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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Runway Gross Weight Airplanes Pilot 66

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

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

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.

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General Aviation Pilot Approach Runway 73

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 11, 2023

The Warrior was already subjected to hail on my watch during a stop in Kennesaw, GA in 2011 when I watched helplessly as tiny chunks of ice pummeled my airplane. No one wants the skin of their airplane to resemble a dimpled golf ball, Pollyanna commentary about drag reduction aside. Fortunately, the hail was small and the damage minor.

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Descent Approach Airplanes Runway 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 19, 2024

You’re at a high pitch attitude and are counteracting the left-turning tendencies with rudder. 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.

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AGL Runway Descent Lift 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Common mistakes include neglecting clearing turns, delaying stall recovery, and misusing the rudder. As you increase the throttle, anticipate the need to add more right rudder. Keep an eye on the turn coordinator and nudge the rudder in the direction it indicates. Use the rudder to stay coordinated. What Is Slow Flight?

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Lift Rudder Drag AGL 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

I watched the stick flutter to and fro in sync with the rudder pedals as Wilkins fought to maintain the centerline, all the while pushing in the throttle. 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 Approach 70

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 2, 2024

An increasing rate of descent. High rate of descent – shown on your vertical speed indicator. Use rudder to check balance. If you pull back on the control column, you will see a reduction in the rate of descent. Decreasing altitude – read from your altimeter. – read from your vertical speed indicator.

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Altimeter Descent Turbulence Lift 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. Under normal circumstances Shmulik would have had sufficient altitude to delay the landing by several minutes: his glider’s minimum descent rate in still air was just 100 fpm.

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Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway 52

Professional Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Thinking we could be on fire, we initiated a 7000-fpm descent. Little thought is given to the fact that a 7000-fpm descent will fog the windows. McDonnell Douglas DC 10/DC-8, Boeing 737, Falcon 900, Citation Excel/Mustang and Hawker 800XP Chief Pilot Alaska Utah Aviation Sunrise FL A viation moves as fast as the airplanes we fly.

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