Descent Gross Weight Ground Effect 
Pilot Institute
MARCH 29, 2024
This is often the clean configuration at max gross weight. Climbs and Descents During Slow Flight It’s counterintuitive, but pitching up will not result in a climb during slow flight. You’ll have to accelerate to V x while staying within ground effect. Pilots use reference stalling speeds instead.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 3, 2024
But I have maintained 5000 feet at 6000 pounds gross weight,” notes Ross. Climbs and descents were normal, and while not stunning, it seemed like this airplane could carry a load up and over the hills if needed—even though it is designed to operate down low. Precisely what the single-engine ceiling is, the team can’t say. “We
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