AGL Descent Knot 
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. Third, practice for an engine-out emergency on a regular basis.
Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
AIM 5-3-3 ) When unable to climb/descent at a rate of at least 500 feet per minute.( 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. ( AIM 5-3-3 ) When an approach has been missed. (
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Fear of Landing
APRIL 19, 2024
The helicopter turned left to return to the airport, travelling at about 85 knots. The indicated airspeed had fallen below 65 knots and was still decreasing. The helicopter was at treetop height with an indicated airspeed of zero knots when the right yaw ceased. The pilot reported two miles out.
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. Any substantial changes to speed and descent rate will destabilize the landing.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 6, 2024
Even though synthetic vision might help me perform an emergency descent to a valley that might not be cloud filled, that’s pretty sketchy as a risk-mitigation strategy. Also, from when I lived out West, there was the mountaintop clearance guideline—1,000 feet for every 10 knots of wind, with 30 knots meaning no-go.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 26, 2024
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. High-wing aircraft might need more power or pitch to arrest the descent. Overcorrecting for a high descent rate will cause the aircraft to balloon.
Pilot Institute
MAY 9, 2024
It’s just S-turns with climbs and descents, right? 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.
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