Flight Training Central

JANUARY 10, 2025

As an example, the Garmin GTN series offers a vertical calculation (VCALC) function that includes the ability to set a desired rate of descent to calculate the appropriate point to begin your descent based on your aircrafts current groundspeed. In our example: 167kts / 2 = 83.5 Convert to mileage from destination if desired: To convert 13.2

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

The alert will only sound once every 60 seconds and is automatically disabled if groundspeed is less than 40 knots. The alert is only triggered when groundspeed is above 40 knots or the connected device does not have a GPS fix. IN-FLIGHT ALERTS 500 AGL Alerts – Alerts when descending through 500 ft. MSL and 25,000 ft.

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iPad Pilot News

AUGUST 20, 2024

The panel in your airplane shows indicated airspeed (IAS, derived from the pitot tube on the wing), while the iPad shows groundspeed (derived from the GPS in your ADS-B receiver or iPad). ” Groundspeed is helpful for estimating your time en route, but it is affected by wind and other factors.

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Altimeter Indicated Airspeed Pitot Tube Groundspeed 111

Flying Magazine

APRIL 29, 2024

There is also a stats button on the bottom right that shows altitude and groundspeed charts throughout each leg. “The maps are fully interactive, and you can include up to four flight tracks (10 with the pro membership) stitched together for these fun multileg cross-country trips. The pro membership has takeoff and landing wind data.

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Pilot Hangar Groundspeed Rudder 122

Flight Training Central

MARCH 4, 2024

The entry into the maneuver should be accomplished downwind as you would enter the traffic pattern where groundspeed will be the greatest. The turn from the downwind leg onto the base leg is entered with a relatively steep bank angle since the groundspeed is greatest.

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Pilot Institute

JANUARY 21, 2025

Additional Aircraft Speed Categories Ground Speed (GS) Groundspeed is the actual speed of the airplane over the ground. Its mainly used for structural calculations and testing. It is the True Airspeed (TAS) adjusted for wind. Ground Speed (GS) is the actual speed of the airplane over the ground.

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Air Facts

JULY 15, 2024

It was fun doing over 200 knots groundspeed over Rawlings until I realized a solid wall of thunderstorms had formed between me and home, and there were 35 knot winds below. The rule around the mountain west is do your summer flying early, because of thunderstorms almost every afternoon. What to do?

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iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

It’s a great way to determine groundspeed, density altitude and many other crucial performance calculations. The powerful iPhone/iPad app expands on all the features of the traditional E6B, including 27 aviation functions, 22 conversions, basic calculator, and complete timer features. in the App Store.

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Pilot Flight Computer Aeronautical Information Manual Weather 98

iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

It’s a great way to determine groundspeed, density altitude and many other crucial performance calculations. The powerful iPhone/iPad app expands on all the features of the traditional E6B, including 27 aviation functions, 22 conversions, basic calculator, and complete timer features. in the App Store.

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Pilot Flight Computer Aeronautical Information Manual Weather 96

Pilot Institute

APRIL 22, 2025

Expect an increase in groundspeed, and use smooth inputs on the controls to return to your original heading. Final Transition: Crosswind to Downwind The final turn back to the downwind leg needs a moderate bank angle, necessitating a turn slightly more than 90. Not maintaining a consistent altitude before and during the exercise.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Using my 80-knot tailwind and a stationary wave, my groundspeed and therefore penetration speed through the wave would be 160 knots faster than an upwind approach and theoretically more turbulent. I like the term “stationary” better. The stationary trait of a mountain wave may produce more turbulence flying downwind than upwind.

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Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

The rule of thumb is VSI = ½ groundspeed times 10. Note that this adjustment may be aircraft specific as some manufacturers use other additives or no additives at all. A common technique used in past times is to correlate the GS to target vertical speed. This will work well up to about 10 kts of headwind.

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Approach AGL Descent Runway 97

iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

You can also set them to show navigation data like groundspeed, ETA, and distance to destination. The 3D nature of the tool is helpful for deciding what might impact your flight and what can be ignored, since PIREPs are shown at their altitude and it’s easy to see how close it is to your current cruising altitude.

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Air Facts

DECEMBER 30, 2024

I encountered unexpected headwinds to start, slowing my groundspeed down to 75 knots at times. Day 3 The next day of my journey would clear me out of the mountains with my first landing in Moriarty, New Mexico (KOEO).

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Photographic Logbook

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Aside from a groundspeed boost from a tailwind, the outbound flight was nondescript. We climbed to 7,500 feet and proceeded over the layer VFR secure in the knowledge that current conditions at our destination consistently showed clear skies. For once, I was more amused than annoyed by an exchange on Guard, the emergency frequency.

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Groundspeed Cockpit Weather Runway 52

Air Facts

AUGUST 16, 2024

With a screaming tailwind, I was seeing a groundspeed of 185 kts at 6,500 feet. They were looking for a fast turnaround and would eat their lunch while airborne. I was airborne in roughly one hour. Next stop was Winter Haven, which was 490 nm and took 3.7 hours flight time.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

Our groundspeed was a meager 72 knots as we descended on the glideslope. My first inclination was to proceed onto Charlotte at 4,000 feet, but I wasn’t sure of what was causing the rough air above. As we turned to intercept the localizer, the winds were 360 at 53 knots at 2,000 feet, according to our wind vector on the primary flight display.

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iPad Pilot News

JUNE 14, 2024

For example, a pilot of a light twin aircraft, flying at a medium altitude with a tailwind could easily have a groundspeed in excess of 200 knots. Pilots need to consider the performance of the aircraft as well as the update rate for a specific product.

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iPad Pilot News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

It continuously displays the direction and distance to nearby airports, along with a navigation instrument to guide you to a selected airport and descent planning data based on your current groundspeed.

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Air Facts

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The airspeed decreased and the downdraft caused him to pitch up to maintain altitude and I helped push the throttle in to maintain airspeed as our groundspeed built up from 120 knots to over 150knots in short order. As we turned back, the wind shear hit. But there was nothing to see in the 180-degree direction.

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Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

A quick way to estimate the correct descent rate for a 3-degree glidepath is to multiply your groundspeed by five. According to the FAA, the probability of being unstable doubles the more you diverge from a 3:1 glidepath. Flying at 60 knots? 60 x 5 = 300 feet per minute is your recommended descent rate.

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AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

Presumably, the pilot was flying on an instrument flight plan, as the flight maintained a cruise altitude of 7,000 feet (and ADS-B groundspeed of 125 to 130 knots) until about 12:53 p.m. The pilot’s adult twin son and daughter were on board and also died in the tragic crash. local time, roughly three hours into the flight.

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Air Facts

JULY 17, 2024

With groundspeed above 185 kts., And YES, the flight home was far worse as I was flying low to keep the groundspeed in positive numbers and thinking the truck drivers were going to beat me home. It began as a beautiful day with thin scattered clouds above 12,000′ There was a fantastic tailwind of 60+ kts.

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Groundspeed Turbulence Knot Pilot 98

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

Presumably, the pilot was flying on an instrument flight plan, as the flight maintained a cruise altitude of 7,000 feet (and ADS-B groundspeed of 125 to 130 knots) until about 12:53 pm local time, roughly three hours into the flight. The pilot’s adult twin son and daughter were on board and also died in the tragic crash.

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Tail Instrument Meteorological Conditions Knot Groundspeed 98

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

It’s important to learn how courses are plotted, and groundspeed is estimated by using a plotter and E6B, but it’s equally important to learn how to take advantage of modern tools like the iPad, which can add another degree of safety and situational awareness when used properly.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 21, 2024

My Sonex cruises about 130 mph at this power setting, but headed southeast into the wind I am losing an easy 15 mph on my groundspeed. My groundspeed is 150 mph and ahead of me the sunlight streams in Jacob’s Ladder’s from the clouds. What I lose going there I will get back headed home. As I approach 10 nm out, I make a call on 122.7

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Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Actual groundspeed readouts at cruise showed 100-plus knots of headwind. I explained the situation to ATC, they observed the same groundspeed, and I requested divert to BFF (Scottsbluff NE), about 50 miles ahead.

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Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This will teach you the core planning skills necessary to fly to a new airport and allow you to fly the trip via pilotage (looking for landmarks on the ground) and dead reckoning (heading, groundspeed and time en route calculations).

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Flight Computer Groundspeed Pilot 52

iPad Pilot News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Automatic Tracklog Import > When this setting is enabled, ForeFlight will automatically transfer tracklogs when your groundspeed drops below 10 knots after landing. turn on the airplane’s Master Switch), and turn off when the power source is removed with GPS groundspeed less than 10 knots for 45 seconds.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

Assuming the mighty Warrior can produce a groundspeed of 90 knots, you take that number, divide it by 60, and you’ll end up with 1.5. First off, in order for 343’ per nautical mile to have any useful value, I’ve got to convert it to something I can use, (i.e., feet per minute). Multiply 1.5 by that 343’/nm and you’ll get 515 feet per minute.

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Density Altitude Ceiling Runway Weather 98

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The last ADS-B flight data point has the airplane at about 2,519 feet msl with a groundspeed of only 48 knots. Three reversals were recorded, with climb and descent rates of over 10,000 feet per minute. At times, the airplane was less than 200 feet above ground level.

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Descent Airplanes Knot Groundspeed 70

Air Facts

DECEMBER 11, 2024

So, there you are, flying at 6,000 feet with a nice tailwind, riding the wave of speed looking at the groundspeed hit the marks you have not seen in a while. You look at the multifunction display and notice the groundspeed is slowing down to your true airspeed as if the wind has suddenly traded in for calm. All is good with the world.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

The plane was high and very fast, crossing the airport boundary at 200 feet and 165 knots groundspeed. Data shows a constant high-speed descent straight toward the runway. The accident pilot radioed, “OK, I’m going to plan on landing long.” The recommended airspeed for a precautionary landing in an Extra NG with engine power is 90 knots.

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Knot Runway Pilot Groundspeed 88

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The last ADS-B flight data point has the airplane at about 2,519 feet msl with a groundspeed of only 48 knots. Three reversals were recorded, with climb and descent rates of over 10,000 feet per minute. At times, the airplane was less than 200 feet above ground level.

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Descent Airplanes Knot Groundspeed 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Doubling your groundspeed quadruples the impact force. Then, head into the wind to reduce groundspeed and hang the airplane in the branches in a nose-high attitude. You can rely on the landing gear, fuselage bottom, and wings to take the brunt of a crash while keeping you and your passengers safe inside the cabin. Do you know why?

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

The plane was high and very fast, crossing the airport boundary at 200 feet and 165 knots groundspeed. Data shows a constant high-speed descent straight toward the runway. The accident pilot radioed, “OK, I’m going to plan on landing long.” The recommended airspeed for a precautionary landing in an Extra NG with engine power is 90 knots.

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Knot Runway Pilot Groundspeed 52

Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

At the current groundspeed, I believed it shouldn’t be of much concern unless the cell began producing lightning. Approximately 50 to 60 miles from KCPC, I was still anticipating a visual arrival since airports in that region had been reporting VFR all afternoon. The lone shower to the southwest appeared larger and drifting slowly northeast.

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