“ATC (air traffic control) advises”

The term is used to prefix a message of noncontrol information when it is relayed to an aircraft by other than an air traffic controller.

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Per Handbook 4-1-5, waypoints filed in random RNAV routes automatically become compulsory reporting points for the flight unless ATC advises you otherwise.

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When ATC advises you to expect a hold or clears you to someplace that's not an airport, start thinking about your options.

Dissecting the hold: despite currency requirements, for-real holds are too rare for us to stay proficient. Understanding them is easy if we break them down to the basics

Once ATC advises "radar contact," you are still responsible for your obstacle separation on the departure procedure.

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* Radar service is automatically terminated when ATC advises pilots to change to the tower or an advisory frequency.

Failure to multitask? Pilots have to be able to do more than one thing at a time, without thinking or becoming complacent

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