Flight Plan: Two New TFRs around Area 51 for the Weekend
Archives for » Page 59An online joke leads the FAA to issue two new TFRs around Area 51 Effective September 18, 2018 at 7AM Pacific to Sunday, September 22, 2019 at 8PM Pacific are two new TFRs for the airspace around Area 51 military base in Nevada. This closing includes news helicopters, drones, and emergency […]
Class C Airspace: A brief refresher
Archives for » Page 59Talking to control may not mean clearance to enter Class C airspace Previously I confessed that I answered an online quiz question about Class B airspace incorrectly. Might as well keep the ball rolling and confess my Class C airspace blunders and take a look at the rules. Class C airspace […]
Aviation Airspace around the Bahamas Over-Crowded due to Hurricane Dorian GA Relief Flights
Archives for » Page 59Aviation airspace around the Bahamas saw a massive influx of relief flights after Hurricane Dorian In bold letters, the International Ops Bulletin says “AIRSPACE SATURATED – DO NOT FLY”. The special briefing was intended for all Bahamas Hurricane Relief Flights following the immense devastation of Hurricane Dorian in August. In plain […]
Class B Airspace Refresher
Archives for » Page 59Don’t let Class B Airspace rules and requirements sneak up on you Well, this is embarrassing. I just took one of those quizzes on Facebook – a simple quiz about airspace and I failed. Yup. Couldn’t make it past Class B Airspace. Didn’t even get to C, D, or E. To […]
CFIT Subject Gets a Facelift
Archives for » Page 59CFIT update is underway In addition to creating new subjects to meet our customer’s needs, the CTS production team is updating our existing material, starting with CFIT. We at CTS believe CFIT avoidance is important, which is why we are updating the course to make it more digestible and beneficial. Regulations […]
Stressors of Flight: The FAA’s Laser Warning to Pilots
Archives for » Page 59Stressors of flight include laser strikes from the ground Laser strikes on aircraft are up 250% since the FAA started tracking this information in 2010. Because of this, the FAA has put out a resource for pilots regarding laser pointer safety to help reduce this flight stressor and encourage pilot reporting […]
GPS Navigation: New ADS-B Pre-flight Procedures
Archives for » Page 59GPS Navigation Changes With the January 1, 2020 deadline for ADS-B out certification just around the corner, pilots will be required to assess how their GPS Navigation position reporting avionics will perform PRIOR to takeoff for flights within U.S. airspace that currently requires a Mode-C transponder. The FAA is specifically targeting […]
Flight Planning without NOTAMS: A Shout to Remember
Archives for » Page 59Flight planning without reading NOTAMs may cause you to miss that one quirk at an airport My phone buzzed at 2 AM and I fumbled for the light, desperately trying to wake up and comprehend the dimly lit message. It was a flight request for a trauma patient who needed to […]
ILS Approach Alternatives for General Aviation
Archives for » Page 59Flying a CATIIIB ILS approach in the weather all the way to touchdown is something you won’t easily forget. It doesn’t happen too often, but when you get to watch your jet land without you, it does get the ol’ heart beating just a little faster. We always made a point […]
Crew resource management during training flights
Archives for » Page 59Crew resource management can help you be ready for anything in flight Things can go south fast in an airplane. In a blink of an eye you can find yourself scrambling to save your aircraft, or even your life. If it hasn’t happened to you yet, my advice is to be […]