From the Flight Deck - Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK)

Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) is a medium-sized, primarily general aviation airport located fifteen miles north, northeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International. There is a robust helicopter community, providing tours of the city, daily traffic watch reports, and primary helicopter flight instruction. The diverse nature of pilot experience and aircraft performance make PDK a challenge for both controllers and pilots. This video shares runway configuration details and prepares pilots for hot spots and common issues at PDK.
Visit www.faa.gov/pdk for supplemental "pilot handbook" information on this airport including airport-specific cautions, information local controllers want pilots to know, airport communications, airspace details and other preflight planning resources.
To address wrong surface events where an aircraft lines up to or lands on the incorrect runway, taxiway, or airport, the FAA released Arrival Alert Notices (AAN) at various airports with a history of misalignment risk. View the PDK Arrival Alert Notice here: www.faa.gov/airports/runway_s...
The FAA's From the Flight Deck video series uses cockpit mounted cameras to capture runway and taxiway footage and combines them with diagrams and visual graphics to clearly identify hot spots and other safety-sensitive items. Learn more at www.faa.gov/FromTheFlightDeck
This video is informational only and does not replace the pilot’s responsibility to conduct required pre-flight planning in accordance with FAR 91.103.

[@davidreynolds4241]

Had my first solo at this airport. My instructor said that if you learn to fly at this airport you can fly into any airport. Great video as always.

[@tooviebrafman8032]

Haha same

[@DavidLombardo]

True!!!

[@abbieamavi]

this is what I tell my students too, it's true. And well done!

[@mcrvids6860]

I did all my training here, though not my first solo. I agree. The place is a zoo, and I love it! I could do without the 15 minutes sitting #7 in line, but aside from that, it's fun!

[@saratogawinner934]

This is such a busy airport. The controllers do a great job. Thnx for the video. Nice 808 bass in the intro btw, very Atlanta !

[@davidpowell2508]

I did my first solo at PDK.

[@billthony4460]

This is one of my favorite videos of this series. 2:02 ! Wow!

[@TroyHill442]

Phenomenal job with this.

[@space1commander]

Thank You for that beautiful explanation. It does look confusing.

[@gabrielpalmieri2707]

excellent video! I've got my private here; love it!

[@BrucevanZyl]

Great video. This is home base for me 👍

[@billthony4460]

Also yes PDK is hard to see. I was really glad to see that mentioned here. Flew down there in the early 2010s.

[@abbieamavi]

if you can fly in and out of here, you can fly anywhere is what I tell my students (except maybe Alaskan or mountainous regions). PDK definitely builds your radio and situational skills fast!

[@DaveItYourselfChannel]

I live near there but I never fly near there for this exact reason AND FAA rules of course!

[@hertzair1186]

The high elevation radio towers on the West/Southwest side makes the airport make it a bit tricky as well…

[@matthewjohnson2428]

Don't forget the towers somewhat nearby, and greater emphasis should be given to the difficulty to see at night and the base to final traffic conflicts in 3L and 3R, DO NOT OVERSHOOT FINAL!!!

[@loach392]

The FAA needs to be fired for ruining the RC model airplane industry. They think everything is a drone. Complete incompetence. Their rules look like something the Nazis or the Soviets came up with but both the Nazis and the Soviets encouraged model airplane flying. I have been flying RC planes for 48 years and I can say there was absolutely no need to attack this hobby like that.