Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The instructor was able to complete the turn, but the airplane overshot the runway. The pilot flying wrote, “After completing the turn back to the field we saw the airport environment and we were located over the runway but more than halfway down runway 17. NTSB ERA22LA393 shows an airplane slow on approach that flared high.

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Gross Weight Runway Airplanes Pilot 98

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Understanding MDA and DA in IFR Approaches How do you land an aircraft if you cant see well because of clouds or fog? Pilots use special paths called IFR approaches to help them line up with the runway. Minimums are the lowest height you can go without seeing the runway. MDA and DA are two types of minimums.

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Altimeter Descent Approach Runway 52

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

Even though I was likely to be cleared through the outer ring by ATC (air traffic control) while on an instrument flight plan, I filed a route from Sodus to the Williamsport VOR (FQM) that circumvented the TFR entirely. The reroute was minimal, an insertion of Yardley VOR (ARD) into my flight plan. Runway and raindrops.

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Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 77

Pilot Institute

MAY 1, 2024

There are two primary providers for approach plates: the FAA and Jeppesen. The heading contains the city, state, airport, runway, and approach name. An approach plate has four main sections: Pilot briefing information. Final approach course. Approach notes. Missed approach procedures.

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Approach NOTAMs Runway Weather 52

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

We made an IFR departure that morning on runway 16 and climbed above the ceiling in short order. We were assigned a slightly ridiculous alteration to the route I filed: MANCH T316 LAMMS T608 ROC that had us flying past Sodus to the Rochester VOR before setting up for Sodus. Sometimes I have good luck switching to runway 10." "If

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Ceiling Approach Weather Runway 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Just north of the Selinsgrove VOR, Harrisburg called with the first change in routing. As I taxied off the runway, Moe greeted me on Unicom and directed me to a parking spot. I departed runway 33 after double checking that I was broadcasting the correct transponder code. Welcome to College Park!"

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Transponder Clearance Approach General Aviation 52

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six Navigation equipment includes a Garmin GNS-530W GPS navigator and two VOR receivers for secondary navigation. After 50 minutes, we were taxiing to the runway. Planning Pays Off Our takeoff from Santa Fe’s runway 02 went exactly as planned. Our initial climb rate was 500-600 feet/minute.

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Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

West of the Geneseo VOR, I passed high above Silver Lake and the gorge in Letchworth State Park. Closer to South Bass Island, the Put-In-Bay Airport (runways 3-21) appeared along the southeastern shore. I turned toward the morning sun to fly south of South Bass Island, descend to pattern altitude, and enter the pattern for runway 21.

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Runway Approach Knot Drag 89

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

It seemed to continue this way until we finally rolled onto the runway and got to the good part. Enter left downwind Runway 18, report midfield.” ATC needs to know if you heard and understood the instructions correctly, so you need to “read back” what was said: “Enter left downwind Runway 18, report midfield, Cessna 12345.”

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 69

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

It seemed to continue this way until we finally rolled onto the runway and got to the good part. Enter left downwind Runway 18, report midfield.” ATC needs to know if you heard and understood the instructions correctly, so you need to “read back” what was said: “Enter left downwind Runway 18, report midfield, Cessna 12345.”

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52