Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

six instrument approaches, holding procedures, and intercepting and tracking courses in the appropriate category of aircraft. completes the required 6 hours and six approaches, followed by an instrument proficiency check given by an FAA-designated examiner. the ILS approach can be credited only if you use a view-limiting device.

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Instrument Flight Rules Ceiling Approach Descent 52

iPad Pilot News

JUNE 7, 2024

Last year, the app added Traffic on Runway alerts to notify pilots about potential conflicts between aircraft on final approach with another aircraft on the runway. The visual depiction of the wake provides an aid to situational awareness when approaching wake turbulence. It will not trigger again for at least one minute.

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Turbulence Runway Airplanes Final Approach 98

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

Danger lurks in circling approaches Air Facts Journal the circling approach maneuver is designed as a last resort, non-precision approach. The very first question that should pop up into our head during a circling approach is “Why are we circling in the first place”? The n ext one is “What are our other options?”

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Approach AGL Descent Runway 70

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

It only takes a 10% increase in approach speed to increase the landing roll by 20%. These obstacles frequently affect the approach and missed approach paths. Plan your approach path carefully to eliminate large pitch and power changes. x V SO (or POH recommendation) by around 500 feet AGL.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Descent 52

Northstar VFR

JANUARY 4, 2023

Flight planning becomes more advanced than before, flying SIDs and STARs, and instrument approaches. Ideally, you should choose one that is at least 50 nautical miles away, with a long runway, abundant FBO/ maintenance services, and a precision approach. B) For a n on-precision approach procedure.

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Ceiling Instrument Meteorological Conditions Approach Weather 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

As you approach the airport, monitor UNICOM for landing or departing traffic. Another performance factor is the approach speed. The slower the approach, the shorter the landing distance. Many aircraft have specific recommended normal and short-field approach speeds. It will allow you to fine-tune your approach.

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NOTAMs Runway Approach Descent 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 9, 2024

Approaching their destination, the pilot asked Memphis Center ATC for an airport weather report. When the airplane was about 3 miles from KCVK, it turned right, gently descended, and flew a track consistent with an attempt to make an approach. However, from the passenger’s texts, we know that they knew fuel was running low.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Weather Airplanes Pilot 54

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 9, 2024

Approaching their destination, the pilot asked Memphis Center ATC for an airport weather report. When the airplane was about 3 miles from KCVK, it turned right, gently descended, and flew a track consistent with an attempt to make an approach. However, from the passenger’s texts, we know that they knew fuel was running low.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Weather Airplanes Pilot 52

NAFI

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Hand-fly an approach to 200 AGL? After a moment's silent gratitude that I'd had nothing to do with the instrument pilot's training, I told the CFI over the phone he was doing exactly the right thing. The regulations, it turns out, are pretty permissive. Fly with a CFI for exactly 1.0 every 24 months?

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AGL NOTAMs Pilot Approach 40

Flight Training Central

MAY 14, 2024

That’s ideally a cylinder around the airport with a 4 NM radius and extending to 2500 feet AGL, however, local variations are probably more the rule than the exception. – Some other roles include Clearance, Approach, Departure, and Center. The tower controller controls operations inside the airport’s Class D airspace.

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Runway Pilot Clearance AGL 52

Northstar VFR

AUGUST 11, 2024

You’ll experience the feel, visual cues, and “mushiness” of the controls as you takeoff and approach to land, so practicing slow flight will help you react quickly with the proper technique as you approach stall speeds in the traffic pattern.

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Checkride Airplanes Pilot AGL 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

With nothing to lose, at a little over 1,000 feet agl, I started a turn to the left, looking for a place to land. As I approached the river, the plane started to settle faster than it had. As I approached the center of the river and cliff, suddenly I was below the runway, looking up at the cliff. I flew into it, unaware.

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Runway Threshold Approach Final Approach 66

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 31, 2024

All VOR service volumes begin at 1,000 ft AGL, as signals below this altitude are unreliable and can cause confusion and incorrect indications. The small service volume means that these types of VORs are usually co-located with airports and are typically used for approaches. Terminal Terminal VORs have the smallest service volume.

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VOR AGL Pilot Approach 52

Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

Approaching Rifle The last six minutes of Shmulik’s flight are plotted on the following map. He only needed a glide ratio of 14:1 to reach the airfield to arrive at a typical pattern altitude of 1,000 ft AGL. At this point he still had an altitude of 8,275 ft MSL, i.e. 2,739 ft AGL. Shmulik was directly south of midfield.

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Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway 52

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 15, 2024

Taxi the aircraft into position, centered on the runway with the nosewheel straight, as close to the approach end as possible.Hold the brakes, preventing any movement of the aircraft. Establish cruise climb above a minimum safe altitude (500-1000’ AGL). Smoothly and positively apply full power.

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Density Altitude Indicated Airspeed Runway Lift 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

VFR to MVFR…then 2 miles visibility and a ceiling of 1,200 feet agl. If the learner is not instrument rated but is training at an airport with an instrument approach, this might be a great time to teach them how to fly the approach as an emergency measure. It’s just a few minutes, right? What could go wrong?

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Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 105

Chess In the Air

JULY 4, 2022

If we can wait for the threat to pass this is clearly the best approach; especially when the virga is fairly isolated and the clouds are cycling. Rapidly approaching cold fronts (or other fronts, e.g. sea breeze fronts). In certain conditions blowing dust (a “ haboob “) can make an approaching front easily visible.

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Wind Shear Runway AGL Lift 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

Two-way radio contact with the approach controller is not enough. To request Bravo clearance, call the approach controller when you’re about 30-40 miles out. If you’re departing from a satellite airport under Class B, call approach right after takeoff. Learn the typical approaches and altitudes.

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Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52

Air Facts

APRIL 24, 2024

But, with a frontal system approaching, the conditions were expected to worsen over the hours subsequent to our passing through, including the chance for moderate to severe turbulence. Then, descending through just a few hundred feet AGL, and a few hundred yards from the end of the runway, the turbulence diminished.

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Turbulence Wind Shear Final Approach Ceiling 52

Air Facts

AUGUST 2, 2024

Even just passing through, the views are magnificent at 2,500 feet AGL running up the coast in the fall. About halfway through our approach, the controller asked us to do a left 360 turn, e.g. delay 2 minutes, thus switching place with the big jet behind us. We were sequenced into the landing pattern between two commercial flights.

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General Aviation Weather Pilot Cockpit 80

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

There was no point in trying another approach, and we’d already checked the alternate airport’s weather on the way in, which was equally bad. If you have 10 miles of clear air in all directions, you might be comfortable flying at 2,000 feet agl, but not with 3 to 5 miles of restricted visibility. Now, where to go?

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Weather Ceiling Approach Clearance 75

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

There was no point in trying another approach, and we’d already checked the alternate airport’s weather on the way in, which was equally bad. If you have 10 miles of clear air in all directions, you might be comfortable flying at 2,000 feet agl, but not with 3 to 5 miles of restricted visibility. Now, where to go?

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Weather Ceiling Approach Clearance 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 19, 2024

You completed the climb check at 300 ft AGL. The engine quits at 500 ft AGL. Increased ground speed gives you little time to prepare for a safe approach and landing. 1,000 ft AGL At 1,000 ft AGL, you’re at traffic pattern altitude. 300 ft AGL At 300 ft AGL, there’s no time to make substantial turns.

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AGL Runway Descent Lift 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

READ MORE: Should I File an Initial Approach Fix? As the gust front approaches, the vertical velocity of the air upward increases quickly over a one- or two-minute period. kilometers or 4,500 feet agl (25 knots is roughly 12 m/s for reference). Time increases from left to right.

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Wind Shear Weather Knot Turbulence 114

Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

A bad approach results in a bad landing. A go-around is a maneuver performed to abort or reject a landing on the final approach or once the aircraft has already touched down. Top Reasons for Go-Arounds Unstabilized Approach An aircraft must have a stabilized approach before landing. What Is a Go-Around?

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Wind Shear Runway Approach Aeronautical Decision-Making 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Fly at least 1,500 above ground level (AGL) to allow room for recovery in case you stall the aircraft. For a greater margin of safety, select an altitude that leaves you 1,500 feet AGL after recovery from a stall. So, if you’re inexperienced or out of practice, consider starting at 3,000 feet AGL.

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Lift Rudder Drag AGL 52

Flight Training Central

APRIL 29, 2024

They are not charted because activities are suspended immediately when spotter aircraft, radar, or ground lookout positions indicate an aircraft might be approaching the area. MTR’s with segments above 1,500′ AGL are identified by a three-digit number.

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Clearance Pilot AGL NOTAMs 111

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Because I am willing to descend quickly through a thin cloud layer during the winter, an instrument approach into Sodus would be my "out" if the forecast for a marginal VFR ceiling came to pass. Current minimums on the RNAV-28 are 558 feet AGL since we lost our LPV approaches due to obstructions. In actuality, we never went IMC.

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Ceiling Approach Pilot Weather 52

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

That’s why the fresh approach Cirrus took to its next model in the SR series makes a lot of sense. Stephen Yeates] A Beginner’s Mind When you must approach something from a fresh perspective, it helps to go into a beginner’s mindset. Having been the former kind, I’ve had trouble putting myself in the latter’s point of view.

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Pilot Airplanes Approach Jet 111

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 1, 2024

Some high performance aircraft POHs admonish you to refrain from actually landing in this configuration, but there is value in experiencing the different deck angle that results from a no flap approach before you actually have to do it – at night – in reduced visibility – for real. Instrument Approach 14 CFR 61.57

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Crosswind Approach Rudder Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

But if I was going VFR over strange territory, I would want lots more than 1,000 feet agl. The 1,000-foot en route ceiling means that approach minimums never come into question. That would only have added 20 minutes, and all that could be done IFR if required. The altitudes could have been low enough that I could have avoided icing.

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Airplanes Weather Ceiling Turbulence 90

Pilot Institute

MAY 25, 2024

These include changes made to instrument approaches, STARs, SIDs, and IFR airways. Is there a NOTAM for the approach you intend to use? JFK 09/317 JFK TWY WA BTN TWY A AND TWY B CLSD 2309191827-PERM FDC NOTAM Flight Data Center (FDC) NOTAMs outline changes affecting instrument flight rules (IFR) operations. What if your ETA changes?

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NOTAMs Runway UTC Federal Aviation Regulations 52

Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

At approximately 30-40 feet agl, the spinning stopped and the helicopter appeared to stabilize for a brief moment before continuing a nose-low, forward descent into the grass north of Runway 28. When it stopped climbing, the helicopter maneuvered erratically drifting towards the north and descending. As it descended it spun around 2-3 times.

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Torque Indicated Airspeed Tail Knot 78

Jetwhine

JANUARY 17, 2024

I was almost exhausted after the first hour-long pattern session before I realized that bizjet pilots don’t normally fly VFR touch and go; approaches and go-arounds, yes, but not touch and goes. The SFO practice actually begins near the airport at roughly 3,000 feet agl.

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