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.”

Knot 87

Knot Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 87

Photographic Logbook

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

There are days when I am awestruck by the incredible scenes I can traverse with my airplane. Aside from a groundspeed boost from a tailwind, the outbound flight was nondescript. For both Scott and I, it was an opportunity to get back into the cockpit and fly for the simple sake of flying.

Groundspeed 52

Groundspeed Cockpit Weather Runway 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.”

Knot 52

Knot Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

At the current groundspeed, I believed it shouldn’t be of much concern unless the cell began producing lightning. As the airplane passed by the approach end of runway 6 a few strange wispy “ripped up” small pieces of clouds appeared off to the left. The lone shower to the southwest appeared larger and drifting slowly northeast.

Descent 71

Descent Approach Weather Runway 71

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

Landing an airplane is not easy, even for experienced pilots. A headwind lowers groundspeed , making landing easier. The control surfaces become less effective when the airplane slows during the roundout. Consider learning to fly tailwheel airplanes. Discover ways to stay proficient with regular practice.

Crosswind 52

Crosswind Aileron Longitudinal Axis Rudder 52

Air Facts

AUGUST 16, 2024

Flying to Sun ‘n Fun 2024 Air Facts Journal I’ve been flying since 1994 if you don’t count model airplanes, rockets, balsa wood and tissue paper rubber band powered models, control line, radio controlled (R/C) model aircraft and gliders. With a screaming tailwind, I was seeing a groundspeed of 185 kts at 6,500 feet.

Weather 77

Weather Knot Ceiling Turbulence 77

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

A quick way to estimate the correct descent rate for a 3-degree glidepath is to multiply your groundspeed by five. You’ll have to determine the correct point for your particular airplane, but once you do, you can set up your downwind leg perfectly for any runway. Flying at 60 knots?

Descent 52

Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

That day, he was solo in a 1996 Extra EA-300L single-engine unlimited competition aerobatic airplane. At times, the airplane was less than 200 feet above ground level. The last ADS-B flight data point has the airplane at about 2,519 feet msl with a groundspeed of only 48 knots. The strong machine was working as expected.

Descent 69

Descent Airplanes Knot Pilot 69

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

That day, he was solo in a 1996 Extra EA-300L single-engine unlimited competition aerobatic airplane. At times, the airplane was less than 200 feet above ground level. The last ADS-B flight data point has the airplane at about 2,519 feet msl with a groundspeed of only 48 knots. The strong machine was working as expected.

Descent 52

Descent Airplanes Knot Pilot 52

Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Warrior has introduced countless people to the joys of light airplanes. Assuming the mighty Warrior can produce a groundspeed of 90 knots, you take that number, divide it by 60, and you’ll end up with 1.5. East Coast airplanes don’t belong in Colorado, unless your plans always take you East of I-25. feet per minute).

Density Altitude 74

Density Altitude Ceiling Runway Weather 74

Air Facts

AUGUST 21, 2024

We live at an airpark, and the airplanes are steps from my kitchen. My Sonex cruises about 130 mph at this power setting, but headed southeast into the wind I am losing an easy 15 mph on my groundspeed. My groundspeed is 150 mph and ahead of me the sunlight streams in Jacob’s Ladder’s from the clouds.

Runway 75

Runway Groundspeed Approach Crosswind 75

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

A perfectly good airplane with everything operating as expected. The rule of thumb is VSI = ½ groundspeed times 10. The HAA (height above airport) is one that by design is biased on operational necessities along with the assumptions of four very salient and important cornerstones. This will work well up to about 10 kts of headwind.

Approach 70

Approach AGL Descent Runway 70

Flying Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

While we were sitting in the airplane on the morning of the flight, the pilot received his IFR clearance, which kept us on the eastern route. Our groundspeed was a meager 72 knots as we descended on the glideslope. As we broke out of the cloud base, the rain limited the forward visibility through the windscreen.

Weather 108

Weather Wind Shear Clearance Turbulence 108