Pilot Institute

JUNE 19, 2025

If you don’t see a marking at an intersecting taxiway and you’re instructed to hold short, make sure you stop your aircraft at a spot that offers enough clearance from any aircraft on the intersecting taxiway. These markings are placed on taxiways where Air Traffic Control (ATC) needs to hold aircraft short of the intersection.

Runway 98

Runway Threshold Instrument Landing System VOR 98

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

Instrument flights were conducted between these navigation beacons along airways (often called highways in the sky) and a flights progress was measured by crossing intersections (beams from other navigation aids), or in some cases by DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) signals sent out from some VOR stations.

Weight-Shift-Control 52

Weight-Shift-Control VOR Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

However, if you look at the requirements section, youll find that you also need Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) if youre entering from a particular waypoint. Flying at MSA guarantees at least 1,000 feet of obstacle clearance. The notes section tells you what to do in certain conditions. MSAs are used in emergencies.

Approach 52

Approach Descent Runway Final Approach 52