York Post , NORAD used F-16s to intercept some of the airplanes and performed “headbutt” maneuvers to get the pilots’ attention.

NOTAMs

Pilot Institute

MAY 25, 2024

NOTAMs can be confusing and complicated to read. But you could find yourself in serious trouble if you don’t check NOTAMs before you take off. Luckily, you don’t have to stay puzzled by NOTAMs. This article breaks down each type of NOTAM, how to understand them, and where to find them. In the U.S.,

NOTAMs

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 6, 2025

Never preheat the airplane cabin before boarding due to accumulation of moisture on the instruments. How will frost on the wings of an airplane affect takeoff performance? Frost will cause the airplane to become airborne with a higher angle of attack, decreasing the stall speed. Melt frost from the control surfaces.

Weather

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

Question: How important is it to clean the windscreen of an airplane before every flight? Do not use Windex on airplane windscreens—ever. READ MORE: How Do You Check NOTAMs? The post Should You Clean an Airplane Windscreen Before Every Flight? And what do I clean it with? Follow the directions on the bottle.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

READ MORE: How Do You Check NOTAMs? It will be like Whac-a-Mole with airplanes. READ MORE: What Does It Take to Transition from a Jet to a Piston Airplane? The reason? If you file to a particular IAF, and they see a target squawking 7600 at that fix, they will have a pretty good idea that’s you.

Approach

Air Facts

MARCH 28, 2025

Buffalo Hunting With Airplanes Air Facts Journal This is not a Wild West story involving Buffalo Bill. After checking the NOTAMS, the weather, and filing my flight plan, I stepped into the Intel Shop for my pre-mission briefing. The post Buffalo Hunting With Airplanes appeared first on Air Facts Journal.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

MAY 30, 2025

One of the most essential tools for staying ahead of the airplane is the electronic flight bag (EFB). If a NOTAM changes the minimums, or if convective SIGMETs pop up along your route, a printed page will not tell you. But what if a NOTAM has changed the frequency? From Static to Dynamic Paper charts do not update in real time.

Pilot

Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Here are the five most often missed questions from November 2024 on the simulated Instrument Rating Airplane Knowledge Test. While reviewing NOTAMs before a flight you notice that GPS operations are noted as UNRELIABLE or MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE for your route of flight. Let’s get to the quiz! How should you proceed?

Clearance

iPad Pilot News

JULY 2, 2024

Start planning your Oshkosh experience with the 2024 AirVenture app iPad Pilot News The world’s largest airshow starts in a few weeks in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with over 10,000 airplanes descending on Wittman Airport for a week of flying demonstrations, new product announcements and plenty of hands-on learning.

NOTAMs

Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 4, 2024

NOTAMS may or may not have been published if the equipment is not operational. Depending on where you learned to fly, you may not have had to fuel the airplane. How about fuel availability—is it full-service or self-service? Is the pump operational? Have you ever used a self-serve pump?

Flight Plan

iPad Pilot News

MAY 6, 2025

Reported Turbulence Age Filter ForeFlight introduced an innovative new feature last year that allows pilots to view the actual turbulence experienced by other airplanes , measured by those flying with a Sentry portable ADS-B receiver. This lets you declutter the map and view only the most recent reports when needed.

Weather

AV Web

JANUARY 8, 2025

Also see the sidebar on the opposite page for a real-world example involving the editor-in-chiefs airplane. Check Notams and call the FBO or airport manager if there are any questions. Pre-Flight Checks All the preflight planning in the world will not help you if the airplane is mis-fueled. Thats not the full story.

Payload

iPad Pilot News

JUNE 3, 2025

Choose SmartCharts and youll see some new icons next to each line, with a climbing airplane representing a departure, a descending airplane representing an arrival, a feather flag representing an approach, and a circle representing airport diagrams. Climbs, turns, and waypoints are labeled in order for easy interpretation.

NOTAMs

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 28, 2024

Although many of the procedures are similar to previous years, there are updates in nearly every area to enhance safety, efficiency, and convenience for the thousands of airplanes expected at the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration. Graphic TFR NOTAMs: When flying in the U.S.,

NOTAMs

Northstar VFR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Not only are we making checks on equipment and systems, but we’re also confirming our proficiency to fly the airplane. Before you start checking for correct operation of the systems, you need to verify that the airplane is airworthy. Airspace : Check NOTAMs, TFRs, survival equipment. Is the weather within your personal minimums?

Pilot

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

A NOTAM closing Alton Bay was still active until 7:00 am that morning. As expected, the NOTAM closing the ice runway did expire and no new notification replaced it. 164 airplanes.) I later learned that 70 airplanes landed on the frozen bay the day The Bear and I were there. Such a cool airplane! A 1956 Cessna 182.

Runway

iPad Pilot News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

This allows ForeFlight to then store these digital charts on your iPhone or iPad for offline viewing in the airplane when an internet connection isn’t available. This is just a matter of going to the Downloads section in ForeFlight and selecting the chart types and regions needed for your planned flights.

NOTAMs

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Both apps have all the features and capabilities to feel right at home in the cockpit of a student pilot learning to fly, while simultaneously meeting the needs of professional pilots flying turbine airplanes. It also activates the split-screen view and displays the emergency checklist for your airplane. in the app as well.

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