Simple Flying

JANUARY 4, 2025

A year ago, Japan Airlines flight 516, a domestic flight from Sapporo to Tokyo , was on its final approach to the capitals Haneda airport shortly after sunset.

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Runway Final Approach Clearance Approach 105

Simple Flying

APRIL 4, 2025

On November 25th, 2024 5:28AM local time a Boeing 737-400SF crashed short of the runway on approach to Vilnius International Airport. The aircraft was destroyed. The captain was killed, and the co-pilot and two passengers were seriously injured.

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Final Approach Approach Runway Pilot 103

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

After their final approach, the aircraft rolled past the crowd once more, pausing briefly as the crews waved farewell. The pilots waved from the cockpit before taking off to demonstrate their unique roles: 46155 serves as a rainmaker for cloud seeding, an essential tool in combating drought across Thailand.

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Final Approach Cockpit Approach Pilot 116

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 14, 2025

This essentially means it was flying at a 90 degree angle to the runway, so it needed to make a left turn, to get on the runway heading for the final approach. Meanwhile the Delta A330 was on a base leg for runway 8.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Final Approach 116

AV Web

MARCH 19, 2025

The February 25 incident saw Southwest Flight 2504 (SWA2504) on final approach execute a last-minute go-around from just above the surface as the Challenger taxied across Runway 31C directly in its path.

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Runway Clearance Final Approach Approach 81

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Of course an incident involving an Asiana plane on approach to SFO brings back memories of 2013, when Asiana flight OZ214 crashed while landing at the airport. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) had determined that the cause of the accident was the crews mismanagement of the aircrafts final approach.

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Approach Knot Air Traffic Control Final Approach 108

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 8, 2025

The plane was already on final approach and had its gear down, and probably created more noise in the area by discontinuing its landing, as the engines revved up at a low altitude. At the same time, when you step back, you cant help but just think how absurd this can be on a case-by-case basis.

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Final Approach Lift Approach Jet 117

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 1, 2024

A United Airlines Boeing 757 flying from Denver, CO, to Lihue, HI, faced a flap issue on final approach, resulting in a go-around. The issue was fixed on the subsequent approach, and the aircraft landed without incident.

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Approach Final Approach Airline Airlines 111

Pilots Who Ask Why

MARCH 8, 2025

Youre on final approach after a long shift – fatigued but feeling relieved to be almost home However, the weather is significantly worse than forecast, which is starting to worry your co-pilot. Still, youre so close to the finish line.

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Final Approach Weather Approach Pilot 52

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

USAir flight 1493 was on its final approach to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It was February 1st, 1991. The flight had been smooth and uneventful and now the sun was setting. The Boeing 737-300 had 83 passengers and 6 crew onboard. The aircraft had started out that day from Syracuse, New York.

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Cabin Crew Final Approach Approach 111

Simple Flying

JULY 23, 2024

On a foggy winter morning in February 2009, Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, using a Boeing 737-800, was on a seemingly routine final approach into Amsterdams Schiphol Airport when it suddenly stalled and fell out of the sky about a mile from the runway.

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Altimeter Final Approach Runway Approach 105

Air Facts

MARCH 5, 2025

You then execute a 180 o descending Final Turn maintaining 175 knots to arrive wings-level one mile from the threshold on final approach at 500 AGL. At that point, you slow to the final approach speed of 155 knots, which is held until crossing the approach-end overrun where you reduce power to touch down at 130 knots.

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Pilot Knot AGL Approach 98

AV Web

JANUARY 16, 2025

Photo By Terk Williams Flight line as the sun was just coming up behind an A6 Photo By Michael Phillips Doc on final approach to runway 26 at KCMA Photo by Peter Coen Taken Thanksgiving evening while en route to Salisbury, NC Photo By William Keller The post Picture Of The Week: January 17, 2025 appeared first on AVweb.

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Final Approach Runway Approach 98

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

On the final approach to the target, I turned over control of the plane to the bombardier by means of the auto synchronization of the autopilot and the Norden bombsight. This meant on the final approach to the target the bombardier was flying the plane through the bombsight.”

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Horizontal Stabilizer Final Approach Tail Runway 111

CFI Academy

MARCH 28, 2025

Why It Matters: This mimics a common accident scenario where a pilot overshoots the final approach centerline and tries to “force” the turn with rudder, leading to a stall/spin. Perform at a safe altitude (typically 3,000 feet AGL or higher) to demonstrate safely.

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Aileron Rudder Checkride AGL 96

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The airport is the site of the world-famous Maho Beach, commonly known as Airplane Beach , where airplane spotters from far and wide gather to watch planes on their final approach. Winair, short for Windward Islands Airways, is the home carrier at Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) in Sint Maarten, in the Dutch Caribbean.

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Final Approach Airplanes Approach Airline 92

Air Facts

APRIL 14, 2025

Two More Concept Failures One recent general aviation fad that did not catch on, fortunately, was the continuous turn from downwind to final approach. There are many factors in play, but the short version is that a continuous turn to final is just a conventional traffic pattern with a really short base leg.

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Final Approach General Aviation Approach Wind Shear 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 23, 2025

Landing Gear Operating Speed (VLO) Explained Youre on the final approach. Now its time to extend the landing gear and complete your final approach checklist. Lets take a closer look at how this works in the context of VLO. ATC had you fly at maximum speeds to ensure separation from other traffic.

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Final Approach Descent V Speed Pilot 52

AV Web

JANUARY 14, 2025

Data from FlightRadar24 shows the path of the United Boeing on a long final approach to KPHX coming within a few hundred feet of the Delta Airbus, which was turning toward the runway from the north above Estrella Village, about 10 miles west of the airport. Air traffic control issued corrective instructions to both flight crews.

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Air Traffic Control Final Approach Approach Runway 98

AV Web

JULY 21, 2024

At that point in the GPS approach, the aircraft should have been at 1,600 feet. There was convective weather in the area, and a previous flight reported that the worst was about seven miles out on the final approach to 7,000-foot-long Runway 10.

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Final Approach Approach Runway Weather 98

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

To cope with these challenges, airline glass flight decks contain a vertical navigation function (VNAV) that keeps the autopilot, and the crew, on the right path to arrive at the final approach fix, or downwind leg, at speed and on altitude. A towered airport with an approach control can make this quite easy. When to Start Down?

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Descent Approach Final Approach Turbulence 54

Northstar VFR

DECEMBER 22, 2024

The nose pitches up, sometimes aggressively because of how the airplane was trimmed on final approach and all your flaps are generally still down (lots of lift there). Another place a spin can occur is in a go-around. When you decide to go around, youre adding full power. What happens next?

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Pilot Checkride Aileron Airplanes 76

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Having been cruising along at around 500 miles per hour (800 kph) or so, depending on aircraft type, the crew will need to reduce this to around 150 mph (240 kph) for the final approach, and even lower for the actual landing itself. At this point, the use of the aircraft’s flaps becomes critical.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 272

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 14, 2025

He flies downwind leg at 150 mph, final approach at 130, and touchdown at 110the NXT stalls at 90 mph. As visibility over the nose is severely limited on the ground, a forward-facing video camera and screen are provided. Flying the NXT is an experience. Sharp describes its takeoff, speed, and landing performance as breathtaking.

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Airfoil Final Approach Drag Tail 74

AV Web

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The King Air was on a 2-mile final approach to runway 33, while the American flight was directed to hold short of runway 1, waiting for another aircraft to clear the runway. The local controller informed American about additional traffic on a 6-mile final for runway 1, which the crew acknowledged with an accurate readback.

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Clearance Runway Final Approach Approach 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

The accident happened as the pilot was attempting to fly the RNAV 20 approach, which takes the aircraft directly over the potato processing plant with numerous vent stacks constantly in operation. The standard for airspeed after passing the final approach fix was 120 kias indicated, according to the Flight Maneuvers Description Manual (FMDM).

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Pilot Descent Aeronautical Information Manual Wind Shear 122

Flyertalk

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

On Monday, November 11, 2024, Spirit Airlines Flight 951 was hit by gunfire during the final approach to the airport in Port-au-Prince. Airspace Closed After Gun Violence Affects Aircraft The move by the FAA comes after several aircraft from American carriers were struck by gunfire while operating over Haiti.

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Final Approach Approach Airline Airlines 98

Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 13, 2025

Mismanaging Airspeed on Final Approach The Mistake: Some students approach the runway either too fast or too slow, leading to hard landings, excessive float, or the need for a go-around. How to Avoid It: Memorize and use your aircrafts Vref (final approach speed).

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Pilot Crosswind Final Approach Cockpit 52

Air Facts

APRIL 9, 2025

Weve all seen itnow imagine it on short final with Starlink. Its easy to imagine reading the NTSB report about an influencer on YouTube or Instagram who crashed while livestreaming on final approach (Can I land in a 40-knot crosswind? Ride along and find out!). Kids these days, right?

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Weather Airplanes Pilot Cockpit 98

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

When you cross the IAF, you enter the initial approach phase. Some initial approaches lead directly to the final approach. Many approaches have fixes in between called Intermediate Fixes (IF). This view starts at the IAF and shows the same waypoints as the plan view down to the missed approach segment.

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Approach Descent Runway Final Approach 52

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

When approaching to land at an airport, how can you display a final approach path aligned with the planned landing runway? Tap the NRST button at the top left of the maps screen. Tap the Search field at the top of the screen and enter the word Nearest.

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NOTAMs Runway Approach Final Approach 52

Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The cockpit recordings during the final approach and the flight data on impact are sure to be of particular interest. The recorders were recovered from the wreckage and sent to the TSB Engineering Laboratory in Ottawa, who confirmed that the data has been downloaded and being analysed.

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Runway Tail Knot Altimeter 59

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

Runway Final Approach Alert – Alerts when approaching any runway, based on altitude, vertical speed, track, and when within 4 nm of the runway threshold. Traffic On Short Final – Alerts w hen on a runway, and ForeFlight detects another aircraft on a short final approach to that runway.

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AGL Runway Groundspeed Descent 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The RNAV approach to the 7,000-foot Runway 31 that snakes around from the Runway 4 extended centerline, loops past Citi Field, and rolls out on a tight-in final approach. I spent our 82-minute flight to New York’s crown jewel of airports explaining the intricacies and idiosyncrasies that go with landing there.

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Runway Approach Knot Jet 66

Fear of Landing

MARCH 21, 2025

When an aircraft descends below 900 feet on final approach to land, TCAS stops issuing resolution advisories. The NTSB preliminary findings underscore this decision, showing that existing separation between helicopter traffic on Route 4 and aircraft descent paths for final approach on runway 33 are insufficient.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Approach Descent 69

Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

a long straight in final approach to the active runway. Runway 27 and expect a crosswind from the right. The recommended entry position to an airport traffic pattern is 45° to the base leg just below traffic pattern altitude. to enter 45° at the midpoint of the downwind leg at traffic pattern altitude. right-quartering headwind.

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Crosswind Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control 98

Northstar VFR

MARCH 30, 2025

Lets take a look at these ground reference maneuvers: 1. Turns Around a Point This is a classic maneuver that helps pilots learn how to maintain a constant radius around a point on the ground while compensating for the wind.

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Groundspeed AGL Crosswind Rudder 52