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Your transmitter fails while arriving at a towered airport. What should you do?

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  1. Land without observing the tower
  2. Monitor tower and watch for lights
  3. Fly straight in, skipping the pattern

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  1. FAA AIM 4-2-13, Communications with Tower when Aircraft Transmitter or Receiver or Both are Inoperative www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/chap4_section_2.html Checked 2026-10-09.

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