Simple Flying
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
The FAA has proposed to adopt a new airworthiness directive for CRJ regional jets found to be suspectable of 5G interference. In mid-2023, the FAA introduced new rules that restricted aircraft that lacked upgraded or new 5G-tolerant altimeters from conducting low-visibility landings (aircraft altimeters have been upgraded since 2022).
One Mile at a Time
JULY 20, 2024
Tampa’s altimeter is 30.14.” After this incident, the jet ended up diverting to Fort Lauderdale (FLL), where the weather was better. It seems like the most likely explanation here is that the pilots hadn’t set their altimeter correctly. So if you don’t have the altimeter set correctly, it will show the wrong altitude.
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Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
In high-speed and high-altitude scenarios, like for military and commercial jets, compressibility affects the accuracy of your IAS. Using the VSI and Altimeter for Stability The vertical speed indicator and altimeter are your best tools for maintaining a steady altitude. Here are some helpful ways to improve your controls!
Fear of Landing
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
The following is CCTV video of the crash as posted on X : New surveillance video captures the moment a Delta Airlines jet crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport, with 75 passengers on board leaving 18 injured. Those of us who could get ourselves down did, and then helped others.
Plane and Pilot
APRIL 1, 2025
Altimeter set. I felt I was strapped into a runaway jet. I set the speed at 1,400 rpm. I focused on temperatures and pressures for several minutes, waiting for the oil to warm. I went through another checklist: headset, radio, controls, fuel flow, and mag. Pitch trim neutral. Fuel pump on. I was 200 feet too high. It happened so fast.
Air Facts
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
These categories apply whether youre flying a Cub on a summer evening or a business jet on an RNAV approach. I concentrated as never before, and the airplane tracked true as the altimeter hand crawled upward. A great place to start is with the holy trinity of aviationaviate, navigate, communicate. Then a strange thing happened.
Aerotime
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Jet (and turboprop) turbine engines work more efficiently, and burn less fuel, at higher altitudes where the air is less dense. While this may appear strange, the economic logic behind it is quite straightforward. Hence, the flight will use less fuel at higher altitudes.
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