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. Hold this extra power as you enter ground effect. Low-wing aircraft perform better in ground effect because of the wing’s proximity to the ground.

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NOTAMs Runway Approach Descent 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Fly at least 1,500 above ground level (AGL) to allow room for recovery in case you stall the aircraft. For a greater margin of safety, select an altitude that leaves you 1,500 feet AGL after recovery from a stall. So, if you’re inexperienced or out of practice, consider starting at 3,000 feet AGL.

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Lift Rudder Drag AGL 52

Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

He only needed a glide ratio of 14:1 to reach the airfield to arrive at a typical pattern altitude of 1,000 ft AGL. Shmulik flew quite fast at ground speeds between 100 and 130 kt, carrying a lot of extra energy. At this point he still had an altitude of 8,275 ft MSL, i.e. 2,739 ft AGL. Shmulik was directly south of midfield.

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Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway 52