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Oh wow, what a burn! Talking about a burn: I don’t know about you, but at my geographic location it is quite hot right now. And my otherwise awesome office has the one drawback that it’s located right under the …

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I always cringe when I hear ATC say over the radio “We need you to give us a landline when you land. Are you ready to copy this number?”. And I bet I’d cringe even more if this call was …

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Having been a helicopter pilot primarily for most of my adult life, my ATC radio etiquette, when it comes to IFR flying, was below par at best. You get sloppy because you don’t do much talking on the radio. I …

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In real life, I seldom run into a controller, who’s a jerk. There are some out there, but I chalk it up to them being overworked and underpaid. Flying around California yesterday, I have to say, they all really earned …

All controllers are what? Read More »

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