One Mile at a Time
APRIL 27, 2025
Among other things: The helicopter wasnt transmitting ADS-B data, due to the confidential nature of these flights, and as a result, air traffic controllers couldnt watch the helicopters position on radar in real time (instead they had to rely on the transponder, which only refreshes every 5-12 seconds) Due to the amount of congestion at the airport, (..)
iPad Pilot News
JUNE 7, 2024
The companion datalink traffic feature took a little longer to reach maturity, requiring your airplane to be equipped with an ADS-B Out transponder to get the full traffic picture. That limitation is now in the past since nearly every airplane flying in busy and high-altitude airspace is ADS-B out equipped.
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Photographic Logbook
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Flying within the SFRA, whether it is within the FRZ or not, requires all aircraft to broadcast an assigned transponder code. Normally, when approaching a non-towered airport like Williamson Sodus, air traffic control will instruct the inbound aircraft to "squawk VFR" (i.e., That cannot happen in the FRZ.
Pilot Institute
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
There can be up to three marker beacons on an approach: Outer Marker (flashes blue) – Represents the Final Approach Fix and/or glideslope intercept. ILS Categories Aircraft Approach Categories There are the categories listed on your instrument approach chart.
iPad Pilot News
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
A pilot’s worst fearwas to look down at an EFB and see the infamous “blue screen of death” on an IFR flight while setting up for an approach. The scenario gets worse as you go to restart the device and see the message “Configuring Windows update 1 of 15…” as you near the final approach fix.
Plane and Pilot
SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
Or maybe I just like the round dial airspeed indicator, conveniently located at the top left of the panel, right in my field of view, as I make a left turn to base or final approach. With a glance at the angle of the airspeed needle, I know that I am at a safe airspeed.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 8, 2024
Go around Abandon approach to landing; additional instructions often follow Have numbers Used by pilots to inform ATC that they have runway, wind, and altimeter information only Hold short Do not cross Ident Activate transponder identification feature LAHSO Land and hold short Make short approach Alter traffic pattern to shorten final approach Mayday (..)
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