Checkride Groundspeed Jet 
Air Facts
JULY 15, 2024
I did a checkride in 30 knot winds in the flatlands of Kansas, almost straight down the runway. It felt like pushing it for that airplane, but checkrides are so hard to schedule I went. Here’s a video of a 182 flipping in 30 knot winds at Las Vegas (with jet blast the deciding factor). What to do?
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Doubling your groundspeed quadruples the impact force. Then, head into the wind to reduce groundspeed and hang the airplane in the branches in a nose-high attitude. Can a massive commercial jet, like a Boeing, glide safely if all its engines fail? But perhaps the most critical factor is your speed. Do you know why?
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