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Teaching International Student Pilots

Air Facts

For example, describing a Cuban eight maneuver would involve such writing as, enter the (in Farsi , R-L), Cuban eight (in English, L-R), maneuver no lower than (in Farsi , R-L), 10,000 AGL (in English, L-R), at a minimum of (in Farsi , R-L), 450 knots (in English, L-R). add 5 knots for winds at 10 knots gusting to 20 knots).

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Throttle Mismanagement: A T-38 Lesson That Stuck

Air Facts

Our Talon accelerated as it climbed toward pattern altitude1,500 feet AGL. During each turn, we lost about 1015 knots, but once wings-level again, the jet quickly accelerated back to 300. For every 100 pounds above 1,000, add one knot to each airspeed. The threshold slid past my right shoulder as I began my flare.

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Heads-up, hands-free: How to use iPad audio alerts for safer flights

iPad Pilot News

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.

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Terminal Radar: It’s the Weather Pilots Don’t See

Flying Magazine

Due to the curvature of the Earths surface, the lowest standard atmosphere view from the KGSP radar over center city Charlotte is 7,245 feet agl. For example, an alert such as 17A MBA 30K- 1MF 150 11 states, Runway 17 arrival, microburst alert, 30 knot loss, 1 mile final, threshold wind 150 at 11 knots.

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Trial by Ice

Air Facts

Our NIFA team of pilots would travel to other colleges and compete in sanctioned competition involving precise navigation, pre-flight inspections, accuracy landings, and simulated bomb drops into a barrel from 100 AGL feet using bean bags as bombs. We were about 1/2 mile from the threshold. His words were a shock!

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Mastering Short Field Landings (A Step-by-Step Guide)

Pilot Institute

In the Cessna 172S Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH), the landing distance decreases by 10% for every 9 knots of headwind. For the Cessna 172, landing distance increases by 10% for every 2 knots of tailwind. If it prevents you from landing close to the threshold, a short runway becomes even shorter.

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How to Make a Perfect Soft Field Landing Every Time

Pilot Institute

If you’re not stabilized at 200 feet AGL, go around. 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. After all, pilots become used to moving the power to idle when crossing the runway threshold.

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