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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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 98

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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Aviation Bussiness News

AUGUST 21, 2024

This directive comes after a March incident where a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 experienced a sudden mid-air descent, resulting in injuries to more than 50 passengers. Sources: Mabrian travel intelligence: seats availability on scheduled flights (one-way) from August 20 to September 20, 2024 in Boeing 787-8, -9, and -10 airplanes.

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Aviation Bussiness News

JULY 9, 2024

This service procedure change will allow inflight services to end before the airplane begins its descent to land. From now on, the airline will wrap up cabin services on all medium and long-haul routes 40 minutes before landing, 20 minutes earlier than previously.

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Turbulence Descent Airplanes Airlines 52

Jetwhine

JUNE 10, 2024

The 87-page Private Pilot, Airplane: ACS-6C is way different than the comparatively skimpy practical test standards I faced in June 1976. My assessment was going well until the Emergency Operation Area of Operation dredged up no memory of Emergency Descents or Emergency Approaches and Landings. There’s two more for the schooling list.

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Checkride Airplanes Descent Flight Plan 52

Fear of Landing

MARCH 1, 2024

Regardless, the aircraft entered a dangerous descent at 8,000 feet per minute. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 _Code of Federal Regulations _ Part 91 instructional flight. A witness in the vicinity of the accident site reported that he heard an airplane maneuvering near his home and noticed various engine pitch changes.

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Descent Airplanes Knot Pilot 52

Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A pilot needs to control the airplane in a manner that the wings support the weight of the airplane as long as practical to minimize stresses imposed on the landing gear by a rough surface or to prevent sinking into a soft surface. The approach for the soft-field landing is similar to the normal approach.

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Approach Ground Effect Final Approach Airplanes 52

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 Knot Instrument Meteorological Conditions Groundspeed 105

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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Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

Learn to use aircraft references to establish a stable descent rate and pitch, ending up in a smooth roundout and flare. A quick way to estimate the correct descent rate for a 3-degree glidepath is to multiply your groundspeed by five. 60 x 5 = 300 feet per minute is your recommended descent rate. Flying at 60 knots?

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Flight Training Central

JULY 26, 2024

During the turn, I noticed bright lights ahead and at first, thought it was an airplane very close above me at 12 o’clock flying in the opposite direction.… Immediately, I thought I was flying with a very nose high, pitch up attitude and immediately realized [the lights] were not an airplane! Check your altitude.”

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Approach Airplanes Descent Cockpit 52

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 Knot Instrument Meteorological Conditions Groundspeed 98

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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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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Approach Airplanes Horizontal Stabilizer Pilot 77

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 Air Traffic Control Approach 98

Northstar VFR

JANUARY 15, 2023

If your finances allow it, you might even want to purchase your own airplane, with personal access to the skies in your grasp. HOME STUDY An easy way to get yourself acquainted with the airframe is to do a quick Google search on the airplane. General Maneuvering, including climbs and descents 5. Descent Planning 6.

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Descent V Speed Crosswind Airplanes 52

Northstar VFR

AUGUST 11, 2024

There are phases of flight when it’s critical that you know how to handle the airplane at slower speeds. Departure and arrival are two of the most critical phases of a flight and involves flying the airplane slow while being very close to the ground. When an airplane exceeds its critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall happens.

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Cranky Flier

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

We began our descent as we approached the airport. Though Dornier was known best for its massive seaplanes before the war, most people today know the company — if they know it at all — for its Dornier 228 and 328 aircraft. After passing by Meersburg Castle, it was time to come back. That’s when we had a little fun.

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Flight Deck Descent Runway Approach 152

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 27, 2024

Our friends at the Flight Safety Foundation take the definition of a stabilized approach a bit further and specify that all briefings and checklists have been completed, sink rates are no more than 1,000 feet per minute (for jets), and only small changes in pitch, power, and heading are required to maintain the planned descent and touchdown point.

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Stability Approach Runway Pilot 82

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

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The many analyses and videos on these topics have been done in what can best be described as laboratory conditions—carefully selected ideal conditions of pilot, airplane, and environment. The instructor was able to complete the turn, but the airplane overshot the runway. The engine problem was unaddressed carburetor ice.

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Gross Weight Runway Airplanes Pilot 66

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Even though synthetic vision might help me perform an emergency descent to a valley that might not be cloud filled, that’s pretty sketchy as a risk-mitigation strategy. 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 90

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Any substantial changes to speed and descent rate will destabilize the landing. The drag allows for a steeper descent, which is particularly helpful when avoiding obstacles. Power controls the rate of descent, and pitch controls airspeed. Anticipate how the higher descent rate will affect the roundout.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Descent 52

Flight Training Central

MAY 12, 2024

But my first mission was to solo the airplane. I jumped up from my desk and walked out to my airplane, the Cessna 172S Skyhawk. It’s time to start the airplane which I have done dozens of times by now, but every start up until this point had been a cold start. The airplane just kept turning over and never would catch.

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Knot Airplanes Crosswind Runway 52

AV Web

JUNE 6, 2024

After flying “several miles” toward the assigned VOR, the Bonanza began a tight right turn to 213 degrees and its rate of descent began to increase, ultimately reaching as high as 15,000 feet per minute.

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VOR Approach Descent Tail 75

Northstar VFR

JUNE 30, 2024

As the airplane climbs in altitude, the static pressure decreases. The indication given is a rate of climb or descent in feet per minute (fpm). The difference acts on the diaphragm, which is connected to the instrument’s needle, and gives the pilot an indication of the rate of climb or rate of descent. inches of mercury.

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Instrument Meteorological Conditions Descent 68

AV Web

JUNE 6, 2024

After flying “several miles” toward the assigned VOR, the Bonanza began a tight right turn to 213 degrees and its rate of descent began to increase, ultimately reaching as high as 15,000 feet per minute.

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VOR Approach Descent Tail 75

Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

What is a Turbine Airplane There is a misconception among the public that airplanes are divided between prop and jet. Turboprop-powered airplanes are generally slower and don’t fly as high as turbofan-powered airplanes but are often just as advanced. Navigation systems are much more complex and capable.

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Pilot Airplanes Weather Air Traffic Control 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

A drone was used to locate the airplane and steer two airboats to the crash site. The fiancé told air traffic control that his formation partner had a partial loss of engine power, was trailing smoke, declared an emergency for the accident airplane, and told ATC that the Extra was “making a beeline for the airport right now.”

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Knot Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 87

Northstar VFR

JANUARY 4, 2023

But now, while flying in low visibility and overcast cloud layers, you have to rely on your instrumentation more than ever before and keep your eyes inside the airplane. Stay ahead of the airplane and be safe! As a student pilot you were always taught “see and avoid”, keep your eyes outside, etc.

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Ceiling Instrument Meteorological Conditions Approach Weather 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

High-wing aircraft might need more power or pitch to arrest the descent. High Descent Rate If you have a high sink rate on approach, you’ll have a tough time arresting the descent during the roundout. Overcorrecting for a high descent rate will cause the aircraft to balloon.

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NOTAMs Runway Approach Descent 52

AV Web

JULY 21, 2024

It had a new smell but not an entirely new airplane fragrance, if you catch my drift. It was hard to get up early, but doing what my airline called “Early Birds” had these advantages: • The airplane was always there. This was followed by a decent three-hour nap in anticipation of flying home at night.

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Cockpit Approach Descent Airplanes 52

Air Facts

JUNE 5, 2024

Often the response is something like, “My father (or mother) was a pilot, and I spent a lot of time around airplanes with him.” Dad once chuckled as he told me the other Pig Pilots kidded him about his circling descents from 8,000 feet over the airport at Phnom Penh to avoid attracting small arms fire.

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Pilot Hangar Runway Approach 79

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 8, 2024

What will occur if a descent to 4,500 feet MSL is made without readjusting the mixture? Share your results : Facebook Facebook Twitter Google+ Want to learn more about airplane engine operations? The uncontrolled firing of the fuel/air charge in advance of normal spark ignition is known as pre-ignition. combustion. detonation.

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Descent Airplanes Pilot 52

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 22, 2024

We now had a one-ton very angry creature running from one end or our airplane to the other. Besides, we had our hands full, fighting to maintain control of the airplane. Descent check!” Aim to the back or the side of the airplane, not up here and not toward the ceiling,” I warned. Over the intercom: “Loadmaster to pilot!

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Weight-Shift-Control Tail Cargo Airplanes 52

CockPit Conversation

MAY 24, 2024

Sometimes the heater works and only our toes are cold, because the frigid air of the flight levels blasts in through the gaps in the unpressurized airplane. It’s always alike, but never the same. Sometimes the heater refuses to work at all, and the cold seeps slowly through the layers of coats and long johns into our flesh.

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