If you’re using your aircraft model and color scheme to identify yourself in an uncontrolled airport pattern, I have a good reason to quit immediately. Let’s talk about that reason in the next edition of the Radar Contact Show. It’s been awhile since we talked about how to make initial contact with ATC when requesting …
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Here is a very good article about working with ATC around thunderstorms. It’s written by an air traffic controller. The controller says this article is for laymen but I learned new details about ATC’s NEXRAD radar from this article. Enjoy! http://www.58aviation.com/en-route-wx.html
If you are a pilot who hates to work with ATC because you feel doing so would restrict your flying freedom, I’ve got surprising news for you. Working with ATC can actually lighten your load and help you enjoy your flight. This is especially true when you have to fly around Class B and other airspace closed to VFR aircraft. …
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If you grew up in the 1970’s or 1980’s “Far out” means something to you. Far out also means something to you if you plan to work with air traffic control. In this show, I’ve got a rule-of-thumb that determines how far out from the edge of controlled airspace you should try and make contact …
Here’s a free gift from ATC! VFR traffic advisories: all of the goodness with none of the fat of regular air traffic control. Look for it, by name, at your nearest air traffic control center. In this show you and I will talk all about VFR traffic advisories–what to expect and how to respond …
In this episode, MT, an air traffic controller at an enroute center, answers question about VFR flight following and about how ATC can help you if you are lost.
There are two ways to request VFR traffic advisories with air traffic control–on the ground or in the air. Here’s how to do it prior to leaving the chocks at your departure airport:
They say there’s no such thing as a stupid question, but I’m about to prove that statement wrong. You’ll be my witness, and I’m sure you’ll also be the person who answers the stupid question with an informed reply. I should also mention this stupid question is a loaded one. Here goes. . . If …
