Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

If utilizing Runway 17 with left traffic, the crosswind turn will be heading 080, downwind 350, base 260, etc. Put the aircraft in level flight to give them a moment to consider their next course of action so they are not anxiously doing climbs, descents, and unplanned turns. Next, introduce the VOR.

Crosswind 105

Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 105

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

NTSB ERA22LA169 describes a funny engine noise that prompted an earlier than planned turn to crosswind for an anticipated return to the airport. We continued our descent for a couple of seconds and then he began a turn again to the left towards the taxiway. That return did not make it to the airport.

Gross Weight 98

Gross Weight Runway Airplanes Pilot 98

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

West of the Geneseo VOR, I passed high above Silver Lake and the gorge in Letchworth State Park. 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. Serpentine tendrils of mist followed the course of the Genesee River south of Letchworth.

Runway 82

Runway Approach Knot Drag 82