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Thanks for the replies guys. What makes it more confusing is that most (or all) of the times that a controller has used a "Climb via" instruction has been on a SID that has the text "TOP ALTITUDE:" in a black box on the chart - like the PADRZ two and PEBLE six departures out of KSAN. The...

The Cathedral One Departure out of KPSP has a crossing altitude restriction at the Palm Springs Vortac. If the clearance controller assigns you the Cathedral One Departure, will they use the "Climb via SID" phraseology, or will they simply say "Maintain XXXX"? I don't know if Vortac crossing...

Yeah, I've tried listening to the LiveATC feed for 119.8, but I can barely make out any transmissions. There's a high-pitched whine that makes everything completely unreadable.

I initially thought we didn't need to talk to ATC to fly the helo routes, but I'm doubting myself because there must be a lot of helicopter traffic in order for the routes to have been established in the first place, and also because some of it penetrates the class bravo airspace. Also, on some...

When I posted, I realized that I forgot this second part: "But if you look closely, the Harbor Freeway helicopter route running north-south east of KLAX also penetrates the bravo, since the bravo is from the surface to 10,000' MSL at that point."

That's what I thought initially too, but on the LA TAC chart, it lists several VFR routes that require ATC permission to fly - the Coliseum Route, Hollywood Park Route, Mini Route, and the Coastal Route. These VFR routes penetrate the bravo, so makes sense. But if you look closely, the Harbor...

Does anyone know if helicopters need ATC permission to fly helicopter routes in the LA area? Or maybe they just need permission to fly the transitions (the connectors between the routes)? Skyvector has the helicopter route charts for the Los Angeles area here...

Nope, what's that?

Can't decide whether or not I'd like to learn airplanes or helicopters. I like helicopters more, but airline pilots have better chances for a higher salary. What's the price difference of getting my PPL ASEL first, and then my helo rating add-on vs getting my PPL helo first, and then an ASEL...

The first thing I did was do a YouTube ground school course. An aviation school on the east coast took bits of their curriculum Here are the YouTube videos I watched for the ground school - a playlist of 55 videos. An aviation school on the east coast put them up. They cover flight controls...

I need something to hold me over in the meantime! Flight sims, YouTube, and PoA is all I have for now... Have I mentioned how great the PoA forums are? :)

I'm actually just saving up money for my PPL at this time. I think I want to go fixed wing, but helicopters are very tempting (and expensive) - maybe I should open up another thread for that discussion :). I'd like to keep the possibility of a career in aviation open. I'll be your typical part...

But if you join the pattern before you shoot the approach, you're not flying the approach you were cleared for, correct? If I were flying this VOR approach, I'm guessing I would just start my approach from the final approach fix (the maltese cross) and report when I was on a two mile final? The...

Yeah, that does sound dangerous. There might be 5 planes in the pattern, and they might not be aware of where the IAF / FAF is. Sounds like a nightmare if you ask me. I'm thinking to myself "what if I'm on an ILS approach" and I need to intercept the localizer at X altitude, which is higher...

If I land at a non-towered airport, why do we need to cancel IFR? And is it possible or preferred to cancel the IFR right before switching over to the CTAF? What is the ATC phraseology for clearing me for any approach vs the visual approach? By the way, I think it would be awkward to shoot an...

If I'm IFR to land at a non-towered airport, there might be VFR traffic doing pattern work at the airport. Will the TRACON or ARTCC providing services over the non-towered airport switch me over to the CTAF frequency and then I'll have to coordinate with any VFR traffic for sequencing to land on...

I've been told that towers for most airports in class delta airspace don't have radar, and that tower / ground only controls the movement areas of the airport, and not any actual airspace. If that's the case, how does ATC provide separation between IFR aircraft on a foggy day where the...

Here's an example of an approach: the VOR / TACAN RWY 14 approach at Fort Wayne. It says DME or radar required, and I see "RADAR" under the KABDE and WAINE intersections.

Oh... yeah. Haha. Kind of forgot about that. What about when aircraft are flying an instrument approach and they need assistance from ATC to identify that they're passing a certain fix (on many non-precision approaches)? I would assume they would be in contact with tower because they would be...

Would you say that most class delta airports don't have radar? I've heard cases where they have radar, but the radar system doesn't meet minimum standards to officially use it (ATC can't say the words "radar contact"), but it can be used to help controllers sequence aircraft. If a class delta...