Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

I filed my IFR flight plan, received a clearance and took off into the gray winter sky. We entered the holding pattern over Jeff City, flew two circuits and finally received our approach clearance. Finally, I had Phil ask the controller to find us an alternate within 120 miles that didnt have freezing rain.

VOR

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

Runway Final Approach Alert – Alerts when approaching any runway, based on altitude, vertical speed, track, and when within 4 nm of the runway threshold. Traffic On Short Final – Alerts w hen on a runway, and ForeFlight detects another aircraft on a short final approach to that runway.

AGL

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

“The instrument conditions, likely turbulence, and increased workload imposed by beginning the approach phase of the flight presented a situation that was conducive to the development of spatial disorientation and a loss of situational awareness. Communicate sounds self-explanatory, and it mostly is.

Pilot in Command

Aerotime

APRIL 2, 2025

After discussing the correct frequency with the co-pilot, the captain switched frequencies and successfully reached Vilnius at 03:10:11 local time, receiving clearance to descend. At 03:26:15, the aircraft entered the final approach phase. At 03:09:56, the captain made another attempt to contact Vilnius ACC.

Cargo

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

With our diminished flight controllability and heavy ice load, we received vectors to swing out over Long Island Sound and turn carefully to approach straight in from the south on the north/south runway. Terrain clearance became my biggest concern with only an estimate of his distance to the east.

Weight-Shift-Control

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

In contrast to a control tower, an FSS is not responsible for giving instructions or clearances to aircraft. This means that the weather provides enough visibility and cloud clearance for pilots to navigate and maintain separation using visual cues. It consists of two independent components VOR and TACAN.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

When you cross the IAF, you enter the initial approach phase. Some initial approaches lead directly to the final approach. Many approaches have fixes in between called Intermediate Fixes (IF). Flying at MSA guarantees at least 1,000 feet of obstacle clearance. If present, the plan view will label them as IF.

Approach

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

You wont find any mention of LP+V on an approach plate. LP+V approaches dont always account for obstacle clearance, so theyre not an officially protected procedure. LNAV/VNAV Approach LNAV/VNAV stands for Lateral Navigation/Vertical Navigation. on the final approach. Dont confuse it with LPV.

Approach

Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

.” The controller informed the pilot that he was 5 miles from NESTY and instructed them to cross NESTY at or above 3,800 ft MSL and cleared the pilot for the RNAV approach to runway 28R at KMYF. The pilot acknowledged the clearance.

Knot

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 17, 2025

So for passengers travelling to Milan, they can board through the Schengen level and for those flying to Singapore, they have to board through the non Schengen level and that also includes passport check and clearance. On final approach into Singapore Changi Airport. We flew through some clouds but there wasn't any turbulence.

Airline

Plane and Pilot

JULY 1, 2025

Probable cause(s): The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees after takeoff, during high density altitude weather conditions. The student turned early onto the base leg of the airport traffic pattern, then turned onto final approach, resulting in the airplane being high and fast.

Density Altitude

One Mile at a Time

JULY 18, 2025

While the larger bins are great, I’ve gotta say, they do make the cabin feel a bit more claustrophobic, as they give less clearance over your head. View approaching Washington Iberia Airbus A321XLR At 2:15PM, the crew was told to prepare the cabin for landing, and the seatbelt sign was turned on.

Approach

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The DHC-8, which had been tasked to transport supplies to Niigata in response to the Noto Peninsula earthquake occurring the previous day, had entered the runway at Haneda Airport as the JAL A350 was on final approach. KITTIKUN YOKSAP / Shutterstock After touching down, the A350 struck the DHC-8.

Runway

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 7, 2025

At this point, we were on final approach towards LHR's runway 27R. We were given the clearance to enter the runway. We were on final approach into runway 27R. Safety video Inflight map Inflight information Inflight information display (pilot's view) Inflight movies The user interface of the system is easy to use.

Turbulence

AV Web

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The controller informed them about another aircraft waiting on the runway, stating that it would take off before the King Air’s arrival, and subsequently issued a landing clearance for runway 33. The King Air was less than one mile from landing on the runway when American received clearance to takeoff.

Clearance

Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

a long straight in final approach to the active runway. 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. VFR approaches to land at night should be accomplished with a steeper descent. Pilot in command.

Crosswind

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Just as Flight “123” on the left gets its clearance to push back from the gate, a flight attendant informs the captain that there is a lady in the aft lavatory who has collapsed and is unresponsive. The captain informs ground control, who cancels their pushback clearance and advises that they will send emergency services to the gate.

Airline

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

If you depart MDA on the downwind or base leg, you’re on your own as far as obstacle clearance. What speed on final approach? Be fully configured and on speed prior to receiving landing clearance. What are the criteria for a Missed Approach Command? Is the Missed Approach altitude at or above the MDA?

Approach

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Gone are the days of making an educated guess on a route, only to have ATC respond with a full route clearance with intersections and airways. It now takes only a moment in ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot or FltPlan.com to enter a departure and destination airport and then see recently issued clearances to other aircraft flying the same route.

Clearance

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) is a Visual Glide Slope Indicator (VGSI) placed near a runway to help you land safely. Using the VASI is crucial as it gives you safe obstruction clearance within 10 degrees of either side of the runway centerline and around four nautical miles from the runway threshold. nautical miles.

Runway

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 13, 2024

On the 25th of November 2024, a Boeing 737-400 crashed on final approach to Vilnius airport with one fatality. At 03:28 UTC, ninety minutes into the flight and on final approach to Vilnius, the aircraft crashed near Liepkalnis Hill. One pilot was killed in the crash, the other three suffered serious injuries.

Runway

Air Facts

MAY 20, 2024

The Captain determined that I would be the pilot flying our MD-11 home that night After takeoff, we settled into our normal routine getting the oceanic clearance from Tokyo and heading out over the Pacific at 34,000 feet. This would work great for me as I would get the highly desired middle break during our 10 hour flight home.

Flight Deck

Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Here, the T-design includes two initial approach fixes that follow a straight-line that is perpendicular to the intermediate course segment which connect at the dual-purpose fix, ULUFA. ULUFA functions as both an intermediate fix, and an initial approach fix, denoted IF/IAF on the chart.

Approach

ABEAM

JULY 5, 2024

In Kuwait, we were told to expect the ILS of runway 33R approach, but when getting near to the ILS, Approach kept us high and even vectored us through the final approach course. Finally they vectored us again onto the localiser and we received a very late landing clearance from Kuwait Tower about 2 miles out.

VOR

Photographic Logbook

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

We departed Sodus VFR and contacted Rochester Approach for our instrument clearance. As we maneuvered for the approach, we passed through an invisible rain shower in the darkness of sufficient vigor that the sound of rain ticking on the windshield penetrated our headsets. All went according to plan. Ground team!

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

I intercepted the approach course and after a few moments, reached the final approach fix at JUNIA. April 19: Excessive Clearance At the conclusion of the conference, John and I walked back to the Windsor Suites, retrieved our bags ("That bag is so cute !" Rain was forecast for Northeast Philadelphia Airport all along.

Approach

Photographic Logbook

JULY 9, 2024

Exactly like NYC, downtown Boston is encircled by restrictive Class Bravo airspace down to the surface that requires explicit clearance to enter. November Four Eight One, continue inbound, you'll get your Bravo clearance from Tower." Continuing our orbit of the city, we approached the Inner Harbor. I was a little nervous.

Clearance

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Follow procedures when requesting an SVFR clearance or departing a non-towered airport. Final approach: This is the straight path leading to your landing. You can contact Flight Service, but they cannot give you an SVFR clearance. Runway incursions are caused by lapses in awareness and communication.

Pilot

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

AUGUST 2, 2024

Almost there now, we had to wait for an arrival before given the clearance to depart. At this point, we were on final approach. These are Indigo's grounded A320neo aircraft waiting for engine repairs and replacement. Just a few more mins to the runway. Fellow A321neo started rolling down the runway. Almost there!

Descent

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 15, 2024

There was a bit of queue waiting for clearance to enter the terminal. In my head - It's time for me to go home and that's it), before finally given me the clearance to leave the country. Window view photos (Take Off to Landing) We waited for clearance to push back. On final approach onto runway 20R.

Cabin Crew

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

But I accepted the clearance knowing that I could change it with a local Approach control like Syracuse. Once on with Syracuse, I decided to rectify the inefficient routing at the end of my instrument clearance and requested direct to Sodus from the Syracuse VOR. This was even better than I requested.

Ceiling

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

When I contacted Rochester Approach, the controller came back with, "Are you looking for your clearance to College Park?" I answered in the affirmative, received my clearance, and was given a climb to 6,000 feet as the rain streaked over my windscreen. Shouldn't he have my full clearance? Welcome to College Park!"

Transponder

ABEAM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

After some vectoring by Green Bay approach, we were cleared for the RNP runway 30 approach at Appleton. While on final approach, we received for the first time in my flying life a Land-and-hold-short clearance (LAHSO) on runway 30 before runway 21. Visibility was not good due to the smoke from bush fires in Canada.

Weather

Pilot Institute

MAY 1, 2024

The briefing information section contains the most important elements of the approach, including: NAVAID and communications frequencies. Final approach course. Approach notes. Missed approach procedures. The plan view shows a top-down look at the approach path and includes: Courses and radials.

Approach

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2025

At this point we were on final approach into LCY's runway 27. The walk from the airside to landside took less than 10 minutes and that includes the automated immigration clearance. I like flying in the evening, you get to enjoy the last light of the day. Flying over the snowy mountains. Last few seconds to enjoy the A220 ride.

Weather

Photographic Logbook

JULY 7, 2024

So far, everything had gone smoothly for us and, before long, I had my instrument clearance to Beverly, an assigned departure runway (02 with an intersection departure at taxiway Alpha), and a taxi route. That Lancair doesn't have a clearance and should yield to you," indicated Beverly Ground.

Approach

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

Phoenix Approach Control gave us a few delay vectors before turning us onto final approach. It’s technically an IFR procedure, but can be used by any pilot to assure clearance from obstacles. It’s very similar to the obstacle departure procedure and, like the ODP, guarantees clearance from obstacles.

Density Altitude