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 89

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 listed entry airspeed range is 87 to 97 knots.

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Indicated Airspeed True Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 80

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. Airspeed rapidly swinging back and forth between 60 and 160 knots. The strong machine was working as expected.

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Descent Airplanes Knot Groundspeed 64

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 listed entry airspeed range is 87 to 97 knots.

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Indicated Airspeed True Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 79

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.

Crosswind 105

Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 105

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

A drone was used to locate the airplane and steer two airboats to the crash site. Around halfway, cruising at 3,000 feet at 180 knots, onboard avionics data indicates increasing temperature in one of the cylinder heads lasting about five minutes. Data shows a constant high-speed descent straight toward the runway.

Knot 80

Knot Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 80

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. 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.

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Descent Airplanes Knot Pilot 52

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Naturally, my first officer and I got a good laugh from this as our 757 was cruising along effortlessly at about 300 knots indicated airspeed, and was not yawing towards the supposedly dead engine. I had also forgotten that today, everyone is an authority on things they know nothing about, such as airplanes.

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Indicated Airspeed Air Traffic Control Airplanes Descent 98

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. Airspeed rapidly swinging back and forth between 60 and 160 knots. The strong machine was working as expected.

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Descent Airplanes Knot Groundspeed 52

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. Flying at 60 knots? 60 x 5 = 300 feet per minute is your recommended descent rate.

Descent 52

Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

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

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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Approach Airplanes Horizontal Stabilizer Pilot 71

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

hours I had already put on the airplane since the repair increased my confidence that the issue was suitably managed. In a nod to airplane cleanliness, I shunned my preferred "everything" sub roll for a plain one that was guaranteed to shed less debris. However, the Warrior had no surprises in store for me and the 4.5

Approach 97

Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 97

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

In the Cessna 172S Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH), the landing distance decreases by 10% for every 9 knots of headwind. For the Cessna 172, landing distance increases by 10% for every 2 knots of tailwind. Any substantial changes to speed and descent rate will destabilize the landing.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Crosswind 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

First, you need to know your airplane. Be familiar with what an idling engine and slow gliding speed sound and feel like, what the clean descent rate is, how much altitude is lost during a 180- or 360-degree turn, and what minimum agl altitude you’ll want to have when you arrive abeam of your landing spot.

Drag 52

Drag Descent AGL Runway 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

It’s typically measured in knots (nautical miles per hour), with one knot being about 1.15 As an aircraft accelerates, especially at or above 200 knots, the air particles flowing around it become tightly packed. A positive reading means you’re climbing, while a negative one indicates descent. miles per hour.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift 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.

Knot 52

Knot Airplanes Crosswind Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

A drone was used to locate the airplane and steer two airboats to the crash site. Around halfway, cruising at 3,000 feet at 180 knots, onboard avionics data indicates increasing temperature in one of the cylinder heads lasting about five minutes. Data shows a constant high-speed descent straight toward the runway.

Knot 52

Knot Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 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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Checkride Airplanes Pilot AGL 52

Flight Training Central

MAY 1, 2024

For business use, airplanes allow you to do more in one day than you could do in a week traveling by airline. Flexibility, privacy, security and freedom are all great reasons to use a personal airplane for travel. You must be at least 16 years old to solo an airplane. There is no “right” type of person to become a pilot.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Airplanes Air Traffic Control 98

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 1, 2024

Tom and Ed with their airplanes at the fuel farm at Sodus. As I watched the other aircraft make a turning descent toward the runway numbers, I wondered if the tower was going to want to call my base as a way of sequencing us. You see the other airplane, right?" I acknowledged and noted that I had the Cherokee in sight.

Runway 98

Runway Approach Airplanes Turbulence 98

Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

It’s just S-turns with climbs and descents, right? The higher speed creates extra lift, causing the airplane to bank further into the turn. The pilot’s job is to prevent the airplane from banking too quickly or too far. For a Cessna 172, the recommended indicated airspeed for the maneuver is 105 knots.

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Rudder Lift Aileron Drag 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

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. As the sun began its descent, we began the final leg of what would end up being a four-hour trek.

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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 95

ABEAM

AUGUST 26, 2023

I had arranged with the airport police that we could pass by there from 05:30L onwards (after having done the GenDec ), and we had prepared most of the airplane upfront, including fuel. We immediately spotted a small Grumman Cheetah airplane with two people onboard: they were staring up to also fly to Reykjavik on their way to Oshkosh !

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Weather Clearance Knot Airplanes 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

I checked the weather by phone and was assured it would be great CAVU (ceiling and visibility unlimited) with 2-3-knot winds from 090 degrees. Folding up the chart to show the first leg, I took a look around to make sure I had not forgotten anything I walked up to the airplane and placed my chart, E6-B, and plotter on the instrument panel.

Runway 62

Runway Threshold Approach AGL 62

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

The stall warning horn sounds at least 5 knots above the actual stall speed. Since you need to fly without triggering the warning, select a target airspeed of about 2 to 5 knots more. Your target airspeed should be 5 knots above the speed that triggers the stall warning horn. Turbulent air will require a larger airspeed margin.

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Lift Rudder Drag AGL 52

Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

This is a hard one to gain insight from other than this: Some atmospheric events are bigger than our plastic airplanes. This is consistent with Rick’s report, which referenced 9 knots of wind. A sudden gust of 50 knots would have caused a stall unless he had been flying at about 100 knots indicated.

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Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway 52

Fullthrottle Aviation

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The question came up on a group on social media where a student was asking the community how to perform the Emergency Descent maneuver (PA.IX.A). Establish and maintain the appropriate airspeed and configuration appropriate to the scenario specified by the evaluator and as covered in POH/AFM for the emergency descent. PA.IX.A.S4

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Descent Aeronautical Decision-Making Airplanes Turbulence 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

I was very fortunate this year to share my airplane with a varied cast of terrific friends both old and new. As I passed Kelley's Island, wind streaks in the water out of the southwest indicated a wind of six to eight knots, exactly as forecast. Except for a single airplane tied down on the ramp, the parking apron was empty.

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Runway Approach Knot Drag 98

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The many analyses and videos on these topics have been done in what can best be described as laboratory conditions, carefully selected optimum conditions of pilot, airplane, and environment. An incomplete summary description of FASF is whether the airplane made it out of ground effect. No math required.

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General Aviation Pilot Approach Airplanes 98

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!” Landing on a short field required full flaps and the slowest possible safe airspeed, a couple of knots above stall. Briefing complete.

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Weight-Shift-Control Tail Cargo Airplanes 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 19, 2024

To arrest this descent, you need to generate more lift. Increasing the angle of attack will cause the airplane to slow below best glide speed. Pitching down for airspeed magnifies the already steep descent rate. When banking, you must increase the angle of attack to keep the descent rate in check.

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AGL Runway Descent Lift 52

Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

The aircraft was 44 knots higher than its target landing speed, which resulted in a runway overrun. It helps reduce the chances of a stall and puts you in a better position to arrest the descent and start your climb out. Pitch for Climb The next immediate action is to arrest the descent. Many passengers were injured.

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Wind Shear Runway Approach Aeronautical Decision-Making 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Since then, the team has advanced the airplane into a kit, one made out of carbon fiber and incorporating more than 1400 hours of the prototype’s operation. But now they are, and as no other Experimental—or certified airplane for that matter—can do what the Gweduck can, it’s time to take a good look at the program.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 72

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The aging fleet flown by many operators is steadily racking up hours, imposing more and more maintenance burdens on 50-year-old airframes while production of new airplanes has slowed to a trickle, and the cost of the few available is high. A two-seat dedicated IFR training airplane hadn’t been certified since the Cessna 152 of 1978.

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Knot Rudder Airplanes Gross Weight 88