Pilot Institute
JANUARY 3, 2025
A windsock can become your main source of real-time wind information, especially when your aircraft radio equipment is unavailable or malfunctions. More Safety Private Pilots usually fly lighter aircraft that are more sensitive to wind. These aircraft have lower crosswind limitations and are more affected by gusts and wind shear.
Plane and Pilot
JANUARY 8, 2025
Most seemed to be using more flaps than normal for takeoff, the idea being to get away from the ground as quickly as possible to minimize their time near the ground, where a wind shear could have serious consequences. When making a cross-wind takeoff, hold the nose gear on the runway longer and accelerate to a higher speed than normal.
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Air Facts
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
These maneuvers include an engine failure on takeoff, loss of lift on the wing during departure, en route, and approach, crosswind landings, wind shear scenarios, engine inoperative landings, low visibility landings, crash landings and evacuation.
Air Facts
APRIL 14, 2025
Similarly, many types of planes will have recommended final approach speed increased in gusty conditions and/or for crosswinds. Manufacturers have recommended any number of algorithms for increasing final approach speed, such as increase the final approach speed by half the steady state wind and all of the gust factor.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The peppering of rain on the windshield, the darkening of thick clouds, or the battering of wind shear all deliver a clear message that some piloting is now required. is a common question, when the wind, ceiling, visibility, turbulence, or even temperature are obviously not conducive to routine flying. 1 priority.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The peppering of rain on the windshield, the darkening of thick clouds, or the battering of wind shear all deliver a clear message that some piloting is now required. is a common question, when the wind, ceiling, visibility, turbulence, or even temperature are obviously not conducive to routine flying. 1 priority.
Northstar VFR
MARCH 23, 2025
Weather Hazards Low visibility and wind shear are weather hazards that can create the need to go-around. Wind shear can create landing hazards for all sizes of aircraft. Wind shear can create landing hazards for all sizes of aircraft. The aircraft appears to be lined up with a taxiway or incorrect runway.
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