Larry in TN

There is no ambiguity. The difference between "cleared to" and "direct to" is clear. The wording in the regulation, AIM, and P/CG is...

FWIW I spent a couple of years incrementally upgrading my panel before doing my IR training. From the very get go I settled on a...

More likely, a mistake. They think it's on your route but isn't. Happens to us occasionally. We tell them that it isn't on our route...

"Cleared direct [waypoint]" is the clearance. How can that phraseology mean direct from anywhere other than your present position?

The Waymo fleet is close to that but there are limitations. Chiefly, they are geofenced into a small area and sometimes get stuck...

14 CFR 91.181 - (b) On any other route, along the direct course between the navigational aids or fixes defining that route. ...

The hardware is used for Autopilot, which is included in every Tesla. Only the additional FSD features cost extra. But, Teslas are not...

There's no requirement to buy FSD. All cars come with Autopilot. FSD is an add-on option.

Each revision improves the smoothness of how it drives. It takes a few days to get comfortable with what it can do. Soon, you'll...

Ground power is 115v/400Hz high-current, 3-phase A/C regardless of the name on the airplane. Fires can result when current flows where...

From Part 1: Night means the time between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight, as published in...

LGA does it on intersecting runways. Normal operation. Airplane cleared to land. Another airplane cleared for takeoff and crosses the...

Yes, they can. The default rule is that they can not but many facilities (towers) have procedures approved to allow it under specific...

The charted minimums are 2400 RVR with "Flight Director or HUD to DA". The E175 has a flight director.

There is no +/- 4nm flying IFR. That is the width of an airway, and the controlled airspace associated with it. It does not mean that...