Plane and Pilot

APRIL 1, 2025

Altimeter set. I crossed the runway threshold at 70 mph and let a little more speed bleed off as I attempted to stay a few inches off the runway with the nosewheel slightly up. I set the speed at 1,400 rpm. I focused on temperatures and pressures for several minutes, waiting for the oil to warm. Pitch trim neutral. Fuel pump on.

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Runway Gross Weight Airplanes Crosswind 62

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The minima table lists the DA and Height Above Threshold for each type of RNAV approach. Use your altimeter, vertical speed indicator, and other instruments to double-check that youre flying the approach correctly. No temperature worries: Unlike barometric altimeters, WAAS signals arent affected by extreme temperatures.

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Approach Pilot Descent Airplanes 52

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. This shift from analog to digital redefined pilots roles, turning them from reactive operators into proactive system managers.

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Cockpit Weight-Shift-Control Flight Deck Instrument Meteorological Conditions 40

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Descent Point Nominate a descent point that will give you a constant 3° profile to the threshold. Approach Speed When crossing the threshold, you must ensure you fly the correct approach speed. Flare You will transition into the flare as you cross the threshold and get closer to the ground. We multiply Vso by 1.3 Good question.

Airplanes 52

Airplanes Descent Approach Runway 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

If it prevents you from landing close to the threshold, a short runway becomes even shorter. The local altimeter setting is 29.65, the temperature is 25°C, and we have a 9-knot headwind. Subtract the altimeter setting from 29.92, multiply it by 1,000, and add that to the field elevation. Choose an aiming point.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Density Altitude 52

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. Takeoff flap retraction begins after accelerating to this speed.

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Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed Knot Altimeter 52