Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

Left downwind on a blustery day with live weather actually shows a virga burst over the field, with local winds gusting 36 knots, making for some extreme conditions in such a tight canyon. On the downwind to the westerly runway at LOWI, I experienced a lot of up and down drafts, shear, varying winds, and sloppy controls.

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Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

Air Facts

JULY 1, 2024

But he had the habit of jamming power at the approach end of the runway and with a shove on the throttle, and a quick pull on the yoke, he would take off. After lining up on the runway, I slowly and deliberately advanced the throttle marking the airspeed, oil pressure, and speeds. You can lose up to five knots or more.

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Knot Approach Pilot Runway 97

Air Facts

JANUARY 13, 2025

Even the normally aspirated version (which is less popular than the turbo) climbs to 11,000 feet pretty easily, where it will cruise at over 160 knots on less than 15 gallons per hour. More significantly, runway performance on landing isnt great. The engine runs hot. Its noisy.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Pilot 98

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Not only must you fly unnervingly slow, but you also have to pick a spot on the runway and hit it. It’s a runway that is too short for a normal takeoff or landing but still usable with certain precautions. This allows them to safely operate into and out of these tight runways. You’re not alone.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Density Altitude 52

Latatuide 33 Aviation

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The average cruising speed of a private jet at a higher altitude is around 500-600 mph — or 434-521 knots — and some can reach speeds of up to 700 mph or, rather, 608 knots. It produces an aircraft with lighter weight, allowing for less drag. It causes more drag, decreases the speed, and leads to longer flights.

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Drag Weather Knot Jet 52

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

You can only begin improving the touchdown if you’ve mastered positioning your aircraft above the runway threshold correctly. Flying at 60 knots? For example, if you fly a high-wing aircraft such as a Cessna 172, you can use the point where the runway cuts the wing strut as a reference. Two key aspects make good approaches.

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Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Jetwhine

JANUARY 17, 2024

Down low, maximum speeds can easily exceed 425 knots. Once it spins up the engine we begin taxi practice to the runway, something a bit akin to learning to steer my old taildragger. Steering is quite easy as we shoot down the runway. My 200-knot steep turns begin at 14,500 feet with gentle banks. Morris was right.

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Knot Rudder Pilot Jet 52

Chess In the Air

JULY 24, 2022

Staying in ground effect protects the glider from a stall because of lower induced drag. This plan only works if there is enough runway left for landing straight ahead. A clear and non-ambiguous communication would be something like “X-Ray Yankee Zulu, 10 more knots.” In principle this is certainly true.

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Knot Ground Effect Tail Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

Unlike paved runways, every soft landing surface is different. However, the increased drag might make it impossible to take off again. Obstructions: Ensure the runway is clear of obstacles, from stones to animals. You can walk down the length of the runway. If the runway is too wet, it might be temporarily closed.

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NOTAMs Runway Approach Descent 52

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

However, there was still a gap in urban travel since airplanes needed long runways, and helicopters, while versatile, were slow and limited in range. They saw potential in the Rotodyne to transport troops and supplies quickly without needing runways in war zones. This design reduced drag and increased efficiency during forward flight.

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Runway Drag Knot Airplanes 53

AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

V MO on the 767 is between 340-360 knots (depending on aircraft serial number). When an aircraft exceeds M MO , a shock wave forms over the wing causing increased drag, buffeting, and possible loss of control. Airspeed Pointer The airspeed pointer shows the indicated airspeed in knots as generated by the Air Data Computer.

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Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed Knot Altimeter 52

Chess In the Air

JULY 4, 2022

Sometimes the wind socks at both ends of the runway point in opposite directions! If that happens, the propeller causes a lot of extra drag, comparable to half-extended airbrakes. That does very little when you’re in 10-20 knot sink. Possible causes include: Rotor turbulence, e.g. on wave days.

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Wind Shear AGL Lift Runway 52

Aerotime

MAY 21, 2024

This progress comes after completing a conceptual design review for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program, Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT). It features a low-drag, fan-in-wing (FIW) demonstrator incorporated into a blended wing body platform.

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Lift Drag Knot Runway 144

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

As I passed Kelley's Island, wind streaks in the water out of the southwest indicated a wind of six to eight knots, exactly as forecast. Closer to South Bass Island, the Put-In-Bay Airport (runways 3-21) appeared along the southeastern shore. Moments before turning final for runway 21 at Put-In-Bay. This airport is a mere 1.4

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Runway Approach Knot Drag 82

AV Web

JANUARY 22, 2025

Most accounts point outcorrectlyhow decisions about spacing and glide path management, and even whether it was wise to hold the pick-up game contest in winds that caused cancellation of a larger, planned STOL Drag event, may have contributed to this crash. Winds were from 290 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 21 knots.

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Final Approach Airplanes Drag Pilot 52

Fear of Landing

JUNE 14, 2024

Photograph by Robert Frola (GFDL) via Wikimedia Commons Murwillumbah Airfield has a 19/01 grass strip which the report gives as 1,045 metres (3,428 feet), however, it is commonly listed as 800 metres as it has a displaced threshold of 245 metres on runway 19, because of industrial buildings and trees at the northern end.

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Threshold Runway Approach Pilot 89

Air Facts

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The base had switched runways from Runway 35 to Runway 17, so that when I came back into the base I was approaching the traffic pattern from the north. But I somehow had it fixed in my mind that I was approaching from the south, to Runway 35. Flying at the pattern altitude at the usual 300 knots, solo, at night.

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Runway Pilot Aileron Approach 98

Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

These include a runway collision, porpoising, bouncing, or possible overrun. ATC can also ask for a go-around if the landing runway is unsafe or for spacing reasons. An approach is stabilized when: The aircraft is on the correct flight path, i.e., on runway centerline and glideslope. Airspeed is not less than 1.3Vso +10/-0.

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Wind Shear Runway Approach Aeronautical Decision-Making 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Better to head for open cropland rather than try to stretch altitude to reach a runway surrounded by miles of houses. Learn to stay high, keeping altitude in reserve until flaps or gear must be extended, progressively adding more drag on final. Lastly, use proper PIC judgment to avoid a forced landing from ever happening.

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Drag Descent AGL Runway 52

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 22, 2024

We strapped into the cockpit, completed routine checks and procedures, started the engines, and taxied to the end of the runway. Landing on a short field required full flaps and the slowest possible safe airspeed, a couple of knots above stall. That was about 89 knots, as I recall. I was dragging tail. This is Saigon.

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Weight-Shift-Control Tail Cargo Airplanes 52

Air Facts

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Perhaps knowing that a sudden loss of engine power loss leads to a decay of airspeed at the rate of 15 knots in two to three seconds and that means you only have two to three seconds to decide. The next vector to me from ATC for the base leg to the RNAV Runway 22 to Caldwell Airport.

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Groundspeed Lift Approach True Airspeed 52

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 7, 2025

Imagine rolling down the runway, feeling like youre in a rocket ship, only to feel a metaphorical afterburner kick in that catapults you towards the sky. Cruising around 200 knots, the Rocket is a fantastic cross-country machine or around-the-patch sunset flier. The takeoff in a Mustang is almost indescribable.

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Airplanes Tail Pilot Jet 98

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The jet slammed into the ground six thousand feet short of the runway, taking the lives of 134 people. Horizontal wind speeds near the surface can be as fast as 45 knots, resulting in a 90-knot wind shear from headwind to tailwind across the microburst. Keep wings level to prevent unnecessary drag or instability.

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Wind Shear Weather Descent Approach 66

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Flight Design rates the F2 with the same 16-knot demonstrated crosswind component as the previous CTs. Stall Speed, Flaps Down: 39 knots Takeoff Distance: 460 ft. Over the course of many landings, I tried everything from wide, stable patterns to tight turns near the runway, and found the airplane willing to work with me.

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Airplanes Rudder Aileron Crosswind 98

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Learning how to land a Piper Seminole means becoming comfortable with these avionics, which help guide the aircraft through the landing procedure, ensuring optimal approach speeds and alignment with the runway. Once the flaps are set and landing gear is confirmed, begin your final descent to the runway.

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Descent Final Approach Approach Runway 52

Aerotime

DECEMBER 28, 2024

at sea level and reach high speeds even with full armament, which does not cause additional drag due to being stored in internal weapons bays. In maybe 50 seconds we went from about 400 knots and reached the advertised top speed of Mach 2.34, and the jet was still accelerating. without using afterburners.

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