Class D Airspace | Control Tower Arrival & Landing

Entering the traffic pattern and landing at a tower controlled airport.
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[@mhilderbrand7693]

Yep, love to see pilots always aware of places to land. As I get older this has been a higher priority in my flying as well.

[@FreedomFlight1]

Thx for watching!

[@mikemcelveen2973]

I set up my inaugural flight with Eagle Aviation in Columbia S.C.in two weeks. Can't wait! I know I'm going to get hooked! I've always wanted to fly since I was a small child but never had the opportunity. It's never too late! I've been binging your videos lately and I thoroughly enjoy them. Thanks!

[@FreedomFlight1]

Man that’s awesome! You will certainly get hooked. Let me know how it goes.

[@drewbrown6999]

5:17 the massive two highways and flat fields everywhere.

[@davetatum846]

Excellent video !

[@FreedomFlight1]

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[@cjstirg]

Great video this will help me in my training 💯

[@FreedomFlight1]

Thanks for watching!

[@Mobev1]

Good work and I like your strategy of staying high and understand you have one engine.

[@FreedomFlight1]

Thanks for watching. Yea these engines are very reliable but you always have to be thinking and planning on what you would do if it suddenly quit! While giving Discovery Flight I like to briefly demonstrate how well these airplanes glide. It’s quite impressive…provided you have the altitude!

[@jakew9887]

Great video. Thanks.

[@FreedomFlight1]

Thanks for watching!

[@dirkl9652]

Thanks for sharing.

[@FreedomFlight1]

Thx for watching!

[@kenmonroe2474]

Great video, I am a new student pilot, wondering on your iPad Mini, if it is hooked up to a Sentry, or does it work without a Sentry? if it is hooked to a Sentry, is it via bluetooth? Thanks so much!!

[@FreedomFlight1]

Hi Ken, my iPad mini is actually connected to my Garmin 345 ADSb transponder by default. I do carry a Sentry though as a backup and leave it on sitting on the floor between the seats just for the Carbon Monoxide detector feature. Both the 345 and the Garmin provide ForeFlight pretty much the same information. I think I connect via wifi on the Sentry but it may have the option to do both. Thanks for watching.

[@kenmonroe2474]

@@FreedomFlight1 Thank you!

[@richardromero8049]

Cool stuff

[@FreedomFlight1]

Thx!

[@jimbarnett8913]

Nice 172. What year ? Did you have it all redone? I have a hanger at McKinney/

[@FreedomFlight1]

Ours is a 1982. Yes, we have refurbished most everything on it. Thx for watching. I hit TKI every now and then. Keep an eye out for me!

[@DavidBerquist334]

Do airlines use class d airports

[@FreedomFlight1]

Yes, it’s fairly unusual for airlines to operate out of non-towered airports. However, we do at times. For example, at American Airlines, we service some of the ski cities in Colorado seasonally that do not have control towers (class D). Our regional American Eagle jets certainly go to both towered and non-towered airports, but towered, Class D is most common for all airline flights. Thx for watching.

[@jdub7771]

I'm about 20 hours in my training and a small airport I fly to is a class d and for some reason there's jet blue Embraer 190's there often. It's cool to see, being in a little Piper Warrior taxiing and take off next to them. I just can't imagine them having enough passengers to warrant flying in/out of there.

[@MikesGarageReviews]

@@jdub7771Did you get your ppl

[@John1212168]

Actually millions of places to land in an emergency. At least compared to the topography of Greece. I will tell only this, in Greece flying VFR 1500ft over 50 NM of only sea is full normal. It is our operation.

[@FreedomFlight1]

Thx for watching!

[@beomsukim3929]

Nice video.

[@FreedomFlight1]

Thank you!