Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

Danger lurks in circling approaches Air Facts Journal the circling approach maneuver is designed as a last resort, non-precision approach. The very first question that should pop up into our head during a circling approach is “Why are we circling in the first place”? The n ext one is “What are our other options?”

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

We often hear that the key to a great landing is an equally great approach. And lets face it, the key to that flawless approach is often a well-planned descent. In the airline world, descent planning and execution receives a lot of attention. Like so much of aviation, there are several ways to skin this descent cat.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

These gateways to winter wonderlands offer more than just access to top ski resorts; they present a unique blend of breathtaking approaches and technical precision required from pilots. Aircraft Operations : Can accommodate up to a Boeing 767 with special training required for pilots due to the challenging terrain and weather conditions.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Our approach guarantees youll be comfortable handling any maneuver when flying a small plane, even in challenging conditions. Weather Assessment Weather conditions significantly impact flight safety. Before flying, you need to evaluate wind speeds, visibility, and potential weather changes.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Are you curious about flying a VOR approach? If you’re aiming to master instrument-rated flying, it’d be valuable to learn about VOR approaches. We’ll cover what a VOR approach is, how to fly it step-by-step, and even whether GPS can replace it in today’s navigation. Ready to make VOR approaches easy?

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

These alerts include runway proximity, traffic, cabin altitude, destination weather, terrain, airspace and TFRs, carbon monoxide and more. The destination weather frequency callout provides the destination airport weather frequency (ATIS, AWOS, or ASOS). AGL (or when AGL is unknown), the descent rate exceeds 4,000 ft.

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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. a long straight in final approach to the active runway. Safe obstruction clearance in the approach area.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 1, 2024

For new instrument pilots, flying an approach to minimums is a big challenge. Adding an approach briefing to the mix feels like one task too many. Luckily, mastering approach briefings is not as hard as it seems. This article breaks down how to deliver a top-notch approach briefing, every time. Final approach course.

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Approach NOTAMs Runway Weather 52

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

If the glide slope failed, the Policy Manual permitted crews to revert to the Localizer Approach minimus. The weather at O’Hare was IFR and the airport was using the ILS to runway 14L. The flight crew reviewed the ILS 14L approach. During the ILS approach, the glide slope failed. Well guess what?

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Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A few hours later, the pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed an IFR flight plan before departing Westchester to fly back to Montgomery County. By now, it was dark and the weather in Gaithersburg had deteriorated with fog and low cloud ceilings. The pilot asked for the RNAV GPS RWY 14 approach, which had lower minimums.

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Approach Runway Air Traffic Control Descent 97

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

These figures are vital for the crew to be able to calculate the actual take-off speed of the airplane in the prevailing weather conditions (as we’ll see later). One of the first items on before taxi checklists is to set the take-off flaps well before the aircraft approaches the runway. Part two will soon be available on AeroTime.

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Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 276

Air Facts

JULY 31, 2024

On that day, the weather forecast was favorable, with light and variable winds. as I approached the small village of Ga-Motlatla, the first signs of trouble appeared. About 40 minutes into the flight, as I approached the small village of Ga-Motlatla, the first signs of trouble appeared. The landing was rough.

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Turbulence Weather Approach Descent 97

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

FAA weather charts can help for higher altitudes but when just a few thousand feet agl, they may be less useful. Great Falls weather is fair and warm. Flight idle and nose down, which normally produced a 2,000-3,000-feet descent rate, resulted in a 2,000-feet-per-minute climb. Airspeed was approaching VMO.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

It covers topics like airspace regulations, weather patterns, and aircraft systems. In-Flight Maneuvers: Basic Turns, Climbs, and Descents During your first flight, youll learn basic maneuvers like turns, climbs, and descents. When flying a plane for the first time, we help you master approach patterns and touchdown techniques.

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Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The weather was overcast for the flight route, with cloud tops reaching temperatures forecast from 0° to -35°C (32° to -31°F). The captain made a passenger announcement to give the Guarulhos weather information and estimated time left in the flight. Source: CENIPA The captain resumed the approach briefing.

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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

ForeFlight ForeFlight first got its start as a weather app on iPhone and quickly grew into a full-featured EFB app as the iPad gained popularity among pilots. When taxiing on the ground, you’ll be alerted when you approach and enter active runways, and include the runway distance remaining from your position.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

They are the Visual Approach Slope Indicator and Precision Approach Path Indicator. These systems are designed to help you stay on the correct glide path as you approach the runway. VASI and PAPI each have their own approach. However, not all types of aircraft are meant to take the same approach path. What Is VASI?

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

It was nice to hear the Captain making announcement before departure and he warned us of some expected turbulence during our descent towards HND. It all started when she approach and notify me not to take photos of any one, from there, I shared with her what I do, it was very pleasant chatting with her. Posh looking lavatory, isn't it?

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 4, 2024

We’ll explain what these approaches are, what equipment you’ll need, and why it’s important to understand them for safer flight. Key Takeaways LPV approaches use satellite guidance for near-ILS precision and lower minimums. VNAV adds automated vertical guidance to approaches, reducing pilot workload during descents.

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AV Web

JANUARY 8, 2025

My first major consideration is weather. Good forecasted weather. If instrument rated and filing IFR, a good variety of approaches. A 500-fpm descent from 10,000 feet to a sea-level airport takes 20 minutes. hours 10 5 Miss Approach, Climb to 4K 10 minutes 30 5 Cruise To Alternate 20 minutes 13 4.5

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Air Facts

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The year was 2017, and I was two months into my first pilot job flying skydivers in the C182 at a small Canadian drop zone, when my boss approached me with this question. This came after a week of weather delay with some of the thickest fog I had ever seen blanketed Vancouver Island. My approach into St.

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Avtech proFLIGHT This app is a high-quality weather tool for the professional flight crew. ProFLIGHT uses the actual flight route and time combined with the Met Office’s Global 10KM Weather model to produce a tailored weather forecast based on the most up to date information.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

AUGUST 2, 2024

While waiting for everyone to be settled down, one of the crew approach me and asked if I was willing to move to the emergency row, but it was a middle seat. There were a few good bumps during take off and more of it during the descent especially flying through the clouds. Quite a bit of bumps during our descent.

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Air Facts

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Climb/descent within the block can be made at the discretion of the pilot. However, once the pilot starts descent and verbally reports leaving an altitude in the block, the pilot may not return to that altitude without additional ATC clearance. The pilot may level off at any intermediate altitude within this block of airspace.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Maybe it’s the Georgia flying weather, or maybe it’s the ever-increasing emphasis on “old” pilot instead of “bold” pilot, but it seems that flight planning these days is a lot more about if and when than about route and altitude. The 1,000-foot en route ceiling means that approach minimums never come into question.

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Air Facts

MAY 20, 2024

The dispatch office reviewed the weather and winds, alternate airport forecasts, and our route of flight over the Pacific ocean for our flight back to Los Angeles. As we neared the Hawaiian Islands, approach control kept asking all the various heavies converging on Honolulu to divert to Maui, Hilo or Kauai. It was simply unbelievable.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 23, 2025

At this point, it was on final approach into New Chitose Airport. Descending was also quite turbulent with gusty winds happening during our descent and approach into HND airport but luckily for us, it didn't cause any disruption to our flight (flight diversion). Window View We were on final approach into HND airport.

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Turbulence Final Approach Cabin Crew Runway 59

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 13, 2024

On the 25th of November 2024, a Boeing 737-400 crashed on final approach to Vilnius airport with one fatality. With a temperature of 1C and a dew point of -1C, the likelihood of serious structural icing on approach was low. QNH one zero two zero, ILS approach runway one nine, information Uniform. Descend to altitude 4,000 feet.

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Runway Approach UTC Knot 104

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

six instrument approaches, holding procedures, and intercepting and tracking courses in the appropriate category of aircraft. completes the required 6 hours and six approaches, followed by an instrument proficiency check given by an FAA-designated examiner. The en route weather is IMC. six hours in the same category aircraft.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

For the rest of the flight, the weather was good and we had a smooth landing at Okinawa later, arriving at the airport about 19 minutes ahead of schedule. At this point, we were on final approach to Okinawa. My ride: JA820A (Photo: K.H As this flight was short, I didn't order any meals on board.

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Turbulence Weather Final Approach Cabin Crew 59

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Once we were on our way, our source of information about our flight only came before the start of our descent. At this point of time, we started our descent not long after. On final approach to SIN. I was hoping for the seats beside mine to remain vacant but it was not the case when both of them turned up.

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Northstar VFR

JANUARY 4, 2023

Flight planning becomes more advanced than before, flying SIDs and STARs, and instrument approaches. Ideally, you should plan for an alternate when the weather is above those minima if you believe the weather is unstable and may deteriorate. Remember that weather conditions vary the further away you get.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Briefing A pre-landing briefing highlights essential points critical to the approach and landing phase. Weather It’s a good idea to brief any weather that could make your landing more challenging. It also allows you to focus on flying during the last stages of the approach and landing. So, what should you include?

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Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

However, a forecast for low IFR weather in that part of Maine led us to cancel it. I had no interest in flying one hour north only to be shut out of our destination by weather below minimums for the available instrument approach procedure. Approaching the Green Mountains of Vermont, the ceiling began to close back up.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

Scenario 3: VFR into IFR If you read the accident reports the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) compiles, you will notice a lot are attributed in part to the pilot’s decision to continue VFR into deteriorating weather. In the ATD the scenario begins by having the pilot check the weather before takeoff. What could go wrong?

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Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 105

iPad Pilot News

JANUARY 7, 2025

For example, ForeFlight presents both visual pop-up and aural alerts for runway proximity, traffic, cabin altitude, destination weather, terrain, TFRs, final approach runway, low altitude, traffic conflicts and more. Common solutions are to connect it to a portable Sentry ADS-B receiver or Garmin Flight Stream from your panel.

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Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Unfortunately, opportunities to get there can be few and often come down to the whimsy of weather. Weather conditions were different this time around, but the critical difference was that The Bear was flying right seat with me. I awoke that morning at 5:00 am and checked weather, squinting at ForeFlight on my phone in the dark.

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