AV Web
FEBRUARY 1, 2025
At a press briefing on Saturday, NTSB member Todd Inman said the flight data recorder and ADS-B data put the regional jet at 325 feet AGL at the point of impact, plus or minus 25 feet while the controller’s console showed the helicopter at 200 feet, the ceiling of the flight corridor it was flying at the time.
Air Facts
MAY 14, 2025
Throttle Mismanagement: A T-38 Lesson That Stuck Air Facts Journal An Air Force instructor teaches a powerful lesson on throttle finessein a jet that doesnt forgive overcorrections Have you ever been in a car or plane where the person driving or piloting is constantly adjusting the throttle? He replied, Ive got the jet.
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Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
The 757 was cramped, yet fun and nostalgic as it’s the biggest jet I could actually find that serves our farthest state. The terrain reaches well over 4,000 feet agl, so a good vertical rise is seen. You can pop right in by initiating a flight right at 5,000 feet agl.
Flying Magazine
JUNE 5, 2025
Carroll County Airport (4M1) is the closest airport to town center, although it does not offer jet-A fuel. Airport At an elevation of 1,206 feet agl, Carroll County Airports 3,554-feet-long-by-75-feet-wide runway sticks out amongst the rural area that immediately surrounds it.
Flying Magazine
JULY 8, 2025
But at 2,000 agl, the airplane is getting a full hit of light and pops against the darker background. The image shows the wake turbulence vortices off the wings of a jet made visible by the clouds it was flying through. “It First light and last light (of the day) are Bowen’s favorite times to photograph.
Flying Magazine
JULY 16, 2025
As a nerdy scientist trained to make observations, I’ve found that GA pilots have a propensity for coming in hot in conditions that hardly warrant a jet-like approach speed. As a refresher, VREF is the speed of the airplane in a specified landing configuration, at the point where it descends to 50 feet agl.
Flying Magazine
MAY 27, 2025
There was an overcast at 1,300 agl (1,850 msl), but no precipitation and good visibility below the clouds. That instructor, who had 10,000 hours in jets and 3,000 in Citations, provided a more nuanced assessment. He was type rated in the jet. It was a little before 11 a.m. The weather was benign. The trip was simple.
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