Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

No flying in winds exceeding 10 knots, no chance of obscuring precipitation, no use of runways shorter than 5,000 feet, no risk of encountering darkness or lowering ceilings. is a common question, when the wind, ceiling, visibility, turbulence, or even temperature are obviously not conducive to routine flying. 1 priority.

Runway 52

Runway Wind Shear Crosswind Ceiling 52

AeroSavvy

JANUARY 16, 2024

Green – VFR ( Visual Flight Rules ) Ceiling > 3,000 ft. I chose the default setting of 15 knots because the max demonstrated crosswind component of our Cherokee Six is 17 knots. C ( 12°F)/-11.0°C C ( 12°F) Remark: Very light icing In other words, typical gorgeous day atop Mt. Washington!

Weather 52

Weather Ceiling Knot Visual Flight Rules 52

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Weather conditions on Groundhog Day were better than the week prior, characterized by a high ceiling and no thin screen of clouds hiding the ground from view. In the descent, wind direction rotated counterclockwise until it became a direct southerly crosswind. Same course, same altitude, same frequency handoffs as the week prior.

Runway 89

Runway Knot Weather Turbulence 89

Air Facts

JUNE 19, 2024

The more challenging the flight conditions–low ceilings, rain, crosswinds, high density, etc–the higher the anxiety level. A calm landing differs from a headwind landing versus a crosswind landing. Results from a crosswind landing. The level of anxiety reaches a new level of bizarre.

Pilot 98

Pilot Crosswind Cockpit Threshold 98

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

One morning, I encouraged a student to fly in a crosswind that I knew he was capable of handling, even though I could sense his reluctance. or “Notice that the ceiling has dropped since we began, so we’ll being staying close to base or heading back in.” The important thing is to never waste an opportunity to learn.

Weather 94

Weather Pilot Crosswind Approach 94

Plane and Pilot

JULY 2, 2024

We may be the best pilot ever born, but we can’t force a tired Skyhawk to climb above its genuine absolute ceiling, undefined by any performance chart. But the reported ceiling was only 400 feet at the appointed hour. All three sets of limitations will combine to affect the outcome of our flight.

Density Altitude 58

Density Altitude Airplanes Wind Shear Pilot 58

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

I was intrigued by what appeared to be a grass crosswind runway at North Bass Island, but no such runway is listed in official publications. Though I am no geologist, I found myself biting my tongue whenever the tour guide -- who otherwise did a fine job -- referred to the ceiling-bound mineral formations as "stalagtites".

Runway 82

Runway Approach Knot Drag 82

Airspeed Junkie

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Additionally, the main landing gear can pivot up to 20 degrees, significantly improving crosswind landing capabilities. This impressive power plant allows the B-52H to achieve a maximum speed of 1,000 km/h and a service ceiling of 15,151 meters.

Payload 98

Payload Weight-Shift-Control Thrust Aileron 98

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 7, 2025

Heres their list and rationalizations: Caylas Picks It might be more common to see Jennies hanging from ceilings than seeing them in the open air, there are still a few out and about. Once youre used to those key differences, flying and landing a Stearman (without much crosswind, wink wink) is just as enjoyable, if not more, than a Cub.

Airplanes 98

Airplanes Tail Pilot Jet 98

Air Facts

APRIL 11, 2025

The same is true with personal minimums: Try to fill out these numbers honestly since your EFB can alarm you if the crosswinds or ceilings at your source or destination are beyond the pale.

Cockpit 52

Cockpit Flight Plan Pilot Transponder 52

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 19, 2024

The weather was excellent, although too much of a blustery crosswind for the Edwardians. The TG-3A was once suspended from the ceiling in the American Air Museum at Duxford, but was removed from display a few years ago and has now been restored to fly by the Gliding Heritage Center team.

Crosswind 119

Crosswind Ceiling Pilot Tail 119

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Combining the Gweduck’s advanced hull with its counter-rotating propellers means differential power allows crosswind water taxiing impossible in floatplanes along with higher hull-in-water taxiing speeds. “We Precisely what the single-engine ceiling is, the team can’t say. “We A not so obvious advantage is taxiing.

Airplanes 77

Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 77