Northstar VFR

MARCH 30, 2025

Make sure you're at the recommended altitude (600-1,000 feet AGL) per ACS guidelines. Begin a turn around the point, keeping asteepest bank angleon the downwind, where your groundspeed is highest. your groundspeed begins to slow down),shallow your bank angleto compensate for the decreasing groundspeed.

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Groundspeed AGL Crosswind Rudder 52

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 97

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

IN-FLIGHT ALERTS 500 AGL Alerts – Alerts when descending through 500 ft. AGL after having been above 1,000 ft. The alert will only sound once every 60 seconds and is automatically disabled if groundspeed is less than 40 knots. AGL (or when AGL is unknown), the descent rate exceeds 4,000 ft. per minute AGL.

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AGL Runway Groundspeed Descent 52

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. In our example: 167kts / 2 = 83.5

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Descent Groundspeed Flight Plan AGL 98

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

Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

At the current groundspeed, I believed it shouldn’t be of much concern unless the cell began producing lightning. Continued along at 6,000’ I advised ATC that the weather was received and requested the RNAV 24 approach. ATC then informed us we were number two for the approach and to maintain 4,000’. Was this rule being broken?

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Descent Approach Weather AGL 98