Northstar VFR

JUNE 30, 2024

As the airplane climbs in altitude, the static pressure decreases. The indication given is a rate of climb or descent in feet per minute (fpm). There is a diaphragm located inside the instrument and is connected to the static line. inches of mercury. The opposite happens as the plane descends.

Pitot Tube

Northstar VFR

JANUARY 4, 2023

by Gustin Robinson, FAA CFI-I ASEL Flying under instrument meteorological conditions keeps even a good pilot on their toes. But now, while flying in low visibility and overcast cloud layers, you have to rely on your instrumentation more than ever before and keep your eyes inside the airplane.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

We spent some time in instrument meteorological conditions over Vermont. Since we lost our LPV approaches due to obstructions along the final approach course, the downgraded LNAV minimum descent altitude for the approach to runway 28 was 558 feet above the ground. Sometimes I have good luck switching to runway 10." "If

Ceiling

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

That is consistent with this accident, in that witnesses reported seeing the airplane descending with both wings folded up before impact. The pilot of the accident airplane being a physician has rekindled a lurid stereotypical expression involving V-tail Bonanzas. It’s an airplane that has to be flown with care in IMC.

Tail

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

That is consistent with this accident, in that witnesses reported seeing the airplane descending with both wings folded up before impact. The pilot of the accident airplane being a physician has rekindled a lurid stereotypical expression involving V-tail Bonanzas. It’s an airplane that has to be flown with care in IMC.

Tail

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 13, 2024

This false sensation can prompt you to push the aircraft’s nose down, potentially initiating a descent. You might think another airplane is moving when it’s not, or you might misinterpret its speed and direction. This deadly descent is what we call a graveyard spiral. However, you’re not climbing – your altitude hasn’t changed.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

It is based on the pilot’s judgment of certain visual clues, and depends on the maintenance of a constant final descent airspeed and configuration. The destination is a couple thousand feet above sea level, with an RNAV approach that depicts a higher-than-normal descent gradient to a down-sloping runway. The ceiling is 800 ft overcast.

Approach

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 13, 2023

We taxied to the end of runway 34, ran the airplane up, then called Atlanta Center on the phone to get our instrument clearance from the ground. What kind of airplane is that?" Refueled and recharged from an excellent lunch, we fueled the airplane before departing Grove City. It's a Swift," I responded wryly. Almost home.

Approach

Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

It helps reduce the chances of a stall and puts you in a better position to arrest the descent and start your climb out. Pitch for Climb The next immediate action is to arrest the descent. After adding full power and arresting the descent, the next step is to retract the flaps.

Wind Shear