Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Take your ground speed in knots and divide it by two. So if your Vso is 50 knots, then aim to fly 70 knots. So if our stall speed was 50 knots, our approach speed would be 65 knots. In most general aviation aircraft, we tend to initiate the flare at 10 feet. For example: 80 kts/2 = 40. Good question.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Another interesting model is the 172RG Cutlass RG, which features retractable landing gear and a more powerful Lycoming O-360-F1A6 engine, offering a cruise speed of 140 knots. However, the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 paved the way for its return, and production resumed in 1996.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

We studied all of our options going into New York via general aviation. A 10-knot tailwind was also in our favor as the Cessna tracked around 150 knots over the ground. His was to watch for traffic, take pictures, and monitor that my altimeter stayed at 1,300 feet msl.

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Clearance Approach Knot Altimeter 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

We studied all of our options going into New York via general aviation. A 10-knot tailwind was also in our favor as the Cessna tracked around 150 knots over the ground. His was to watch for traffic, take pictures, and monitor that my altimeter stayed at 1,300 feet msl.

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Clearance Approach Knot Altimeter 52

Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Catalina Airport is open to general aviation from 08:00 to 17:00. The wind favoured runway 22, as usual, but at only 5-7 knots, it wasn’t really a factor. When I saw the altimeter start to climb I raised the landing gear and let out the breath I’d apparently been holding. Needless to say, we lost.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

Keeping jet traffic safe alongside slower general aviation aircraft is harder still. This effectively limits traffic in Class B to 250 knots due to 14 CFR § 91.117(a). Traffic flying under a shelf or through a VFR corridor needs to stay below 200 knots. That’s a considerable detour for small general aviation aircraft.

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AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Airspeed indicators need air from a pitot tube and static air from a static port Small general aviation aircraft have airspeed indicators with air hoses connected directly to the pitot and static sources. V MO on the 767 is between 340-360 knots (depending on aircraft serial number).

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