Flight Training Central

MARCH 4, 2024

The airplane will be flown at 1,000’ AGL parallel to and at an equal distance from the field boundaries – about ½ – ¾ miles from the boundary as you would fly a traffic pattern. As the airplane turns onto the following base leg, the tailwind will decrease and becomes a crosswind.

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Groundspeed Crosswind Aileron Rudder 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

If utilizing Runway 17 with left traffic, the crosswind turn will be heading 080, downwind 350, base 260, etc. VFR to MVFR…then 2 miles visibility and a ceiling of 1,200 feet agl. It might be no greater than 6 knots with gusts to 10 mph. Note the 90-degree marks on the heading indicator as these help with orientation.

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Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 105

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. x V SO (or POH recommendation) by around 500 feet AGL. Let’s factor in the 9-knot headwind.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Descent 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

For a dual flight, the minimum altitude is 1,500ft AGL (above ground level). If practicing these maneuvers solo, raise the minimum altitude to 2,000ft AGL. For a Cessna 172, the recommended indicated airspeed for the maneuver is 105 knots. At this point, you should be flying at the slowest speed (5-10 knots above stall speed).

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Rudder Lift Aileron Drag 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

A faster, reduced-flaps approach improves aircraft control during strong crosswinds or gusts. If you’re not stabilized at 200 feet AGL, go around. On a normal landing, you’d pull the power over the threshold, begin your roundout, and flare around 10 feet AGL. Using full flaps enables you to land at the slowest possible speed.

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NOTAMs Runway Approach Descent 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 19, 2024

You completed the climb check at 300 ft AGL. The engine quits at 500 ft AGL. A 60-degree bank increases stall speed by 20 knots, three knots above the best glide speed. At a typical ground speed of 70 knots, your turn diameter will be approximately 0.7 Let’s use a scenario to give us some context.

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AGL Runway Descent Lift 52

Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

The aircraft was 44 knots higher than its target landing speed, which resulted in a runway overrun. In IFR, retract flaps at the appropriate speed above 400ft AGL. For instance, if an aircraft is on the crosswind leg, they’ll ask you to extend the upwind If you don’t have the time, that’s okay. Many passengers were injured.

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Wind Shear Runway Approach Aeronautical Decision-Making 52