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Doubtful this was the case here or the controller would've likely referenced a potential conflict with other traffic. That's not what happened in this case. Hence, my argument that it was almost certainly a controller misunderstanding about a rarely used nuance.

If it helps resolve a misunderstanding that a controller has....why not? It's a team effort, we're not suggesting filing a lawsuit.

I've been told to "descend and maintain 3000" while being vectored for approaches, and have been left at that altitude for a descent amount of time. So, while it may not be common for the enroute portion of a flight, it's absolutely used as a level off point during the departure and arrival...

Counterpoint, I did exactly this, along with more people than I can count over the years. Any bad habits were easily addressed during the formal training that later occurred with a CFII. As long as the student is aware that a couple of things might need to get straightened out once training...

It's reasonable to assume that the controller wasn't aware of the nuances of VFR cruising alts. There's a limit to how much can be worked out on frequency, however, this one was simple enough to have been resolved on freq, allowing you to comfortably continue at your desired/legal altitude...

This is another age-old issue. Training material should start with "cleared approach" as the most rudimentary form of an approach clearance, then work up through increasing levels of specificity from there. We did that in a live training course a few years ago and it was met with a room full of...

Devil's advocate for a moment, if you're /U (worst case scenario), then until you have movement of the CDI, what heading would you propose after reaching 800ft? I would argue rwy heading until seeing needle movement is absolutely valid. If ATC isn't happy with it, they can vector you along a...

If you turn to a 236 heading upon reaching 800ft in a single engine piston climbing at a normal rate, you'll be many, many miles of south of the radial, flying parallel to it. It's absolutely not going to work. Hence, there absolutely is a WIDE range of options for the intercept, ranging from...

Wonderful. So, what ground track do you shoot for? Does it matter?

Departing runway 34L/R, the text of the departure says 'Climb heading 341 to 800, then climbing left turn on CSN VORTAC R-056. Cross SHRLI INT at 2000...." On runway heading, it's around 7nm from the airport to the CSN R-056, with a field elevation of 192, so it's only a 600ft climb. The...

It's one of the few times I've not read back the whole clearance. It was unusually long, I was confident that I'd copied it correctly, and lastly, the freq was busy (clearance and ground were combined). It's been a while so I can't quite remember, but since it was being filmed as part of a...

One might think the point is obvious but it's easily overlooked, especially as you get older. It's also a good idea to make sure everything is empty before the flight to maximize your chances of making it as planned.

I did a flight out of HND a few years ago to LAX, this was the exchange: ATC: "cleared to KLAX via fly heading 170, complete the turn within 2nm of the airport, expect radar vectors CRESO, V538 GFS HEC, then as filed. Maintain 7000 expect 10,000 2 minutes after departure, departure frequency...

Opposite story here, I have never used the 'unread' or 'recent posts' feature. I browse by forum, and then take note of the new posts within that forum. I also look for topic replies in my alerts.

NOTAM aside.....didn't the sectional, GPS database, airport data page in FF, the chart supplement entry, etc...all say 122.725 (they do now, but perhaps I'm late to the party and this flight happened at a time where ALL of those sources still had 123.00 and the ONLY reference was the new NOTAM)...

He posted a picture of it above. They're grouped by date.

We'll survive :) This is specifically an IFR forum, and yours is 100% a VFR question. As such, a ton of local VFR only pilots who might never see the question as they likely don't peruse this forum. Best bet would've been: Flight Following Got a general question to ask or aviation topic to...

I think people are confusing 'straight to the numbers' (from a right angle) as 'straight to the numbers, cross the numbers at 30ft and land as soon as possible thereafter.' Again...it's a 9000ft runway. The controller only BENEFITS if you land long. I think people are turning this into an...

If you point the plane at the numbers, then by the time you square up and land, you'll very likely land longer than usual. Keep in mind, it's a 9000ft long runway. The controller will be ECSTATIC to have you further down the runway as it will all but guarantee that he/she can use Same Runway...

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