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Unstable approaches

Professional Pilot

Challenger 604, G-IV Contributing Writer Pilatus PC-12 on approach at ORL. Air traffic control instructions often lead to unstable approaches. The request to make a short approach or maintain a higher-than-normal speed to the final approach fix is the most common reason pilots don’t meet stable approach criteria.

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Danger lurks in circling approaches

Air Facts

What speed on final approach? At what AGL altitude will the aircraft be in a stable/configured condition? At what AGL altitude will the aircraft be in a stable/configured condition? (No FAA parameters are no lower than 500’ AGL for stabilized criteria What specific runway lighting do we expect to see?

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Power-off Stall: Recovery Steps Made Easy

Pilot Institute

On final approach, it can be the difference between recovering and crashing. The ACS states that recovery should be completed no lower than 1,500 ft AGL for single-engine aircraft and 3,000 ft AGL for multi-engine aircraft. If the aircraft stalls and you are surprised, you might not be able to recover in time.

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Could pilots of Flight 5342 have done anything differently to avoid the DC plane crash?

Ask Captain Lim

The crew was not obligated to accept this runway and could have requested an alternative or allowed more time for a stabilized approach. However, during final approach, we were instructed to switch to Runway 22L, a shorter runway typically used for departures.

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How to fly a perfect soft field approach and landing

Flight Training Central

The final approach speed for a soft field approach and landing should be the same as is used for a short field technique to minimuze float once you enter ground effect. If gusty conditions are present, increase final approach airspeed by one half the gust factor.

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Unbolted in Fairfield (Update on the 2022 Bell 407 GXP Crash)

Fear of Landing

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. When it stopped climbing, the helicopter maneuvered erratically drifting towards the north and descending.

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Partial Power Failures

AV Web

Once youve got the airplane stabilized but are unable to resolve the partial power loss, its time to start getting this thing on the ground. But if you have enough altitude, you have the energy and flexibility to plan and execute a traffic pattern that puts you on final approach in a position from which to land.

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