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by Nicholas Cavacini
Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Area 51
Replies: 5
Views: 4990

Re: Area 51

It is possible. I've recreated them before.

When you leave Station 3, you depart uncontrolled. Once you exit "the box", you turn on your Mode 3/A transponder and call up Nellis Approach. They will handle you and hand you off to LAS.

When you leave LAS for Station 3, you will request a VFR climb ...
by Nicholas Cavacini
Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:36 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Screen Movies of ATC in Action
Replies: 10
Views: 8348

Re: Screen Movies of ATC in Action

T represents an assigned (temporary) altitude, 080T160 would represent currently at 16,000, assigned altitude of 8,000.
390C Would represent The aircraft is cruising at (or within 300 feet) it's assigned cruise altitude, here FL390.
390↑200 would represent that the aircraft's final cruise is FL390 ...
by Nicholas Cavacini
Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:34 pm
Forum: Pilots
Topic: Missing PE
Replies: 13
Views: 8874

Re: Missing PE

Congratulations!
by Nicholas Cavacini
Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:42 pm
Forum: ATC Recordings
Topic: Hourly recordings now available
Replies: 7
Views: 7796

Re: Hourly recordings now available

I can confirm that, the calendar says "undefined NaN" in the Month location.
by Nicholas Cavacini
Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:01 pm
Forum: Pilots
Topic: New and scared maybe
Replies: 7
Views: 4505

Re: New and scared maybe

I knew that you would contact C/D at a Bravo always. It depends on the airport but at my local class C, C/D is rarely used.
by Nicholas Cavacini
Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:36 pm
Forum: Pilots
Topic: New and scared maybe
Replies: 7
Views: 4505

Re: New and scared maybe

Usually VFR flights you can go straight to ground. You would say something like this. "John Wayne Ground, Cessna 47108 is type Cessna 152, at Signature, request taxi runway 19L, departure to the east with information Alpha." It is as easy as that. For IFR flights you will always contact C/D.

To ...
by Nicholas Cavacini
Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:38 am
Forum: Pilots
Topic: Never again on PE - share your mistakes
Replies: 441
Views: 921344

Re: Never again on PE - share your mistakes

One thing to remember is that once your radio is out because of the lack of alternator, you can not transmit or receive so I don't understand why you would land on the CTAF. I would suggest landing at an uncontrolled field in this instance.