Archive for the 'Instrument Flight' Category

FAA Runway Incursion Video

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Was That For Us?
To help address the problem of runway incursions the FAA co-produced a DVD in conjunction with the Airline Pilots Association and United Airlines. This video is reproduced below and focuses on runway safety best practices for commercial operations at towered and non-towered airports.

FlightAware - Live Commercial and GA IFR Flight Tracking site

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

I just came across FlightAware, a live flight tracking site that you can use to follow the usual commercial airline flights but also any flight under IFR. This could be a useful tool for individuals watching their loved ones en route or instructors/FBOs wishing to follow their IFR flights out in the field. In addition […]

Live ATC Feeds from LiveATC.net

Saturday, April 15th, 2006

The feeds are divided up into HF (trans-oceanic), US Class B, US Class C, US Class D/Centers, Canada and International feeds to allow you to pick the one(s) your interested in. Where do these feeds come from and what are they?A LiveATC.net “feed” is an audio stream provided by a volunteer, usually referred to as a “feeder”…. The audio distribution system consists of a network of streaming audio servers which effectively make the single stream sent by the “feeder” available to many listeners.They have a wide variety of ATC facilities available to listen to, Boston’s Class B is a popular choice with Clearance/Ground, Tower and Approach/Departure all available so you can follow many of the significant tranmissions of departing and arriving traffic.