Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Detail of Draken N155XD’s cockpit (Adam Estes) However, on June 26, 1998, one of AT-155/N155XD’s sister ships, AT-156/N156XD was badly damaged during an exercise at NAS Oceana, VA, in which the pilot noted after completing three passes by a US Navy ship, his fuel was rapidly running out.

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Pilot Pilot in Command Cockpit Knot 124

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fifteen hundred feet past the end of the runway, a pilot was trapped in the cockpit of an Extra NG. Forty-five minutes after the accident, the pilot was found alive, still pinned upside down in the flooded cockpit. The plane was high and very fast, crossing the airport boundary at 200 feet and 165 knots groundspeed.

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Knot Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

Air Facts

JULY 22, 2024

Her father had been allowed to sit in the back seat on the last day and violated the sterile cockpit rule. five hours at 150 knots vs. five weeks at 5 knots). We still chuckle about the preemptory order from one 16 year old girl. Quiet Dad, I am trying to land the plane.” But why did he have to know my weight?”

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Lift Airfoil Knot Airplanes 98

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. The plane’s mechanic, known as a plane captain, was up on the wing and helped me settle into the cockpit.

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Cockpit Rudder Tail Indicated Airspeed 98

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

An audible tone or a visual light in the cockpit helps identify the position. They are as follows: Category A: Less than 91 knots. Category B: 91 knots to less than 121 knots. Category C: 121 knots to less than 141 knots. Category D: 41 knots to less than 166 knots.

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Approach Knot Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Combining the data shown on your cockpit instruments helps you make better judgments. It’s typically measured in knots (nautical miles per hour), with one knot being about 1.15 One example is Indicated Airspeed (IAS), which is the airspeed you read directly from cockpit instruments. miles per hour.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift 52

Jetwhine

JANUARY 17, 2024

Down low, maximum speeds can easily exceed 425 knots. built fighter jet—including the narrow and mildly pressurized (4 psi) cockpit. At 90 knots I ease the stick back and we’re through 140 knots with gear and flaps coming up before I know it. My 200-knot steep turns begin at 14,500 feet with gentle banks.

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Knot Rudder Pilot Jet 52

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 13, 2024

Key Takeaways The Cirrus SR22 has evolved significantly since its certification in 2000, introducing key innovations like the Avidyne Entegra glass cockpit in 2003 and the turbocharged SR22 Turbo in 2006, which have set new standards in general aviation. This article breaks down its top features, performance stats, and innovative technology.

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General Aviation Knot Primary Flight Display Pilot 52

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

He used the first officer’s airspeed indicator and visual cues out of the cockpit windows to determine the flight path of the plane and the need for any power changes. “I was 46 years old the day I walked into that cockpit,” he said. “I I had the world ahead of me. I was a captain of a major US airline.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 287

Ask Captain Lim

MAY 5, 2024

The ash clouds which spread westerly at speeds of around 30 knots and reaching heights of 55,000 feet, intensified and prompted closure of airports. Cockpit windows are susceptible to scratching akin to sandpaper, while the pulverized materials can taint the fuel nozzles and turbine blades, leading to engine failures.

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Knot Weather Cockpit Airlines 59

Air Facts

JULY 1, 2024

After all the preliminaries, and in full command of the cockpit, we, my instructor and I, took off on a simulated flight from Teterboro, New Jersey enroute to Norfolk, Virginia (short flight) at 15,000 feet. The A36 Bonanza is rated to fly at 178 knots ROP at 6,000 feet. You can lose up to five knots or more. I hastily agreed.

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Knot Approach Pilot Runway 97

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

When it’s your turn in the cockpit, you’ll know what to do—whether it’s a routine landing or something urgent. Take your ground speed in knots and divide it by two. So if your Vso is 50 knots, then aim to fly 70 knots. So if our stall speed was 50 knots, our approach speed would be 65 knots.

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Airplanes Descent Approach Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

On one trip home, we had a 50-knot headwind, really annoying at a true airspeed of only 125. One flight, given instructions to cross whichever end of the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX), things just didn’t seem right in the cockpit. Time to make a 180, watch The Perfect Storm , and spend the night.

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Knot Weather Density Altitude True Airspeed 67

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

In a T-6, I don’t care what you do, realistically, normal conditions, you might get 140 knots. That P-64 will cruise around all day at 180, 190 knots. Then we went over the cockpit. By the time he struggled to get out of the cockpit and search for and pull the D-ring on his parachute, the AD-4 had spun below 1,000 feet.

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Pilot Airplanes Runway Cockpit 103

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

Left downwind on a blustery day with live weather actually shows a virga burst over the field, with local winds gusting 36 knots, making for some extreme conditions in such a tight canyon. For the final approach, I calculated V REF of about 128 was fought with much shear, with airspeed variances of up to 20 to 30 knots, providing a wild ride.

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Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

Fear of Landing

MAY 3, 2024

The prototype lifted off, hovered and flew at a speed of 40 knots before landing. For the unmanned test, the pilot controlled the aircraft from a remote cockpit with a curved screen offering a panoramic view of the instruments. The pilot then increased acceleration with a target of seven knots ground speed.

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Descent Thrust Knot Lift 88

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Also, from when I lived out West, there was the mountaintop clearance guideline—1,000 feet for every 10 knots of wind, with 30 knots meaning no-go. In that wonderful Cessna 175 I used to have, there was one trip flying home from Oshkosh to Seattle when all of Montana was bumpy, with 50-knot headwinds.

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Airplanes Weather Ceiling Turbulence 69

Fear of Landing

MARCH 1, 2024

The stall speed is cited in the docket as 53 knots. Whoever was flying that day appears to have intentionally slowed the aircraft to 28 knots. The Cessna 172S crashed into the ground, destroying the cockpit. Then the left wing dropped and the nose pitched down.

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Descent Airplanes Knot Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When you’re starting to feel human again after major surgery, what’s a good plan for getting safely back into the cockpit? This 172 had a flap extension speed of 85 knots, and my old Cessna 172’s limit was 100 mph, or 87 knots. I had a total knee replacement. These discrepancies helped me get my head back in the game.

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Approach Pitot Tube Aileron Instrument Landing System 52

Flying Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

The aircraft will be expected to fly at 90 knots at an altitude of 1,000 feet, ensuring they are visible from the ground and online. The round-engine Staggerwing biplane was one of the first to feature an enclosed cockpit. EST on May 11. “The goal is to get aviation outside of the airport fence lines,” Ginter said.

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Airplanes General Aviation Air Traffic Control Knot 69

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

On one trip home, we had a 50-knot headwind, really annoying at a true airspeed of only 125. One flight, given instructions to cross whichever end of the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX), things just didn’t seem right in the cockpit. Time to make a 180, watch The Perfect Storm , and spend the night.

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Knot Weather Density Altitude True Airspeed 58

Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 10, 2024

Holding Positions and Their Meanings Another thing to be aware of from the cockpit is the holding positions. The pilot maneuvers the plane with a 7% thrust paving the way for a 30-knot speed. With TaxiBot technology in the cockpit command interface, the pilot directly controls direction and speed during taxiing.

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Runway Clearance Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

” Eric reports that takeoff and landing speeds are comparable to a land-based DC-3, though cruise speed is reduced to just 115 knots at standard power settings. This ‘auxiliary’ hydraulic system for the water rudders is driven by an electric pump, which is switched on and off in the cockpit when needed.

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Rudder Airplanes Drag Pilot 140

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.

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Indicated Airspeed Air Traffic Control Airplanes Descent 98

AeronewsX

AUGUST 10, 2020

Photo by Franz from Wikimedia Commons The Civil Aviation Ministry's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has retrieved the wrecked Air India Express Flight 1344's black box and the cockpit voice recorder on Saturday. It indicated that wind was blowing from 260°, which meant that Flight 1344 landed with 11 knots tailwind.

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Runway UTC Cockpit Knot 52

Air Facts

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As briefed, we launched and headed to and entered one of our low-level training routes to fly tactical formation (below) at 500 feet AGL and 480 knots. As we neared MacDill, I maintained 300 knots as I let down to 1,500 AGL, which is the pattern airspeed and altitude at MacDill.

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Runway AGL Approach Knot 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The glass cockpit overshadows the cooperative, complacent RV-9A’s character. The FAA weather said a thunderstorm was forecast, gusts to 6 knots. After turning the corner, I was rewarded with tailwinds of up to 22 knots, so the big detour cost me only 15 minutes. There was also a link to a bridge for sale.

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Weather Runway Knot Rudder 59

Air Facts

AUGUST 19, 2024

What altitude would you like?” All this as I was in a forty-five degree bank doing a 180, looking out the cockpit at my white wings. I then by golly got on the instruments, saw I was 17 degrees nose high, airspeed falling through 130 knots. That’s why the ADI is so huge and is in the center of the cockpit. Whoa Nelly.

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Pilot Flight Plan Cockpit Knot 97

Photographic Logbook

MARCH 10, 2024

These were days before the proliferation of AWOS/ASOS stations and the advent of ADS-B (FIS-B) weather displayed on a tablet in the cockpit. (A According to the official Cherokee Warrior II Information Manual, the recommended approach speed with full flaps is 63 knots. It is often said that the cockpit is a poor classroom.

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Airplanes Knot Runway Avionics Master Switch 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The glass cockpit overshadows the cooperative, complacent RV-9A’s character. The FAA weather said a thunderstorm was forecast, gusts to 6 knots. After turning the corner, I was rewarded with tailwinds of up to 22 knots, so the big detour cost me only 15 minutes. There was also a link to a bridge for sale.

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Weather Runway Knot Rudder 52

Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Speed locked at 65 knots, I made a smooth touchdown right in the middle of the runway. Organization in the cockpit is everything. I set up for a straight-in approach to Runway 22 about three miles out. Throttle back, mixture rich, and I started dialing in the flaps—10 degrees, 20 degrees, 30 degrees. This was a lifesaver.

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Approach Runway Airplanes Altimeter 52

Fear of Landing

JULY 19, 2024

There are not many details yet but one source says that at the time of the engine failure, the Cessna was travelling at 100 knots at 1,250 feet above ground level. Watching the shadow of the aircraft growing bigger over the airport buildings was the most stressful thing I’ve done all day; I can’t imagine being in that cockpit.

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Runway Pilot Approach Drag 87

Fear of Landing

JULY 26, 2024

Although the names of the two men in the cockpit have been released, the statement did not include who was flying. The ASD-B data shows the Lancair’s speed decaying to 56 knots before rising again as it descended at 375 feet per minute: consistent with a stall followed by a drop. The final return was at 12:13 local time.

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Approach Runway Knot Air Traffic Control 72

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 22, 2024

USAF photo] The YF-96A was powered by the Wright YJ65-W-1 turbojet, which required Republic to deepen the F-84 fuselage by 7 inches and make certain changes around the cockpit/canopy area. In a move that caused derision at Republic, the Air Force re-designated the aircraft as the YF-84F in September 1950. Then confusion ensued.

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Torque Cockpit Jet Knot 75

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The weather briefing we had reviewed a half hour earlier promised a 20-knot headwind that would require two fuel stops on the 130-mile trip from our home airport in Kennett, Missouri (KTKX), to Little Rock Air Force Base (KLRF) in Arkansas. The windsock promised that getting the little yellow bird into the air would be a white-knuckle affair.

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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 73

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

One benefit of these aerodynamic tweaks is a vibration, or “initial buffet,” that is felt in the seat of the pants and flight controls, about 10-15 knots above stall speed. These were added to manage the low speed air flow over the wings, stabilizer and elevators.

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Approach Airplanes Pilot Horizontal Stabilizer 61

AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Airlines are upgrading older cockpits with newer displays, so this old indicator will soon become a relic. V MO on the 767 is between 340-360 knots (depending on aircraft serial number). Airspeed Pointer The airspeed pointer shows the indicated airspeed in knots as generated by the Air Data Computer.

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Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed Knot Altimeter 52