Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The long journey from home on the East Coast was a long one indeed—almost nine hours of airliner travel in a nondirect way from Boston via Atlanta on a memorable 757-200 for me. The terrain reaches well over 4,000 feet agl, so a good vertical rise is seen. You can pop right in by initiating a flight right at 5,000 feet agl.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Even though synthetic vision might help me perform an emergency descent to a valley that might not be cloud filled, that’s pretty sketchy as a risk-mitigation strategy. But if I was going VFR over strange territory, I would want lots more than 1,000 feet agl. I broke down and used airline miles. Risk aversion, of course.

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Northstar VFR

AUGUST 11, 2024

By Leslie Caubble, CFI/IGI When I began flight training, I had no intention of flying for the airlines or becoming a flight instructor. Slow Flight Fundamentals To practice slow flight , first you’ll climb to an altitude where the whole maneuver can be completed no lower than 1,500’ AGL.

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Checkride Airplanes Pilot AGL 52

Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

Example of a Preventable Accident A prime example of when a go-around could’ve prevented an accident is in the case of Southwest Airlines Flight 1455. It helps reduce the chances of a stall and puts you in a better position to arrest the descent and start your climb out. In IFR, retract flaps at the appropriate speed above 400ft AGL.

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Wind Shear Runway Approach Aeronautical Decision-Making 52

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

Fixed-Wing Foibles Consider the Airbus first officer (FO) who tried to satisfy ATCs request to increase their descent (rate), so he engaged open descent mode. The captain took control and applied aft stick pressure to return the airplane to a normal descent pitch attitude to prevent an overspeed. Thats FA tenacity.

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