Traffic Pattern
Sep 3, 2026
FAR 91.113 ranks aircraft by maneuverability - not convention - and knowing why the hierarchy exists is what examiners actually test in the oral exam.
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Aug 27, 2026
FAR 91.113 establishes a six-tier priority ladder and see-and-avoid mandate that governs every VFR encounter - here's what the rule actually says.
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Aug 24, 2026
FAR 91.113 right-of-way rules explained: who yields when two aircraft converge, meet head-on, or overtake - and why yielding beats being right.
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Aug 21, 2026
A pilot's plain-English guide to FAR 91.113 right-of-way rules: who yields in converging, head-on, overtaking, and landing situations.
Pattern ATIS
Aug 21, 2026
A Cessna 150 collided with a hovering Pennsylvania State Police helicopter - here's what it teaches pilots about seeing traffic that doesn't move.
Tower Traffic Pattern
Aug 18, 2026
Learn who yields under FAR 91.113 right-of-way rules - converging, head-on, overtaking, aircraft categories, and landing priority.
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Aug 16, 2026
Understand FAR 91.113 right-of-way rules - who yields when two aircraft converge, meet head-on, overtake, or land - and why.
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Aug 12, 2026
Understand FAR 91.113 right-of-way rules so you know instantly who gives way when two aircraft converge, meet head-on, or overtake.
Pattern ATIS
Aug 9, 2026
Learn how briefing and involving your passenger turns nervous cargo into a second set of eyes that makes single-pilot flying safer.
Tower Traffic Pattern
Aug 6, 2026
A pilot's guide to FAR 91.113 right-of-way rules: who yields in converging, head-on, and overtaking encounters, and why the answer is almost always 'turn right.'
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Aug 3, 2026
A pilot's guide to FAR 91.113 right-of-way rules - who yields when two aircraft meet, and why the right of way is a duty, not a privilege.
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Jul 24, 2026
FAR 91.113 spells out exactly who yields when two aircraft meet - and the safe reflex is almost always to turn right.
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Jul 23, 2026
Learn the visual scan that prevents midairs: beat empty-field myopia, hunt the non-moving target, and scan in blocks.
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Jul 21, 2026
Learn FAR 91.113 right-of-way rules through the Oshkosh arrival - who yields, who holds, and why 'see and avoid' always comes first.
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Jul 7, 2026
FAR 91.113 establishes a priority hierarchy every pilot must know - from distress aircraft to powered traffic - and it never exempts anyone from see-and-avoid.
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Jul 1, 2026
FAR 91.113 establishes the right-of-way hierarchy and situational rules every pilot must know - and correctly apply - when sharing airspace.
Pattern ATIS
Jun 14, 2026
A Marine F/A-18D Hornet crashed near Rimrock Lake, WA on a low-level VR route; the pilot ejected safely. Here's what pilots should know.
Tower Traffic Pattern
Apr 23, 2026
FAR 91.113 right-of-way rules explained for pilots, from the aircraft hierarchy to converging, head-on, and landing scenarios.
Pattern Traffic Pattern
Apr 23, 2026
The block scanning method replaces ineffective eye sweeps with focused, systematic checks that actually detect collision-course traffic.
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