Thunderstorms and ATC
Thunderstorm avoidance is important to pilots, sure, but did you know that it’s also a critical activity for air traffic controllers?
ATC Saves Some More
The low-hanging fruit of aviation journalism is accident reports. But ATC saves give us as much to learn without the tragic outcome.
Challenging Practice
Fly the same approach multiple times, with a twist to keep you on your toes. That’s almost as good as different approaches.
Readback—September 2024
Wind Gusts? I am trying to understand wind gusts, in particular those lower-level ones we encounter when we are landing or taking off. What is...
Briefing—September 2024
Boulder Launches Airport Closure Constitutional Challenge Civic leaders of Boulder, Colorado, have a new tack to close their airport (in favor of housing), with potentially...
Remarks—September 2024
Frequently in this publication we stress flying simulators for proficiency (and often for legality). While we treat sims as an accepted part of any...
Wx System Structure
Let’s take a step beyond reading the weather maps. We’ll do it together and I’m here to make sure you don’t lose your way.