Recent content by Devil07

The other day I was doing the RNAV-A into Payson Airport (KPAN), we were cleared to cross TOPEE at or above 9000. It was a training flight so we were in no hurry and wanted to do the whole approach, however, the GPS leads the turn, and since we were coming from the west (near OPUMY) it was going...

I used to use this site to run questions by controllers, but when the site was upgraded, it seemed like the forum where I would ask my questions went offline ("Stuck Mic Information") forum. Where is the best place for a pilot to post a question to get a controller's two cents?

I had a discussion with my safety pilot after shooting several practice low approaches with Approach in VFR the other day. Got me thinking. After the tower hands me back to Departure, I usually say something like "Socal Depature, Cessna 12345, 800 climing 2000". My safety pilot said she was...

What is the terminology used to request clearance for photo mission in class bravo? For example, Request transition through Bravo, photo mission over town down at 1500? Does ATC need to know number of orbits, or direction of orbits, or time, or is location and altitude enough?

Thanks for the clarification. That was my understanding, but I earned my IFR rating so long ago, I'm always second guessing myself when young whipper-snappers tell me something new. :)

When practicing multiple approaches in VFR conditions with a safety pilot, I typically tell the tower "Cessna 123, on the go" to let them know I'm done with the approach and climbing per "climb out" instructions given to me by approach control. I reserve the term "missed approach" for when I'm...

#NovemberEcho, thanks. I'll continue to do that. I was hoping there was a secret inside trick for those short little local flights where the flight time is actually less than the time it takes to file the flight plan. :)

Ok. So is there something similar that can be requested when doing a short little hop like this, short of filing a full flight plan? I know I can take off VFR and ask for a pop-up, but what I'm wondering is if there is something similar that I can ask for from Ground/Clnc Del when its just a 10...

Tower to Tower IFR Clearance - satellite airports I've been reading about tower enroute control ("TEC") lately, and it sounds awesome, but I've never used it. It makes perfect sense, though. If I'm flying a short flight at low altitude that doesn't involve Center, why make a big production--let...

So last week, I flew in the same area, and had a wonderfully different experience with ATC. On both legs, ATC started bringing me down 50 miles out which allowed me to have a nice gradual descent without even asking for it. My impression is that approach control has more expertise/experience...

That is what I was wondering, I didn't hear the controller say "expect" visual or anything, so I assumed I was getting the RNAV that I requested. (After listening to LiveATC I can tell controller had a lot of aircraft in the sector, which could also explain it--although in the past when I've...

On a recent IFR flight I was cleared for 2 approaches at two different airports that I wasn't fully expecting and it got me to wonder how approach control decides what to give the pilot. Here are the two scenarios: 1. Flying into KLIT in the dark in a rainstorm I was cleared for the ILS, but I...

It was a "non-standard" TAA with no base segments. I needed to have started descent at 10 miles out to have a stabilized descent (thats when I called to remind controller that I was requesting the RNAV 31). But I wasn't dropped down, and I wasn't cleared to the fix until about 2 miles before...

Exactly, and heading was within the NoPT sector.

OMG. I spent all this time researching and reading the analysis of the regs on procedure turns, and I just looked at the approach plate again, and on the top right of the plate it has a sector from 026 inbound to 246 inbound that says "NoPT". Essentially, headings that are 70degrees plus or...