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The Essential Guide to Runway Markings

Pilot Institute

Check NOTAMs for temporary closures marked with yellow Xs. On runways used by international commercial flights, a threshold must be present (we’ll look into that later in this article). Non-precision runways often look similar to visual runways but feature threshold and aiming point markings. What Are Runway Markings?

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Mastering Approach Lighting Systems: Key Insights for IFR Pilots

Flight Training Central

Approach light systems are a configuration of signal lights starting at the landing threshold and extending into the approach area, at a distance of 2,400 to 3,000 feet for precision instrument runways, and 1,400 to 1,500 feet for non-precision instrument runways.

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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on San Diego Crash

Flying Magazine

nm from the runway 28R displaced threshold, at 03:46 a.m. The NTSB report notes that at the time of the accident, there was a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) in effect informing pilots that the Runway Alignment Indicator (RAI) lights were out of service. .” nm from the runway 28R displaced threshold.”

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Fed Up With Fees

Plane and Pilot

NOTAMs, apparently, cannot be used legally to advise of fees. That said, slipping the weight threshold down would be an easy move for any airport administrationand merits monitoring. Many airports dont assess landing fees for anything less than 6,000 pounds. For reference, a de Havilland Beaver grosses out at 5,100 pounds.

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How to Make a Perfect Soft Field Landing Every Time

Pilot Institute

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. When crossing the threshold, start reducing the power.

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Groundhog Day at Alton Bay

Photographic Logbook

A NOTAM closing Alton Bay was still active until 7:00 am that morning. As expected, the NOTAM closing the ice runway did expire and no new notification replaced it. Alton Bay's floating bandstand about 100 feet south of the runway threshold. "Wakey-Wakey, Eggs and Bakey" It almost did not happen. He certainly had a point.

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

Flying Magazine

READ MORE: How Do You Check NOTAMs? Often outflow boundaries or gust fronts produce low reflectivity returns that fall below the threshold used to filter out other clutter not associated with actual areas of precipitation. Evaporation of some of the rain cools the downdraft, making it even more dense compared to the surrounding air.