Air Traffic Control Final Approach Stability 
Pilot's Life Blog
JANUARY 5, 2025
Approach speeds typically range from 80 to 90 knots depending on weight and flap settings, while full flaps are often used to provide the necessary lift during landing. The aircrafts landing gear is retractable, which must be extended during the final approach. The final approach is a delicate balance of power, pitch, and speed.
Inflight Pilot Training
MARCH 13, 2025
Poor Radio Communication Skills The Mistake: Many student pilots struggle with radio communication, which can lead to misunderstandings with air traffic control (ATC) and other pilots. Overcontrolling the Aircraft The Mistake: New pilots often overcorrect control inputs, especially during takeoffs, landings, and slow flight.
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Air Facts
MAY 7, 2025
It was common practice for tower controllers to monitor the area control centre enroute frequency. It was a winter night shift in a Western Ontario air traffic control tower. One controller on duty was the norm on most snowy nights when most of the flying activities had ended for the day.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 15, 2025
Detecting them is difficult, which makes final approach and landing especially dangerous. At first, you might experience a strong headwind, which briefly increases your airspeed and gives you a false sense of stability. This can fool anyone easily, and could lead to disaster during approach.
Pilot's Life Blog
JUNE 18, 2025
Communications with Air Traffic Control (ATC): Once the go-around is initiated, the pilot must immediately inform ATC by announcing the go-around. This helps maintain situational awareness and allows ATC to safely sequence traffic. Pilots must comply promptly to ensure the orderly flow of traffic.
Northstar VFR
MARCH 23, 2025
As an aircraft enters the traffic pattern, it begins the process of getting configured to land on the runway. As the plane descends toward the runway on final approach, it may encounter various scenarios where a safe landing cannot be assured. Remember the secret to a good landing is beginning with a good, stabilized approach!
Aerotime
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Depending on other traffic ahead, not least at the destination, air traffic controllers (ATC) will clear the flight to descend in stages, to be level at certain waypoints on the arrival route. This may be accompanied by the deployment of spoilers on top of the wing.
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