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.

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Runway Approach Threshold Airplanes 98

Aerotime

AUGUST 15, 2024

However, as the twin jet Embraer ERJ 175 approached JACt, the pilot revealed that he did not have the proper qualification to land at the airport, according to a passenger on the plane. The airport’s runway elevation is 6,451 feet and subject to the frequently changing weather that is associated with a mountainous airport.

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Pilot Weather Runway Approach 289

One Mile at a Time

JULY 20, 2024

We can now add yet another near catastrophe to the list, and this might just be the scariest one we’ve seen so far… Southwest 737 MAX has near disaster on approach to Tampa This incident happened on Sunday, July 14, 2024, and involves Southwest Airlines flight WN425 , scheduled to fly from Columbus (CMH) to Tampa (TPA).

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Air Traffic Control Altimeter Runway Approach 141

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 21, 2024

The aircraft was cleared for a visual approach on runway 17R. Air traffic controller: “You want to go around and come back for 13, or are you going to continue your approach?” Oklahoma City Airport does indeed also have a runway 13, which is the direction the pilots were headed. Air traffic controller: “Okay, 17R?”

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Pilot 100

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Additionally, demand for air travel soared in the post-war years, going on to reach even higher levels once the jet age arrived in the late 1950s. It was hoped that this approach would avoid another overspill situation as previously encountered at Le Bourget and Orly.

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Runway Jet Threshold Crosswind 270

AV Web

JULY 31, 2024

I worked for Dassault Falcon Jet at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey for a few years, and though my usual commute was by car, there was one time when it made sense to fly my V-tail Bonanza to work. I was just going to ask you if you could comply with LAHSO [Land And Hold Short Operations] for Runway 1/19!” No problem.

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Runway Tail Approach Jet 52

One Mile at a Time

JULY 11, 2024

An American Airlines jet had a pretty dramatic rejected takeoff at Tampa Airport, and it makes for a great video… American 737 deals with burst tires on takeoff This incident happened yesterday (Wednesday, July 10, 2024), and involves American Airlines flight AA590, scheduled to fly from Tampa (TPA) to Phoenix (PHX).

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Runway Knot Pilot Jet 102

Aviation Bussiness News

JULY 8, 2024

As Jerry Dyer, Founder and Presenter of World Famous LIVE streaming channel ‘BIG JET TV’ explains to his viewers, a ”Turkish 773 Missed Approach due to aircraft on the runway.

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Approach Runway Jet Pilot 52

Air Facts

JULY 15, 2024

I did a checkride in 30 knot winds in the flatlands of Kansas, almost straight down the runway. Here’s a video of a 182 flipping in 30 knot winds at Las Vegas (with jet blast the deciding factor). I’ve landed in strong winds enough times that 30 knots can seem routine, as long as it’s reasonably aligned with the runway.

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Knot Crosswind Rudder Runway 98

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The ILS approach has revolutionized aviation and the types of weather we can fly in. Including how it became the most reliable approach for pilots in aviation history. The ILS is a type of approach pilots use to land. It is a precision approach aid based on two radio beams. This is most likely thanks to the ILS.

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Approach Knot Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Aerotime

MAY 6, 2024

One of those early pioneers is Lilium, a Germany-based startup, which, almost a decade after it was founded in 2015, is approaching the last key stages before launching its electrically powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Borel added that Lilium is looking at many different cities as potential markets for the Lilium Jet.

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Jet Approach Cockpit Runway 227

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In May, another jet experienced a phenomenon known as a Dutch roll in-flight, and in June, a Southwest aircraft descended to roughly 500 feet while still 8 miles from its intended runway at an Oklahoma City airport.

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Pilot Runway Approach Jet 95

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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Approach Pitot Tube Aileron Instrument Landing System 52

Cranky Flier

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Once they finally called group 6, I snaked my way around the gate lice and got to the jet bridge… where it was backed up the entire way. We followed an Air Premia 787 to the end of the runway and the launched into the low marine layer. I have no idea why it was taking people so long to take their seats. And very pleasant.

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Runway Tail Airplanes Jet 130

One Mile at a Time

JULY 9, 2024

The jet had 181 people onboard, including 174 passengers and seven crew members. The aircraft was scheduled to depart at 7AM local time, and ended up taking off at 7:16AM, from runway 25R. So as the aircraft approached Denver, the pilots declared an emergency, and passengers were told to brace for landing.

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Runway Pilot Jet Approach 101

All Plane

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Nearly a decade, a billion dollars in capital raised and a Nasdaq listing later, this German startup is fast approaching the last stages of its development process. Lilium Jets are already flying at a test range in Spain and the first production aircraft are coming out of the company’s facilities near Munich, Germany.

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Runway Approach Jet 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 26, 2024

Touch and go – aircraft lands on the runway and then accelerates to take off again. Cleared for the option – authorization to make a touch-and-go, low approach, missed approach, stop-and-go, or full-stop landing. At non-towered airports, you’ll have CTAF , AWOS , and maybe approach control for flight following.

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Clearance Runway Approach Pilot 52

Air Facts

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The base had switched runways from Runway 35 to Runway 17, so that when I came back into the base I was approaching the traffic pattern from the north. But I somehow had it fixed in my mind that I was approaching from the south, to Runway 35. The base should be to the right of the runway.”

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Runway Pilot Aileron Approach 98

Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 10, 2024

It also keeps planes organized on the runway, but what is it exactly? Aviation taxiing is when an airplane or other aircraft with wheels rolls off, on, or along the runway at a slow, consistent speed. It uses a propulsion system comprising propellers or jet engines to navigate at a certain set speed limit.

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Runway Clearance Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

Air Facts

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Hung bombs would require that you fly a hung bomb approach, which would avoid overflying populated areas as the bomb might release at an inopportune time. I then directed the flight to complete their ‘Approach to field’ check as well as an ‘Ops Check’. If I indeed closed the runway, #3 could divert to nearby Tampa International (TPA).

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Runway AGL Approach Knot 52

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. I announced our departure intentions, receiving well wishes from the airport attendant who had come out to admire the plane, and Wilkins once again pointed us down the runway and into the blue sky.

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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 73

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 14, 2024

and many pilots of other aircraft were performing missed approaches. Sure enough, when the aircraft approached runway 17, the pilots didn’t have the runway in sight, so the first officer called for a go around. Unfortunately this go around was anything but routine.

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Thrust Pilot Weather Runway 103

ABEAM

JULY 5, 2024

Heraklion Approach told us to climb to 9000ft because of military activity south of Crete, and we slowly complied. And one minute later, two F/A18s fighter jets came screaming past us at our altitude ! Below us in the meanwhile, more jets were being scrambled off the deck of that carrier. Eisenhower (CVN69). Screenshot

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Approach Tarmac Airplanes Cockpit 52

World Airline News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Is a New York Islanders logo jet coming? As New York’s Hometown Airline ® , JetBlue is proud to align with an award-winning arena and sports team that shares its customer-centric approach to partnerships and enhancements as the airline continues to underscore its commitment to its loyal TrueBlue ® and TrueBlue Mosaic ® customers.

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Runway Approach Jet Airlines 64

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

We both had a good chuckle, then we lurched out of the parking spot as I tested the toe brakes for the first time and began to waddle our way to the runway in the mighty Cessna 150. How they came to a stop holding short of the runway generally gave a preview as to how they would handle a plane for the rest of the flight.

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Rudder Runway Altimeter Pilot 61

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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Aileron Crosswind Knot Runway 98

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

The CRJ is interesting to fly with a lot of trimming required as it’s a long-bodied jet with a large swing either side of the CG. I mean, all jets I have flown are like that, but this is fairly sensitive to pitch, power, and flap configuration—all requiring lots of trimming. With a lighter corporate jet, that is powerful.

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Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

I’d yet to land on that fabled grass runway, the Augusta National of general aviation, and this would be the year. I flew my first LPV approach to near-minimums in the Mooney, which was a bit of a gut check. He also pens a weekly online column called Words Aloft and this is this week’s offering. Except it wasn’t meant to be.

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Weather Runway Ceiling Lift 76

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

We both had a good chuckle, then we lurched out of the parking spot as I tested the toe brakes for the first time and began to waddle our way to the runway in the mighty Cessna 150. How they came to a stop holding short of the runway generally gave a preview as to how they would handle a plane for the rest of the flight.

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Rudder Runway Altimeter Pilot 52

Gary's Flight Journal

OCTOBER 11, 2023

We launched for AVP around 9am VFR, picking up flight following with Dover approach. As we s as approached Allentown I gave some thought to opening up the IFR plan but held off. Allentown handed me off to Wilkes-Barre and they advised to expect visual runway two-two. I was cleared to land runway two-two, enter left down wind.

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Approach Runway Descent Aviation Technology 52

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 15, 2024

Dick rolled into a steep right bank and pulled his jet around the shoulder of a mountain, expecting to surprise ground troops. Despite burning JP-4 fuel at an enormous rate, the jet blasted through Mach 1 and headed for home supersonically. Could the jet explode at any second? “My Banked 120-degrees, RF-4C No. Above glide slope.

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Cockpit Tail Approach Pilot 87

Fear of Landing

MAY 31, 2024

I exited the elevator into a foyer with big glass doors which opened automatically as I approached. The gentle warmth of the sun contrasted with the smell of jet fumes as I stepped onto an open-air concrete platform the size of a tennis court with tall acrylic walls on all sides. There was no sign of a runway. I had arrived.

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Runway Drag Lift Tarmac 52

Professional Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Climate Scientist T he pilots of the intercontinental business jet had just finished transmitting their position report from FL330 over the Philippine Sea when one noticed the contrails of a commercial jet approaching their position a few thousand feet above their altitude. Understanding turbulence can be key to a smooth flight.

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Turbulence Weather Jet Pilot 40

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

This association is perhaps best exemplified by their co-located facilities in California’s Mojave Desert centered around what was once known as Muroc Dry Lake Bed (now known as Rogers Dry Lake) an ancient, long-evaporated lake, with an extremely flat and hard-packed floor; it was perfect terrain for a natural runway of extreme length.

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Pilot Tail Hangar Jet 80

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

We departed early on a Tuesday morning from the Capital Jet Center FBO in Charleston, West Virginia (KCRW), filing direct to KLDJ at 7,000 feet. Two hours later, Allentown (Pennsylvania) Approach handed me off to Newark (New Jersey) Approach when I was 30 miles east of the city. From this point on, things happened fast.

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Clearance Approach Knot Altimeter 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

We departed early on a Tuesday morning from the Capital Jet Center FBO in Charleston, West Virginia (KCRW), filing direct to KLDJ at 7,000 feet. Two hours later, Allentown (Pennsylvania) Approach handed me off to Newark (New Jersey) Approach when I was 30 miles east of the city. From this point on, things happened fast.

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Clearance Approach Knot Altimeter 52

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.” Note the 90-degree marks on the heading indicator as these help with orientation. It’s an ATD.

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Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 105