One Mile at a Time
MARCH 20, 2025
The initial impact was 420 feet past the runway 23 threshold. The aircraft came to a rest inverted on runway 15L, approximately 1,800 feet beyond the thresholds, and about 75 feet to the right of the runway edge. The right wing came to a rest around 215 feet beyond the main wreckage.
Vintage Aviation News
OCTOBER 18, 2024
What you do is you sit up high for takeoff and as you add power and the tail comes up almost immediately, very quickly. “I started to make a normal landing, but as I was getting ready to touch down, I pulled the power off and the tail just fell out from underneath me,” he said. The landings are a little tricky, if you will.
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Pilot Institute
MARCH 28, 2025
As seen from the aircrafts tail, the vortex rotates in the anti-clockwise direction on the right wingtip and the clockwise direction on the left wingtip. This distance is measured when the preceding aircraft is over the runway threshold. Whats Happening Inside the Vortex? Small landing behind a Heavy 6 miles of separation.
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Understanding Drone Registration You have probably seen the N-number on the tails of aircraft. pounds (250 grams): Drones below this weight threshold do not require registration if used solely for recreational purposes. Thankfully, when you break it down, registering your drone is easy and affordable. Drones weighing between 0.55
Air Facts
JANUARY 29, 2025
To get a little better view approaching the threshold I leaned to my left and stretched up to maybe see a little more of the runway. As the aircraft began to slow and the tail wheel contacted the runway and the aircraft began to drift slightly to the right. The view from the rear seat is mostly out the side window.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 26, 2024
On a normal landing, you’d pull the power over the threshold, begin your roundout, and flare around 10 feet AGL. When crossing the threshold, start reducing the power. Make sure not to pull back too hard, or you could cause a tail strike. Roundout and Touchdown The roundout and touchdown is where everything changes.
Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure
MARCH 13, 2025
The aircraft was flying with the help of the tail wind that's why the flight is shorter than the flight back to Taipei Songshan. Photo: EPS1) After 10 minutes of taxi, we were near the threshold of the runway. At the threshold, we were cleared to depart. This is where my flight's boarding gate was located.
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