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Are tower controllers trained on not overloading pilots with complex taxi instructions while landing?
ATC are specifically advised not to give taxi instructions before touchdown or immediately after. From FAA Order 7110.65Z, section 3-10-9:
Runway exiting or taxi instructions should not normally be
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Are tower controllers trained on not overloading pilots with complex taxi instructions while landing?
It's the controller trying to save you the trouble of having to stop on the taxiway and call ground (it's likely the same person if it's a smaller GA airport anyway, so they're saving themselves some ...
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Are tower controllers trained on not overloading pilots with complex taxi instructions while landing?
Yes, controllers are in fact "trained" not to give complex taxi instructions during rollout.
However, this training seems to be more after-the-fact problem-fixing than an inherent part of on-...
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What are the separation requirements on the ground?
FAA ATC is responsible for issuing instructions in order to prevent collisions during operations on the airport's "Movement Area," which is defined in the FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary as:
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What are the separation requirements on the ground?
Except in relation to active runways, the FAA defines no specific minimum separation between aircraft operating on the ground.
JO 7110.65 paragraph 2–1–1 states that "the primary purpose of the ...
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When is it required to enter an airway? (IFR)
There's no general requirement for an IFR aircraft to use airways at all, regardless of if you're using a computer to generate the route or not. They only exist to make planning easier.
Of course, if ...
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Is a flight instructor certificate on the same physical card as a pilot certificate?
I can’t speak for other countries, but in the United States, a flight instructor certificate is a separate document from a pilot certificate. Flight instructor is not a rating which is applied to a ...
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Will ADS-B eventually replace TCAS antennas on airliners?
Yes. The future replacement to TCAS II is called ACAS XA. It uses ADS-B Out data along with the current TCAS II Mode S range and bearing to provide more accurate aircraft positioning, reducing the ...
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Hours needed to go from Private Pilot AMEL to ASEL
For an FAA applicant.
3 hours of cross-country flight training in a single-engine airplane.
3 hours of night flight training in a single-engine airplane
3 hours of flight training in a single-engine ...
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Currency requirement for a Private Pilot adding a glider rating?
Since you hold a Private Pilot Certificate, according to an FAA legal interpretation you are required to have a current Flight Review (14 CFR 61.56[c]) before you conduct any flights as pilot-in-...
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Would I need a drone license if the drone is flown by ai and not a remote?
Assuming USA, if it is above certain size points, you need varying levels of 'license'. Even if just for fun/hobby.
Commercial use always requires a license.
The relevant Commercial regulation is Part ...
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Is a flight instructor certificate on the same physical card as a pilot certificate?
While my flight instructor certificate is similar in form factor and coloring to my pilot certificate, it is a different document. The back of it states that the certificate is not valid, unless ...
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Can you take off from a country road in a ultralight aircraft?
As long as you aren't doing anything reckless or otherwise against regulations, the FAA doesn't care.
Your state or local regulations may prohibit it, though. For instance, it is illegal to do so from ...
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Currency requirement for a Private Pilot adding a glider rating?
As another answer has said, you cannot just solo without being current. You will need to have a flight review, or something that counts as a flight review.
Adding another rating is most likely out of ...
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Will ADS-B eventually replace TCAS antennas on airliners?
ADS-B OUT - Your transponder talks to a ground facility and is combined.with other aircraft transponders and retransmitted from the ground facility to those aircraft having ADS-B IN.
TCAS - Your ...
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Can an instructor with an Instrument Airplane Instructor rating instruct for PPL?
Your dad cannot provide any flight training without a category and class on his flight instructor certificate. He will need to take a practical test to add the category and class onto his flight ...
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Can you do your PPL solo time in an ultralight?
Under 14 CFR § 61.51 (j) Aircraft requirements for logging flight time, the aircraft must have an airworthiness certificate, registered in the US or with an ICAO member state; or be a military or law ...
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