Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The RNAV approach to the 7,000-foot Runway 31 that snakes around from the Runway 4 extended centerline, loops past Citi Field, and rolls out on a tight-in final approach. I mentioned how rolling through the intersection on Runway 4 is allowed but frowned upon, effectively making the runway shorter if you want to follow custom.

Runway 73

Runway Approach Knot Jet 73

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

The exhaust coming out of aircraft engines looks pretty dangerous, generating huge amounts of thrust and pushing back tons of hot air. After one aircraft lands, the tailwind pushes the vortices forward into the runways touchdown zone. This distance is measured when the preceding aircraft is over the runway threshold.

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Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The touchdown speed will have already been calculated using a combination of aircraft weight, length of runway in use, and prevailing conditions. If you are traveling towards the front of the cabin on an Airbus aircraft, you may also hear three ‘bleeps’ emanating from behind the flight deck door as the plane approaches the runway.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 273

Northstar VFR

MARCH 16, 2025

Left-turning tendencies are primarily caused by four aerodynamic effects:torque, spiraling slipstream, gyroscopic precession, and P-factor (asymmetric thrust).Each The same way you would counteract any of the other left turning tendencies By applying right rudder pressure to keep the nose aligned with the runway. The result?

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Airplanes Rudder Torque Thrust 52

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 14, 2024

Sure enough, when the aircraft approached runway 17, the pilots didn’t have the runway in sight, so the first officer called for a go around. The first officer also noticed the red airspeed tape, and pulled back on the thrust levers. Unfortunately this go around was anything but routine. above the Pacific Ocean.

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Thrust Pilot Weather Runway 122

AV Web

AUGUST 19, 2024

The sudden assymetrical thrust caused a yaw but the pilots were able to regain control and stop on the runway. Just as the plane touched down, Eagleman lunged toward the flight deck and pushed full throttle on one of the engines. The pilots told investigators the plane was going about 75 knots when Eagleman lunged.

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Flight Deck Thrust Knot Runway 111

Ask Captain Lim

MARCH 14, 2025

Preliminary findings suggest the wheel may have detached due to a collision with a foreign object on the runway. A note in the checklist states: If the vibration does not decrease when the thrust lever is retarded, check other engine indications. Despite this, the aircraft landed safely.

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Thrust Cockpit Runway Pilot 59

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Understanding the Basics of Flight Aerodynamics 101 Flying a small plane revolves around understanding four key forces: lift, thrust, drag, and weight. Thrust, produced by the engine, propels the plane forward, overcoming drag, which is the resistance caused by air. This skill enhances your ability to fly safely and seamlessly.

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Weather Pilot Drag Rudder 52

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Understanding the Basics of Flight Principles of Flight: Lift, Weight, Thrust, and Drag Flying a plane for the first time requires a basic understanding of the forces that make flight possible. Thrust, produced by the engines, moves the plane forward, while drag, or air resistance, slows it down.

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Aileron Drag Rudder Descent 52

Fear of Landing

MAY 3, 2024

On the 9th of August 2023, a VX4 crashed at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire during a test flight over the runway. Then the pilot carefully climbed to 30 feet above the runway. The pilot kept the aircraft at 30 feet above the runway where it successfully remained stable for 10 seconds. A vertical descent rate of 19.5

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Descent Knot Thrust Lift 105

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Put in simpler terms: The thrust needed for a plane to fly is dependent on the planes overall mass during the acceleration phase, its speed, the air density, which differs with the altitude and several other factors. Promise: No more physics formulas in this text from now on.)

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Thrust Jet Weather Runway 144

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 27, 2025

1) High Roundout Sometimes when the airplane appears to temporarily stop moving downward, the roundout has been made too rapidly and the airplane is flying level, too high above the runway. This would result in the airplane stalling and dropping hard onto the runway. Porpoising can also be caused by improper airspeed control.

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Airplanes Runway Accelerated Stall Lift 89

Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

It shows the helicopter flying normally, aligned to the runway, and then begin a gentle climb. The pilot told the airport tower controller that he may need the runway. The controller asked the pilot to report when two miles out and to expect runway 28. It rotated several times before crashing into the grass north of runway 28.

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Torque Indicated Airspeed Tail Knot 98

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In addition to this terminal, a 3rd runway was built to cope with the demand, runway 15/33). After the engines were started up, we taxied to runway 15 for departure. We touched down firmly on the ground with the reverse thrust deployed to slow the aircraft down. Currently, this terminal is used by the low cost carriers.

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Runway Descent Airline Airlines 59

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

We both had a good chuckle, then we lurched out of the parking spot as I tested the toe brakes for the first time and began to waddle our way to the runway in the mighty Cessna 150. How they came to a stop holding short of the runway generally gave a preview as to how they would handle a plane for the rest of the flight.

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Rudder Runway Altimeter Pilot 87

Flight Training Central

MAY 6, 2024

Some complain the view of the airport is blocked during the base to final turn in a high wing and this is true, but I haven’t experienced a runway moving during this turn. And you can confirm, during the base to final turn, that indeed the runway is not moving (unless you are making a carrier landing).

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Lift Drag Airplanes Ground Effect 97

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

For example, some aircraft limit flaps and gear in icing until on approach or forbid the use of speed brakes or require a minimum thrust setting. What is the runway lighting? Only accurate within 10 degrees of runway heading). Particular attention to true airspeed vs. turn radius. What is the calculated landing distance?

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Approach AGL Descent Runway 97

Aviation Bussiness News

AUGUST 16, 2024

The centre will include not only the hangar but also offices, tool storage areas, and specialised zones for key part replacements, such as engines, APU systems, landing gear, and thrust reversers.

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Hangar Thrust Runway Cargo 75

Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 10, 2024

It also keeps planes organized on the runway, but what is it exactly? Aviation taxiing is when an airplane or other aircraft with wheels rolls off, on, or along the runway at a slow, consistent speed. It’s simply when the plane moves around the runway for other reasons. Learn more from the best flight school in Arizona here.

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Clearance Runway Air Traffic Control Pilot 52

Ask Captain Lim

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

He then resorted to unconventional methods, using asymmetric thrust to make minimal directional changes. Remarkably, through good teamwork with another travelling company instructor pilot, the crew managed to line up the plane on a closed runway. kilometres of runway, stopping just 100 meters before the end of the 4-kilometer runway.

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Runway Descent Thrust Tail 59

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

AUGUST 2, 2024

The airpoort has 4 runways: 09/27, 10/28 , 11L/29R and 11R/29L. It's not easy to arrive early at Mumbai due to the heavy traffic and also the airport operates a single runway for both departure and landing. Pushing back The taxi ride to the runway didn't take long. Just a few more mins to the runway. Almost there!

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Descent Runway Cabin Crew Weather 102

Northstar VFR

JANUARY 8, 2024

As the airplane is rolling down the runway, air is passing over and under the wings. Among other critical problems, this can lead to the airplane not being able to take off or land with the amount of runway available. Thrust Thrust is our forward motion. Lift We’ll start with my personal favorite — lift. Simple as that!

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Drag Lift Thrust Airplanes 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

These include lift, propeller thrust, and engine combustion. This actually decreases the engine’s efficiency in converting engine power into thrust. Reduced thrust means decreased aircraft performance and fuel efficiency. Jet engines also experience reduced thrust in less dense air.

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Density Altitude Pilot True Airspeed Lift 52

Air Facts

MAY 20, 2024

As the thrust levers rolled back, I asked for the descent checklist. Within 30 seconds flying time from our final approach course to runway 8L, was Hickam Air Force Base, battleship row, and Ford Island, not to mention numerous high rise hotels in downtown Honolulu filled with hundreds of people. ” He was right.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Approach Descent 96

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The series 20 was explicitly designed in response to Scandinavian Airlines who requested for an aircraft that could operate in harsh, cold climates and shorter runways. Thus, designed to handle shorter runways and higher performance needs. With a modified wing having a span of 28.44

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Runway Lift Cargo Thrust 52

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Source: Wikipedia The series 20 was explicitly designed in response to Scandinavian Airlines who requested for an aircraft that could operate in harsh, cold climates and shorter runways. Thus, designed to handle shorter runways and higher performance needs. With a modified wing having a span of 28.44

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Runway Lift Cargo Thrust 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The RNAV approach to the 7,000-foot Runway 31 that snakes around from the Runway 4 extended centerline, loops past Citi Field, and rolls out on a tight-in final approach. I mentioned how rolling through the intersection on Runway 4 is allowed but frowned upon, effectively making the runway shorter if you want to follow custom.

Runway 52

Runway Approach Knot Jet 52

Fear of Landing

MARCH 7, 2025

The loss of thrust and electrical power meant they were now gliding. It took off from Saturn Boulevard, built on top of a World War II era runway, for Moisant Field. The industry hadnt trained pilots for the loss of both engines, because manufacturers then didnt believe it could happen. The electrics and instruments failed.

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Flight Deck Pilot Air Traffic Control Weather 52

Flight Training Central

MARCH 29, 2024

What is likely to occur if you lift off the runway before reaching rotation speed due to ground effect? Inability to climb Increase in stability Decrease in thrust required to maintain flight Correct! Aileron down on the upwind wing Aileron up on the upwind wing Aileron up on the downwind wing Correct!

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Aileron Crosswind Ground Effect Thrust 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

We both had a good chuckle, then we lurched out of the parking spot as I tested the toe brakes for the first time and began to waddle our way to the runway in the mighty Cessna 150. How they came to a stop holding short of the runway generally gave a preview as to how they would handle a plane for the rest of the flight.

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Rudder Runway Altimeter Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

But landing it safely on the runway is a skill. Brief that you will use the right rudder to align the aircraft straight with the runway and the left aileron to counteract drift. If you aren’t in alignment with the runway at 500 ft or are off speed or profile, go around. Brief the runway conditions.

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Airplanes Descent Approach Runway 52

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

However, there was still a gap in urban travel since airplanes needed long runways, and helicopters, while versatile, were slow and limited in range. They saw potential in the Rotodyne to transport troops and supplies quickly without needing runways in war zones. Thus, the idea of combining the best features of both was born.

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Runway Drag Knot Airplanes 53

Fly with Eva

MARCH 20, 2018

Cleared for takeoff! ‘Set thrust.’ ’ There we go, rattling on runway 07R. We are very light without cargo, so in no time we reach the speed to rotate off the runway. We come from the northwest, and fly over the airport before joining the righthand circuit of runway 02. First landing is ‘good!’

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Jet Flight Deck Cargo Thrust 52

AeroSavvy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A pilot loads the data into the FMC and submits an ACARS takeoff performance data request for the expected runway (in the old days, we used thick binders of airport specific charts). AeroData provides the crew with runway-specific takeoff thrust setting, speeds, flap setting, and critical engine out performance data.

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Flight Deck Clearance Runway Pilot 52

Northstar VFR

JULY 21, 2024

The pilot controls the throttle to create thrust. TAKEOFF We’ve been cleared for takeoff, and now you’re lined up on the centerline of the runway. Correct rudder use here is evident, because if you don’t apply right rudder you’ll see how quickly your plane wants to travel left and off the runway.

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Rudder Airplanes Pilot Stability 52

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Anti-torque pedals manage the tail rotor’s thrust, countering the main rotor’s torque to maintain directional control and stability. Take-off involves accelerating along a runway to achieve lift-off speed, followed by climbing to a designated cruising altitude. Why is helicopter flight control more challenging?

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Torque Lift Airplanes Stability 52

AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The autopilot/autothrottle system will use pitch and/or thrust to maintain the speed commanded by the Command Bug. The speeds are based on aircraft weight and performance (affected by runway and weather). Adjusting the Command Bug with the IAS/MACH selector knob What do the bugs represent?

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Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed Knot Altimeter 52