Plane and Pilot
APRIL 1, 2025
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.
Air Facts
MARCH 5, 2025
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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Pilot Institute
DECEMBER 31, 2024
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.
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.
AV Web
JANUARY 22, 2025
The airplane came to rest about 1600 feet from the Runway 31 threshold and about 250 feet right of the extended centerline. Backing up in the pattern, the crosswind, downwind and base legs (excluding the turns) saw less than one percent of the stalls. The private pilot was fatally injured.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 28, 2025
As at higher altitudes, the vortex movement near the ground is affected by crosswinds. This distance is measured when the preceding aircraft is over the runway threshold. Crosswinds can push the downwind vortex into your approach path. This lateral movement takes place at a speed of about two or three knots.
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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