Air Facts

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

I decided to fly first and eat later due to approaching weather (mistake #1), and, after a weather briefing, estimated I could get to Chicago (DuPage Airport (KDPA)) before the weather from the west did (mistake #2). There are no instrument approaches at 06C., Rain had begun as the approaching weather had arrived.

Ceiling 81

Ceiling Weather AGL Approach 81

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Well, one important thing youll need to know is RNAV approaches. These approaches use GPS to help you land and offer more flexibility than traditional systems like ILS. In this guide, you’ll learn how RNAV approaches work, the different types available, and tips to make them feel natural and straightforward.

Approach 52

Approach Pilot Descent Airplanes 52

Air Facts

MARCH 5, 2025

For example, describing a Cuban eight maneuver would involve such writing as, enter the (in Farsi , R-L), Cuban eight (in English, L-R), maneuver no lower than (in Farsi , R-L), 10,000 AGL (in English, L-R), at a minimum of (in Farsi , R-L), 450 knots (in English, L-R). from an unsafe approach. pounds per gallon, 261 times 6.5

Pilot 52

Pilot Knot AGL Approach 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.

NOTAMs 52

NOTAMs Runway Approach Descent 52

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.

Weight-Shift-Control 52

Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Descent 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. It looked like I was still on a descent to touch down at the threshold on Runway 15. I lined up and continued to descend.

Runway 67

Runway Threshold Approach AGL 67

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.

Wind Shear 114

Wind Shear Weather Turbulence Knot 114