Aerotime
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
The plans allowed for five runways on the site, with a pair of two parallel runways running east to west to the north and south of the main terminal area and with one further runway to allow for crosswinds at the location. Siren-Com / Wikimedia Commons It also became apparent soon after its opening that the new airport was prone to fog.
Pilot Institute
JULY 12, 2024
Key Takeaways Start by setting up your approach correctly to ensure you arrive at the threshold perfectly every time. You can only begin improving the touchdown if you’ve mastered positioning your aircraft above the runway threshold correctly. The crosswind can push you out and mess up your glidepath if you’re not careful.
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Pilot Institute
OCTOBER 16, 2024
If there is a crosswind at the airport, you should mention this in your brief. Discuss your nominated crosswind technique. Explain what aircraft input you will require to land the aircraft in the crosswind. For example, the crosswind is from left to right. You will either carry out the side-slip or de-crab technique.
Pilot Institute
MAY 4, 2024
If it prevents you from landing close to the threshold, a short runway becomes even shorter. The aiming point at an actual short field should be as close to the threshold as is safe. Will you need a crosswind correction? If you are below 5 knots of your target threshold speed, execute a go-around. Choose an aiming point.
Plane and Pilot
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
Once there, he put us in a slight right turn toward our first fuel stop 60 miles ahead, continuously fighting the stick as the gusting left crosswind did its best to push us off course. Wilkins guided the craft along the invisible roller coaster, working to keep the wings level while maintaining a crab as the Cub climbed the first 500 feet.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 27, 2024
GA pilots find time-tested and more creative ways to skitter off the side of the runway, land short of the threshold, or slide off the far end with the brakes smoking and tires squealing. Add in some crosswind and turbulence from preceding aircraft, and these arrivals can get a bit hairy.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 26, 2024
A faster, reduced-flaps approach improves aircraft control during strong crosswinds or gusts. On a normal landing, you’d pull the power over the threshold, begin your roundout, and flare around 10 feet AGL. When crossing the threshold, start reducing the power. Using full flaps enables you to land at the slowest possible speed.
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