AV Web
MARCH 20, 2025
The report stated that the plane’s estimated gross weight at departure was approximately 9,865 pounds, which exceeded the maximum allowed takeoff weight for flights in areas with forecasted icing conditions by about 1,058 pounds.
Flying Magazine
MAY 2, 2025
The aircraft is equipped with Turbo GAMI fuel injectors, DShannon engine cooling baffles, B&C standby alternator, six-place built-in oxygen system, 102-gallon fuel capacity, six-place intercom, and shoulder harnesses on all six seats.
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Pilot's Life Blog
JANUARY 5, 2025
This speed is achieved under optimal conditions, with a light load and calm weather. Several factors can influence cruising speeds, including altitude, aircraft weight, and weather conditions. Weight and Load Weight is one of the primary factors affecting the Cessna 172s speed.
Northstar VFR
JUNE 22, 2023
Weather reports and forecasts are the first task mentioned. Obviously weather is a big deal for aviators, especially during an IFR flight. Knowing what kind of weather to expect not only at your destination, but enroute is vital for every flight. Next aircraft gross weight is listed. It states, “.other
Flying Magazine
MAY 10, 2024
Regulations: 15 to 25 percent Airspace and requirements: 15 to 25 percent Weather: 11 to 16 percent Loading and performance: 7 to 11 percent Operations: 35 to 45 percent FAA Part 107 Test Cost The cost of the Part 107 exam is $175, which you pay to the testing center when you schedule a date, time, and location for the exam.
Air Facts
MAY 7, 2025
The equipment was often not much modernized from the military days so the pilots likely hoped for good weather as they filed their flight plans. We had departed Windsor Locks Hartford airport for New Yorks JFK and our weather briefing had predicted a narrow layer of ice that we could out-climb and settle above it at 5,000 cruising altitude.
Plane and Pilot
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
However, I am always aware that VA hovers somewhere near 100 knots, and VB may be even less, both depending on gross weight. High to Low, Look Out Below Lets consider the possibility that descending through the weather and traffic towards solid ground presents an increased midair collision hazard. Image: Shutterstock.
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