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Flying Visual Approaches? Synthetic Vision Pathways Can Help

Flying Magazine

Most of the time, jets fly long, straight-in instrument approaches, so pilots dont get much practice approaching a runway from other directions. READ MORE: Aeronautical Decision Making Is Never One Size Fits All To simplify the calculation, use 300 feet instead of 320, and multiply by four miles to get 1,200 feet.

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What Are Common Part 107 Test Questions?

Flying Magazine

Correct answer: C Operations The final category of test questions covers all the remaining topics, from radio procedures to aeronautical decision-making. Aeronautical decision-making: Questions in this section cover crew resource management and hazardous attitudes.

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A Case of Stay-Here-Itis

Air Facts

Believe it or not is a real thing, a different version of the dreaded plan continuation bias, and has just as much aeronautical decision-making consequences as the other-itises.s.s.s. It was a beautiful day at the Wright Brothers Memorial, with light winds blowing right down the runway at First Flight Airport (FFA).

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Charleston, SC

Gary's Flight Journal

To start our flying day I must stress the most important part of flight planning, ADM, Aeronautical Decision Making. I was thinking I was going to be vectored for runway two seven but she seemed content to send us out over the ocean. Departure Day! Once I had the weather at Ocean City I canceled IFR and let down for home.

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What Happens When Autopilots Fail?

Flying Magazine

READ MORE: Aeronautical Decision Making Is Never One Size Fits All Our incident in the Vision Jet occurred while flying the ILS Z Runway 19 approach into Jackson, Wyoming (KJAC), which is a favorite airport of mine with its scenic mountains, meadows, and streams along the way.

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How to Perform a Go-Around (The Right Way)

Pilot Institute

These include a runway collision, porpoising, bouncing, or possible overrun. ATC can also ask for a go-around if the landing runway is unsafe or for spacing reasons. An approach is stabilized when: The aircraft is on the correct flight path, i.e., on runway centerline and glideslope. Airspeed is not less than 1.3Vso +10/-0.

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Avoiding The Impossible Turn (Engine Failure after Takeoff)

Pilot Institute

As your aircraft smoothly climbs away from the runway, nothing seems amiss. Your first instinct is to turn around and land on the lovely, long runway from which you just departed. It involves a steep bank at low airspeed and a turn of more than 180 degrees to reach the runway. The goal is to head back and land on the runway.

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