Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

She walked me through the foyer to the spotless, freshly painted hangar. The GameBird is right at home on the grass, pavement, or TacAeros clean hangar. A steam gauge airspeed indicator, Garmin G3X, autopilot, Garmin G5, transponder, fuel selector, accelerometer, and steam gauge altimeter were centered directly in front of me.

Knot 111

Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

AeroSavvy

JANUARY 16, 2024

Winds over 15 knots are indicated by flashing yellow lights. I chose the default setting of 15 knots because the max demonstrated crosswind component of our Cherokee Six is 17 knots. I chose the default setting of 15 knots because the max demonstrated crosswind component of our Cherokee Six is 17 knots.

Weather 52

Weather Ceiling Knot Visual Flight Rules 52

Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

A friend reminds you of a couple additional nuggets of due diligence to be reckoned with—a hangar and insurance. Luckily, your friend just so happens to have a friend with some hangar space available at your home airport in Pueblo, Colorado. Everything checks out, and you are one happy camper! feet per minute). Multiply 1.5

Density Altitude 98

Density Altitude Ceiling Runway Weather 98

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

During my drive to the company hangar at the airport, I become increasingly convinced the captain will cancel our scheduled flight. Surface winds are already thirty knots gusting to forty-five. Forecast much stronger, up to one hundred knots.” “My calculations agree with the DME readout of seventy knots.”

Weather 98

Weather Knot Pilot Distance Measuring Equipment 98

Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Catalina Airport DC3 Hangar photographed by by Don Ramey Logan in 2013. 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. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Dinner was excellent.”

Runway 52

Runway Altimeter Pilot Lift 52