How To Land at a Class Bravo Airport - Day 15 of The 31 Day Safer Pilot Challenge 2024 

15 for 15 - that was a friendly controller

I've flown into both our Class Bravo airports in the Houston area. The first time was during the Covid lockdown and there was hardly any airline traffic. The second time was a year later, and I landed at each at night. It can help a LOT if you call the Tower in advance of your flight and find out when their big airline "push" times are, and plan to arrive outside those times.

15 4 15! Philadelphia Class Bravo is above my airport. Do this all the time!

Landed at Tampa once in IMC. The controller took me off course trying to sequence me in between the airliners, so I had to make a lot of corrections to get back on the ILS while flying the approach much faster than normal. I got back on the glideslope and broke out at minimums! A lot of stress, but great fun breaking out around 200 AGL.

Flying today from KPBI to KPIE. Checked NOTAMS before flight, and 18/36 at PIE was closed. The crossing runway would have put me in a 14 knot crosswind, which was outside my comfort zone. Because of this video alone, I had the confidence to divert to KTPA, and the folks on radio could not have been more amazing. Landed 19L and dropped my passengers off at Signature, then proceeded back on my route. Had it not been for this video, I would have been nervous, but I had the background knowledge to make me feel confident in my decision! Thank you!

I can’t wait for tomorrow. We love this stuff ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

15 for 15, thank you Jason! Loved the emphasis of identifying each parallel runway. Great briefing too of the runway exit plan. You’re instilling best practices for all of us to use in daily flying.

15 for 15 That was an easy Bravo Airport, I pray the first time I go into a Bravo Airport, I get that same Blessing Amen!!! Jason, You are BLESSED with 2024 the Year of More and More and …

15 for 15, Jason! We're almost halfway through!

Great arrival at Bravo airport. 15 for 15

15/15: Most excellent. Even as we gain more experience, landing at a Bravo is still somewhat intimidating. Videos like this really help!

Great flight into a bravo airport and hearing a friendly controller. Hearing this flight helps me feel more comfortable and confident for my first time flying into a Bravo. The added bonus is seeing palm trees and sun on this cold January day! Thanks for taking us along and instructing us how to land a plane at a large airport, and especially integrating IFR waypoints into the flight. 15/15

15 for 15!! I Have always wanted to fly into a class bravo, now I know how. Keep up the great work.

15 for 15 and more !!!!! Thank You Jason!!! Learning learnig a lot,love your lessons !!

15/15 Thanks for getting us Northerners halfway through the long January winter!

15 for 15! Great video. Definitely not typical of a busy Class B airport. With such a long straight in final, I’m always surprised by the visual illusions associated with such a long and wide runway. You don’t really appreciate that unless you’re landing amongst the airliners.

15 for 15! I haven’t flown into a Bravo yet, so this video was full of information for me!

A C-17 landed at Peter O a few years ago. It's hard to imagine how the flight crew confused a 11,500 foot runway at Mc Dill with the 3500 foot runway at Peter O ?? It just shows mistakes can happen to anyone and we should all stay vigilant

15/15! Loving the series!

15 for 15! That looked way to easy for a Bravo! Great video!

15-4-15! Wowzers! Bravo landings would make me a bundle of nerves! Great video!🎉

15 for 15! Fantastic!! Learned A Lot!!! Thank You Jason! ET

15 of 15 done. NIIICE!!! I used to live in Tampa many years ago while stationed at MacDill Air Force Base. It was so cool to see the approach over the base, the sight of the bay, Gandy Bridge and KTPA. Such wonderful memories. Thank you!

15 for 15. KDEN=Denver Class Bravo... day and night, and twice towed gliders thru the Class Bravo. Yahoo! Atlanta Class B to operate out of Lawrenceville enroute to Sun-N-Fun. Keep going Jason!

15/15 I’ve enjoyed the series, what makes me comfortable is many of the things your video series is sharing is completely in line with what my instructor is having me do Obviously, I trust my instructor, but it’s great to see validation from other instructors confirming the education I am receiving.

What a courteous ATC for telling you “thank you” for asking your clarifying question. Great way to handle any pilot, let alone a VFR into a bravo who is probably incredibly nervous.

15/15 I still haven’t had a chance to land at a class Bravo airport so this video is very appreciated. Ty

That is fantastic advice... spot both parallel runways to sight verify you are on the correct approach

15 for 15…checking in a bit late today. Woo hooooo. I’m excited.

15 for 15: Very interesting being directed to a VOR fix while on VFR flight following. This example highlights why I believe the terms "Pilot Controlled" and "Uncontrolled" should be replaced with "Procedure Controlled". As more and more pilot owned aircraft are upgraded with advanced avionics the practice of loading a fix in a GPS and flying to that fix to set up for a more efficient (saving time and fuel) entry in to the airport environment is becoming more common. Pilots are ignoring the standard and time honored tradition of the 45 degree entry. We have a standard practice but technology has caused us to outgrow that practice. If I ever get a chance to meet Jason in person I would love to sit down and discuss, in detail, why this issue is so important to address and fix.

15 for 15, but playing some catch up. Prepping for my CFI checkride here in few weeks, so watching these during my “study breaks” to refresh the mind a bit. 🙂

15 for 15! Roger That ! Thanks Jason !

Great video, 15/15, 15 miles clear to land, amazing thanks for these great videos. Arm chair flying, just turned 80.

15/15. Definitely learned the part on asking tower if they wanted you to descend once passed the runway or airspace of MacDill AFB from what approach had originally told you prior.

15/15 …excellent…learning more each day, thank you !

15/15 superb series. It would be so nerve wrecking to fly in Bravo air space

15 for 15. Welcome to the neighborhood 23MZ! You must have hit a really low traffic time to get landing clearance that early!

15 of 15 knowing we can ask for a vector instead of an IFR fix is great to know. See you tomorrow.

15:15. Instructor took me to land a C172 at Midway... Fun being able to say that I landed there.

15 of 15, didn’t have much to today, but had to make time for this. thanks Jason.

15/15 I’m loving the series! I lived in Naples for a couple years when I was really young. I consider Naples my hometown.

15/15. Jason makes these look so easy! Someday hopefully, they will be easy for me too.

15 4 15 🎉🎉. Learned to handle situations in emergency conditions. Thanks Jason!!

Great day for a TPA Class B entry, nice job!

15 for 15, never landed at a bravo, still intimidated, this video helps.

15 of 15 👍👌😇OUTSTANDING INFORMATIVE VIDEO SIR CHEERS 😇👌👍🍻

15/15 I got cleared to land at a class C airport one time, and I was probably 15 minutes out fighting a good 30+ headwind (straight down the runway) in an older 172 - I told them I would get there eventually. I was lined up on the runway for that whole time (on a runway that gets a fair amount of heavy traffic) so by the time I was "base" I called to reconfirm landing permission because it had been so long. Slow day in the tower for those guys!

15 for 15! @Mzero Flight Training, Jason, was that controller courteous, or _what_ ? 😮 That was the friendliest Bravo controller that I've *ever* heard. Maybe he recognized you via your tail number and/or your voice (you _are_ famous, ya know 😊). Each of these Challenge videos are really well done and informative, and I eagerly look forward to the next one. Jason, thank you immensely! ❤

that was awesome!! MORE OF THESE! Would be helpful to see you fly into some non-towered airports with left and right traffic patterns to show the proper way to enter even if you could do a straight in approach.

15/15 my goal is to land at MSP during training That'll be the best, can't wait! Thanks Jason!

15/15 Another reminder to have plane fully trimmed for hands free flight when needing to search/adjust for controller instructions.

I can see my old place when I was living and working in Tampa for covid times. saw some awesome jets over there and the super bowl bomber fly over was awesome

15/15. Did all my training at a Delta under a Bravo, so I've flown in/though Bravo airspace more times than I can count... Never landed at the Bravo!

15 for 15, an keep that learning going.

15 for 15! Haven’t flown to a class Bravo yet but I’m sure it will come!

15 for 15. Great job. Enjoying every video.

15/15! 😃I really liked to see an unusual class B arrival, stuff that aren't in the books 😉

Great video. As a commercial instrument rated rotor pilot, I didn’t learn anything, but I did enjoy watching the video. Liked it, and I’ll watch some more on your channel.

That was an interesting episode. Learned a lot. I lived in Tampa for 6 years. Fun to see a flyover.

15/15. I enjoy flying into big airports. I’ve flown into KMCI a few times and even into Chicago’s busy airspace

15 for 15. I was looking for ATANE on my iPad while watching the video and didn't see it. I would have never thought that it was an IFR approach fix and to look at the approach plates. I'm just starting instrument training. Thanks again!

15 out of 15. Passed my CAP annual check ride today using some of your stall information

15 for 15 - great examples of how we, as PICs, should remain ready for things to not got as expected.

Not quite 15 for 15 but I’m catching up. Super job, Jason… Phil in Texas

Enjoyed that, thank you.

15/15 great video!

15 for 15 here. I’ve always loved flying into big, busy airports like this. It challenges you to be on your “A” game, and when you succeed, it’s a pretty cool feeling.

15/15!! Let's keep this going!! How in the world was Tampa so slow they cleared you 15 miles out? That was nuts!

Thanks again 1

15 for 15. I should put flying into a class bravo on my bucket list.

15 for 15! Another great demonstration with an unexpected twist thrown in. Yes, I learned something today!!

15/15! Great video Jason!

15 for 15! Thanks Jason!

15/15. Fascinating video! Loved it!

15/15. Awesome video, thank u 🙏🏼

15/15, keep it coming

15 for 15! Thanks for sharing this!

Flew into Tampa a couple mths ago on commercial flight! Nice to see it fron pilots view!!

15 of 15! Another great video!

15/15...great video

15 for 15. Great informative video Jason. Thank you.

15/15, awesome series.

Great video, consider loading the localizer for parallel runways if unfamiliar. An old timer taught me that, helps especially at night.

That was a really good lesson! Dreaming!

15 for 15 thanks again Jason I haven't done a lot of B class work most my flying was done in the northeast and we had Newark, Kennedy, LaGuardia and Teterboro so it was busy airspace

15 of 15 and great info.

15 for 15, good stuff 👏🏽

15 of 15. Great video

15 / 15. Nice flight !!

15 for 15! Thank you MZeroA team!

15 for 15 Jason. Great video.

15/15. Well worthwhile - my thanks.

Day 15 was very exciting!

15……4…….15! Thanks for this video series!

15 for 15! Good stuff!

15/15 Bravo!!!

15 for 15 - Great stuff MzeroA

good day to you Jason you always have something of value to share thanks alot

15/15 Yes, we're excited . . . nice job Jason . . . Bob

15 for 15. Loving it ❤