Northstar VFR

APRIL 20, 2025

Illusions Leading to Landing Errors Runway Width Illusion Terrain can also cause certain optical illusions. These illusions happen the most often during the landing phase of flight because they pertain to the runway. A major optical illusion in this category is runway width illusion.

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Fear of Landing

JANUARY 17, 2025

On the 29th of December 2024, a Boeing 737-800 operated by a low-cost South Korean airline crashed after an emergency landing and overshooting the runway at Muan International Airport in South Korea. They turned and attempted to land in the opposite direction of the runways operation that day, going north to south.

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Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

“When I heard we were in the first wave of six planes going down the runway at 200 feet, I elected to sit on mine,” he said. After the 8 1/2 hour, 1,182-mile flight from Midway, Connolly led the first six planes down the runway at Wake in a stepped-up V-formation. But lets not forget its big advantage!

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The touchdown speed will have already been calculated using a combination of aircraft weight, length of runway in use, and prevailing conditions. If you are traveling towards the front of the cabin on an Airbus aircraft, you may also hear three ‘bleeps’ emanating from behind the flight deck door as the plane approaches the runway.

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Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

What is the headwind component for a landing on Runway 18 if the tower reports the wind as 215° at 30 knots? Determine the pressure altitude at an airport that is 1,300 feet MSL with an altimeter setting of 29.6. What effect does high density altitude have on aircraft performance? It increases takeoff performance.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Lateral guidance tells you to go left or right to align yourself with the runway. Heres how you decide: If you can see the runway (or certain lights or markers for the runway) when you reach the DH, you can keep going and land. If you dont see the runway before reaching MOLRE, you have to go missed. Thats up to you!

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Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Runway 14, a 4,202 foot runway , was in use. The pilot is not to descend below these altitudes until they can see the runway lights. View of GPS track when viewed from landing runway (NTSB) At about 1.25 miles from the runway and left of the runway centre-line, the Mooney struck high-voltage power lines.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Pilots use special paths called IFR approaches to help them line up with the runway. Minimums are the lowest height you can go without seeing the runway. Both MDA and DA are measured from sea level, just like the altimeter in the airplane. This is like DA but measured from the runway’s height above sea level.

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Northstar VFR

JULY 28, 2023

As an inexperienced, aspiring pilot, you’ve surely heard the saying that “the least important thing in aviation is the runway behind you, the fuel left in the truck and altitude above you”. Before discussing the different types of altitude, let's discuss the one common thing every pilot uses in reference to altitude: The altimeter.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Runway visual range (RVR) under 2,400 feet triggers a SPECI, and another is issued if it rises to 2,400 feet or more within 10 minutes. Well, these events can quickly affect visibility or runway conditions so much that they call for a special report. Runway visual range (RVR). Let’s look at each weather condition. Visibility.

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Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

Under visual flight rules (VFR) during daytime, a pilot can operate with only basic gauges: an airspeed indicator, altimeter, compass, fuel gauges for each tank, and oil temperature, pressure, and engine RPM readings. Garmins synthetic vision uses 3D modeling that can depict terrain, obstacles, traffic, and runway environments.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

We both had a good chuckle, then we lurched out of the parking spot as I tested the toe brakes for the first time and began to waddle our way to the runway in the mighty Cessna 150. How they came to a stop holding short of the runway generally gave a preview as to how they would handle a plane for the rest of the flight.

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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

These range from passive red badges on flight plan waypoints and approach charts to identify NOTAMs and closed runways, to on-screen pop-ups accompanied by an aural message to make sure the app gets your attention. And the performance planning feature will warn you if computed takeoff or landing distances exceed available runway lengths.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 13, 2024

So, for example, if you are asked to provide a scenario when V X is appropriate, be able to answer the when and the why, such as “short field takeoff technique is appropriate when there is an obstacle off the departure end of the runway.” Application, correlation, and understanding are critical when it comes to aircraft systems.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Not only must you fly unnervingly slow, but you also have to pick a spot on the runway and hit it. It’s a runway that is too short for a normal takeoff or landing but still usable with certain precautions. This allows them to safely operate into and out of these tight runways. You’re not alone.

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iPad Pilot News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Get the watch app here. Altimeter+ Display an altimeter flight instrument on your watch. Get the watch app here. ForeFlight This well-designed app displays airport weather, NOTAMs, communication frequencies, runway information and more.

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Air Facts

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Landing in Moriarty was somewhat odd and memorable, as I was expecting a busy airport with its long runways and did not encounter a single soul. I was certainly anxious as I lined up on runway 27 at Key West, knowing that upon clearing the end, that I would not see land in my single engine plane for 250 miles.

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Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 11, 2024

They gave me a squawk code and the altimeter setting, and with that, the flight was underway. Finding KLEX Finding a 7,000-foot runway seems easy, right? I set up for a straight-in approach to Runway 22 about three miles out. Speed locked at 65 knots, I made a smooth touchdown right in the middle of the runway.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

We both had a good chuckle, then we lurched out of the parking spot as I tested the toe brakes for the first time and began to waddle our way to the runway in the mighty Cessna 150. How they came to a stop holding short of the runway generally gave a preview as to how they would handle a plane for the rest of the flight.

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CockPit Conversation

JULY 27, 2017

There are no controllers, but there is highly trained person in the tower, dispensing altimeter settings, and traffic information, and generally doing everything a tower controller does except issue clearances and instructions. I'm still twenty minutes out of the destination, so I'll have to pick up the new ATIS before I check in.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

But landing it safely on the runway is a skill. Brief that you will use the right rudder to align the aircraft straight with the runway and the left aileron to counteract drift. If you aren’t in alignment with the runway at 500 ft or are off speed or profile, go around. Brief the runway conditions.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 1, 2024

The heading contains the city, state, airport, runway, and approach name. Are there runway closures? ATIS broadcasts usually include active runways, available approaches, important NOTAMs, and the weather. 1) Declare the Approach Start by identifying the name of the airport, the arrival runway, and the approach name.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The departure runway and the departure procedure. For example, ATC: Fly runway heading until two miles from Kennedy VOR, then turn right, heading one zero zero. ATC will let you know the current altimeter setting in their reply. Altimeter 30.02 Cleared ILS runway six approach. Radar vectors to GAYEL.

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AeroSavvy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A pilot loads the data into the FMC and submits an ACARS takeoff performance data request for the expected runway (in the old days, we used thick binders of airport specific charts). AeroData provides the crew with runway-specific takeoff thrust setting, speeds, flap setting, and critical engine out performance data. Squawk 2137.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 13, 2025

The HSI has found its home in modern glass cockpit avionics, along with the altimeter and airspeed indicator. The HSI evolved alongside these glass cockpit systems and has had quite the facelift compared to its airspeed and altimeter counterparts. This makes the cockpit environment more organized, user-friendly, and efficient.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 25, 2024

An airport has closed a runway/taxiway/apron for maintenance. He landed on a closed turf runway, causing the aircraft to nose over. In their example, runway 04L/22R is closed at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). RWY 04L/22R tells us the subject is runway (RWY) 04L/22R. a closed runway has been reopened).

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

His was to watch for traffic, take pictures, and monitor that my altimeter stayed at 1,300 feet msl. My low altitude made getting the visual tough as well, but with the help of my GPS and my son’s keen eyes, we stayed below the Bravo at 800 feet and entered the left downwind for Runway 27. Great weather with only a slight headwind.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

His was to watch for traffic, take pictures, and monitor that my altimeter stayed at 1,300 feet msl. My low altitude made getting the visual tough as well, but with the help of my GPS and my son’s keen eyes, we stayed below the Bravo at 800 feet and entered the left downwind for Runway 27. Great weather with only a slight headwind.

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Northstar VFR

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Mostly affects runways found next to bodies of water. Above 18,000’ MSL all aircraft set their altimeters to the standard pressure of 29.92. Typically occurs along the coast, as sea breezes blow moist air over land. Upslope fog : Forms when moist, stable air cools as it moves up terrain. What altitude does Class A airspace extend to?

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Altimeter+ Calculates the altitude of your current location via GPS, or from the built-in barometer included on newer iPhones and iPads.Offers Apple Watch app. Airbus FlySmart Airbus offers a collection of apps for pilots to assistwith performance planning, maintenance and other operational guidance when flying these airplanes.

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AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The ADC processes the data and sends it to various aircraft systems including airspeed/Mach indicators (like the SI-800), altimeters, Flight Management Systems (FMS), Autopilot Flight Director System (AFDS), elevator feel computers, and more. The speeds are based on aircraft weight and performance (affected by runway and weather).

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Learn to Fly

MARCH 12, 2024

METAR KGGG 161753Z AUTO 14021G26KT 3/4SM +TSRA BR BKN008 OVC012CB 18/17 A2970 RMK PRESFR The runway visual range (RVR) may be reported following the prevailing visibility. RVR is the distance a pilot can see down the runway in a moving aircraft. The altimeter setting is reported as inches of mercury (inHg) in a four-digit number group.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

Airports such as ATL and JFK have multiple runways and cover around 5,000 acres of land. You don’t want an incorrect altimeter setting to cause an airspace incursion. You’ll always find a steady stream of airliners queued up for departure and arrival. Class B airports are not only busy, they’re usually big as well.

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AeroSavvy

JANUARY 16, 2024

If I see a yellow light, I need to take a close look at winds and runway alignment before driving to the hangar. I chose the default setting of 15 knots because the max demonstrated crosswind component of our Cherokee Six is 17 knots. Compare the flashing lights with the areas of snow in the Foreflight radar image below.

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Sculthorpe is still used on occasion by the USAF, but only the runways survive – albeit they are the longest runways in the county – and only a stones throw from West Raynham. The only flying single seat Vampire in Europe (the Norwegian Air Historic Flight Vampire FB.52 Also quite surreal.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

Next you look at NOTAM’s once again and notice that Runways 8R and 26L are closed. And a quick check of the ATIS on your trusty Sporty’s handheld VHF radio reveals that Runways 35 is currently in use. Can I safely land or depart given the density altitude and runway length? Why would anyone want to do that?

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Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A pilot who goes by Coyote Stan commented : “Everyone should get an opportunity to land and take off from this runway. ” The runway (04/22) is a tabletop runway with no overrun protection. Runway 22, the standard runway in use, heads southwest, with the California coastline. But I had it.

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