Cockpit and Indicated Airspeed - Aviator Connection

Delta Connection flight received sink rate alert before Toronto Pearson crash

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

Around 13 seconds before touchdown as the aircraft was descending through 153 feet above ground level (AGL) the TSB said the CRJ900s indicated airspeed increased to 154 knots whereas the ground speed did not change appreciably, consistent with a performance-increasing wind gust. The bank angle increased to a 4.7right bank.

Indicated Airspeed

Indicated Airspeed Descent Knot Horizontal Stabilizer

Indicated Airspeed (IAS)

WayMan

DECEMBER 12, 2024

When stepping into the cockpit, one of the most important instruments that a pilot relies on is the airspeed indicator. Among the metrics displayed, Indicated Airspeed (IAS) stands out as a critical measure for safe and efficient flight operations. Red Line : Maximum speednever exceed this limit.

Indicated Airspeed

Indicated Airspeed True Airspeed Altimeter Cockpit

Airspeed and Altitude Control Simplified: Tips for Stable Flying

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

If you’re aiming to get comfortable with managing both airspeed and altitude in flight, you’ll need to understand the difference between indicated airspeed (IAS) and true airspeed (TAS). Key Takeaways Airspeed and altitude are directly linked to each other throughout different phases of your flight. Why is that?

True Airspeed

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift

Understanding pressure altitude and GPS altitude in aviation apps

iPad Pilot News

AUGUST 20, 2024

In addition to a 3D view of terrain and obstacles this shows glass cockpit-style tapes for speed and altitude, making it an excellent backup tool in case of panel avionics failure. Airspeed and altitude differences Consider speed first. Nowadays, most other aviation apps offer a similar view.

Altimeter

Altimeter Indicated Airspeed Pitot Tube Groundspeed

Icing, Systems, and Human Factors: Preliminary Findings on Voepass flight 2283

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The ATR’s airspeed was 191 knots. The CRUISE SPEED LOW is the first level of APM alert, and means that the indicated airspeed is at least ten knots slower than the predicted speed for their current configuration. The aircraft’s airspeed had decayed to 169 knots. The airframe de-icing system turned off.

Knot

Knot Approach Descent Weather

E6B Made Easy: A Beginner’s Step-by-Step Guide

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Thats your true airspeed. Calibrated airspeed is not the same as indicated airspeed. However, the difference is a few knots for general aviation airspeeds and altitudes. Conclusion The E6B is an incredible tool, and once you understand how to use it, you will find that it empowers you in the cockpit.

Groundspeed

Groundspeed True Airspeed Density Altitude Knot

The Classic Boeing Airspeed Indicator

AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The Honeywell SI-800 Airspeed/Mach Indicator has been a standard instrument on the Boeing 737, 747, 757, and 767 for decades. Boeing stopped installing the stand-alone indicator in favor of modern, reliable flat panel displays. Digital Data Airspeed The Indicated Airspeed (above 30 knots) is displayed in a digital format.

Pitot Tube

Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed Knot Altimeter

We Fly: Cirrus SR G7

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Flap overspeed protection makes for one more improvement, preventing the pilot from deploying the flaps above the programmed indicated airspeed relevant to the flap setting selected. It also prevents you from retracting the flaps when airspeed is too low. ISA, sea level, flaps 100%) [Stephen Yeates] Cockpit at a Glance A.

Pilot

Pilot Airplanes Approach Jet

NASA Forms

AV Web

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In another incident, an air carrier pilot noticed an unusual reading on the cockpit oxygen gauge during preflight (this sounds vague, which is one of the negative aspects of the making the data base anonymous). I would prefer to be 5 or 10 knots slower than the barber pole (maximum indicated airspeed in a turbine airplane) or red line.

Aeronautical Information Manual

Aeronautical Information Manual Airplanes Pilot Indicated Airspeed

Flight vision systems

Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Garmin G1000 Garmin SVS has been an optional feature of the popular G1000 glass cockpit system since 2008. SmartView also provides the standard compass, attitude indicator, airspeed, and altitude scales. So is the Pilatus PC-24’s Advanced Cockpit Environment suite. Garmin has been improving it ever since.

Flight Deck

Flight Deck Primary Flight Display Approach Runway

Navy primary flight training—the instructor had it coming

Air Facts

OCTOBER 7, 2024

It was a beefed up, militarized version of the Beechcraft Bonanza with a narrowed fuselage and conventional tail, seating two pilots in tandem cockpits with controls and indicators configured similarly to tactical aircraft of the period. We could practice in a cockpit procedures trainer next to the briefing area.

Cockpit

Cockpit Rudder Tail Indicated Airspeed

The Captin is Lying and We can Prove It

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Naturally, my first officer and I got a good laugh from this as our 757 was cruising along effortlessly at about 300 knots indicated airspeed, and was not yawing towards the supposedly dead engine. When he got back to the cockpit, he told me he did not think the passengers had bought his explanation.

Indicated Airspeed

Indicated Airspeed Air Traffic Control Airplanes Descent

What NTSB Reports Say About Impossible Turns and Angle of Attack

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

To get the extra lift required for the turns, I had to dive to get extra airspeed so that the plane could turn at that same AOA. One more gadget in the cockpit cannot remedy deficits in skill, judgement, and attitude. That produced a strange traffic pattern with roller coasters at the corners.)

General Aviation

General Aviation Pilot Approach Airplanes

Invisible Trap Kills Glider Pilot – How To Avoid Microbursts

Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

Without knowing the horizontal wind direction and speed at this point it is impossible to say what his indicated airspeed was. At the high density altitude at Rifle a ground speed of 92 kt would have been equivalent to an indicated airspeed of less than 80 kt.

Pilot

Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway

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Delta Connection flight received sink rate alert before Toronto Pearson crash

Indicated Airspeed (IAS)

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NASA Forms

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The Captin is Lying and We can Prove It

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