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Delta Connection flight received sink rate alert before Toronto Pearson crash

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

While the report draws no conclusions as to the cause of the crash, investigators set out a detailed timeline which focuses heavily on the Mitsubishi CRJ900s descent. TSB At a height of 50 feet the rate of descent had increased to 1114 feet per minute (fpm) from 672 fpm around 14 seconds before. to the right, the TSB said.

Indicated Airspeed

Indicated Airspeed Descent Knot Horizontal Stabilizer

Delta CRJ-900 Accident In Toronto: Preliminary Report Published

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 20, 2025

degrees Less than one second before touchdown, the plane had an indicated airspeed of 134 knots, a ground speed of 111 knots, a bank angle of 7.1 degrees to the right, and a rate of descent of 1,110 feet per minute The plane touched down at a bank angle of 7.5 These details should be revealed in subsequent reports.

Descent

Descent Threshold Knot Flight Deck

Indicated Airspeed (IAS)

WayMan

DECEMBER 12, 2024

When stepping into the cockpit, one of the most important instruments that a pilot relies on is the airspeed indicator. Among the metrics displayed, Indicated Airspeed (IAS) stands out as a critical measure for safe and efficient flight operations. Mastering indicated airspeed is a cornerstone of becoming a skilled pilot.

Indicated Airspeed

Indicated Airspeed True Airspeed Altimeter Cockpit

Airspeed and Altitude Control Simplified: Tips for Stable Flying

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

If you’re aiming to get comfortable with managing both airspeed and altitude in flight, you’ll need to understand the difference between indicated airspeed (IAS) and true airspeed (TAS). Key Takeaways Airspeed and altitude are directly linked to each other throughout different phases of your flight. Why is that?

True Airspeed

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift

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

Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

As the helicopter continued towards the airport, the airspeed began to decrease. The indicated airspeed had fallen below 65 knots and was still decreasing. As the airspeed decayed, the right yaw increased. The helicopter was at treetop height with an indicated airspeed of zero knots when the right yaw ceased.

Torque

Torque Indicated Airspeed Tail Knot

Split-S Decision

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A few seconds later the airplane data showed a maneuver consistent with an aileron roll followed by a rapid descent about 1,000 feet before regaining its prior altitude and track above the highway.” Airspeed reached 248 kias, well over the never exceed VNE of 200 kias. There was no pulling up of the nose to regain level flight.

True Airspeed

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron

Split-S Decision

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A few seconds later the airplane data showed a maneuver consistent with an aileron roll followed by a rapid descent about 1,000 feet before regaining its prior altitude and track above the highway.” Airspeed reached 248 kias, well over the never exceed VNE of 200 kias. There was no pulling up of the nose to regain level flight.

True Airspeed

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron

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Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

Perhaps just prior to the start of descent could be the optimum time–certainly completed no later than commencement of approach. Recall that we must remain at or above MDA until we are in a normal position to perform a normal rate of descent to landing. Will the vertical speed necessary comply with required descent criteria?

Approach

Approach AGL Descent Runway

The Captin is Lying and We can Prove It

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Naturally, my first officer and I got a good laugh from this as our 757 was cruising along effortlessly at about 300 knots indicated airspeed, and was not yawing towards the supposedly dead engine. We were nearing the LAX airport at 18,000 feet and starting to get busy with the descent into SAN.

Indicated Airspeed

Indicated Airspeed Air Traffic Control Airplanes Descent

Basic attitude instrument flying – the foundation for IFR flight

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The attitude and turn indicators provide supporting information regarding bank and everything should agree during straight flight. Just as an excessive climb or descent will cause you to overshoot altitude, an excessive rate of turn results in overshooting the target heading. Don’t chase the airspeed indicator to make the change.

Descent

Descent Altimeter Airplanes Approach

Icing, Systems, and Human Factors: Preliminary Findings on Voepass flight 2283

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The ATR’s airspeed was 191 knots. The CRUISE SPEED LOW is the first level of APM alert, and means that the indicated airspeed is at least ten knots slower than the predicted speed for their current configuration. The crew acknowledged and said that they were at the ideal point of descent and waiting for clearance.

Knot

Knot Approach Descent Weather

The Flying Bear Goes to Beantown | Part 4, Going Missed

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

Caught in series of up and down drafts, the autopilot pitched the Warrior aggressively to maintain altitude and the indicated airspeed trended too high in each updraft. I managed the stepdown to 2,000 feet at JAKRR (named for WFC founder Jake DeGroote) by programming the autopilot for a descent to that altitude.

Ceiling

Ceiling Approach Weather Runway

How to Fly Perfect Lazy Eights

Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

It’s just S-turns with climbs and descents, right? For a Cessna 172, the recommended indicated airspeed for the maneuver is 105 knots. Lazy eights sound like the least challenging commercial checkride maneuver to learn. Despite the easygoing name, many pilots find lazy eights harder than they thought.

Rudder

Rudder Lift Aileron Drag

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Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

Under normal circumstances Shmulik would have had sufficient altitude to delay the landing by several minutes: his glider’s minimum descent rate in still air was just 100 fpm. Even a more typical descent rate of 200 fpm would have allowed Shmulik to hold for about 5-7 minutes before he would have had to proceed with the landing.

Pilot

Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway

What NTSB Reports Say About Impossible Turns and Angle of Attack

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

To get the extra lift required for the turns, I had to dive to get extra airspeed so that the plane could turn at that same AOA. Optimum” glide was not the issue here, and a visual AOA indicator would have had no value. That produced a strange traffic pattern with roller coasters at the corners.)

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