Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The wing tip struck the runway after which the wing and the tail separated and the fuel from the wing caught fire. The aircraft tumbled and came to a halt upside-down at the intersection of runway 23 and runway 15. The wing tip then struck the ground, at which point the wing and the tail section broke.

Runway 59

Runway Tail Knot Altimeter 59

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

Whether it is a short Cub flight to the north for Coopers Bar-B-Que, a true Texas pit grilling experience, or a quick hop over to a makeshift, 1,000-foot grass runway paralleling the road at the local winery, you are sure to be entertained throughout your training. Ill roll out on the runway and slowly bring the power in, I said.

Knot 111

Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

A short 18 months later, on August 13, 1937, the XPB2Y-1 took to the skies for the first time, revealing plenty of room for improvement lateral instability was a major problem for the deep-hulled boat, so the single tail fin was augmented by two smaller fins on the horizontal stabilizers. “Very little,” the gunner reported.

Horizontal Stabilizer 111

Horizontal Stabilizer Final Approach Tail Runway 111

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.

Runway 52

Runway Altimeter Pilot Lift 52

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

I pony-tail my long hair, disheveled by the tempest brewing across much of central Canada, and say, “We’re in for a treat today. I might as well chat with the altimeter. One-half mile from the runway a diabolic meteorological treachery reduces our cloud crevasse to a narrow V. Can you see anything?”

Weather 98

Weather Knot Pilot Distance Measuring Equipment 98

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Mine was to keep us at 1,300 feet, hugging the right side of the Hudson River, and listen for our tail number. His was to watch for traffic, take pictures, and monitor that my altimeter stayed at 1,300 feet msl. After taxiing to Runway 27 and doing a thorough run-up, I called Newark Clearance.

Clearance 52

Clearance Approach Knot Altimeter 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Mine was to keep us at 1,300 feet, hugging the right side of the Hudson River, and listen for our tail number. His was to watch for traffic, take pictures, and monitor that my altimeter stayed at 1,300 feet msl. After taxiing to Runway 27 and doing a thorough run-up, I called Newark Clearance.

Clearance 52

Clearance Approach Knot Altimeter 52