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How to fly a perfect soft field approach and landing

Flight Training Central

A pilot needs to control the airplane in a manner that the wings support the weight of the airplane as long as practical to minimize stresses imposed on the landing gear by a rough surface or to prevent sinking into a soft surface. Allow the airspeed to slowly dissipate while the airplane is flown just above the surface in ground effect.

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2025 Richard Collins Writing Prize Runner-Up: Tailstrikes and Tiedowns

Air Facts

2025 Richard Collins Writing Prize Runner-Up: Tailstrikes and Tiedowns Air Facts Journal Editors note: This article was the runner-up entry in the 2025 Richard Collins Writing Prize for Young Pilots. Those familiar phrases more right rudder, watch your airspeed, flare, flare, flare! Time seemed to freeze as I floated in ground effect.

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How to Master Slow Flight (Step-By-Step)

Pilot Institute

Key Takeaways Slow flight trains pilots to handle the aircraft at speeds just above stalling. Common mistakes include neglecting clearing turns, delaying stall recovery, and misusing the rudder. The aircraft’s proximity to the ground leaves you with little to no room to recover from a loss of control. Why does this happen?

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Invisible Trap Kills Glider Pilot – How To Avoid Microbursts

Chess In the Air

About 90% of accidents could have been prevented by the pilot. Most can be avoided by diligent pre-flight preparations; by paying attention to what’s happening around us; by staying disciplined and flying within one’s margins; and by avoiding basic piloting mistakes through regular practice.

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What NTSB Reports Say About Impossible Turns and Angle of Attack

Air Facts

The many analyses and videos on these topics have been done in what can best be described as laboratory conditions, carefully selected optimum conditions of pilot, airplane, and environment. Was this a power loss after takeoff, whether or not the pilot chose to fly an impossible turn? Would a visual AOA indicator have helped?

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Regent Eyes Electric Seaglider Service in Abu Dhabi

Flying Magazine

The manufacturer is targeting a “pilot operational campaign” in the country within the next few years. It will serve almost exclusively coastal regions and use existing dock infrastructure, flying 20 to 30 feet above the water using ground effect. I’m a pilot. A lot of our founding team members are pilots.

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Nothing Small About It

Plane and Pilot

When spelled geoduck it represents a grotesque, oversized mollusk, or clam to we pilot simpletons. Much depends on the aircraft’s weight, pilot skill and, surprisingly, “how much abuse you want to experience. Checking the oil is the main attraction to the pilot. The airplane will handle more than you want to.”