Tag Archives: traffic pattern

Sharing the VFR traffic pattern: VFR and IFR aircraft at the “Uncontrolled Airport”

Posted on March 22, 2022 by mwflyer

by Eric Peltier Pilot for Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2022 online issue. We tend to use the term Uncontrolled Airport to describe airports without control towers or airports with non-operating control towers. The current FAA circular with … Continue reading →

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Go-Around. Ready or Not?

Posted on November 27, 2020 by mwflyer

by Joe Anderson Pilot, Minnesota Department of Transportation Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine (online) – December 2020/January 2021 issue Do you recall the last time you performed a go-around? Are go-arounds something you practice on a regular basis? Are you … Continue reading →

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Adventures In The Traffic Pattern

Posted on February 7, 2017 by mwflyer

by Harold Green Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 Occasionally, I am overcome by an irresistible urge to comment on traffic pattern manners observed around various pilot-controlled airports. The items discussed here are not violations of regulations. They are, … Continue reading →

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Transition From Towered To Non-Towered Airports

Posted on June 4, 2013 by mwflyer

by Hal Davis Airport Compliance Manager As I write this article, federal sequestration is set to discontinue funding at eight (8) Wisconsin air traffic control towers on June 15, 2013. Whether that happens is anyone’s guess. Barring any congressional or … Continue reading →

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