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Cleared to Land. Again. It is always interesting to hear ATC’s side of the story—in particular Elim Hawkins’ response to Runway Separation in April’s “Questions...

Going Below Minimums Please thank Ken Maples for writing this much needed article that appeared in your May 2022 issue. Many of us pre-brief approaches...

Just Cancel As a retired Center controller with significant airport control experience, I cringe every time I hear the following on ATC frequencies at non-towered...

More Logging vs. Acting PIC I’ve been a subscriber to your excellent magazine for about 20 years now, and I always enjoy the care with...

Non-towered Longmont Airport (KLMO) had one RNAV 28 instrument approach. It’s not unusual to have five airplanes in the pattern. On this particular VFR...

How Can They Do That? We have some Pilots and even CFIIs flying contact approaches into S50. The regulation for contact approach requires both flight...

Proceed on Course Can you address the topic of “Proceed On Course” vs. “Proceed Direct xxx”? Specifically, if after being vectored during a departure and...

Gimme More Pain I’ve always enjoyed your magazine. Lately, however, it seems that your articles are less rigorous. Perhaps less challenging is a better choice...

Looks Like ... Or Is?In the November Briefing segment about the Rolls-Royce electric airplane, Russ Niles states it “…bears resemblance to the Relentless unlimited...

Need an Alternate?I read your reply, “That’s Just Some Clouds” in August, to a letter stating an alternate was not required because the forecast...

Real-World VMC“VMC Analyzed” in September 2020 by Bob Teter was excellent and triggered some memories for me.I left the Air Force in 1963 after...

Gimme More VasquezYour May issue had “Surface Charts” by Tim Vasquez. This outstanding article has been long needed. I found it highly informative and...