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Stabilized Approaches

Plane and Pilot

Back in the early days of jet airliners, pilots long experienced in more forgiving two- and four-engine, piston-powered prop planes found themselves running out of airspeed, altitude, and ideas on the final approach to landing. Several of these unstabilized approaches resulted in major aircraft damage or worse. Seems simple enough.

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The Meaning of Airport Runway Lights

Aeroclass Blog

Nowadays, it is impossible to imagine a modern airport without one of its most notable attributes: the runway lights. As well as that the runway lights are an indispensable help for anyone in charge of an aircraft in low visibility conditions. What are approach lights? Let’s overview them in more detail.

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Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 makes heavy landing in Los Angeles: video 

Aerotime

Operated by one of the carrier’s 19-strong fleet of Boeing 747-8 widebodies as Lufthansa flight LH456, the aircraft made a standard approach to runway 24R at around midday on the day of operation.

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35 years ago: How a United Airlines crew landed an ‘unflyable’ DC-10

Aerotime

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. During the final approach, Haynes noted a high sink rate alarm from the aircraft’s ground proximity warning syst em (GPWS).

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Cessna 172M forced landing after go-around in New South Wales

Fear of Landing

Photograph by Robert Frola (GFDL) via Wikimedia Commons Murwillumbah Airfield has a 19/01 grass strip which the report gives as 1,045 metres (3,428 feet), however, it is commonly listed as 800 metres as it has a displaced threshold of 245 metres on runway 19, because of industrial buildings and trees at the northern end.

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Ask a CFI: What is an ILS critical area and when should I hold short?

Flight Training Central

When taxiing towards the starting point of a runway, you may see a red sign on the left with the letters ILS. There will also be a corresponding yellow marking on the taxiway, which looks like a ladder.

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How to Improve Your Landings

Pilot Institute

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. The easiest way to achieve this is by flying a stabilized approach.

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