Flight Training Central

MARCH 15, 2024

A collection of exciting new courses and digital pilot manuals from the team at PilotWorkshops is now available in the Sporty’s Pilot Training app These new training products were designed to take your VFR and IFR flying skills to the next level and maximize the utility of your pilot certificate.

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Aerotime

JULY 11, 2024

Key Findings The study highlights several critical factors for the viability and feasibility of AAM operations: Terrain Suitability : Orlando, Amsterdam, and Charlotte stand out for their favorable terrain, characterized by lower vertical ascents and descents, leading to reduced energy consumption for AAM aircraft.

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Weather Descent Pilot Aviation Technology 307

Flight Training Central

MAY 2, 2024

Fly along with airshow pilot and flight instructor Spencer Suderman, as he answeres common questions related to learning to fly—part of Sporty’s Learn to Fly Month. He also demonstrates the four fundamentals of flight – straight and level, climbs, descents, and turns – ad shows why a stall is nothing to be afraid of.

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Air Traffic Control Descent Airplanes Pilot 97

Flight Training Central

MAY 8, 2024

The instructor will show you a normal takeoff, basic maneuvers (straight and level flight, turns, descents, etc.) You’re now on your way to becoming a pilot. You’ll most likely sit in the left seat, with your hands on the controls—you are flying! and a normal landing. When you land, your instructor will make your first logbook entry.

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Descent Airplanes Pilot 98

Ask Captain Lim

MAY 31, 2024

The incident was attributed to the swift transition between climb and descent and not the actual change in altitude. The rates of climb and descent were not excessive, being only half of the typical rates during normal take-off and descent. Have you ever heard of a pilot being hurt in turbulence? to positive 1.5G

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Turbulence Descent Cabin Crew Weather 64

Greg Brown's Flying Carpet Blog

JUNE 16, 2024

Highlights include a dramatic arrival in Albuquerque, a sweltering descent into Phoenix, and comedic misadventures throughout. Please support Greg’s Flying Carpet Podcast, Blog, & Student Pilot Pep Talk Facebook Group! Greg Check out Greg’s Aviation Books, Fine Art Aerial Photo Prints, and Pilot Achievement Plaques!

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Descent Airplanes Pilot 98

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Editor’s Note: The following scenario is from the IFR Procedures Manual from Pilot Workshops. Approval for a contact approach lets you make a legal, visual descent to land without fuss and while retaining your IFR status. Request the Approach Initiating a contact approach is entirely up to the pilot. Pick your battles.

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Approach Pilot Clearance Descent 52

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

Even the best of pilots can mess up sometimes. But for new pilots, it can be tough to figure out where it all went wrong. Learn to use aircraft references to establish a stable descent rate and pitch, ending up in a smooth roundout and flare. 60 x 5 = 300 feet per minute is your recommended descent rate.

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Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Flight Training Central

JUNE 28, 2024

The FAA continues to add new questions based on guidance from the Private Pilot Airman Certification Standards. A stabilized approach is one where the pilot: Keeps adjusting the pitch attitude to maintain a constant speed to the runway. Maintains a constant descent angle to a fixed point on the runway.

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Descent Runway Stability Approach 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As the complete instrument pilot, you should be able to maintain heading, altitude, and airspeed at speeds ranging from cruise to approach. First, the airplane is more stable in pitch than bank and, if you are a typical VFR pilot, you refer to the altimeter more than to the heading indicator. Now let’s look at descents.

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Descent Altimeter Airplanes Approach 52

AV Web

JULY 27, 2024

The accident occurred shortly after the pilot, a family friend of the group members, reported an issue with the autopilot and a loss of control. The pilot reportedly told controllers he had an autopilot issue and was losing control. At one point, the ADS-B data recorded on FlightAware showed a descent rate of 5,545 feet per minute.

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Descent Pilot Airplanes 111

Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Are you an aspiring aviator or a professional pilot seeking your first turbine pilot job? In this blog post, we will guide you through the path from challenges to rewards, helping you navigate your way to success in the world of turbine pilot jobs. Warning Systems: pilots need to be aware of how their airplane type alerts them.

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Pilot Airplanes Weather Air Traffic Control 52

Northstar VFR

JANUARY 21, 2024

By Jordan Bullock, A321 Pilot Well, you finally made it. While I was going through my ratings, I would constantly scour the internet for any insight into what being a professional pilot entailed. Mostly, you get called in to cover flights that other pilots call in sick for. Yes, pilots drink an insane amount of coffee!)

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Pilot Cockpit Airlines Airline 52

Professional Pilot

AUGUST 14, 2024

This revolutionary system includes digital technology that safely lands the aircraft at the nearest suitable airport in the event that the pilot is incapacitated. The post Piper M700 FURY Unpaved Field Certified first appeared on Professional Pilot Magazine.

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Flight Deck Descent Stability Pilot 52

Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

If the wind is as shown by the landing direction indicator, the pilot should land on Runway 9 and expect a crosswind from the right. Which approach and landing objective is assured when the pilot remains on the proper glidepath of the VASI? VFR approaches to land at night should be accomplished with a steeper descent.

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Crosswind Runway Air Traffic Control Approach 98

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

I was still in a pretty rapid descent. While still in a descent, soon to crash into the trees, I turned to look. Settling down, buckling my belt, and enjoying my climb back to 3,000 feet, I got to thinking about whether I could have slowed or stopped my descent with the trim tab. I was in a controlled descent.

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Descent Lift Runway Cockpit 87

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fifteen hundred feet past the end of the runway, a pilot was trapped in the cockpit of an Extra NG. The tower frequency had been near silent, with only the occasional pilot checking in, curtly told, “Airport is closed, emergency in progress.” They were inverted in a Florida marsh, and the brackish water was rising. Long pause.

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Knot Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 87

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) Air Safety Institute has published an excellent report titled, “ Stall and Spin Accidents: Keep the Wings Flying.” It is an easy download and a must-read for all pilots. The late fighter/test pilot Bob Hoover said it best: “Fly the airplane as far into the crash as possible.”

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Approach Airplanes Horizontal Stabilizer Pilot 77

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 27, 2024

Back in the early days of jet airliners, pilots long experienced in more forgiving two- and four-engine, piston-powered prop planes found themselves running out of airspeed, altitude, and ideas on the final approach to landing. Some pilots soar like eagles to a smooth touchdown, and others settle to the runway like wounded turkeys.

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Stability Approach Runway Pilot 82

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

An instrument rated pilot, who has not logged any instrument time in 1 year or more, cannot serve as pilot in command under IFR, unless the pilot passes an instrument proficiency check followed by 6 hours and six instrument approaches, 3 of those hours in the category of aircraft involved. The en route weather is IMC.

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Instrument Flight Rules Ceiling Approach Descent 52

Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

I requested a descent from 6,000’ down to 4,000’ and was denied due to traffic. I was soon cleared to descend to 4,000’ and entered IMC during the descent while I located the approach chart to brief. I began a rapid descent from 3,000’ down to the 2,000’ for the IAF. The IAF was looming closer. Sometimes simpler is better.

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Descent Approach Weather Runway 71

Flight Training Central

MAY 7, 2024

As much as it seems sometimes that airplanes fly by magic, it’s important for every pilot to understand at least the basic fundamentals of aerodynamics. Understanding these concepts will create a smoother and safer pilot. Straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs, and descents. Starting, taxiing, takeoff, and landing.

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Gross Weight Longitudinal Axis Airfoil Lift 98

Fear of Landing

MAY 3, 2024

The five-seater aircraft (pilot and four passengers) is pitched as an urban air taxi, with plenty of room for luggage. The prototype is designed as a piloted aircraft but the initial test flight in July 2023 was unmanned. A second pilot maintained visual contact with the aircraft. G-EVTL lifted off with all EPUs operating.

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AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

It involved an in-flight breakup, and the pilot was a doctor. This is often the result of the aircraft picking up excessive airspeed as a result of pilot disorientation in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), followed by an abrupt pitch-up after exiting the bottom of the cloud. local time, roughly three hours into the flight.

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Tail Knot Instrument Meteorological Conditions Groundspeed 105

Jetwhine

JUNE 10, 2024

There is also an updated ACS Companion Guide for Pilots. This can be a frightening review for pilots, especially for those who haven’t assiduously evaluated and maintained their knowledge and skill currency and those (like me) who earned their certificates and ratings several decades ago. There’s two more for the schooling list.

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Checkride Airplanes Descent Flight Plan 52

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

It involved an in-flight breakup; and the pilot was a doctor. This is often the result of the aircraft picking up excessive airspeed as a result of pilot disorientation in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), followed by an abrupt pitch-up after exiting the bottom of the cloud.

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Tail Knot Instrument Meteorological Conditions Groundspeed 98

Northstar VFR

JUNE 30, 2024

Leslie Caubble, CFI/IGI Two of the most important pieces of information that every pilot needs to know while flying is how high you are and how fast you’re going. Pilots rely on the airspeed indicator and altimeter instruments to measure and display this vital information. As the diaphragm moves, the needle of the ASI moves.

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Instrument Meteorological Conditions Descent 68

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fifteen hundred feet past the end of the runway, a pilot was trapped in the cockpit of an Extra NG. The tower frequency had been near silent, with only the occasional pilot checking in, curtly told, “Airport is closed, emergency in progress.” They were inverted in a Florida marsh, and the brackish water was rising. Long pause.

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Knot Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

Fear of Landing

MARCH 1, 2024

A reader contacted me about a fatal crash which killed a pilot and his instructor in November 2021. There were two on board, a private pilot and a flight instructor, both of whom were killed in the crash. Regardless, the aircraft entered a dangerous descent at 8,000 feet per minute. The flight was instructional.

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Descent Airplanes Knot Pilot 52

Air Facts

JULY 31, 2024

Turbulence and Triumph: Lessons learned about flying (and about life) Air Facts Journal As pilots, each flight teaches us something new—about aviation, about the world, and about ourselves. The air was crisp, and the skies were clear—a pilot’s dream. I communicated my intentions and began my descent. The landing was rough.

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Turbulence Approach Weather Descent 69

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Short field landings are a true test of a pilot’s skill. They are also one of the most feared maneuvers during the private pilot checkride. Whether you’re new to short field landings or a pilot needing a refresher, this essential guide is for you. Feeling overwhelmed by this challenging maneuver?

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Descent 52

Northstar VFR

JANUARY 15, 2023

By Gustin Robinson, CFI-I As a pilot you will, more likely than not, fly other aircraft besides the flight school’s rental Cessna 172. If a qualified instructor is not available, try to find a local pilot who is highly experienced in the airframe. General Maneuvering, including climbs and descents 5. Descent Planning 6.

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Descent V Speed Crosswind Airplanes 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 11, 2024

The pilot sat on top of the engine in an ejection seat, like a cowboy astride a bucking bronco. Test pilots have always required “The Right Stuff,” but during the late 1940s and early ’50s, they routinely risked their lives to expand the envelope. The post McDonnell XF-85 Goblin appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine.

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Jet Tail Pilot Descent 79

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

It is not uncommon for air traffic control to pose this question to pilots on IFR flight plans approaching certain airports when the weather is VFR. In daylight, when the visibility is good, the winds calm, and the pilot familiar with the airport—and the approach is a straight in—the visual is no big deal.

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Approach Air Traffic Control Runway Flight Deck 92

Air Facts

JUNE 5, 2024

A pilot’s path begins with a father’s influence Air Facts Journal Probably the most asked question a pilot gets is: “What got you interested in flying?” Often the response is something like, “My father (or mother) was a pilot, and I spent a lot of time around airplanes with him.” That’s my story, too.

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Pilot Hangar Runway Approach 79

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

If there was one thing that shook my nerves every time as a beginning pilot, it was talking to ATC. Thankfully, as many pilots are quick to discover, radio comms are not really as intimidating as they seem. Even so, no pilot should ever hesitate to ask for clarification if something does not make sense.

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 64

Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A pilot needs to control the airplane in a manner that the wings support the weight of the airplane as long as practical to minimize stresses imposed on the landing gear by a rough surface or to prevent sinking into a soft surface. Once committed to the landing, the pilot should gently lower the nose-wheel to the surface.

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