AV Web

JULY 10, 2025

The airplane briefly climbed to around 2,000 feet before entering a steep, uncontrolled descent to 200 feet. Witnesses described hearing erratic radio transmissions, including multiple mayday calls, before the airplane disappeared from radar.

Pilot

One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

LATAM 787 map enroute to Santiago LATAM 787 map enroute to Santiago I’m not a great airplane sleeper , so that was about as good as airplane sleep gets for me! LATAM 787 arrival in Santiago At 5:25AM local time, the captain announced that we’d be landing in about 25 minutes, at which point we began our descent.

Approach

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Have you ever thought about landing an airplane without using flaps? Think about these scenarios: maybe the flaps stop working, or youre flying an older airplane that doesnt even have them. The flaps on an aircraft are used for controlled descents with slower airspeed during the approach and landing. What should you do?

Pilot

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Flight controls mean ailerons, elevator, and rudder, of course, but on some airplanes, if the trim is mis-set, the plane might be difficult or impossible to control. That flap retraction was not performed, and although the airplane made it into the air, it did not maintain sustained flight. Your airplane may be different.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

JULY 22, 2025

However, as Epic CEO Doug King told FLYING , the airplane was originally designed to be a big-engine, high-performance machine, unlike many manufacturers that start small and progressively add power. We note that the airplane we flew, the first AX off the line, equipped with nearly every option, had a useful load of 2,918 pounds.

Rudder

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 10, 2025

Any airplane developed since the early 1950s needing around 160 hp was probably penned with this engine in mindor its slightly larger but fundamentally similar O-360. In cold climates, its likely the 916-powered airplane will be waiting a bit longer to go than the O-320-powered neighbor. On top of all this, the Rotax is light.

Descent

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

And lets face it, the key to that flawless approach is often a well-planned descent. In the airline world, descent planning and execution receives a lot of attention. Like so much of aviation, there are several ways to skin this descent cat. Planning the Descent So, when is a good time to start planning the descent ?

Descent

Cranky Flier

MARCH 14, 2025

For more on Southwest’s descent into the abyss, please visit Tuesday’s post on crankyflier.com. The plane landed safely in Denver at 5:15pm local time and then an engine caught fire when taxiing to the gate, forcing an immediate evacuation of the airplane. Air India Express added its 100th airplane.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

MAY 5, 2025

A type club is a collection of owners and supporters of a specific type of airplane organized to share make- and model-specific technical information and hints for owning and flying the aircraft. Many airplanes are very weight limited with full fuel, for instance. For example, will the type support my intended use?

Pilot

Fear of Landing

MARCH 21, 2025

As Philippe explained in the comments of my initial piece: Im typed in the CRJ and Ill have to correct myself regarding my last comment, as Ive just read it up in the OM-B: While only RAs are inhibited below 1000, TAs are inhibited below 400 in descent (and 600 in climb). Additionally, TAs are not created for targets below 380.

Runway

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 10, 2025

A Korean War-era airplane will always hold a special place in our hangar. The sessions began with basic airwork such as climbs, descents, coordinated turns, and power transitions. Once Job finishes his training, well be bringing it back to Indiana. Photo by Carmelo Turdo of The Aero Experience. A Storied History Skyraider BuNo.135178

Ferry Flight

Northstar VFR

MAY 26, 2025

Flaps are movable surfaces on the trailing edge of an airplanes wings that can be extended downward to change the shape of the wing during flight. When deployed, they increase the wings lift and drag, allowing the airplane to fly safely at slower speeds. At the same time, flaps create extra drag, which helps slow the airplane down.

Camber

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

We practice power-off stalls to help us identify the signs of a stall and the characteristics of your airplane when it stalls. Initiating a Power-off Stall Now, let’s dive into the stall: Reduce Power Simulate Approach Descent Watch for Stall Warnings 1. The result will be a descent and a loss in altitude while airspeed increases.

Descent

AV Web

MAY 6, 2025

Lets take a deep dive into what it takes to get an airplane on the ground after a successful instrument approach. At that point you have to see either the red terminating row of lights in the Approach Lighting System or any one of the other nine runway environment items if you want to continue the descent. But how about 1000?

Runway

Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

Flying a single engine airplane, under IFR, in the clouds, in a non-radar environment and without an autopilot, adds a great deal to the pilots work load. With three airplanes, we departed Springfield for Fairfield, Iowa to compete in an NIFA competition against five other schools. This was the situation on Friday, December 1, 1972.

VOR

Cranky Flier

APRIL 22, 2025

It’s an airline with an airplane and it gets you places. But then, a few minutes before our descent, the show began. I walked off the airplane, went to my car, and headed home. The rest of the flight was uneventful up at cruise. Flight attendant Kyle was an absolute samurai master with the credit card pitch.

Descent

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

These would guide them when they couldn’t see anything outside their airplane. The satellites then send the corrected signals back to your airplane. LNAV Approach An LNAV (Lateral Navigation) approach helps guide you left and right toward the runway, but it doesnt tell you how to control your descent. Thats up to you!

Approach

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 16, 2025

We had completed the airplane structurally and cosmetically, but we had to send the engine back to Vintage Radials and Mike Nixon for final testing before it was ready for flight.” Dave Goss with his daughter Lindsey, who grew up around the GossHawk Unlimited shop and now runs the business. The result?

Descent

Flying Magazine

JULY 30, 2025

In commercial aviation, rules about what supplies have to be on board an airplane are highly regulated. Essential Items When deciding what to include in your airplane emergency kit , keep in mind what makes the most sense for the type of flying you’re doing. Your airplane emergency kit is like an insurance policy.

Weather

Pilot Institute

JULY 4, 2025

The areas marked red on the VSI show climb or descent rates that can put you on a collision course. Green markings show the climb or safe climb, or descent rates. If TCAS commands “ Increase climb ” or “ Increase descent, ” it means the initial response wasn’t enough and a steeper change is needed. This is by design.

Transponder

Flying Magazine

JULY 3, 2025

I fully expected the gauge to fix itself before we landed because that is what old airplanes frequently do (this airframe was about 42 years young). ForeFlight indicated we could reach there with a 900 fpm descent rate. Time for that full disclosure stuff… I am a CFI in airplanes and gliders, and actively teach in gliders.

Knot

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

ADS-B data shows a slight descent after take off and a right turn. The ADS-B data showed the airplane continued a slight descent after takeoff followed by a right turn until the data ended about 0.6 The ADS-B data showed the airplane continued a slight descent after takeoff followed by a right turn until the data ended about 0.6

Runway

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

From basic turns to emergency descents, every maneuver shapes how a student reacts under pressure and handles real-world flying. Turns: Students practice shallow, medium, and steep turns to develop a feel for how the airplane behaves when banking. Controlled, safe descent techniques protect the pilot and passengers.

Pilot

WayMan

JUNE 16, 2025

Heading Indicator (Directional Gyro): Indicates the airplane’s magnetic heading and provides a more stable directional indication than an ordinary magnetic compass. Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI): Indicates the aircraft’s rate of climb or descent, making it possible to accurately control the vertical flight path.

Omni-Directional Range

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 11, 2025

The feel of the airplane, amount of wind and engine noise, and the G-force sensations all can lead to sensory overload. You wont troubleshoot any of these in flight, so an airplane that shows signs of being underpowered needs to visit the shop for a methodical checkup. Some airplanes have a notable pop on descent at very low power.

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

A positive reading means you’re climbing, while a negative one indicates descent. Airspeed and VSI: When you adjust airspeed, your rate of climb or descent may also change. In a climb or descent, this is just as true. This is helpful during climb to avoid overshooting, and during descent to avoid an unintentional steep dive.

True Airspeed

Pilot Institute

JUNE 4, 2025

Overspeed Conversely, when the RPM increases above the RPM set by the pilot using the pitch lever (in descent, for example), this is known as an Overspeed condition. As the pitch angle decreases, RPM increases to the RPM initially set by the pilot.

Blade Angle

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

AGL (or when AGL is unknown), the descent rate exceeds 4,000 ft. AGL and the descent rate exceeds 3,000 ft. AGL, the descent rate is between 3000 ft. What can be problematic, though, is that the sounds coming from the iPad’s small speaker are typically drowned out by your airplane’s engine noise. per minute.

AGL

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 21, 2025

About an hour into their flight, Frazar decided to practice his dive bombing on a target set up on the Lower Otay Reservoir, putting the Helldiver into a steep, controlled descent. Then, Johnson spotted what looked to be the profile of an airplane, sitting on the bottom of the reservoir. Unfortunately, neither E.D.

Hangar

Professional Pilot

JULY 2, 2025

PRESS RELEASE D aher Aircraft’s turboprop-powered TBM airplane family marked a new milestone with today’s delivery of the 600th aircraft in the TBM 900-series, which was provided to its customer at the Paris Air Show. The global TBM fleet has logged more than 2.6 million flight hours in service around the world.

Airplanes

Ask a Flight Instructor

JANUARY 26, 2025

I typically arrive over the airfield/intended landing point 3,000 AGL then fly a 360 degree steep descent to a short final. I believe the civilian equivalent is the 360 degree power-off landing once required of commercial pilot candidates, and described in previous editions of the Airplane Flying Handbook.

AGL

Photographic Logbook

MAY 25, 2025

I was one of four transient airplanes on final for the larger runway 27L and Detroit Approach provided a pair of vectors to delay my arrival until those ahead landed. In the end, I decided on the higher altitude for improved ground speed reasoning that a descent to 5,000 feet would be my "out" if I needed one. Time for Plan B.

OAT

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

Application of Newton’s Third Law in Aviation When we talk about airplanes, we focus primarily on two forces: Lift (how the aircraft stays aloft). So, an airplane with a propeller or jet doesnt need to push on stationary air molecules in the atmosphere; it simply grabs and throws whichever air molecules are available backward.

Torque

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw? Unstable aircraft designs are better suited for high-maneuverability aircraft like aerobatic stunt airplanes or military fighters. The resulting loss of lift leads to a rapid descent by the aircraft. This is called having a wing drop.

Aileron

Flying Magazine

JULY 18, 2025

This means buying the airplane right so there’s money—lots of it— left in the budget for major panel upgrades. Still, the market for avionics systems for turbine airplanes is dominated by Garmin, which earns regulatory approval at impressive rates. Now everything has gone to LCD,” Brown said.

Flight Deck

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Almost immediately upon arrival into Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC), I knew I was in airplane heaven from the immediate close-by 747s taxiing past the terminal windows to the noise of Beaver seaplanes whizzing overhead. I had never been to Alaska, but I wanted my boys and I to receive a “true” experience.

AGL

Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

Approximately 13 minutes into the flight at an altitude of 13,000 feet, the airplanes vertical gyro failed, which subsequently failed the pilots Electric Attitude Director Indicator (EADI), which then also caused the autopilot to disconnect. This resulted in the pilot having to manually fly the airplane using the copilots EADI.

Pilot