Tag: ATC

Dragging things out is not necessarily always a bad strategy. So many problems just disappear or solve themselves if you just ignore them. I think most companies’ customer support departments deploy this strategy deliberately, but it can also be used …

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Okay, I admit, I only know situations like this from driving my car. It must be ten times worse during tense situations like take-off or landing. Fortunately, my wife barely ever gets startled or scared on the passenger’s seat, but …

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When I was going through my fixed wing flight training not too long ago, I knew that as a helicopter guy, my radio work and etiquette was below par when it comes to flying in and out of busy airspace. …

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In my opinion, before 9/11 happened, we were much closer to the tower controllers as pilots. Especially at the airport I learned how to fly at and later instructed. I used to bring my students up to the tower cab …

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