Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

” The answers come from a clever little setup on your airplane: a metal tube sticking into the airstream and a tiny hole on the fuselage. It helps measure how fast the airplane is going by measuring the air pressure. The other important part of the system is a tiny hole on the side of the airplane, called a static port.

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Descent Airplanes 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. Descent Point Nominate a descent point that will give you a constant 3° profile to the threshold. We can calculate the rate of descent required to achieve a 3° profile. Safe flying!

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Airplanes Descent Approach Final Approach 52

Flight Training Central

MAY 2, 2024

In this episode, the first in the series, Suderman shows what to expect on a first flight lesson, from taxiing the airplane to talking with Air Traffic Control to takeoff. He also demonstrates the four fundamentals of flight – straight and level, climbs, descents, and turns – ad shows why a stall is nothing to be afraid of.

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Air Traffic Control Descent Airplanes Pilot 97

Flight Training Central

MAY 7, 2024

As much as it seems sometimes that airplanes fly by magic, it’s important for every pilot to understand at least the basic fundamentals of aerodynamics. Straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs, and descents. airplane's center line and the relative wind. airplane's center line and the relative wind.

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Gross Weight Longitudinal Axis Airfoil Lift 98

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 14, 2025

Non-Precision Approaches Non-Precision Approaches: Only provide lateral guidance, requiring pilots to level off at a Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) until the runway is visible. ILS): Include vertical guidance, allowing a continuous descent to a Decision Height (DH) where the pilot decides to land or go missed.

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Approach Descent Runway Instrument Landing System 98

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. For others, flying on a commercial airliner may be a once-a-year event when heading off on vacation.

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Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 269

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 27, 2025

1) High Roundout Sometimes when the airplane appears to temporarily stop moving downward, the roundout has been made too rapidly and the airplane is flying level, too high above the runway. This would result in the airplane stalling and dropping hard onto the runway. This climbing during the roundout is known as ballooning.

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Airplanes Runway Accelerated Stall Lift 89

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Chapter 4 of the FAA Airplane Flying Handbook is the poster child for this kind of pilot-abusing declamation. Push down more on the gas pedal (throttle in an airplane), go faster. The other option is to give the car (airplane) more gas (throttle) and maintain the same speed going uphill. It’s much the same in an airplane.

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Airplanes Descent Pilot Altimeter 95

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

That is consistent with this accident, in that witnesses reported seeing the airplane descending with both wings folded up before impact. The pilot of the accident airplane being a physician has rekindled a lurid stereotypical expression involving V-tail Bonanzas. It’s an airplane that has to be flown with care in IMC.

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Tail Instrument Meteorological Conditions Knot Groundspeed 105

Greg Brown's Flying Carpet Blog

JUNE 16, 2024

Ride along with renowned aviator, writer, and photographer Greg Brown in his light airplane, the Flying Carpet, as he searches behind clouds for the real America, experiencing countless aerial adventures along the way. If you enjoyed this story, you’ll love Greg’s book, Flying Carpet: The Soul of an Airplane.

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Descent Airplanes Pilot 94

AV Web

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Security video footage showed the plane descending shortly after takeoff, and ADS-B data suggested the airplane may have become airborne around the runway’s midpoint, maintaining a low altitude until reaching the departure end. The plane continued a slight descent, followed by a right turn, before the data ended about 0.6

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Pilot Runway Descent Airplanes 98

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. The destination is a couple thousand feet above sea level, with an RNAV approach that depicts a higher-than-normal descent gradient to a down-sloping runway. The ceiling is 800 ft overcast.

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Approach Descent Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 105

Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

I requested a descent from 6,000’ down to 4,000’ and was denied due to traffic. I was soon cleared to descend to 4,000’ and entered IMC during the descent while I located the approach chart to brief. I began a rapid descent from 3,000’ down to the 2,000’ for the IAF. We’re now following a Saratoga. The IAF was looming closer.

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Descent Approach Weather AGL 98

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

That is consistent with this accident, in that witnesses reported seeing the airplane descending with both wings folded up before impact. The pilot of the accident airplane being a physician has rekindled a lurid stereotypical expression involving V-tail Bonanzas. It’s an airplane that has to be flown with care in IMC.

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Tail Instrument Meteorological Conditions Knot Groundspeed 98

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 5, 2025

It found only a few airplane parts floating on the waves. The roll was not checked by the pilot and continued past 60 degrees of bank and the descent rate increased. Extreme aerodynamic stresses of the out-of-control descent eventually caused the tail to separate. An extensive Coast Guard search operation was launched.

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Clearance Pilot Cockpit Descent 97

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

That day, he was solo in a 1996 Extra EA-300L single-engine unlimited competition aerobatic airplane. The pilot flew into a gap between ridgelines and performed a series of rapid climbs, turns, and descents. Three reversals were recorded, with climb and descent rates of over 10,000 feet per minute.

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Descent Airplanes Knot Groundspeed 76

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Alongside a nearby highway, some recognizable bits of airplane, the vertical stabilizer and rudder, a horizontal stabilizer and elevator, fell separately to Earth. The sole probable cause was the pilot’s ‘improper aerobatic maneuver…that exceeded the airplane’s design limits. The pilot died instantly. After crossing U.S.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 93

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Alongside a nearby highway, some recognizable bits of airplane, the vertical stabilizer and rudder, a horizontal stabilizer and elevator, fell separately to Earth. The sole probable cause was the pilot’s ‘improper aerobatic maneuver…that exceeded the airplane’s design limits. The pilot died instantly. After crossing U.S.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 93

AV Web

JULY 27, 2024

At one point, the ADS-B data recorded on FlightAware showed a descent rate of 5,545 feet per minute. The airplane crashed near the town of Gillette, Wyoming, about 1:00 local time (MDT), sparking a small fire that was reportedly quickly contained. The pilot reportedly told controllers he had an autopilot issue and was losing control.

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Descent Pilot Airplanes 111

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

There’s a reason why basic airplane attitude instrument flying comes first in any Instrument curriculum – it’s the foundation for everything else you’ll do in IFR flying. Within the normal speed range of an airplane, there are many combinations of power and pitch which will maintain altitude at different airspeeds.

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Descent Altimeter Airplanes Indicated Airspeed 52

iPad Pilot News

JANUARY 7, 2025

So if you head up on a flight with your brand new Wi-Fi only model iPad, you’ll quickly realize that the little blue airplane that showed your position on the ground when connected to the internet is gone. Not configuring engine-out glide performance for your airplane. Using the app-auto update feature.

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Pilot Descent Airplanes Cockpit 98

AV Web

JANUARY 8, 2025

Also see the sidebar on the opposite page for a real-world example involving the editor-in-chiefs airplane. Pre-Flight Checks All the preflight planning in the world will not help you if the airplane is mis-fueled. I typically cruise the airplanes IO-520 at around 13 gph. For most of my trips involving a climb to altitude (e.g.,

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Payload Airplanes Approach Descent 105

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The mechanic flew the airplane he’d flown back as well. I was hoping for one of the PA-18s, but the only airplane available was the PA-12. I was still in a pretty rapid descent. While still in a descent, soon to crash into the trees, I turned to look. I was in a controlled descent. I decided to go flying.

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Descent Lift Runway Cockpit 93

Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

VFR approaches to land at night should be accomplished with a steeper descent. VASI lights as shown in this illustration indicate that the airplane is below the glide slope. at a higher airspeed. the same as during daytime. Who has final authority to accept or decline any land and hold short (LAHSO) clearance? Pilot in command.

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Crosswind Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control 98

Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Here are the five most often missed questions from November 2024 on the simulated Instrument Rating Airplane Knowledge Test. You must receive an additional ATC clearance to leave your current altitude at FL290 and begin a descent to cross STELA at 11,000 feet. Let’s get to the quiz! How should you proceed?

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Clearance VOR NOTAMs Descent 98

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

These would guide them when they couldn’t see anything outside their airplane. The satellites then send the corrected signals back to your airplane. LNAV Approach An LNAV (Lateral Navigation) approach helps guide you left and right toward the runway, but it doesnt tell you how to control your descent. Thats up to you!

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Approach Pilot Descent Airplanes 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Flight idle and nose down, which normally produced a 2,000-3,000-feet descent rate, resulted in a 2,000-feet-per-minute climb. Anything in the airplane not tied down floated, even dust from the flight deck carpet, then slammed to the nearest surface moments later as we were caught by the next wave. We don’t want to be caught in those.”

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Turbulence Weather Knot Descent 97

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Its connected, along with a safety weak link, to the tail of the airplane. The NTSB said witness accounts and video evidence suggested that the airplane was operating in the region of reverse command and that the power required to climb with the increased drag of the banner exceeded the power available at its pitch attitude.

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Drag Airplanes Pilot Rudder 71

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. The flaps on an aircraft are used for controlled descents with slower airspeed during the approach and landing. What should you do?

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Pilot Drag Descent Approach 52

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Aerodynamic Differences Fixed-Wing Aircraft (Airplanes) Airplanes , or fixed-wing aircraft, generate lift through their stationary wings as they move forward. Control Mechanisms Airplane Controls In airplanes, pilots manage flight using three primary controls: the ailerons, elevator, and rudder.

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Torque Lift Airplanes Stability 52

Ask a Flight Instructor

MAY 15, 2024

I am going to fly a cross country in an airplane equipped with an STec 20/30. In this configuration, will I be able to deselect the altitude hold so I have pitch control of the airplane for my descent? I am used to GFC 500 and STec 55x. However, I am proficient and current in hand flying approaches.

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Approach Descent Airplanes 52

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? When it’s airplane versus the ground, the ground always wins.

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Airplanes Approach Horizontal Stabilizer Pilot 84

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

It can also be dangerous when the learner drops the airplane to fly the checklist or radio, so practice in the ATD is often a good way to learn procedures, as the ATD is a CFI-controlled environment. To get the most out of the scenario, the learner should use the same procedures in the airplane. It’s an ATD.

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Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 105

Ask a Flight Instructor

JANUARY 26, 2025

I typically arrive over the airfield/intended landing point 3,000 AGL then fly a 360 degree steep descent to a short final. I believe the civilian equivalent is the 360 degree power-off landing once required of commercial pilot candidates, and described in previous editions of the Airplane Flying Handbook.

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AGL Descent Runway Pilot 52

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

A perfectly good airplane with everything operating as expected. 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.

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Approach AGL Descent Runway 97

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Three-Bar VASI To help you when flying long-bodied airplanes, like the Boeing 747 or the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, some airports use the three-bar VASI. When your eyes are on the proper slope for a long-bodied airplane, you’ll see the top bar red, the middle bar white, and ignore the lower bar, which is also white. Safe landings!

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Runway Approach Threshold Clearance 98

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The wheels touch down too hard, and before you know it, the airplane is bouncing right back into the air. Key Takeaways Bounced landings can result from excessive speed, improper flare, or high descent rates. High Descent Rate While landing, if you have a high descent rate, the wheels can hit the ground hard and cause a bounce.

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Descent Runway Rudder Pilot 52