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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Weight-Shift-Control Cockpit Pilot Stability 154

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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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 271

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

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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Approach Pilot Descent Airplanes 52

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). The aircraft collided with an exhaust stack that lies directly beneath the extended centerline of Runway 20. Google Earth view of the Gem State Processing plant and Runway 20 at KBYI.

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Pilot Descent Aeronautical Information Manual Wind Shear 122

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

At this point, the pilots will contact ATC for push and start clearance , allowing the plane to be pushed back from its parking position (if applicable, depending on the airport) and to start its engines in sequence. Once this message is conveyed to the pilots, they disengage the aircraft’s parking brake, hence the ‘ wobble ’.

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Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 271

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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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. The plane ran off the end of the runway but was undamaged and no one was injured. He was a passenger with knowledge but no pilot’s certificate. …

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Pilot Descent Knot Runway 119

Fear of Landing

MARCH 21, 2025

At the same time, they released an an urgent recommendation report calling for the FAA to close the helicopter route that the military helicopter was following whenever runway 33 is in use. This report shows that the separation between the aviation traffic for runway 33 and helicopters on route 4 was dangerously tight.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Approach Descent 58

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. These alerts include runway proximity, traffic, cabin altitude, destination weather, terrain, airspace and TFRs, carbon monoxide and more. per minute.

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AGL Runway Groundspeed Descent 52

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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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. left descending spiral, 3.

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AGL Descent Runway Pilot 52

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. On my relatively high powered Vans RV-9A , flaps are not a critical item, unless the runway is short. Similarly, flaps can be a critical item on some planes but not on others.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Aileron 93

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The airport has a single north-south asphalt runway (01/19) of 2,515 metres (8,250 feet). The runway elevation is 646 feet above mean sea level. One pilot was killed in the crash, the other three suffered serious injuries. QNH one zero two zero, ILS approach runway one nine, information Uniform.

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Runway Approach UTC Knot 96

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

These gateways to winter wonderlands offer more than just access to top ski resorts; they present a unique blend of breathtaking approaches and technical precision required from pilots. Europe’s Top mountain airports: A closer look Courchevel Altiport, France : Runway : One of the shortest in the world at 537 meters, with an 18.5%

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Visual Flight Rules Runway Weather Descent 130

Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

The request to make a short approach or maintain a higher-than-normal speed to the final approach fix is the most common reason pilots don’t meet stable approach criteria. Aviation writers and safety pundits hate writing about this topic as much as pilots hate reading about it. Houston, we have a problem.

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Approach Descent Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 105

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Theyre officially called Instrument Approach Procedure (or IAP) charts, but pilots often casually call them approach plates. The descent profile. Airport information, such as the length of the runway and the approach lighting pattern. For example, the visibility requirements go up if the runway approach lights arent working.

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Approach Descent Runway Final Approach 52

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. And like most things in life, we move from beginner to expert by trial and error. What happened?”

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Pilot Descent Airplanes Cockpit 98

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Spatial disorientation can catch even the most experienced pilots off guard. Pilots should ignore their “gut” and trust their instruments. That’s why pilots with a clear view outside hardly ever feel disoriented. Why do pilots lose control? This is where things get rocky. Prevention is better than the cure.

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Runway Instrument Meteorological Conditions Approach Airplanes 52

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

ForeFlight vs. Garmin Pilot: 3 key differences to help you decide iPad Pilot News There are a handful of full-featured aviation Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) apps available today for pilots, both free and paid, which provide just about every preflight and in-flight resource you’ll need for both VFR and IFR operations.

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Pilot Weather Flight Plan Approach 105

Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

The numbers 4 and 22 on the approach ends of the runway indicate that the runway is orientated approximately 004° and 022° true. 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. Runway 31 directly into the wind. Pilot in command.

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Crosswind Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control 98

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Multiple Cessna 172RGs made me a better pilot Air Facts Journal Experience makes you a better and safer pilot. This is my early experience path to improvement as a pilot and it has made me safer and more confident. It was smooth, comfortable, and beautiful until I began our descent into the pattern at KOSH and extended the gear.

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Pilot Descent Runway Crosswind 98

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Let us take you from first-time flyer to skilled pilot with personalized instruction designed for beginners like you. Aircraft Controls: Primary ControlsAilerons, Elevators, Rudder The three primary flight controls ailerons , elevators, and rudderare essential for piloting an aircraft. These are the building blocks of piloting.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Whether you’re aiming for a private pilot license or seeking advanced certifications, Leopard Aviation provides personalized training programs to fit your schedule and goals. Understanding aerodynamics gives you confidence as a pilot and ensures you make informed decisions while flying a small plane.

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Weather Pilot Drag Rudder 52

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Mooneys are amazing and Mooney pilots are maybe just a little bit crazy, is what Im saying. I want to start by apologising to all Mooney pilots for that, because their comparison to the pilot in this case was most unfair. The pilot that day was just a little bit crazy in completely his own way.

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Approach Runway Air Traffic Control Descent 92

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

A circling approach is one that, by dwindling numbers and its inherent design, forces the pilot(s) into a seldom used and high-risk evolution–often migrating us to an unexpected and seldom visited zip code of the threat/error management neighborhood. When was the last time either pilot (single pilot) performed this exact approach?

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Approach AGL Descent Runway 97

Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

It shows the helicopter flying normally, aligned to the runway, and then begin a gentle climb. The pilot held instructor ratings for helicopter and instrument helicopter, with 872 hours flight time, of which 29 were on type. Five minutes later, about two miles south of Teterboro, the pilot said “What is going on here?”

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Torque Indicated Airspeed Tail Knot 94

Inflight Pilot Training

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Earning your wings is about more than just learning to flyits about developing the skills, confidence, and decision-making abilities that will shape you into a safe and competent pilot. If you plan to pursue a Private Pilot Certificate, you must be at least 17 years old to obtain it, though you can begin training earlier.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

These systems are designed to help you stay on the correct glide path as you approach the runway. The Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) is a Visual Glide Slope Indicator (VGSI) placed near a runway to help you land safely. Two-Bar VASI As the name suggests, the two-bar VASI uses two sets of lights placed alongside the runway.

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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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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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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

At the time of this flight, I was Chairman of the Airline Pilots Association Training and Standards Committee. My ALPA position made my Vice-Chairman and me, members of the TWA Pilot Training Board that included the Domicile Chief Pilots and the Vice-President of Flight Training. Here is where it got interesting.

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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 85

Fear of Landing

MAY 3, 2024

On the 9th of August 2023, a VX4 crashed at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire during a test flight over the runway. The five-seater aircraft (pilot and four passengers) is pitched as an urban air taxi, with plenty of room for luggage. A second pilot maintained visual contact with the aircraft.

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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 Groundspeed 89

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The pilots decided to make an emergency landing in Winnipeg until, just moments later, the right engine also gave out. If you were the pilot in the cockpit, what would you do? This scenario is known as a deadstick landing , where a pilot must land an aircraft without engine power. So, what should you do?

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Pilot Descent Approach Thrust 59

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In the early days, pilots used a mechanical circular slide rule, called an E6B. The electronic E6B is equally useful when in the airplane, to help determine actual winds aloft, true airspeed, fuel burn, and descent planning. Find the crosswind component for Runway 36 if the reported wind direction is 320 at 12 knots.

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