Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2025

” The aircraft came to rest in a grass ditch about 100 feet from the left side of Runway 08 and 500 feet beyond the approach threshold. Photos of the horizontal stabilizer structure adjacent to the left elevator counterweight plug show a dented washer and scrapes. The elevator was intact and remained attached.

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Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Runway 121

AV Web

JULY 1, 2025

So for pilots coming out of jets and who are accustomed to coming across the threshold carrying lots of speed, pulling the power back to idle and waiting for it to land will stall an airplane like the little RV-12 right into the pavement—pancaking it on and damaging the landing gear,” Wilkinson said.

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Gross Weight Knot Airplanes Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 13, 2024

You should use the rudder to do this. Stabilized Approach Ideally, the goal should be to achieve a stabilized condition with a constant rate of descent. You should follow the “3:1 rule” – for every 3 nautical miles distance from the runway threshold, you must be a thousand feet above the ground.

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Descent Runway Rudder Airplanes 52

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

Key Takeaways Start by setting up your approach correctly to ensure you arrive at the threshold perfectly every time. You can only begin improving the touchdown if you’ve mastered positioning your aircraft above the runway threshold correctly. The easiest way to achieve this is by flying a stabilized approach.

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Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Brief that you will use the right rudder to align the aircraft straight with the runway and the left aileron to counteract drift. Descent Point Nominate a descent point that will give you a constant 3° profile to the threshold. This allows you to configure appropriately and ensures a stabilized approach. We multiply Vso by 1.3

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Airplanes Descent Approach Final Approach 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

If it prevents you from landing close to the threshold, a short runway becomes even shorter. This gives you a safe buffer on the stall speed and plenty of time to stabilize. The aiming point at an actual short field should be as close to the threshold as is safe. With a short field landing, we aim to be at 1.3

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Density Altitude Descent 52

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

The primary flight controls on the DC-10 (ailerons, rudder, elevators, spoilers) were all operated by hydraulic pressure and the first officer was quick to realize that his controls were unresponsive to his inputs. Upon his return, he reported that both right-hand and left-hand rear stabilizers had sustained damage.

Runway 297

Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 297