AGL Approach Knot 
Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
AIM 5-3-3 ) When an approach has been missed. ( AIM 5-3-3 ) Change in the average true airspeed (at cruising altitude) when it varies by 5 percent or 10 knots (whichever is greater) from that filed in the flight plan. ( Approaches, holding and tracking are all required for IFR currency. How do I stay IFR current?
Pilot Institute
MAY 4, 2024
In the Cessna 172S Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH), the landing distance decreases by 10% for every 9 knots of headwind. For the Cessna 172, landing distance increases by 10% for every 2 knots of tailwind. It only takes a 10% increase in approach speed to increase the landing roll by 20%.
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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.
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. Slow flight is performed in the landing configuration, so flaps and landing gear are extended.
Plane and Pilot
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
I checked the weather by phone and was assured it would be great CAVU (ceiling and visibility unlimited) with 2-3-knot winds from 090 degrees. 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.
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 might be no greater than 6 knots with gusts to 10 mph.
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.
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