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Runway Incursions

AV Web

APRIL 8, 2025

Review applicable NOTAMs and the current ATIS for closures, construction, and unusual airfield activities. A departing aircraft on 4L lifted off and overflew the offending airplane. You can improve situational awareness with thorough preflight preparation. Preflight Review the airport diagram, noting any hot spots.

Runway

Runway Clearance Approach Pilot

SpaceX Starship Flight 9 Will Suspend More Than 70 Air Routes, Attempt New Goals

Flying Magazine

MAY 27, 2025

These AHAs define the temporarily closed airspace that would be established and published through a NOTAM prior to the launch/reentry. The mission is expected to lift off from SpaceXs Starbase facility in Texas at 7:30 p.m. If all goes to plan, Flight 9 could be the first successful test of the configuration.

Payload

Payload NOTAMs Drag Lift

Occluded Fronts: What Pilots Need to Prepare For

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Don’t forget to review NOTAMs and weather advisories. And don’t forget to review NOTAMs in case there are airspace restrictions or airport closures due to weather. They deliver radar imagery, and even METARs, TAFs , AIRMETs, SIGMETs, and NOTAMs. Occluded front in forecast , do you know the dangers ahead?

Pilot

Pilot Weather Turbulence NOTAMs

The First Flight After Maintenance, and Texting While Wrenching

Air Facts

JULY 14, 2025

Usually this particular huge oak tree is not a factor, since it doesn’t move much, and in fact is not NOTAMed or on the airport’s ODP, since no one would be dumb enough to fly into it, much less taxi right into it. A non-flying story: Just the other day we were using a hydraulic scissor lift to do some work in a hangar near the ceiling.

Lift

Lift Ceiling Runway NOTAMs

Report: NORAD Stops Civilian Aircraft Over Texas’ Kerr County

Flying Magazine

JULY 17, 2025

A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued on Saturday stated that pilots shouldn’t operate an aircraft in the Kerr County area during ongoing search and rescue operations following recent catastrophic floods. The NOTAM coincided with a visit from President Donald Trump on Friday. “My

NOTAMs

NOTAMs Lift Jet Pilot

Quiz: Cold Weather Operations

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 6, 2025

Frost will change the camber of the wing, increasing its lifting capability. Frost will disrupt the smooth flow of air over the wing, adversely affecting its lifting capability. To determine runway braking action, consult the: local NOTAM's MU friction value. How will frost on the wings of an airplane affect takeoff performance?

Weather

Weather Camber Lift NOTAMs

What Is Air Density? A Simple Guide for Pilots

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

Key Takeaways Air density affects aircraft performance, including lift, engine power, and propeller effectiveness. These include lift, propeller thrust, and engine combustion. This increased density increases airflow over the wings, generating more lift. Fewer air molecules result in less dense air, which means less lift.

Density Altitude

Density Altitude Pilot True Airspeed Lift

How to Make a Perfect Soft Field Landing Every Time

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

Check NOTAMs Before departure, check the Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) publication. You might find a NOTAM about your destination’s surface conditions. Don’t depend on NOTAMs to provide up-to-date information on soft field conditions. The sudden loss of lift can cause the wheels to dig into the ground.

NOTAMs

NOTAMs Runway Approach Descent

Dealing with volcanic ash

Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

When an area of volcanic ash is identified, the responsible VAAC will issue a Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA), which is disseminated to pilots as a NOTAM or SIGMET via ATC, company network operations centers (NOCs), or weather services. VAACs are responsible for monitoring volcanic activity worldwide and improving forecasts of ash hazards.

Pitot Tube

Pitot Tube Weather Pilot NOTAMs

What Is an Outflow Boundary Shown on a Surface Analysis Chart?

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

READ MORE: How Do You Check NOTAMs? It is also possible that the boundary may not have enough lift or moisture to produce clouds. Evaporation of some of the rain cools the downdraft, making it even more dense compared to the surrounding air. Gust fronts are normally seen moving away from weakening thunderstorm cores.

Wind Shear

Wind Shear Weather Turbulence AGL

PAVE Checklist Explained

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 7, 2025

Icing: Ice buildup can reduce lift and increase drag. Terrain and NOTAMs Weather isnt the only thing you have to consider. On top of that, you should always check NOTAMs (Notices to Air Missions) before your flight. What do NOTAMs do? Which aspects of the weather should you watch out for?

NOTAMs

NOTAMs Weather Pilot Center of Gravity

Mastering Crosswind Landings (A Step-by-Step Guide)

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

However, check NOTAMs for runway closures. A bounce or skip is likely if the aircraft lands while the wing is generating significant lift. Look at the airport layout and determine the winds in relation to the available runways. The runway most closely aligned to the expected wind direction will likely be active.

Crosswind

Crosswind Longitudinal Axis Aileron Rudder

Adventures in the Mitten | Part 1, Up North to Mackinac

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 3, 2024

Unless the weather lifted before we arrived, there would be no getting into Port Huron. Per the chart, the field generally has fuel available and, while there was no NOTAM about fuel being unavailable that day, I could not find a fuel price in ForeFlight.

Airplanes

Airplanes Runway Weather Approach

Intermountain Life Flight

Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

Rotary-wing operations At the head of vertical lift operations is Rotary-Wing Chief Pilot Jerry Bastian. The crew works together on flight planning, gathering all the pertinent information, such as weather and NOTAMs. His journey into the world of aviation began in 1984, when he took to the skies for the first time with the US Army.

Pilot

Pilot Weather Flight Plan Airplanes

Intermountain Life Flight

Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

Rotary-wing operations At the head of vertical lift operations is Rotary-Wing Chief Pilot Jerry Bastian. The crew works together on flight planning, gathering all the pertinent information, such as weather and NOTAMs. His journey into the world of aviation began in 1984, when he took to the skies for the first time with the US Army.

Pilot

Pilot Weather Flight Plan Airplanes

South to Argentina

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 4, 2025

The rest is just lift, drag, thrust, weather, and navigation. Read the NOTAMs! Of course, he had spent several hours in the Everglades waiting to be rescued from the alligators, so I was sympathetic. The decision to make this type of tripwhere there is significant overwater flyingis the single hardest step. Oh, and some money.

Flight Plan

Flight Plan Weather True Airspeed Airplanes

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Runway Incursions

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Occluded Fronts: What Pilots Need to Prepare For

The First Flight After Maintenance, and Texting While Wrenching

Report: NORAD Stops Civilian Aircraft Over Texas’ Kerr County

Quiz: Cold Weather Operations

What Is Air Density? A Simple Guide for Pilots

How to Make a Perfect Soft Field Landing Every Time

Dealing with volcanic ash

What Is an Outflow Boundary Shown on a Surface Analysis Chart?

PAVE Checklist Explained

Mastering Crosswind Landings (A Step-by-Step Guide)

Adventures in the Mitten | Part 1, Up North to Mackinac

Intermountain Life Flight

Intermountain Life Flight

South to Argentina

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