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Teaching International Student Pilots

Air Facts

Once wings-level on the Inside Downwind, you lower the gear and flaps and, approximately one mile beyond the landing threshold, you reduce power at The Perch. You then execute a 180 o descending Final Turn maintaining 175 knots to arrive wings-level one mile from the threshold on final approach at 500 AGL. from an unsafe approach.

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Best-Laid Plans

Plane and Pilot

I turned crosswind and attempted to shallow the climb. This time, I pulled out some power as I transitioned to the crosswind leg. I crossed the runway threshold at 70 mph and let a little more speed bleed off as I attempted to stay a few inches off the runway with the nosewheel slightly up. My shirt was wet. Waiting on me.

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Step-by-Step Guide to No-Flaps Landings for Pilots

Pilot Institute

Crosswind Landings : Learning no-flap crosswind landings can help improve aircraft control in high-wind conditions. This is important because crosswinds can make it difficult to control the aircraft at low speeds, so a no-flaps landing can teach you how to land with a higher approach speed. Pre-Landing Checklist 1.

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A Bristol Bulldog Biplane Fighter is Once Again in the Sky

Vintage Aviation News

“Sitting so high up and trying to look down inside the cockpit for the airspeed is nearly impossible. And then when you get down near the threshold, you just hold it off and gently let the wheels down. I can control it now with the Red Line Brakes, but this airplane is not built for crosswinds.

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White-Knuckle Affair

Plane and Pilot

The J-4’s cockpit is wider than the more common J-3, and the second generation brought about the replacement of the open cowl with exposed exhaust ports with a fully enclosed cowl. The plane has no internal radio, so cockpit and external communications were running through a portable intercom plugged into a portable radio.

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How to Land an Airplane

Pilot Institute

When it’s your turn in the cockpit, you’ll know what to do—whether it’s a routine landing or something urgent. If there is a crosswind at the airport, you should mention this in your brief. Discuss your nominated crosswind technique. For example, the crosswind is from left to right.

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Flying on New Year's Day With A New Airline from Frankfurt to Athens!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Do you like the racoon style cockpit? The racoon style cockpit Time to experience my first Aegean Airlines flight! Finally we reached the threshold and we were on our way. This Aegean's Airbus A321NEO was bound for Thessaloniki. Checking my aircraft's status, it had about half an hour to go before arrival. Let's go to Greece!