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When will the airports start using disc shaped aircraft and stop living in ancient times?

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Can a billionair own a small local airport and become a owner of a charter airline, chief pilot and airport police chief all by himself?
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Will composite planes have the same longevity as all-metal planes?
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What happens if a private Cessna 172 pilot tries to land at big airports like JFK or O'Hair when there is no emergency?
It's quite permissible to do so, however a general aviation pilot in a low performance plane should be ready for fast instructions and quite a bit of maneuvering to stay out of the way. The best time to do it would be at night. Here's a youtube video of one doing it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKvWn317tpU

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Is it common that small local airports don't have radars?
It is very common for small airports not to have a control tower, radar, or communications equipment. There are very well developed procedures for "uncontrolled airports". There is a standard traffic pattern that aircraft fly at almost all airports (consisting of a downwind, base, final, and upwind leg) and there are specific radio calls that are supposed to be made at certain points in the pattern. Most airports have a fixed base operator to supply fuel and services. They often monitor the common traffic frequency and supply some info to pilots about wind direction and runway in use. There's also a specific way to enter the pattern - usually at a 45 degree of the downwind leg, Yes it's possible for aircraft to collide and it happens several times a year - usually when a low wing airplane is above a high wing airplane in the pattern. Neither can see the other so occasionally that can happen.

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Do domestic flights fly over foreign airspace?
Technically is you are flying domestic you are not flying over foreign airspace. If flying IFR you must file one. Needless to say when filing a flight plan you must decalre if you are domestic of international flight.

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How is a pilot supposed to find out their distance in miles from an airport they're landing at?
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Any airline pilots play video games regularly?
Spend your life actually living and learning how to really fly and stop wasting valuable time on video games. It will change your life. It did mine.

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How can i get my pilots license?
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How long might it take to earn a private pilot's license? And what sort of aircraft are you permitted to fly once you have one?
Flying becomes a passion if it's what you're meant to do. Once you take that first lesson you will never see an airplane again without yearning to be in that front seat. You should go up for an introductory flight at your local airport and see how it goes. You can get a sport pilot certificate to start if you want. It's cheaper and would meet the needs of most any recreational pilot.

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