AGL Cockpit Groundspeed 
iPad Pilot News
MARCH 11, 2025
IN-FLIGHT ALERTS 500 AGL Alerts – Alerts when descending through 500 ft. AGL after having been above 1,000 ft. The alert will only sound once every 60 seconds and is automatically disabled if groundspeed is less than 40 knots. AGL (or when AGL is unknown), the descent rate exceeds 4,000 ft. per minute AGL.
Pilot Institute
APRIL 22, 2025
These exercises aim to sharpen your skills and awareness in the cockpit. Youll want to perform any ground reference maneuver between 600 and 1000 feet Above Ground Level (AGL). Expect an increase in groundspeed, and use smooth inputs on the controls to return to your original heading. Unfortunately, theyre infamously tricky.
iPad Pilot News
JUNE 14, 2024
Eventually, the FAA’s Flight Technology group acknowledged the benefits of flying with datalink weather in the cockpit and released Advisory Circular 00-63A in 2014. For example, ground-based systems that require a line of sight may have relatively limited coverage below 5,000 feet above ground level (AGL).
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