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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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Well, one important thing youll need to know is RNAV approaches. These approaches use GPS to help you land and offer more flexibility than traditional systems like ILS. In this guide, you’ll learn how RNAV approaches work, the different types available, and tips to make them feel natural and straightforward.

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Air Facts

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

I decided to fly first and eat later due to approaching weather (mistake #1), and, after a weather briefing, estimated I could get to Chicago (DuPage Airport (KDPA)) before the weather from the west did (mistake #2). There are no instrument approaches at 06C., Rain had begun as the approaching weather had arrived.

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Plane and Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

The 152 rocked and bounced in the air currents as we approached the runway. The visibility had dropped to almost zero as we crossed the threshold. The airplane was pushed up and down in tight, quick movements as we came in over the pavement, and then the tires squealed as we hit the runway hard. Dont use flaps.

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Airplanes Threshold Runway Knot 87

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Over the last three years, The Bear has expressed great interest in visiting Alton Bay, the only FAA-authorized ice runway in the continental United States. A very brief 2022 season for the ice runway eliminated opportunities to return that year. The Bear was furious that she missed out. The Bear and me flying to Alton Bay!

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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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Fly With Stan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Madeira airport is very famous for its complicated approach; specially on a windy a stormy days. The distance is approximately 280NM and the flight time on the ATR72 is around 1:30-1:45 minutes depending on the winds and traffic at Madeira (and also Tenerife south airport). Safe flights!

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

But landing it safely on the runway is a skill. Briefing A pre-landing briefing highlights essential points critical to the approach and landing phase. Brief that you will use the right rudder to align the aircraft straight with the runway and the left aileron to counteract drift. Brief the runway conditions.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Not only must you fly unnervingly slow, but you also have to pick a spot on the runway and hit it. It’s a runway that is too short for a normal takeoff or landing but still usable with certain precautions. This allows them to safely operate into and out of these tight runways. You’re not alone.

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Flight Training Central

JULY 12, 2024

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

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Pilots must adapt their approach and landing technique during flap failure. The flaps on an aircraft are used for controlled descents with slower airspeed during the approach and landing. Certain Conditions Certain conditions, such as severe icing or busy airspace (request for faster approach), may require a no-flaps landing.

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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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Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

Unlike paved runways, every soft landing surface is different. Obstructions: Ensure the runway is clear of obstacles, from stones to animals. You can walk down the length of the runway. If the runway is too wet, it might be temporarily closed. They’re happy to tell you the status of the airport and runways.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 1, 2024

In short order we were accelerating down the runway, ascending into the cerulean sky, climbing over the city, and being treated to a breathtaking view of the expansive ocean to the west. Like a sailplane, we glided silently in a lazy, downward spiral until we were lined up with the runway at the correct altitude for our approach.

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Fly With Stan

JANUARY 13, 2023

A road is passing on the former runway and the terminal building and the tower are not accesible. When clouds start to form, visual approach into this airport could become pretty complicated or maybe impossible. Threshold of the former runway 03 at Breña Alta airport And how about the runway?

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Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

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. ATC was great, the FBO (FlightLevel - Beverly) treated us well and charged reasonable fees, and radar services were managed by the perennially capable Boston Approach.

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Air Facts

MARCH 5, 2025

He then returned to Vance to conduct landings from the T-38 overhead pattern on our westernmost runway (17R); thats when the wheels came off. Approximately half way down the runway, you execute a level, 60-degree bank, 180 o turn while reducing power and lowering the speed-brakes to arrive on the inside downwind. carry the three?

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Turning final, I set up myself with what is now my runway. About 5 miles out, I contacted Lawson Tower, which cleared me for a straight-in to Runway 15. As I approached the river, the plane started to settle faster than it had. It looked like I was still on a descent to touch down at the threshold on Runway 15.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Everything seems to be going well on approach, and then out of nowhere, you feel the jolt. A bounced landing is a condition where the aircraft lands on the runway, but instead of rolling on the surface after touchdown, it rebounds/bounces off the ground. The excess speed causes the aircraft to bounce on the runway surface.

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Air Facts

JANUARY 29, 2025

In the turn there is no problem, but when rolling out on the runway centerline, the view is reduced even more. To get a little better view approaching the threshold I leaned to my left and stretched up to maybe see a little more of the runway. The approach and touch down were normal. And I won the bet!

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AV Web

JANUARY 22, 2025

The airplane came to rest about 1600 feet from the Runway 31 threshold and about 250 feet right of the extended centerline. Yet all indications are he succumbed to a simple stall on final approach. Another six percent occurred on final approach, after completing the turn to final. The private pilot was fatally injured.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

So that added another 10 minutes of flight time but I was treated to a spectacular view of the city during approach. Turning left, heading towards the threshold. At this point, we were on final approach. The turn around of this 737-800 was very fast I must say. Pushing back in progress. Passing by a couple of ANA aircraft.

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AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

It’s nice to have an accurate digital display, especially on a bumpy approach. The speeds are based on aircraft weight and performance (affected by runway and weather). Landing Bugs Bug 1 and 2: V Ref – Landing Reference/Threshold Crossing speed (bugs are positioned together). The window is blank below.400

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

There are some reports of errors as well, for planes being charged for overflying an airport, a go-around, or a practice approach. That said, slipping the weight threshold down would be an easy move for any airport administrationand merits monitoring. So, yeah, the transparency with these fees could be a lot better.

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Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

When bay ice consistently thickens to over 12 inches, a team of dedicated volunteers collaborates with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation to open the Alton Bay Ice Runway. Over the years, its coveted status as the only FAA-authorized ice runway in the continental United States has endeared it to aviators seeking novelty.

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Fear of Landing

JUNE 14, 2024

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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Air Facts

AUGUST 26, 2024

But too much airspeed can lead to bounced landings if the pilot tries to force the airplane on the runway or a runway excursion if the airplane runs out of room before it runs out of speed. The left wing dropped and the airplane descended off the side of the runway, impacted terrain, and cartwheeled before coming to rest.”

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Air Facts

AUGUST 12, 2024

With all preflight checklists complete, I brought the two Pratt and Whitney R-985’s radial engines to life in a cloud of smoke, and taxied for takeoff on Lambert Field’s Runway 12 Left. Upon arrival at the end of the runway, I was cleared for takeoff with instructions to turn left to a heading of 300 degrees.

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Air Facts

JUNE 19, 2024

As the graphs obtained directly from the watches suggest, prior to any flight, there is a rise in the heart rate above the underlying “resting” threshold. Thrown in an occupied runway or contanimated runway and the whole calculation is turned on its head. A good pilot briefs himself about any-and-all emergency procedures.

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NYC Aviation

JUNE 17, 2020

Abeam – Describes the positioning of an aircraft directly across from or over a navigation aid or runway. A continuous broadcast of weather, active runways, and other important information like NOTAMs (see below). The runway release time assigned to an aircraft operating in traffic management programs.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 14, 2024

I spotted another green stripes livery on this A330-900neo on final approach to this airport. Anyway, on our approach to Athens, we were greeted with a spectacular view of the landscape but there was quite a bit of crosswind which made the ride slightly uncomfortable but not long after we landed smoothly on runway 21L.

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Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 3, 2024

This lesson was rapidly approaching for Alyssa. Unfortunately, the airport was socked-in with highly localized fog and conditions were below minimums for even the most precise instrument approach procedure available. Climbing away from Harry Browne Airport, I contacted Great Lakes Approach for flight following to Mackinac.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) differentiates an accident from an incident by imposing a threshold of aircraft damage set at $1 million. Numbers for 2024 are likely to be similar, given what we already know as we approach the end of the year. This definition has been in place since 2005.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

At that point, you’re simply looking down the runway, and then it lifts off. ” Bristol Bulldog at Tillamook Airport After a short time in the air, Storo circled around to approach Tillamook Airport setting up for landing. You just make one great big U-turn, that way you can kind of watch the runway the whole time.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 28, 2024

There had been a significant freezing rain event prior to our arrival that left all six runways with a coating of clear ice. Airport crews were attempting to improve the braking conditions by applying a chemical to the runway surfaces. Runway 34 Left is 16,000 feet long—the longest paved runway in the entire country.

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Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 18, 2024

Halverson, became famously known as the “Candy Bomber” because he began the practice of dropping sweets on tiny parachutes fashioned from handkerchiefs to the children in West Berlin as his cargo plane approached touchdown in the besieged city back in 1948. photo via Wikipedia) The 2024 recreation of the “Candy Drop.”

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