Final Approach Groundspeed Indicated Airspeed 
Air Facts
MAY 10, 2024
What specific indicated airspeed will be flown/adhered to during the circling maneuver? What speed on final approach? Remember higher airspeeds = larger turn radius. Speed should be target (Vref) + 10 kts, in full landing configuration until the final approach segment.
Air Facts
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Flying to Oklahoma from New Jersey in my G36 Bonanza, I once encountered a mountain wave where the indicated airspeed changed from 92 knots to 164 knots without a single bump. As we got crossed the final approach fix, the rain shaft grew. I looked at the airspeed and it was jumping +/-5-10 knots.
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