Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

Continued along at 6,000’ I advised ATC that the weather was received and requested the RNAV 24 approach. I was soon cleared to descend to 4,000’ and entered IMC during the descent while I located the approach chart to brief. ATC then informed us we were number two for the approach and to maintain 4,000’. RNAV 24 at KCPC.

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Descent Approach Weather AGL 98

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This is not an instrument procedure, but rather a way to enter the traffic pattern when approaching from the opposite side of the runway. Again, the AFH has some good advice: “if large or turbine aircraft operate at the airport, it is best to remain 2,000 feet AGL so as not to conflict with their traffic pattern.”

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Crosswind Airplanes AGL Runway 98

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Louis Approach Control. Approach vectored us for the downwind for 26L. At 1,000’ AGL on mid-downwind, we could see Doc parked at the FBO. Two F/A-18 Hornets, the Blue Angels, on low approach, sped towards the runway on final. Eventually, approach cleared us to turn base. We were going to make our ride.

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Approach General Aviation AGL Weather 98

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 AGL Airplanes 98

Ask Captain Lim

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

If the adjustment required rapid changes or the aircraft was not properly configured for the new approach, the captain could have requested to continue with the initially cleared runway. The crew was not obligated to accept this runway and could have requested an alternative or allowed more time for a stabilized approach.

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Pilot Runway Air Traffic Control AGL 59

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 10, 2025

And if not planned properly, a poorly executed descent can present challenges and unnecessary risks when transitioning to an approach or the traffic pattern. For example, descending too late can lead to steep approaches, excessive speed, strain on the aircraft, or even discomfort for the passengers.

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Descent Groundspeed Flight Plan AGL 98

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

AIM 5-3-3 ) When an approach has been missed. ( Approaches, holding and tracking are all required for IFR currency. Six instrument approaches One holding procedure and tasks Intercepting and tracking courses through the use of navigation electronic systems. AIM 5-3-3 ) When leaving any assigned holding fix or point. (

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Instrument Flight Rules AGL Ceiling Visual Flight Rules 52

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 83

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

It takes just a few taps to get to any location in the app which youll appreciate when you need to access information quickly, like finding an instrument approach chart or airspace information. In the air, theyll notify when approaching Class, B, C or D airspace, a TFR or the Washington, D.C. and jump to its location in the app.

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Pilot Weather Flight Plan Approach 105

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

FAA weather charts can help for higher altitudes but when just a few thousand feet agl, they may be less useful. Airspeed was approaching VMO. I made a lazy turn away, lowered the nose slightly, airspeed thankfully increasing. Mountain waves often reveal their presence with visual clues like rotor or roll clouds. We didn’t test it.

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Turbulence Weather Knot Descent 97

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 Descent Approach 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 2, 2024

It typically begins at 1200 feet AGL but can start lower in some locations. The 1200-Foot Rule Usually, Class E airspace starts at 1200 feet Above Ground Level (AGL). The 700-Foot Exception In some cases, Class E can begin as low as 700 feet AGL to offer support for instrument approaches.

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Airspace Classes AGL VOR Clearance 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

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Key Takeaways Power-off stalls mimic a stall during the flight’s approach and landing phase. On final approach, it can be the difference between recovering and crashing. The ACS states that recovery should be completed no lower than 1,500 ft AGL for single-engine aircraft and 3,000 ft AGL for multi-engine aircraft.

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Descent Approach AGL Lift 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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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Ceiling Approach Weather 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

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 Density Altitude 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

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

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Be familiar with what an idling engine and slow gliding speed sound and feel like, what the clean descent rate is, how much altitude is lost during a 180- or 360-degree turn, and what minimum agl altitude you’ll want to have when you arrive abeam of your landing spot.

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Drag Descent AGL Runway 52

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

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

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 95

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

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 55

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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Air Facts

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As briefed, we launched and headed to and entered one of our low-level training routes to fly tactical formation (below) at 500 feet AGL and 480 knots. Hung bombs would require that you fly a hung bomb approach, which would avoid overflying populated areas as the bomb might release at an inopportune time.

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Runway AGL Approach Knot 52

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 AGL Lift Runway 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 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

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 Airplanes 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 87

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This information is vital for determining cloud ceilings, especially during landing approaches. When these happen, they’ll usually call for an instrument approach. This can get you in a lot of trouble, especially during approaches. OVC010CB : Overcast layer of cumulonimbus clouds at 1,000 feet AGL.

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Altimeter Weather Wind Shear Runway 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

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 98

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2024

This standard procedure spells out how youll approach, enter, and exit the airspace around the airport. Final approach: This is the straight path leading to your landing. Straight-in approaches or improper entry points often cause conflicts with other aircraft already in the pattern. What are the parts of a traffic pattern?

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Pilot Runway Air Traffic Control Approach 52

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