Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The major difference between the two is that a degree of power is used throughout the level-off and touchdown for the soft-field landing so as to control the descent rate all the way to touch down. Control the descent rate with pitch and power and touch down at minimum speed with the aircraft in a nose-high pitch attitude.

Approach 52

Approach Ground Effect Final Approach Airplanes 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

As with any landing, it’s vital to have a stabilized approach. 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.

NOTAMs 52

NOTAMs Runway Approach Descent 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Any substantial changes to speed and descent rate will destabilize the landing. x V SO (or POH recommendation) by around 500 feet AGL. This gives you a safe buffer on the stall speed and plenty of time to stabilize. The drag allows for a steeper descent, which is particularly helpful when avoiding obstacles.

Weight-Shift-Control 52

Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Descent 52

Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

It is based on the pilot’s judgment of certain visual clues, and depends on the maintenance of a constant final descent airspeed and configuration. According to the GOM, either pilot could call for a go-around, yet neither did despite the published stabilized approach criteria being violated. The ceiling is 800 ft overcast.

Approach 105

Approach Descent Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 105

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

Perhaps just prior to the start of descent could be the optimum time–certainly completed no later than commencement of approach. Recall that we must remain at or above MDA until we are in a normal position to perform a normal rate of descent to landing. Will the vertical speed necessary comply with required descent criteria?

Approach 70

Approach AGL Descent Runway 70

Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

Top Reasons for Go-Arounds Unstabilized Approach An aircraft must have a stabilized approach before landing. An approach is stabilized when: The aircraft is on the correct flight path, i.e., on runway centerline and glideslope. If the crew had gone around, they could’ve returned for a safer, stabilized approach and landing.

Wind Shear 52

Wind Shear Runway Approach Aeronautical Decision-Making 52

Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

At approximately 30-40 feet agl, the spinning stopped and the helicopter appeared to stabilize for a brief moment before continuing a nose-low, forward descent into the grass north of Runway 28. The aerodynamic effect allows for enough lift and control for a safe descent without engine power.

Torque 76

Torque Indicated Airspeed Tail Knot 76