Air Facts
APRIL 14, 2025
The system for VAOAI is pretty much all of general aviation and not just the hardware on the airplane. When VAOAI is suggested as being comparable to airspeed, the technique for flying the airplane with VAOAI replacing airspeed or being used in conjunction with airspeed must be documented. The equivalent in biology is called ecology.)
Pilot Institute
JANUARY 3, 2025
More Safety Private Pilots usually fly lighter aircraft that are more sensitive to wind. These aircraft have lower crosswind limitations and are more affected by gusts and wind shear. A windsock can help you quickly evaluate if the wind conditions are within your aircraft’s capabilities. Why does this matter?
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Greg Brown's Flying Carpet Blog
AUGUST 4, 2024
It includes discussions on high-speed aerodynamics, automation, wake turbulence, high-altitude and adverse weather, air carrier operations, transport airplane performance, and cockpit professionalism and leadership. This manual clarifies the complex topics of turbine aircraft engines and all major jet and turboprop power and airframe systems.
Air Facts
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Next, every six months, captains must undergo a proficiency check in the simulator or airplane to ensure proficiency in all normal and emergency procedures. Simulators are preferred for these checks since many of the maneuvers are very dangerous in the airplane. This is not training; this is a pass or fail check.
Plane and Pilot
JANUARY 8, 2025
As we walked from the wharf to breakfast, I saw that peak wind gusts were tickling the 40-knot mark. Amy and I walked our gear out to the airplane, and she returned to the FBO while I did my ritual of loading everything up. It doesnt have any limits for wind. The hourly forecast called for winds to lessen around 4 p.m.,
Plane and Pilot
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Anytime the airplane is heading downhill toward terra firma, our attention should be on the instruments in the clouds, and out the windows when the sky is clear. We often end up at higher altitudes to escape the wind shear layer, cumulus buildups, and turbulence below. Lets get that done before we start the descent.
Flying Magazine
APRIL 25, 2024
While we were sitting in the airplane on the morning of the flight, the pilot received his IFR clearance, which kept us on the eastern route. Courtesy: NOAA] Additionally, the wind direction below 5,000 feet was from the north-northwest and became east-southeasterly through 8,000 feet creating directional wind shear with height.
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