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Fueling Blunders Quite Common in Safety Reporting System

Flying Magazine

On final approach, the tower told him to go around. The result was an uneventful approach and landing. He then did a weight and balance check and found that he needed to reduce the weight to within maximum gross weight. His first approach failed because he was sandwiched between two military jets.

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Arriving in Style

Plane and Pilot

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. The en route instrument approaches, traffic patterns, and terrain are all new. When should we review the approach (IFR) or airport diagram (VFR)?

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Experience in the Chair: Guiding a Twin Beech Home

Air Facts

The longest runways had front course and back course ILS (Instrument Landing Systems) and an on-field VOR that provided navigation and approach capabilities for aircraft on instrument flights. If you have ever been on the receiving end of a GCA approach, you might sense a bit of what I am trying to say. The Tower had no radar.

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What NTSB Reports Say About Impossible Turns and Angle of Attack (Part II)

Air Facts

This approach gives perspective on all factors, including those that might otherwise be ignored or unrecognized. Weeks prior to the incident I had flown many approaches in IMC in which IMC was maintained at and beyond the FAF.” NTSB ERA22LA393 shows an airplane slow on approach that flared high.

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Italian Fare

Plane and Pilot

Maximum Gross Weight: 1,587 lbs. Empty Weight, Standard: 959 lbs. Resuming a powered descent to enter the pattern, the aux fuel pump goes on and flaps are deployed to 15 degrees, and the aircraft trimmed to 75 knots for the approach. Clearing the final approach path, we extended full flaps and stabilized at 70 knots.

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