Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

When the wind is blowing across the runway instead of along it, things get more challenging. In this article, we’ll cover all you need to know to confidently master crosswind landings. Key Takeaways Manage crosswind landing challenges using the crab and sideslip techniques. A runway excursion can quickly follow.

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Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

But as the destination traffic pattern approaches, workload increases dramatically. A firm understanding of the proper terminal area procedures is essential for staying safe as you depart or approach the airport. Runway 31 directly into the wind. Runway 27 and expect a crosswind from the right. 040° and 220° true.

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Air Facts

JULY 15, 2024

I did a checkride in 30 knot winds in the flatlands of Kansas, almost straight down the runway. I’ve landed in strong winds enough times that 30 knots can seem routine, as long as it’s reasonably aligned with the runway. Until I was porpoising down the runway like a first-time student. A low approach couldn’t break anything.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

It was hoped that this approach would avoid another overspill situation as previously encountered at Le Bourget and Orly. Given that a single runway can only accommodate around 40 movements per hour, the designers knew they would have to build an airport with at least four runways for the anticipated growth in air traffic.

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Ask Captain Lim

DECEMBER 11, 2024

An Airbus A350 in a strong crosswind with nose pointing away How do pilots handle their planes in strong crosswinds? Landing in strong crosswinds is among the most challenging tasks for pilots, requiring precise techniques to ensure the aircraft touches down safely. Some airlines impose a lower limitation.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This is not an instrument procedure, but rather a way to enter the traffic pattern when approaching from the opposite side of the runway. ” What about the old fashioned midfield crosswind, which many of us grew up flying? In other words, how you get to the runway is mostly a matter of manners , not regulations.

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Air Facts

MARCH 5, 2025

He then returned to Vance to conduct landings from the T-38 overhead pattern on our westernmost runway (17R); thats when the wheels came off. Approximately half way down the runway, you execute a level, 60-degree bank, 180 o turn while reducing power and lowering the speed-brakes to arrive on the inside downwind. carry the three?

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AV Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In any event, with winds from the north, Approach vectored me to a crosswind to downwind for Runway 01R, which was convenient for the GA ramp at the north end. Noting a field elevation all of 312 feet, I said, Thats a long way down. The post Short Final: ‘A Long Way Down’ appeared first on AVweb.

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Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

What is the purpose of the runway/runway hold position sign? Denotes intersecting runways. Denotes area protected for an aircraft approaching or departing a runway. Denotes entrance to runway from a taxiway. What is the difference between a normal landing and a crosswind landing? lean the mixture.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

If utilizing Runway 17 with left traffic, the crosswind turn will be heading 080, downwind 350, base 260, etc. Don’t accept the excuses of “I can’t fly if I can’t see the runway,” or “I can’t feel the airplane.” Then the CFI should increase the winds so they are 10 knots (or more) above the demonstrated crosswind component.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Just to be clear, although I avoid flying in “hard” IFR, all of my IFR practice includes approaches to minimums, go-arounds, and holding patterns—just in case. Kentland has a 4,000-foot runway, east/west, with a crosswind straight out of the north. After I turned off the runway, I saw the traffic… a crop duster.

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Air Facts

MAY 24, 2024

We started up the engine, got the weather, asked the tower for our instrument flight plan, and began to taxi from the T-hangars on the east side of the field down the familiar route of “Hotel, Echo” to runway 18 right for a departure to the north with a turn to the east. Approach switched me to Tower.

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Inflight Pilot Training

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This regimented approach can be beneficial for students pursuing aviation as a full-time career, as it is often designed to meet airline and professional pilot training standards. In addition to learning about the aircraft itself, you will also review airport procedures, runway markings, and basic safety guidelines.

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AV Web

JANUARY 22, 2025

The airplane came to rest about 1600 feet from the Runway 31 threshold and about 250 feet right of the extended centerline. Yet all indications are he succumbed to a simple stall on final approach. Another six percent occurred on final approach, after completing the turn to final. The private pilot was fatally injured.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Rudder pedals help manage yaw, which keeps the aircraft aligned during turns or crosswinds. Our approach guarantees youll be comfortable handling any maneuver when flying a small plane, even in challenging conditions. Landing Approaches Landing is one of the most technical aspects of flying a small plane.

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Flight Training Central

JANUARY 27, 2025

From misjudging the flare to battling crosswinds, these mistakes can challenge pilots of all experience levels. This article dives into the most prevalent landing errors, shedding light on why they occur and how they can sneak into even the most carefully executed approaches. Porpoising can also be caused by improper airspeed control.

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 8, 2025

Every reference to a crosswinds in the operators manual are as follows: Hydraulic disc brakes and a steerable nosewheel aid in positive directional control during taxiing and crosswind landings. When making a cross-wind takeoff, hold the nose gear on the runway longer and accelerate to a higher speed than normal.

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Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The approach for the soft-field landing is similar to the normal approach. The final approach speed for a soft field approach and landing should be the same as is used for a short field technique to minimuze float once you enter ground effect. Execute your soft field approach and landing with these steps: 1.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

The small aileron “tabs” were not doing a great job in crosswind ability. On the downwind to the westerly runway at LOWI, I experienced a lot of up and down drafts, shear, varying winds, and sloppy controls. Landing was wild, leading to the aircraft’s big wings striking the ground at times in the crosswinds approaching 35 knots.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The little plane leapt into the air almost immediately as the wind seemingly swirled from every direction along the 5,000-foot runway. Once there, he put us in a slight right turn toward our first fuel stop 60 miles ahead, continuously fighting the stick as the gusting left crosswind did its best to push us off course.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Sure, the economics put the airplane in the high-value category in the wild world of 2024 aviation, but this approach ignores what it’s like to fly the RV-12. The view over the tapered cowling takes a bit of adjustment if you’re used to seeing a lot more of the airplane, as does the low approach speed. Vso approach speed is 53 knots.

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Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

By combining real-time sensor inputs with advanced visual modeling, the SVS highlights runway markers, lead-ins, and airport domes. Paired with the EVS-3000 enhanced flight vision system (EFVS), the avionics deliver real-time imagery of runway lighting, terrain, and obstacles.

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Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

Key Takeaways Start by setting up your approach correctly to ensure you arrive at the threshold perfectly every time. Perfect the approach phase by managing the aircraft’s energy and using references to improve positioning throughout the pattern. Flying the Approach Haphazard approaches are very likely to lead to haphazard landings.

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Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Over the last three years, The Bear has expressed great interest in visiting Alton Bay, the only FAA-authorized ice runway in the continental United States. A very brief 2022 season for the ice runway eliminated opportunities to return that year. The Bear was furious that she missed out. The Bear and me flying to Alton Bay!

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Air Facts

MAY 6, 2024

As I listened in to the radio calls, I heard “Cessna November 50788 entering downwind for a full stop on runway 17” and “Twin Cessna November 61237 on final to runway 17”. She was on a left upwind leg to the airport, and would have to make crosswind, downwind, base and final legs to get set up to land. he announced.

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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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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

This approach gives perspective on all factors, including those that might otherwise be ignored or unrecognized. NTSB ERA22LA169 describes a funny engine noise that prompted an earlier than planned turn to crosswind for an anticipated return to the airport. NTSB ERA22LA393 shows an airplane slow on approach that flared high.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

There was a nice crosswind, and I demonstrated landing on a concrete expansion joint, offset from the runway centerline. Then off to the other runway for a full stop. Hmm, OK, how about the LPV approach? It’s curious to me that we pilots shoot LPV approaches, but ATC doesn’t know what they are.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

But landing it safely on the runway is a skill. Briefing A pre-landing briefing highlights essential points critical to the approach and landing phase. If there is a crosswind at the airport, you should mention this in your brief. Discuss your nominated crosswind technique. Getting an airplane to fly is easy.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fifteen hundred feet past the end of the runway, a pilot was trapped in the cockpit of an Extra NG. You had a crosswind , so the wind wasn’t helping you out, but that’s all right. ATC rolled the emergency vehicles and cleared her to land straight in on Runway 13, wind 080 at 6 knots, with the wingman flying escort.

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Photographic Logbook

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Re-Dun has a primary 20 foot wide paved runway 17-35 (though FAA sources still indicate it to be grass 60' wide) and a grass crosswind runway that is typically completely lined with parked fly-in airplanes. As we approached the airport, I counted only three airplanes parked on the crosswind runway.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

As we approached the gate, my phone rang again. The RNAV approach to the 7,000-foot Runway 31 that snakes around from the Runway 4 extended centerline, loops past Citi Field, and rolls out on a tight-in final approach. Let tower know, and we’ll fly the approach as long as they need before breaking it off.”

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Aviators of Tomorrow

JUNE 15, 2023

Some airports present unique challenges due to their location, runway characteristics, or surrounding terrain. This airport is notorious for its precarious location and demanding approach. The 1,729 feet (527 meters) long runway is situated on a slope and ends with a steep drop into a valley, leaving little room for error.

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Flight Training Central

JANUARY 1, 2024

Some high performance aircraft POHs admonish you to refrain from actually landing in this configuration, but there is value in experiencing the different deck angle that results from a no flap approach before you actually have to do it – at night – in reduced visibility – for real. Instrument Approach 14 CFR 61.57

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Runway incursions are caused by lapses in awareness and communication. This standard procedure spells out how youll approach, enter, and exit the airspace around the airport. Its key elements include: Upwind leg: After takeoff, you fly straight out, climbing away from the runway. What are the parts of a traffic pattern?

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

Unlike paved runways, every soft landing surface is different. Obstructions: Ensure the runway is clear of obstacles, from stones to animals. You can walk down the length of the runway. If the runway is too wet, it might be temporarily closed. They’re happy to tell you the status of the airport and runways.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Everything seems to be going well on approach, and then out of nowhere, you feel the jolt. A bounced landing is a condition where the aircraft lands on the runway, but instead of rolling on the surface after touchdown, it rebounds/bounces off the ground. The excess speed causes the aircraft to bounce on the runway surface.

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