Airspeed Junkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

This standardization is critical for maintaining consistency in aviation communication worldwide, from identifying aircraft tail numbers to conveying vital information between pilots and air traffic controllers. Air traffic controllers use these coded taxiway names to give clearances, ensuring pilots can navigate safely and efficiently.

Air Traffic Control

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

Once on the terminal ramp, it was time to look over the airplane and try to decide how to break off the iceas much as six inches on all the struts and even worse on the high tail and vertical stabilizer. Terrain clearance became my biggest concern with only an estimate of his distance to the east.

Weight-Shift-Control

Photographic Logbook

MAY 25, 2025

Flying westbound toward Rochester at 6,000 feet, I traversed a variety of unique cloudscapes, blasting through them with impunity courtesy of an IFR clearance An overcast layer deprived Rochester's cityscape of its fullest color potential. When Mike provided my tail number, the lineman said, "Oh, he literally just landed."

OAT

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I filed IFR , mostly so that I could get the altitude I wanted without having to worry about cloud clearances, and so if some little squirt cumulus popped up, I could blast through it or just nick the side of it. The next leg, and the two after it, followed my standard cross-country plan. There was also a link to a bridge for sale.

Weather

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 5, 2025

They were descending from cruise altitude to 8,000 feet with a clearance to fly direct to navigation fix TAMMI. Air traffic control, responding to the pilots odd transmission, simplified the clearance, issuing just a heading and an altitude. It was the tail separating from the fuselage. N13GZ verify going direct TAMMI?

Clearance

Plane and Pilot

JULY 22, 2025

Stick neutral, bring the throttle up smoothly, watch the edge of the runway with your peripheral vision, and as that tail comes up, you’ll get a little more visibility. Before I knew it, the tail was ready to come up, so I pushed the stick forward. Before I knew it, the tail was ready to come up, so I pushed the stick forward.

Runway

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

We eventually packed up the Gnat and after struggles with the Defense Directorate of Trade Controls, essentially the Congressional arm of the military to get an export clearance, we eventually solved that puzzle and then of course Covid arrived. ” The Gnat departed its temporary Tauranga home for Auckland in December 2021.

Jet

Adventures of Cap'n Aux

JULY 15, 2025

The EAR are fitted at two locations, one in the tail section at STA 1847 and other in the forward section at STA 335. 07:55:15 The aircraft requested taxi clearance, which was granted by ATC. Flight Recorders Excerpt: The aircraft is equipped with two Enhanced Airborne Flight Recorders (EAFR) part number 866-0084-102.

UTC

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The controller anticipated a late landing clearance due to this aircraft in front. It was in the process of turning, but the 200-foot long machine’s floodlit tail, now swung out across the runway, had not even reached its centreline, and this aircraft moved with caution in the darkness of the airfield’s remote west.

Runway

Fear of Landing

JULY 4, 2025

The tail boom was intact, so the tail rotor did not fail. The sharp pitch-up moment captured on camera may have been the pilot seeing the building at the last minute, pitching up abruptly to try to increase clearance. There was no sign of an in-flight fire. Tired and drunk, he must have been exhausted.

Cockpit

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The tail of the aircraft struck the ground and impacted a fence before it got airborne. The tail of the aircraft struck the ground and impacted a fence before it got airborne. The tail of the aircraft struck the ground and impacted a fence before it got airborne. It has since been repaired and returned to service.

Runway

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. John Espe Cruiser Buhl, Idaho/Injuries: None NTSB Report: WPR23LA29 The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing, he encountered a gusting tail wind.

Density Altitude

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 29, 2025

I departed the Williamson-Sodus Airport solo at 8:00 am and picked up my instrument clearance in the air from a Rochester Approach controller with a familiar voice. A pair of partial Ercoupes with distinctive twin tails occupy the main museum floor. Geneva, NY and the north end of Seneca Lake. Delaware River. Delaware River.

Runway

One Mile at a Time

JULY 11, 2024

A LATAM jet departing Italy for Brazil suffered a tail strike on takeoff, in what can only be described as a rather strange incident, as reported by The Aviation Herald. However, while rotating, the jet struck its tail on the runway. CCTV shows LATAM Brasil 777-300 tail strike incident while departing Milan Malpensa Airport on Tuesday.

Tail

One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

the wing of an Airbus A350 taxiing out as DL295 from Atlanta to Tokyo-Haneda made contact with the tail of an Endeavor Air CRJ-900, DL5526 to LaFayette, Louisiana, on an adjacent taxiway, resulting in damage to the tail of the regional jet and the wing of the A350. The pictures of the damage to the CRJ-900 are kind of wild.

Tail

Aerotime

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The design features a unique V-tail, a retractable landing gear, and is constructed 100% from composite material. However, by 2019, the type had received FAA clearance to be operated by air taxi and charter operators. We are proud to deliver the 600th Vision Jet, said Zean Nielsen, CEO of Cirrus.

Jet

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For an instrument pilot, though, there is one key difference between a smaller, non-towered airport and a larger one with an air traffic control tower: obtaining an IFR clearance. 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

One Mile at a Time

JULY 29, 2024

As the Delta 737 made a right turn onto a taxiway to get onto the runway, the winglet hit the tail of the Delta Airbus A320 in front of it. If there was any doubt in the captain’s mind that there wouldn’t be ample space to clear the other plane, he obviously shouldn’t have made this request (or accepted the clearance).

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

JUNE 21, 2024

For this purpose, the aircraft had its water tanks removed and a hydraulic under-tail integrated airstair installed, along with a 14-seat passenger interior and spectacular rear one-piece Perspex blisters for unrivaled panoramic views of the passing landscape.

Tail

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

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Flying in clouds of cold and warm fronts can lead to very small supercooled water droplets which build up as rime ice on the parts of the aircraft exposed to the wind: probes, antennas, and the leading edges of the wings and tail. The crew acknowledged and said that they were at the ideal point of descent and waiting for clearance.

Knot

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Before entering Class C airspace, pilots must receive clearance from Air Traffic Control (ATC). Give ATC a brief but informative transmission with the following information: The kind and tail number of the aircraft. Before flying into Class C airspace, a pilot must obtain a clearance from ATC. Altitude and intentions (e.g.,

Clearance

Flight Training Central

JUNE 3, 2024

Remember the primary task at hand and not only commit to your own sterile cockpit rules, but encourage your passengers to take an active role in listening up on frequency for your tail number which will also prompt them to quiet down during the communication exchange. Monitor guard.

Flight Deck

Flight Training Central

MAY 6, 2024

Then in 1956 Cessna moved the tail-wheel on the 170 to the nose and the resulting high wing 172, with well over 40,000 copies, became the best-selling civilian aircraft in history. On the ground they offer clearance over many fences. Why the success of high wings?

Drag

Universal Weather

JANUARY 29, 2024

For more information on Ireland airports, visit our destination guides: Shannon Preclearance destination guide Shannon Airport (EINN) is known as one of the best tech stops in Europe due to its ease of operation, low fuel prices, availability of pre-clearance to the United States, and no value-added taxes. Visas are not necessary for U.S.

Clearance

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Yes, sir, we are requesting Bravo clearance for the Hudson River at 1,500. Mine was to keep us at 1,300 feet, hugging the right side of the Hudson River, and listen for our tail number. After taxiing to Runway 27 and doing a thorough run-up, I called Newark Clearance. Yes, sir, 20Z with VFR request,” I said.

Clearance

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Yes, sir, we are requesting Bravo clearance for the Hudson River at 1,500. Mine was to keep us at 1,300 feet, hugging the right side of the Hudson River, and listen for our tail number. After taxiing to Runway 27 and doing a thorough run-up, I called Newark Clearance. Yes, sir, 20Z with VFR request,” I said.

Clearance

Universal Weather

MAY 22, 2023

This is to arrange ground handling and to notify the airport for arrival/departure CIQ clearance purposes. For flight notifications operators should provide: full schedule aircraft registration and tail number crew and passenger information Note that if flight notification has not been provided in advance there may be delays upon arrival.

Clearance

Fear of Landing

MAY 30, 2025

The controller cleared the aircraft to 23,000 feet cruising altitude and then, after the pilot read back the clearance, handed the pilot off to another controller at Atlanta Center. The Citation 560 was climbing through 26,600 feet as the pilot read back the clearance to 34,000 feet.

Cockpit

Photographic Logbook

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Beating the Odds I called for and received taxi clearance to the museum and started rolling. Dan received the same clearance. Dan received his taxi clearance, then offered that the whole process works better when the chocks are removed before engine start. Mere recollection of the incident was enough to make me blush.

Torque

Universal Weather

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Always provide your ground handler with aircraft type, registration (tail number), flight number if non-private flight, and estimated arrival time. Anyone on the ramp must have clearance or be accompanied by someone who does. CIQ Upon landing, passengers/crew will be transported to customs/immigration for clearance.

Clearance

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 15, 2024

For better maintenance access, the small tail of the aircraft could be removed to work on or remove the engines. The X-4 was among the smallest manned experimental aircraft built, with a length of 23 ft 3 in, a wingspan of 26 ft 10 in, and a height of 14 ft 10 in. It weighed 7,820 lbs. Today, both X-4s remain in existence.

Stability

Universal Weather

JANUARY 10, 2024

During peak hours (0900-2200 LCL) GA aircraft are limited to one movement per tail number (one arrival or one departure), and no quick turns are allowed. For exemption requests, CIQ reviews aircraft registration and all passenger/crew nationalities to make a determination if clearance and visas will be required or not.

Clearance

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Several weeks ago, we saw a bizarre incident in Atlanta, whereby one aircraft collided with another, and sliced off its tail. ATC: “You know, I just noticed that the tail on the RJ is missing. Unknown voice: “The whole tail of that CRJ is off.” While we had a general sense of what unfolded, we didn’t know what the cause was.

Tail

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. I gave my tail number and destination. "Oh, Data center," Potomac answered.

Transponder

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. This Air India's A320neo's tail design features Mahatma Candhi.

Cabin Crew

Universal Weather

MARCH 29, 2024

Tech Stops For tech stops, a general aviation report is submitted to Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine (CIQ) authorities, who will process the information and determine if a clearance is required. Depending on the airport, there may be different clearance procedures and processes to consider.

Flight Plan