Flying Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

My airline uses it both internally and as a pilot-facing app on our iPad EFBs. Participating airlines equip their aircraft with quick access recorders to harvest and regularly uplink detailed flight data. I took off from Runway 34L at 169,800 pounds gross weight, rotated at 1.8 carriers over the last several decades.

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Pilot Knot Gross Weight Runway 111

Aerotime

MAY 16, 2025

Just some panels sliding closed – working similarly to modern flaps and slats on every commercial airliner. This increases to 815kg (1,800 lbs) if flying purely in conventional flight mode, using runways to take off and land.The maximum gross weight of the aircraft is stated as 2,500kg (5,500 lbs). No huge tilting wings.

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Gross Weight Stability Payload Thrust 262

Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2025

The six-seaters combination of comfort, speed, and efficiency make it easy to outperform commercial carriers on certain trips, especially when your destination is far from the hubs and spokes of airline territory.

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Gross Weight Weather Airplanes Tail 52

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In the airline world, descent planning and execution receives a lot of attention. To cope with these challenges, airline glass flight decks contain a vertical navigation function (VNAV) that keeps the autopilot, and the crew, on the right path to arrive at the final approach fix, or downwind leg, at speed and on altitude.

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Descent Final Approach Approach Wind Shear 56

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

Its maximum takeoff weight of 9,300 pounds and large cabin space made it suitable for cargo, passengers, or specialized equipment. After the war, many surplus aircraft were repurposed for civilian use in business aviation, regional airlines, and bush operations. Such it was in those days.

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Weight-Shift-Control VOR Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 4, 2024

If you learned in a four-seater, chances are most of your flying was with only two people on board, with a nice cushion below max gross weight and with a mid- or forward CG. Then I had occasion to fly with an airline pilot, giving him a ride home in his leaseback before I was to fly it back. He had the altitude nailed.

Crosswind 52

Crosswind Aileron Runway Gross Weight 52

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 9, 2024

Its ability to carry both passengers and cargo efficiently has made it a favorite among airlines and passengers alike. With the ongoing growth in passenger and cargo traffic, this aircraft remains a key asset for airlines, aiding them in adapting to the changing commercial aviation landscape.

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Payload Cargo Ceiling Cabin Crew 52