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Is there an FAA reference for rounding off of traffic pattern altitudes?
As you have pointed out, the standard pattern altitude is 1000 ft. AGL. However, at certain airports the pattern altitude is not 1000 ft (see the example for KSQL airport below).
An exception is a ...
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Why does ATC assign a SID and then give different instructions after takeoff?
A SID, among other things, is a tool to ease ATC coordinations for departing traffic. For airports with established SIDs, it is common for the tower to be allowed to depart aircraft on the established ...
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What does the letter in these ATC data blocks indicate?
Those letters indicate the wake turbulence category of the aircraft.
Based on context—LFA, callsign "BUCKY," is a flight school and is unlikely to by ...
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Are right hand patterns allowed at any airport with approval?
Runway 10R at PDX uses Right Traffic.
Source: Airnav. This information is derived from the applicable "Chart Supplement" for PDX, which contains expanded airport data beyond that which is ...
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Are right hand patterns allowed at any airport with approval?
When you're at a controlled airport, ATC directions can be anything they want for pattern entry.
AIM 4-3-2 does a poor job of saying it with this text:
When necessary, the tower controller will issue ...
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If ADS-B is on majority of aircraft, why don't we start seeing ASR dying out?
Radars are still needed. Aircraft have failures. Pilots accidentally turn off transponders. Radars have weather modes and thunderstorms don't have transponders. Even flocks of birds can show up on ...
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If ADS-B is on majority of aircraft, why don't we start seeing ASR dying out?
There are still wide areas where ADS-B is not required and many aircraft without it. If an aircraft will only be flying in Class D, E, and G airspace below 10,000 feet, most of that airspace does not ...
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Have the terms Mayday and Pan Pan become less used?
The following is written from the perspective of a guy who hasn't even bothered getting my pilot's license. I've done quite a bit of research on the topic, but I'm hardly the most qualified expert to ...
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Have the terms Mayday and Pan Pan become less used?
You're not wrong, but I don't know that it means they are being used less. Perhaps they were used more in the days of poor radio reception?
I have only declared an emergency twice, but neither time ...
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Why would a plane opt out of flying through a class bravo?
The short answer: principally to keep other traffic not going directly into or out of KORD separate. A jet like that headed south east bound would probably get the MONKZ5 departure which holds them ...
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When not cleared straight in for a VOR approach, how is this type of procedure executed?
Dave-CFII is correct; you have to do the entire procedure starting at an IAF (or IF if ATC allows for a straight-in), or if being radar vectored to FINAL. ATC will not vector to final unless the ...
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Why would a plane opt out of flying through a class bravo?
Your question refers to "high performance" aircraft (NETJETS is depicted in your example). So, I'm assuming that this high performance aircraft, shown in your first example, is operating IFR ...
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Can ATC reject a GA aircraft IFR flight plan to a busy Bravo/Charlie airport?
Paragraph 2-1-2 of the FAA's Air Traffic Control Order (JO 7110.65z) states the following (pertinent excerpt):
2−1−2. DUTY PRIORITY
a. Give first priority to separating aircraft and
issuing safety ...
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