One Mile at a Time

MARCH 20, 2025

degrees Less than one second before touchdown, the plane had an indicated airspeed of 134 knots, a ground speed of 111 knots, a bank angle of 7.1 The initial impact was 420 feet past the runway 23 threshold. degree bank Two seconds before touchdown, the planes bank angle to the right increased, to 5.9

Descent 98

Descent Threshold Knot Indicated Airspeed 98

AV Web

MAY 6, 2025

If the airport is your home drome, and there is a big oak tree or a Walmart on final you can measure the distance from there to the threshold on a sunny day. Then as you fly over your designated landmark and see the threshold, you will know that you have the measured distance. Approach lighting systems are a known, published length.

Runway 94

Runway Approach Threshold True Airspeed 94

Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

This particular 172 normally cruised at 120 mph indicated airspeed, but with the ice it would barely do 90 mph and that required full throttle! A few minutes later, we heard the center controller clear a Trans Missouri Airlines commuter plane for the VOR Runway 30 approach to Jefferson City. What had happened?

VOR 52

VOR Weather Approach Runway 52

AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The Honeywell SI-800 Airspeed/Mach Indicator has been a standard instrument on the Boeing 737, 747, 757, and 767 for decades. Boeing stopped installing the stand-alone indicator in favor of modern, reliable flat panel displays. Digital Data Airspeed The Indicated Airspeed (above 30 knots) is displayed in a digital format.

Pitot Tube 52

Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed Knot Altimeter 52

Fear of Landing

MAY 16, 2025

Although it is referred to as the decision speed, V 1 represents a crucial threshold: any choice to reject the take off must be made before reaching V 1 , so that the stopping is already in progress when it reaches V 1. The ASDA is published for each runway and represents the maximum distance available for a rejected take-off. CC BY-SA 2.0

Thrust 100

Thrust V Speed Knot Runway 100