Class Bravo

Traffic Pattern Oct 19, 2026

FAR Ninety-One Point One Seventeen, the Speed Limit Regulation Students Learn in Half, and the Two Hundred Knot Rule That Hides in the Airspace Beneath Class Bravo

FAR 91.117 contains three separate speed limits - not just the 250-knot rule - and missing the other two can put you in violation without ever entering Class Bravo.

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Traffic Pattern Oct 10, 2026

The Readback, the Three AIM Items Every Pilot Must Read Back Verbatim, and the Wrong Runway at Lexington Blue Grass That Put Phraseology at the Center of the FAA's Runway Safety Push

The FAA requires pilots to read back three specific ATC items verbatim - runway assignments, hold short instructions, and Class Bravo clearances - here's how to do it correctly.

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Traffic Pattern Sep 2, 2026

The Class B Clearance, the Exact Words ATC Must Say Before You Cross That Blue Line, and the Pilot Deviation Waiting for Pilots Who Mistake Flight Following for Permission

Flight following and radar contact are not Class B clearances - learn the exact ATC words required before you legally cross that solid blue line.

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Traffic Pattern Aug 10, 2026

FAR Ninety-One One Seventeen, the Aircraft Speed Limits, and Why Two Hundred Fifty Knots Below Ten Thousand Is the Rule Every Pilot Quotes and Almost Nobody Reads All the Way Through

FAR 91.117 caps you at 250 knots below 10,000 feet - but the 200-knot limits near busy airspace are the ones that actually bite light aircraft.

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ATIS Aug 2, 2026

Five Ways To Prepare For Flying Into Busy Airports

Five practical ways to prepare before flying into a busy airport, from airport diagrams to airspace clearances and go-around briefings.

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