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A DPE’s Take on Deciphering the ACS: Emergency Descent

Fullthrottle Aviation

The question came up on a group on social media where a student was asking the community how to perform the Emergency Descent maneuver (PA.IX.A). Establish and maintain the appropriate airspeed and configuration appropriate to the scenario specified by the evaluator and as covered in POH/AFM for the emergency descent. PA.IX.A.S4

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Test flight

Gary's Flight Journal

After alerting to no descent I disconnected the AP and hand flew. I made a nice landing and taxied back to the hangar. I turned direct PFAIR, entered the procedure turn and the STec 60-2 flew a perfect Parallel entry. It's a shame I brain farted and did not select NAV in bound. Hand flying is so much better anyway.

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A pilot’s path begins with a father’s influence

Air Facts

The hangar talk was different, too. In Cambodia hangar talk would more likely be practical information shared between an informal group of pilots who called themselves the Phnom Penh Pig Pilots Association. Dad wasn’t much of a storyteller and probably was humble by pilot standards. There aren’t many of those around anymore.

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One Perfect Day in Friedrichschafen: Zeppelin Museum and Flight Plus the Dornier Museum

Cranky Flier

To visit: Dornier Museum website Open 10a – 5p every day but Monday Claude-Dornier-Platz 1 88046 Friedrichshafen Deutschland Flying a Zeppelin Once we finished up at the museum, we drove to the other side of the airport where Zeppelin has its hangar. We began our descent as we approached the airport.

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Unbolted in Fairfield (Update on the 2022 Bell 407 GXP Crash)

Fear of Landing

At approximately 30-40 feet agl, the spinning stopped and the helicopter appeared to stabilize for a brief moment before continuing a nose-low, forward descent into the grass north of Runway 28. The operator had a surveillance camera inside the hangar to capture the work and the preflight inspections.

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Earning Wings: Flight 01 – First Flight

Inspire

The instructor led Brady through taxi, takeoff, holding altitude/climbs/descents, turns, traffic pattern, and landing. The post Earning Wings: Flight 01 – First Flight first appeared on Hangar Flying. His instructor let him take controls for the whole flight (except landing). Check out Brady’s first flight.

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Review: Aeromexico Business Class Boeing 737 MAX (MEX-MIA)

One Mile at a Time

Taxiing Mexico City Airport We also taxied past the Aeromexico hangar, where there were a bunch of Aeromexico Connect Embraer jets undergoing maintenance. Around five minutes later we began our descent, and at this point we made landfall on the west coast of Florida, just south of Marco Island.

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