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Blog: V-Tail Myths And The Truth, As We Know It, So Far

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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. Never exceed speed (Vne) for the V-35 is 192 knots.

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Managing the wind

Air Facts

Though wind is reported using such simple numbers like 270@15G20, I’ve come to believe that 20 knots here is not always the same as 20 knots there. I did a checkride in 30 knot winds in the flatlands of Kansas, almost straight down the runway. Then came the landing in 20 knots in the Hill Country of Texas, west of Austin.

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Blog: V-Tail Myths And The Truth, As We Know It, So Far

AV Web

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. Never exceed speed (Vne) for the V-35 is 192 knots.

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Quiz: Flight Planning with Sporty’s E6B

Flight Training Central

The electronic E6B is equally useful when in the airplane, to help determine actual winds aloft, true airspeed, fuel burn, and descent planning. Find the crosswind component for Runway 36 if the reported wind direction is 320 at 12 knots. knots Correct! knots Correct! 106 knots 110 knots 115 knots Correct!

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E6B Made Easy: A Beginner’s Step-by-Step Guide

Pilot Institute

Learn how to use the wind side to find groundspeed and wind correction angles. Your groundspeed (which will differ from your airspeed as the wind pushes you around). The rear has the wind side for calculating wind correction angles and groundspeed. That means itll take 24 minutes to fly 40 miles at 100 knots.

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Riding the Mountain Waves

Plane and Pilot

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. Eighty-knot tailwinds aloft and higher-than-normal temperature difference between the surface and aloft. Nose up but descending fast. What had I missed?

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4 Different Types of Airspeed: How to Calculate Each

Pilot Institute

At certain airspeeds and with certain flap settings, the installation and instrument errors may total several knots. You can find the calibrated airspeed for your airplane in the calibration chart of the aircraft manual. Ground Speed (GS) is the actual speed of the airplane over the ground.