Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The 26-year-old pilot was the plane’s only occupant and was pronounced dead by first responders at 12:06 p.m. The pilot, a homebuilder with a young family, had landed at 11:11 a.m. The pilot, a homebuilder with a young family, had landed at 11:11 a.m. The pilot soloed when he was 16 and had around 920 total flying hours.

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Pilot Knot Airplanes Lift 92

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 21, 2025

Flying with Starlink satellite internet: tips for pilots iPad Pilot News In-flight satellite connectivity is more accessible now than ever for pilots flying piston airplanes and light jets. This is ideal for campers, boaters, and now pilots, and you can use the newer Starlink Mini antenna with this plan.

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Pilot Airplanes Weather Knot 71

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 3, 2025

Have you ever wondered how pilots determine wind direction and speed at a glance? Standard FAA aviation windsocks are calibrated to fully extend at a wind speed of 15 knots. A windsock is an essential aviation tool that helps pilots make safe decisions. How To Read a Windsock Hanging limp : Winds are under 3 knots.

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Knot Weather Wind Shear Weight-Shift-Control 98

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Parts are plentiful, virtually every mechanic is familiar with the type, and the flying characteristics are docile enough for even brand-new pilots. The inclusion of wheel pants creates a finished, factory look while improving cruising speed by a few knots. For an entry-level or simply economical airplane, this 150 checks many boxes.

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Knot Airplanes Approach Pilot 98

CFI Academy

MARCH 28, 2025

For the FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Airplane Single Engine (ASE) checkride, the demonstration stalls are specific maneuvers that you, as a CFI candidate, must perform and explain to demonstrate your instructional knowledge and ability. How to Perform: Trim the airplane for a climb or approach speed (e.g.,

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Aileron Rudder Checkride AGL 96

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 12, 2025

Then, a few years ago, I was privileged to hear how an amazing young woman, Jessica Cox , earned her sport pilot certificate. The story of this unique airplane begins in the early 1930s with Fred Weick, an engineer for the National Advisory Committee for Aviation (NACA). The final chapter of the Ercoupe story began with great promise.

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Rudder Tail Crosswind Airplanes 105

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 18, 2025

For a certain segment of pilots looking to travel a certain distance, a fast, personal airplane can serve as a veritable time machine. And the rest of the airplane follows suit. While individual upgrades like these often return only a few knots each, they can collectively boost a stock airplanes cruise speed noticeably.

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Transponder Airplanes Drag Knot 98

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

I felt knots forming in my stomach. The winds and rain caught up with the little craft as if a hand was reaching out grabbing control of the airplane. It was all I could do to keep the airplane straight. I spent time with the tie-down ropes and kept getting blown into the airplane as I worked to make sure they were tight.

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Airplanes Threshold Runway Knot 100

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

” The answers come from a clever little setup on your airplane: a metal tube sticking into the airstream and a tiny hole on the fuselage. Pilots can use pitot heat or alternate static sources to handle blockages in-flight. It helps measure how fast the airplane is going by measuring the air pressure. Cool, right?

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Airplanes Descent 98

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Have you ever thought about landing an airplane without using flaps? It might sound a bit scary, but its a valuable skill for a pilot to master. Think about these scenarios: maybe the flaps stop working, or youre flying an older airplane that doesnt even have them. Flatter approach angle (due to less drag).

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Pilot Drag Descent Approach 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Sometimes it’s emotional—the Beech Starship, what few of them are still in the wild, inevitably wow viewers of both the pilot and nonpilot persuasion. How did any given airplane sell? However, the airplane must be completed in a way that it conforms exactly to the SLSA example, of which there must be one for an ELSA to exist.

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Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

The “ parade of airplanes ” flyover event, which is sponsored by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), will begin at 11.30 ” READ MORE: ‘Parade of Airplanes’ Over Washington to Celebrate 85 years of GA AOPA flyover route map. on Saturday in celebration of general aviation’s history.

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Airplanes Air Traffic Control Knot General Aviation 105

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The pilot replied, Im trying to, uhkeep climbing. The pilot checked in normally. The Fort Lauderdale controller asked if the pilot would like to return to North Perry. The pilot died at the scene. As a pilot hed logged just over 300 hours total time, including 15 hours in the Pawnee. Im showing you at 600 feet now.

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Drag Airplanes Pilot Rudder 78

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In the case of certain passengers, a flight may represent the first time they have ever been onboard an airplane, generating feelings of excitement and trepidation in equal measure about what may lie ahead. Once this message is conveyed to the pilots, they disengage the aircraft’s parking brake, hence the ‘ wobble ’.

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Cabin Crew Runway Knot Clearance 265

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 11, 2025

With the ability to cruise at nearly 150 knots on only 180 horsepower, the M-20C sips fuel compared to comparable types at comparable speeds. With enough power to provide spritely takeoffs and healthy cruise speeds but enough simplicity to ease maintenance and ownership, the M-20Cs Lycoming O-360 is nicely suited to the airplane.

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Knot Airplanes Pilot 73

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Effectively discounted by a dated panel and high-time engine, this Cardinal RG flies well but enables the next owner to update it as their budget allows, ultimately ending up with an airplane worth far more than the $79,500 asking price of todays bargain. Complete logs provide additional peace of mind to the next buyer.

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Airplanes Knot Pilot 74

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

Pilots avoid vortices by maintaining safe separation and adjusting flight paths. When the aircraft encounters a vortex and its strong enough to induce roll, the pilot counters it by using the ailerons against the roll and tries to fly out of the wake as soon as possible. How Are Wingtip Vortices Formed? Mass and inertia also matter.

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Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Maybe it’s the Georgia flying weather, or maybe it’s the ever-increasing emphasis on “old” pilot instead of “bold” pilot, but it seems that flight planning these days is a lot more about if and when than about route and altitude. The post Long Trips & Small Airplanes appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine.

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Airplanes Weather Ceiling Turbulence 95

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 7, 2025

For pilots, memorable experiences are a combination of the where and when along with the what and the whom. All of which makes picking 10 airplanes for your fly-before-you-die list more than just a bit subjective. Although todays airline pilots might scoff at the DC-3, true aviators could never.

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Airplanes Tail Pilot Jet 98

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 13, 2025

When a pilot transitions from an aircraft with a fixed-pitch propeller to one with a constant-speed propeller, they need to get their head around the manifold pressure gauge, what it does, and how to use it. gallons per hour, and your cruise is 148 knots. gallons per hour, and your cruise speed has reduced by ten knots to 138.

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Altimeter Knot Pilot Airplanes 98

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The IJN laid down the specifications for an interceptor that would fly at a maximum speed of 340 knots (629.7 There it was mislabeled as a Zero and was displayed outdoors alongside old trains and a few other surplus airplanes, but in 1958, Edward T.

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Pilot Ceiling Knot Tail 126

AV Web

APRIL 1, 2025

So any airplane that meets a set of performance parameters based on clean configuration stall speed. What has so far been agreed to by the FAA is 54 knots clean stall speed. Pleasance noted that MOSAIC will expand opportunities for pilots within his organization and beyond. We did in our comments ask to get that raised to 58.

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Gross Weight Knot Pilot Airplanes 52

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Unable to turn, climb, or descend the aircraft using conventional flight control inputs and effectively left to fly an unflyable airplane, the crew were forced to rely on engine power alone to find and reach a suitable airfield and attempt a landing. With 296 passengers and crew onboard that day, the stakes could not have been higher.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 288

Pilot Institute

MARCH 19, 2025

When flying an airplane, you become a part of the air around you. Pilots use METARs for flight safety, runway selection, and weather planning. The wind is from the south at 8 knots. The KT indicates that the scale used is knots (an abbreviated term for nautical miles per hour ). Pilots love knowing about the wind.

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Weather Altimeter Runway NOTAMs 72

Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Airplane performance can be defined as the capability of an airplane to operate effectively while serving a specific purpose. The result of an alteration in airflow patterns increasing induced drag about the wings of an airplane. 187 knots 162 knots 165 knots Correct! 356 feet. It reduces climb performance.

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Density Altitude Knot Ground Effect True Airspeed 105

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In the early days, pilots used a mechanical circular slide rule, called an E6B. 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.

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Flight Plan True Airspeed Flight Computer Groundspeed 52

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 26, 2025

In addition to enabling the pilot to raise or lower flaps at their preferred speed, this also eliminates electric motors and components as potential points of failure. According to reports from M-20C owners, the airplane can be expected to provide 140-145-knot cruise speeds. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Knot Clearance Airplanes General Aviation 54

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

The student pilot may initially struggle to understand the functions of an E6B flight computer. But pilots around the globe rely on this indispensable gadget for charting their flights, crunching numbers to determine time in transit, fuel usage, and necessary adjustments for wind shifts. What Is an E6B and Why Do Pilots Use It?

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Groundspeed True Airspeed Density Altitude Knot 52

Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Quizzes proved to be the most popular category with several appearing in our top 10 list as pilots are always testing their knowledge. Pilot’s Guide to VFR Flight Following If flight following is a new term, dont worry, youre not alone. Enjoy these top 10 posts from 2024 and safe flying in the New Year!

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Indicated Airspeed Airplanes Pilot Runway 52

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The airplane, N130Q, was constructed by Douglas at Santa Monica, California in 1943 as a C-53D-DO with serial number 42-68834. For a very thorough and engaging read on the full history of the DC-3 floatplane, including wartime history and the details of the Folsom airplane, we encourage readers to pick up a copy of Jakob H.

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Rudder Airplanes Drag Pilot 144

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

However, there are many others out there that have worked hard to climb the warbird ladder and are primed to take the reigns as leaders in the warbird community and one such pilot is Johnny Mazza III, who is a third generation pilot and flies with the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) in Pungo, Virginia. ” Johnny related.

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Pilot Airplanes Runway Cockpit 105

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Fussing with the avionics to keep tabs on the weather gave many more knob touches than the airplane itself. The FAA weather said a thunderstorm was forecast, gusts to 6 knots. And on short final at Knoxville, I got chirps from a flock of unrecognized electronic birds, telling me something but not in airplane-speak. I’m blessed.

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Weather Runway Knot Rudder 80

Pilot Institute

APRIL 1, 2025

Traditionally, pilots needed a third-class medical certificate to take to the skies. The introduction of BasicMed, a more flexible alternative, has changed the landscape for many pilots. Key Takeaways BasicMed allows eligible pilots to fly without holding a third-class FAA medical certificate. You may only fly in the U.S.

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Knot Pilot Airplanes 52

AV Web

JANUARY 22, 2025

The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane came to rest about 1600 feet from the Runway 31 threshold and about 250 feet right of the extended centerline. Winds were from 290 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 21 knots. The accident pilot was participating in the 2022 Wayne County (Neb.)

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Final Approach Airplanes Drag Crosswind 52

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

It involved an in-flight breakup, and the pilot was a doctor. 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.

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Tail Instrument Meteorological Conditions Knot Groundspeed 105

Air Facts

JULY 15, 2024

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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Crosswind Knot Rudder Turbulence 98

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 14, 2025

With a 125-horsepower upgrade, this particular Grumman is even quicker, with cruise speeds approaching 120 knots. You can arrange financing of the aircraft through FLYING Finance and quickly calculate your monthly payment using the airplane finance calculator. This AA-1 has been cared for over the years by the same owner since 2001.

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Knot Approach Airplanes Hangar 52