iPad Pilot News

JUNE 7, 2024

Last year, the app added Traffic on Runway alerts to notify pilots about potential conflicts between aircraft on final approach with another aircraft on the runway. In recent years, ForeFlight has made great strides in using this ADS-B traffic data to better alert pilots of potential hazards beyond en-route avoidance.

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Turbulence Runway AGL Airplanes 98

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

With our diminished flight controllability and heavy ice load, we received vectors to swing out over Long Island Sound and turn carefully to approach straight in from the south on the north/south runway. It was quite a load of extra weight, but as important was the disrupted airflow over the control surfaces and wings.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The remote control Exterior Camera There are 2 camera views The view from the tail. Window view photos (Take Off to Landing) (Sorry for the poor quality) At the gate before departure During take off On final approach to Tokyo Haneda On arrival in rainy Tokyo My flight summary Thanks for the ride, JA08XJ!

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Distracted and concerned by the lights of the emergency vehicle, the tug driver adds one extra turn on the steering wheel to give more clearance to his left but, with a sickening screech, drives his tail into the winglet of the mispositioned aircraft to his right, causing serious damage to an airframe part that isn’t stocked at the airport.

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Airlines Airline Clearance Airplanes 105

Air Facts

MARCH 26, 2025

But as I banked into my final approach, my heart sank. The aircraft had sustained little damage the tail tie-down was knocked off and no one had been hurt. There in his hand, hung elegantly from a necklace chain, was the tail tie-down. Glancing back at my instruments, my heart came into my throat. I began to laugh.

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Knot Runway Pilot Tail 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

As we pushed back, the colors popped on the various tails parked down the row of gates, and we sat in line for takeoff with the low sun angle perfectly lighting a yellow Spirit Airbus against an ominous dark sky, save for the rainbow that arched high across the vista.

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Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

When you come back to your airplane 30 – 60 minutes later, there’s a good chance you’ll find a fresh layer of frost on the wings and tail. You’ll quickly learn the importance of speed control on final approach and how to make real-world use of the soft-field takeoff and landing techniques.

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Weather Runway Airplanes NOTAMs 52

Photographic Logbook

JULY 14, 2024

Final approach, runway 28, Block Island State Airport. At one point, I suggested that the cloud in front of us looked like some kind of sleek, twin tailed fighter jet. "I The runway is 108 feet above sea level. Photo by Alicia. The ride home was a non-event, but may have involved Scott heaping more vitriol on his rented bicycle.

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Runway Weather Airplanes Approach 89

Chess In the Air

JULY 4, 2022

In certain conditions blowing dust (a “ haboob “) can make an approaching front easily visible. Imagine being on final approach right when a small-scale thermal breaks off the ground that can even send a 300 pound porta-potty flying high into the air. (Btw Btw – notice the blue sky in the video.)

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 28, 2024

The aircraft was on final approach to SKG. The tail livery is certainly very attractive. I did a check on which aircraft was flying me back to Athens, the honour goes to SX-DNA. The aircraft just took off from ATH Airport. Once again, my flight was parked at a remote parking lot and we took the airport bus over to our aircraft.

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Descent Airlines Airline Turbulence 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 15, 2024

At this point, we were on final approach as landing gears were deployed and flaps were set. On final approach onto runway 20R. This Air India's A320neo's tail design features Mahatma Candhi. Once we were released from our holding pattern, we were given instructions to prepare for arrival.

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Cabin Crew Weather Descent Turbulence 59

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 13, 2025

The aircraft was flying with the help of the tail wind that's why the flight is shorter than the flight back to Taipei Songshan. The approach and landing in Taipei was a smooth affair. On final approach We touched down 13 minutes late. There were a good number of shops to explore while waiting for your flight departure.

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Weather Cabin Crew Threshold Turbulence 59

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

APRIL 15, 2024

Anyway, for our flight, we were flying with the tail wind reducing our flight time, therefore the flight time was shorter but due to the heavy traffic at Singapore, we had to circle around for a few times before being given the green light to land at the airport, so even with the delay, we arrived about 40 minutes ahead of schedule.

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Aerotime

JULY 26, 2024

The United States Air Force has published its final report on the accident involving an Air Force B-1B from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota which occurred on January 4, 2024. The incident occurred while the crew was conducting a low-visibility approach through dense fog.

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Wind Shear Instrument Landing System Final Approach Runway 267

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Owing to noise sensitive areas all around College Park Airport, the fact that my approach was almost lined-up with the wind-favored runway (runway 15) and given the lack of traffic in the pattern, I chose to go straight in and flew final approach over the University of Maryland, College Park campus. Welcome to College Park!"

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Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

The aircraft was powered by three General Electric CF6 turbofan engines, with one mounted under each wing and a third located above the rear fuselage in the base of the tail. On scanning the engine instruments, it quickly became apparent that the number two tail-mounted engine had failed.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 291

Air Facts

OCTOBER 7, 2024

It was a beefed up, militarized version of the Beechcraft Bonanza with a narrowed fuselage and conventional tail, seating two pilots in tandem cockpits with controls and indicators configured similarly to tactical aircraft of the period. Dropping like an inverted dart tail first, Morris, from his aft cockpit perch exclaimed,“Wheeeee!”

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Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Challenger 604, G-IV Contributing Writer Pilatus PC-12 on approach at ORL. Air traffic control instructions often lead to unstable approaches. 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.

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Approach Descent Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 105

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

Rolling out on final approach, I was surprised to see another airplane stopped right at the runway threshold. Pilots approaching the runway for take off cannot see aircraft on final approach behind and above them. More vintage cred: a V-tailed Beechcraft Bonanza! It was only half full of parked aircraft.

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Jetwhine

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Using HD cameras, controllers can zoom in on any given point within the cameras range, say an aircraft on final approach. Another Remote Tower benefit is that each aircraft within visual range can be tagged with that aircrafts tail number, just as it might if the controller were looking at a radar screen. Cost, for one.

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Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 20, 2023

By the time I crossed into Canada, the landscape ahead was cloaked in darkness with the western horizon at my tail dimly radiating twilight's residual warmth. Because of trees encroaching on the final approach courses, nighttime instrument procedures are no longer authorized at my airport.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

If you overshoot the final, do not make a steep turn or use excessive rudder to correct for it. Final Approach Once established on final, adjust your heading to maintain the extended centerline. Hold this heading if you are flying the approach using the crab method. This puts you at risk of an accelerated stall.

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Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 5, 2023

I mentally directed a silent apology to the apartment dwellers below the final approach course as our shadow traversed their rooflines. A narrow road twisted and turned precariously up the mountain to our home for the week, evoking comparisons from my family to the Tail of the Dragon.

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Weather Runway Approach Clearance 52

Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

The Rifle ASOS recorded a gust of 43 mph from the south: a 100-degree shift in direction, putting it right on his tail. The Rifle ASOS recorded a gust of 43 kt from the south: a 100-degree shift in direction, putting it right on his tail.” 1000 ft AGL, planning to fly a very steep final approach.

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Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Detecting them is difficult, which makes final approach and landing especially dangerous. During final descent, it flew into a microburst, causing a rapid loss of altitude. A massive explosion followed, and the tail section skidded backward. They are violent, localized downdrafts that strike without warning.

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Wind Shear Weather Descent Approach 66

Air Facts

AUGUST 12, 2024

When I got to the tail section, I reached for the elevator to inspect the trim tab actuators, but hesitated. What if the airplane pitched over on final approach? Without speaking a word, Bob strolled over to the tail of N3971, lifted the elevator and pointed out the cause of my travails.

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Airplanes Lift Runway Tail 97

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The DHC-8, which had been tasked to transport supplies to Niigata in response to the Noto Peninsula earthquake occurring the previous day, had entered the runway at Haneda Airport as the JAL A350 was on final approach. The tail of the aircraft struck the ground and impacted a fence before it got airborne.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JULY 22, 2024

Before I know it, we were on our final approach. The camera view of both the landing gear and tail is really an additional bonus especially for aircraft enthusiasts like myself. The flight Map Camera (tail section) Camera view (landing gear section) The safety video featuring a famous local dancer. We were on our way!

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Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

It was just before 9pm Eastern Time on January 29 when American Eagle 5342 — a CRJ-700 coming from Wichita, operated by American’s wholly-owned subsidiary PSA — was on final approach into Washington/National airport (DCA). It hits different when you can picture exactly what happened and where.

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