Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

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. It wasn’t a big deal, but after a long week at EAA AirVenture and a long day in the airplane, the detour wasn’t appreciated. That’s what Plan B is for.

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Airplanes Weather Ceiling Turbulence 93

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In the case of certain passengers, a flight may represent the first time they have ever been onboard an airplane, generating feelings of excitement and trepidation in equal measure about what may lie ahead. After reaching 100 knots, the aircraft will continue to accelerate to what is referred to as its V1 speed.

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Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 269

Air Facts

APRIL 9, 2025

Starlink Mini isnt exactly tiny, but it can be mounted in most GA airplanes. Ive flown with it on multiple cross-country trips and can tell you its like having full-speed home Wi-Fi on your airplane, all over the US and at all altitudes. Attention is a scarce resource in life today, and flying light airplanes requires a lot of it.

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Weather Airplanes Pilot Cockpit 52

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Have you ever thought about landing an airplane without using flaps? Think about these scenarios: maybe the flaps stop working, or youre flying an older airplane that doesnt even have them. For example, in a Cessna 172S, the approach speed increases from 60-70 knots with full flaps to 65-75 knots without flaps.

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Pilot Drag Descent Approach 52

Flying Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

on May 11 as the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) hosts a “parade of airplanes” over the National Mall. Haines noted that he’s spent a good bit of time researching the participant airplanes and was impressed to learn of their rich history. EST on May 11.

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Airplanes General Aviation Air Traffic Control Knot 69

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The airplane, N130Q, was constructed by Douglas at Santa Monica, California in 1943 as a C-53D-DO with serial number 42-68834. For a very thorough and engaging read on the full history of the DC-3 floatplane, including wartime history and the details of the Folsom airplane, we encourage readers to pick up a copy of Jakob H.

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Rudder Airplanes Drag Pilot 144

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The glass cockpit overshadows the cooperative, complacent RV-9A’s character. Fussing with the avionics to keep tabs on the weather gave many more knob touches than the airplane itself. The FAA weather said a thunderstorm was forecast, gusts to 6 knots. “Soft” IFR is what you plan for, and “hard” IFR is what you might get.

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Weather Runway Knot Rudder 78

AV Web

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

82 (499 knots) and 23,000 feet and company officials are talking about going supersonic in the next few flights. Boom Supersonic is getting closer to living up to its name and went higher and faster on its seventh test flight on Nov. The prototype got to Mach.82 The post Boom Nearing Boom appeared first on AVweb.

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Knot Cockpit Approach Pilot 105

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

It actually flew fine, and it flies like a normal airplane. “If you view the video of the first flight on YouTube ( LINK ), you’ll see the airplane does some wiggling around, but most of that was done on purpose as I was trying to get the feel of it as fast as I could.” It is a terrible airplane for crosswinds.

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Airplanes Crosswind Tail Cockpit 124

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Step-by-Step: How to Use the E6B for Time and Speed Calculations Calculating Time en Route Lets say were flying at a constant airspeed of 100 knots. That means itll take 24 minutes to fly 40 miles at 100 knots. That means our groundspeed was 90 knots. The weather station reports wind from 030 degrees at 20 knots.

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Groundspeed True Airspeed Density Altitude Knot 52

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In such cases, the ownership experience involves all the concerns of vintage aircraft maintenance, a cramped cockpit with restricted visibility, or both. But today’s bargain combines relatively modern design and reliability with a truly panoramic view from the cockpit and is available for $97,000 on Aircraft For Sale. gallons per hour.

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Cockpit Drag Knot General Aviation 93

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The weapon was guided by the launch aircraft through the manual command to line of sight (MCLOS) method, with the pilot tracking the flight of the missile via two bright flares on the weapon’s tail and making corrections using a small joystick in the cockpit.] Colonel Scott flew this airplane 26 March 1967 when he shot down a MiG 17.

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Pilot Cockpit Knot Stability 105

Air Facts

JANUARY 13, 2025

The pros and the cons: Cirrus SR22 Air Facts Journal A note on the title: Last time I wrote about a particular airplane (the Cessna 210 ), I titled it Why I love it, why I hate it. Richard Collins memorably wrote about Cirrus pilots in previous articlesboth what they do wrong and what they do right but here Ill focus on the airplane.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Pilot 98

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Landing an airplane can be one of the most nerve-wracking tasks for a student pilot. Getting an airplane to fly is easy. When it’s your turn in the cockpit, you’ll know what to do—whether it’s a routine landing or something urgent. Take your ground speed in knots and divide it by two. Good question.

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Airplanes Descent Approach Crosswind 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Combining the data shown on your cockpit instruments helps you make better judgments. It’s typically measured in knots (nautical miles per hour), with one knot being about 1.15 One example is Indicated Airspeed (IAS), which is the airspeed you read directly from cockpit instruments. miles per hour.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

Ultra-Modern: Cirrus SR22 If what turns your head is a sophisticated aircraft with advanced avionics, comfortable cockpit, and safety features such as a whole-airframe parachute, consider the Cirrus SR22 series. If you’re stepping up from a slower airplane, beware of falling behind the aircraft.

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Knot Pilot Cockpit Flight Deck 101

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

” Johnny at the controls of his first airplane. In a T-6, I don’t care what you do, realistically, normal conditions, you might get 140 knots. That P-64 will cruise around all day at 180, 190 knots. It is honestly one of the most fun airplanes I’ve ever flown.” Then we went over the cockpit.

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Pilot Airplanes Runway Cockpit 105

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Pounding on the airplane to loosen ice was forbidden. With this airplane, DA presented a caution, but never really a threat. On one trip home, we had a 50-knot headwind, really annoying at a true airspeed of only 125. The AirCam was far and away the best airplane for giving rides, screaming along at 70 knots.

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Knot Weather Density Altitude True Airspeed 92

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

The alert will only sound once every 60 seconds and is automatically disabled if groundspeed is less than 40 knots. The alert is only triggered when groundspeed is above 40 knots or the connected device does not have a GPS fix. IN-FLIGHT ALERTS 500 AGL Alerts – Alerts when descending through 500 ft. MSL and 25,000 ft.

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AGL Runway Groundspeed Descent 52

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 3, 2025

In fact, my first ride in an open-cockpit airplane, a Ryan PT-22 , included loops and rolls, and I dont recall having any concerns, just the joy of the ride. Several years later I got to fly a couple of open-cockpit aircraft, including a Fleet Finch 16B. The answer is: It just aint the same. A misstep could ruin your whole day.

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Cockpit Pilot Knot Weather 97

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

Is it to perfect the maneuver for the next check ride, learn how to recover the airplane after an inadvertent stall, or just avoid the whole thing in the first place? Initial Buffet How do you train for stall avoidance in an airplane that you should not stall? Why do we practice stalls? Each plane stalls a bit differently.

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Airplanes Approach Horizontal Stabilizer Pilot 82

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Pounding on the airplane to loosen ice was forbidden. With this airplane, DA presented a caution, but never really a threat. On one trip home, we had a 50-knot headwind, really annoying at a true airspeed of only 125. The AirCam was far and away the best airplane for giving rides, screaming along at 70 knots.

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Knot Weather Density Altitude True Airspeed 80

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

No Buck Rogers,” Darryl says, “I thought if I used the airplane to break the 3km speed record held by the Navy, I could raise a sponsor for the altitude record.” The cockpit side panels came from the first production F-104A that crashed in 1956. The explosion blew a hole in the side of the airplane.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When you’re starting to feel human again after major surgery, what’s a good plan for getting safely back into the cockpit? This 172 had a flap extension speed of 85 knots, and my old Cessna 172’s limit was 100 mph, or 87 knots. I had a total knee replacement. These discrepancies helped me get my head back in the game.

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Pitot Tube Approach Aileron Instrument Landing System 84

Fear of Landing

MARCH 1, 2024

The stall speed is cited in the docket as 53 knots. Whoever was flying that day appears to have intentionally slowed the aircraft to 28 knots. The Cessna 172S crashed into the ground, destroying the cockpit. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 _Code of Federal Regulations _ Part 91 instructional flight.

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Descent Airplanes Knot Pilot 52

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

But how to do so when you’ve known the airplane since its early development years, as I have? She warned me ahead of time that the airplane wouldn’t appear different from the outside but to expect something truly different inside. The logic is, if you can enter the airplane with the key fob, you can start the engine.

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Pilot Airplanes Approach Jet 111

Photographic Logbook

MARCH 10, 2024

Twenty years ago today, I bought an airplane. I'm in Oklahoma and I just bought an airplane." Compared to the tired, 100 horsepower, 2-seat Cessna I did my training in, this airplane was a veritable beast and it had a great paintjob, too. Also, weak batteries cannot start airplanes. Bill admonished out of embarrassment.

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Airplanes Knot Avionics Master Switch Runway 52

Jetwhine

JANUARY 17, 2024

Down low, maximum speeds can easily exceed 425 knots. However, this airplane is also designed with systems simple enough—and handling qualities docile enough—to allow no-jet-time aviators to confidently solo in as little as 15 hours. built fighter jet—including the narrow and mildly pressurized (4 psi) cockpit. Morris was right.

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Knot Rudder Pilot Jet 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Last summer I had the golden opportunity to fly a single-engine airplane, not once, but twice, round trip to Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Jim and I are nearly the same age, have similar backgrounds, and have both flown multicrew airplanes for much of our lives. The last point was the critical one.

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Weather Clearance Pilot Airplanes 90

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 13, 2024

Key Takeaways The Cirrus SR22 has evolved significantly since its certification in 2000, introducing key innovations like the Avidyne Entegra glass cockpit in 2003 and the turbocharged SR22 Turbo in 2006, which have set new standards in general aviation. This article breaks down its top features, performance stats, and innovative technology.

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Knot General Aviation Primary Flight Display Pilot 52

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 22, 2024

USAF photo] The YF-96A was powered by the Wright YJ65-W-1 turbojet, which required Republic to deepen the F-84 fuselage by 7 inches and make certain changes around the cockpit/canopy area. In a move that caused derision at Republic, the Air Force re-designated the aircraft as the YF-84F in September 1950. Then confusion ensued.

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Torque Cockpit Jet Knot 98

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

An audible tone or a visual light in the cockpit helps identify the position. They are as follows: Category A: Less than 91 knots. Usually, this is small, light aircraft used in general aviation(single-engine airplanes). Category B: 91 knots to less than 121 knots. Category C: 121 knots to less than 141 knots.

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Approach Knot Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

AV Web

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

A lot of reports come from air carrier pilots, which makes sense because they fly the most, but there are plenty of GA airplanes in the mix as well. One pilot got such warning after ATC vectored the airplane onto a charted segment 700 feet below the charted altitude for that segment. Plus controllers and mechanics.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 10, 2024

Aviation taxiing is when an airplane or other aircraft with wheels rolls off, on, or along the runway at a slow, consistent speed. Holding Positions and Their Meanings Another thing to be aware of from the cockpit is the holding positions. The pilot maneuvers the plane with a 7% thrust paving the way for a 30-knot speed.

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Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The weather briefing we had reviewed a half hour earlier promised a 20-knot headwind that would require two fuel stops on the 130-mile trip from our home airport in Kennett, Missouri (KTKX), to Little Rock Air Force Base (KLRF) in Arkansas. The windsock promised that getting the little yellow bird into the air would be a white-knuckle affair.

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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 11, 2024

After that, it was just me and the airplane. I reminded myself to stay calm and keep flying the airplane, and sure enough, there it was, just west of the city. Speed locked at 65 knots, I made a smooth touchdown right in the middle of the runway. Organization in the cockpit is everything. Trust your training.

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Approach Runway Airplanes Altimeter 52

Air Facts

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As briefed, we launched and headed to and entered one of our low-level training routes to fly tactical formation (below) at 500 feet AGL and 480 knots. When that pilot reported everything was OK, another pilot was directed to give his airplane the once-over.

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Runway AGL Approach Knot 52