Flight Training Central

MAY 29, 2024

This week’s tip shows how to fly a stabilized final approach and help you visualize the steps necessary to transition from the roundout and flare to the touchdown. Landing an airplane is one of the most challenging, yet satisfying tasks you’ll learn to master on your path towards becoming a private pilot.

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Airplanes Final Approach Stability Approach 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Key Takeaways Power-off stalls mimic a stall during the flight’s approach and landing phase. On final approach, it can be the difference between recovering and crashing. Initiating a Power-off Stall Now, let’s dive into the stall: Reduce Power Simulate Approach Descent Watch for Stall Warnings 1.

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Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

During the final stages of the flight, air traffic control told the pilot to expect the RNAV A approach to Montgomery County. The pilot asked for the RNAV GPS RWY 14 approach, which had lower minimums. His troubles began before he even started the approach. The Mooney continued its approach.

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Approach Runway Air Traffic Control Descent 97

Ask Captain Lim

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

If the adjustment required rapid changes or the aircraft was not properly configured for the new approach, the captain could have requested to continue with the initially cleared runway. The crew was not obligated to accept this runway and could have requested an alternative or allowed more time for a stabilized approach.

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Pilot Runway Air Traffic Control AGL 59

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

For the final approach, I calculated V REF of about 128 was fought with much shear, with airspeed variances of up to 20 to 30 knots, providing a wild ride. Landing was wild, leading to the aircraft’s big wings striking the ground at times in the crosswinds approaching 35 knots. There was no inherent stability.

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Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Briefing A pre-landing briefing highlights essential points critical to the approach and landing phase. It also allows you to focus on flying during the last stages of the approach and landing. This allows you to configure appropriately and ensures a stabilized approach. Not sure where to begin?

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Airplanes Descent Approach Runway 52

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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Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Everything seems to be going well on approach, and then out of nowhere, you feel the jolt. For most light aircraft, you should aim for a descent rate of 500 feet per minute on the final approach. For example, The Cessna 172 has an approach speed of 65 knots with full flaps. What do you do?

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Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

At approximately 30-40 feet agl, the spinning stopped and the helicopter appeared to stabilize for a brief moment before continuing a nose-low, forward descent into the grass north of Runway 28. There’s a reference to the first check in the docket which does not appear in the final report.

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Torque Indicated Airspeed Tail Knot 98

Photographic Logbook

JULY 9, 2024

I requested flight following to Boston for a city tour from Beverly Ground and we were handed off to Boston Approach shortly after getting airborne. November Four Eight One, Boston Approach, radar contact, say request." Continuing our orbit of the city, we approached the Inner Harbor. Niles Pond. Inner Harbor, Gloucester.

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Clearance Runway Approach Stability 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 14, 2024

This was my flight's final assigned gate. I spotted another green stripes livery on this A330-900neo on final approach to this airport. These GE Leap-1A engines took a while longer than the older generation engine to stabilize and once they were good, we were on our way. It was nice visiting this airport.

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Airlines Airline Weather Turbulence 52

Aerotime

MARCH 3, 2025

But since 1971, the airline operated without a single fatality, until in 2000 a failure of part of the horizontal stabilizer on an MD-80 caused a crash that claimed 88 lives. American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with a United States Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on final approach to Reagan Airport.

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Airline Airlines Horizontal Stabilizer Cabin Crew 165

Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Challenger 604, G-IV Contributing Writer Pilatus PC-12 on approach at ORL. Air traffic control instructions often lead to unstable approaches. The request to make a short approach or maintain a higher-than-normal speed to the final approach fix is the most common reason pilots don’t meet stable approach criteria.

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Approach Descent Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 105

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Upon his return, he reported that both right-hand and left-hand rear stabilizers had sustained damage. The approach to Sioux City With the aircraft at a range of about nine miles from touchdown at Sioux City, the crew made visual contact with the airport.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 294

Northstar VFR

MARCH 23, 2025

As the plane descends toward the runway on final approach, it may encounter various scenarios where a safe landing cannot be assured. As soon as the pilot realizes this, they must abort the landing and climb back to traffic pattern altitude and attempt the approach and landing again. How Do You Perform a Go-Around?

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Pilot Wind Shear Runway Approach 52

iPad Pilot News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

A pilot’s worst fearwas to look down at an EFB and see the infamous “blue screen of death” on an IFR flight while setting up for an approach. The scenario gets worse as you go to restart the device and see the message “Configuring Windows update 1 of 15…” as you near the final approach fix.

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Pilot Stability Annual Inspection Airplanes 59

Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

A bad approach results in a bad landing. A go-around is a maneuver performed to abort or reject a landing on the final approach or once the aircraft has already touched down. Top Reasons for Go-Arounds Unstabilized Approach An aircraft must have a stabilized approach before landing. What Is a Go-Around?

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Wind Shear Runway Approach Aeronautical Decision-Making 52

iPad Pilot News

APRIL 9, 2024

A pilot’s worst fear was to look down at an EFB and see the infamous “blue screen of death” on an IFR flight while setting up for an approach. The scenario gets worse as you go to restart the device and see the message “Configuring Windows update 1 of 15…” as you near the final approach fix.

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Airplanes Stability Pilot Annual Inspection 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Detecting them is difficult, which makes final approach and landing especially dangerous. When you fly into a microburst on approach or departure, youll first encounter a strong headwind, which will give you a brief lift. This can fool anyone easily, and could lead to disaster during approach.

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Wind Shear Weather Descent Approach 66

AV Web

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Once youve got the airplane stabilized but are unable to resolve the partial power loss, its time to start getting this thing on the ground. From that perch, you can eyeball the airport and then execute a circling descent to both lose altitude and set up for the approach and landing. Are You Nuts? Good luck with that.

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Runway Airplanes Approach Drag 52

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Any accident, regardless of its severity or frequency, highlights the critical importance of maintaining a proactive approach to safety, identifying and addressing potential safety issues and emerging trends, as well as implementing safety measures to reduce the likelihood of an accident. It has since returned to service, however.

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Runway Airlines Airline Horizontal Stabilizer 258

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

When learning how to land a Piper Seminole, it is crucial to understand the role of each engine in the approach and landing phases. Pilots must be proficient in managing engine power, especially during the approach, where power settings and speed management are critical to a smooth and safe landing.

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Descent Final Approach Approach Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The broad stabilator carries an electrically adjustable balance tab. 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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Knot Rudder Airplanes Gross Weight 96