Air Facts

AUGUST 1, 2025

It was noon on a clear, cold January day, and I was taxiing to the start of the grass runway at little Thiene Airport for my first solo flight. Moments before my Dolomite-facing runway pause, Giorgio and I had flown several circuits around the traffic pattern. I taxied alone to the threshold of runway 17. Can you hear me?”

Runway

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 9, 2024

This weight threshold may not seem significant for users in the US, but it is particularly important in a European setting, as it allows for the drone to be used in urban or built-up areas. With a payload capacity of almost 16 kg, the AltaX offers a suite of payload options for mapping, lighting, and cinema-grade filmmaking.

Payload

NYC Aviation

JUNE 17, 2020

Abeam – Describes the positioning of an aircraft directly across from or over a navigation aid or runway. A continuous broadcast of weather, active runways, and other important information like NOTAMs (see below). The runway release time assigned to an aircraft operating in traffic management programs.

Air Traffic Control