One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

While it will vary depending on a flight’s descent profile, you can expect that this will typically translate to the cabin being prepared for landing roughly five minutes earlier than before. It’s also common among many foreign carriers to prepare the cabin for landing as soon as the descent starts.

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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. The pilot flyingpulled back the thrust levers, and as a result, over the following 5seconds, N1 decreased from 64% to approximately 43%, where it remained until touchdown.

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Pilot Institute

JANUARY 14, 2025

So, how do pilots manage to land their aircraft safely and accurately without even being able to see where theyre going? The ILS (Instrument Landing System) uses radio signals to help pilots align the aircraft accurately on their approach to a runway. The ILS gives three types of information to the pilot. Why Do We Need ILS?

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 20, 2025

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 degrees to the right, and 3g vertical acceleration, and a rate of descent of approximately 1,098 feet per minute. Endeavor Air CRJ-900 debris map So, what do we know about the two pilots?

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Flight Training Central

JANUARY 10, 2025

Descent planning is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of managing your flight. And if not planned properly, a poorly executed descent can present challenges and unnecessary risks when transitioning to an approach or the traffic pattern. Finally, you can enable messages to alert you as to when to begin the descent.

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Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

The automatic pilot (autopilot) has to be one of aviations finest technological inventions. Largely gone are the days when pilots had to manually control their aircraft from engine start-up to shut down by keeping their hands rigidly fixed on the controls at all times.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

It might sound a bit scary, but its a valuable skill for a pilot to master. Pilots must adapt their approach and landing technique during flap failure. The flaps on an aircraft are used for controlled descents with slower airspeed during the approach and landing. What is the purpose of flaps? Better situational awareness.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Pilots can use pitot heat or alternate static sources to handle blockages in-flight. The altimeter is the only instrument in small aircraft that gives the pilot altitude information. Since atmospheric pressure changes with weather, pilots must adjust the altimeter using the local barometric pressure shown in the Kollsman Window.

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AV Web

DECEMBER 11, 2024

They it began a 19-second descent, which resulted in halted communications. Ingenuitys first pilot, Hvard Grip, said, When running an accident investigation from 100 million miles away, you dont have any black boxes or eyewitnesses. It climbed to 40 feet above the surface, hovered, and captured some images.

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AV Web

JANUARY 4, 2025

“The pilots shut down the left engine, then struggled to restart the engine,” the prelim said. He headed for Perry Park but the aircraft was in a descent and he determined it wouldn’t make the field. Both pilots were seriously injured. The instructor and student took off just after 6 a.m.

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 5, 2025

Air traffic control, responding to the pilots odd transmission, simplified the clearance, issuing just a heading and an altitude. Then the pilot said: Hang on. That pilot circled the approximate area but reported seeing nothing but water. The pilot and both nurses on board had died on impact. There was no answer.

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Flight Training Central

MARCH 31, 2025

Some systems include sequenced flashing lights which appear to the pilot as a ball of light traveling towards the runway at high speednicknamed the rabbit. The inverted dark coloring of the A5 symbol means the approach lights are pilot-controlled. Approach light systems deserve special attention twice during each flight.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In the previous installment of this two-part article , AeroTime took you through the initial stages of a routine commercial flight, from the pre-departure checks carried out by the pilots and cabin crew, to what is happening outside the aircraft, and from engine startup to taxi and take-off.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Area Navigation (RNAV) is a way for pilots to know where they’re going without needing help from the ground. Before RNAV, pilots had to rely on radios (NAVAIDs) and antennas on the ground such as VORs (Very High-Frequency Omnidirectional Range) and NDBs (Non-Directional Beacons). What Are RNAV Approaches? How Does RNAV Work?

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Flying Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

The NTSB released its final report into the fatal April 2022 accident that occurred when the pilot was on approach to Burley Municipal Airport (KBYI). Company flight records indicated the pilot had flown to KBYI at least 12 times before the accident. Pilots are taught that an approach gradient of more than 3.0

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

And lets face it, the key to that flawless approach is often a well-planned descent. In the airline world, descent planning and execution receives a lot of attention. These tools help the pilots deal with this busy section of the flight replete with numerous checklists, changing clearances, and traffic. It depends.

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Plane and Pilot

MARCH 10, 2025

After five minutes, the pilot is expected to pull back to a maximum-continuous power of 137 hp, where the ECU gets the fuel flow down and the ignition timing into the ideal range for best economy. Power management is where the pilot will most notice the differences between the Rotax and the Lycoming.

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AV Web

OCTOBER 5, 2024

A passenger took control of a King Air C90 from its incapacitated pilot over southern California on Friday and managed to put it safely on a runway at at Meadows Field in Bakersfield. First responders performed CPR at the scene and took the pilot to a hospital according to KGET News. “I 4, after the pilot had a medical emergency.

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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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Inflight Pilot Training

JANUARY 19, 2025

Many people associate pilots with airline captains flying across the globe. While airline piloting is a rewarding and highly visible career path, it represents just one slice of the diverse aviation industry. Lets take a closer look at some of the exciting opportunities for pilots beyond the airline cockpit!

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Starting on your path to becoming a pilot might feel like stepping into the unknown. Let’s get you set up with what you need to begin your pilot journey. Key Takeaways Getting a pilot’s license requires a high school education or GED and passing a basic medical exam. What Are the Basic Requirements to Start Pilot Training?

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Flyertalk

AUGUST 15, 2024

Cowboy State Daily reports Alaska Airlines Flight 3491 ended up at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) when the pilots were unable to land at their scheduled arrival city. The aircraft entered a holding pattern over Jackson Hole before the pilot made the announcement to the cabin.

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Simple Flying

JULY 28, 2024

One of the travelers, who reportedly comes from a family of pilots, began to record video from their window seat after noticing how close the aircraft was above the water.

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Flexair

OCTOBER 14, 2024

These speeds are derived from data obtained during flight testing and are essential for pilots to understand and memorize. Knowing V-speeds ensures that a pilot can continue to fly the aircraft safely throughout all phases of flight, including takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, and landing.

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AV Web

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

8, revealing that the pilot ignored warnings not to take off after dark. The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) preliminary report states that the incident unfolded after a flight instructor and two student pilots became stranded at Catalina due to a magneto malfunction in their rental aircraft.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 24, 2025

It consists of a vertical climb, a rapid turn of the vertical axis , and a vertical descent. How to Execute a Stall Turn To execute a stall turn, the pilot enters a vertical climb with full power, which will cause the airspeed to drop. Lets learn more about this maneuver and what makes it so unique. What Is a Stall Turn?

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 14, 2025

His maternal grandfather and father were both pilots, and Drdano recounts flying on his fathers lap: I was in love with aviation since I was a child and always knew what I wanted to become. At 16, Drdano was a licensed pilot in El Salvador, and by the time he graduated high school, hed already logged 350 hours.

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The pilot replied, Im trying to, uhkeep climbing. The pilot checked in normally. The Fort Lauderdale controller asked if the pilot would like to return to North Perry. The pilot died at the scene. As a pilot hed logged just over 300 hours total time, including 15 hours in the Pawnee. Im showing you at 600 feet now.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

How to Perform a Power-off Stall The FAA’s Private Pilot Airman Certification Standards (ACS) outline the procedure for performing a power-off stall. Because showing sound judgment and preparation is part of what makes a good pilot. Most importantly, you must learn to quickly and efficiently recover from a stall.

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Flyertalk

MARCH 20, 2025

Report States Landing Gear Fractured, Leading to Chain of Events In the report, the TSB outlined the flights rate of descent as it prepared for landing. The two pilots were unable to leave from the cockpit door, and had to exit using the overhead emergency hatch with the help of passengers.

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iPad Pilot News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Top 10 mistakes iPad pilots make iPad Pilot News Everyone was once a beginner with the iPad (even if some of us don’t like to admit it). But don’t feel bad – most pilots make the same ones at least once. The post Top 10 mistakes iPad pilots make first appeared on iPad Pilot News. What happened?”

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Years ago, a very young pilot took her first passenger, her husband, on her first flight after getting a private certificate after 125 hours. For engines, checklists make sure that they will make full power and will continue to make full power until the airplane has enough speed and altitude that the pilot can correct any mis-setting.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

it seems to be getting gradually darker like it would at home for us in summer, but then the sunset just gets hung up somewhere at a lower angle than midday but doesn’t continue its descent. Having a real bush pilot airport that close was something I had not even known existed until using MSFS2020. We felt privileged—kind of.

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Ask a Flight Instructor

JANUARY 26, 2025

I typically arrive over the airfield/intended landing point 3,000 AGL then fly a 360 degree steep descent to a short final. I believe the civilian equivalent is the 360 degree power-off landing once required of commercial pilot candidates, and described in previous editions of the Airplane Flying Handbook.

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Professional Pilot

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

During the 2025 fire season, both TBM 960s will deploy in Canada, with a government agency Air Attack Officer in the right seat and a Conair pilot in the left. The post Daher Aircraft delivers the first TBM 960 birddog airplanes to Conair in support of wildfire air attack missions first appeared on Professional Pilot Magazine.

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Fullthrottle Aviation

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

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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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

Heads-up, hands-free: How to use iPad audio alerts for safer flights iPad Pilot News The iPad is an engaging visual tool, but many pilots forget about its many audio uses. Many pilots may not realize that ForeFlight also provides audio alerts with these notifications. AGL and the descent rate exceeds 3,000 ft. per minute.

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