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.

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Descent Approach Final Approach Wind Shear 55

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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Weather Wind Shear Clearance Turbulence 111

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

With carrier aviation still in its infancy, airships could fly further than many airplanes of the day and remain in the air for days on end without the need to land to refuel and replenish their supplies. On February 12, 1935, the USS Macon was returning to Moffett Field after participating in fleet maneuvers.

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Lift Tail Stability Wind Shear 58

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

While instructors idly watch, airplanes go off the runway, landings become too harsh, structure gets overstressed, and tolerances are exceeded. The peppering of rain on the windshield, the darkening of thick clouds, or the battering of wind shear all deliver a clear message that some piloting is now required.

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Wind Shear Runway Crosswind Ceiling 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

While instructors idly watch, airplanes go off the runway, landings become too harsh, structure gets overstressed, and tolerances are exceeded. The peppering of rain on the windshield, the darkening of thick clouds, or the battering of wind shear all deliver a clear message that some piloting is now required.

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Wind Shear Runway Crosswind Ceiling 52

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

hours I had already put on the airplane since the repair increased my confidence that the issue was suitably managed. In a nod to airplane cleanliness, I shunned my preferred "everything" sub roll for a plain one that was guaranteed to shed less debris. However, the Warrior had no surprises in store for me and the 4.5

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Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 77

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Thunderstorms can also bring wind shear and lightning. For example, “WS” means wind shear, which is important for approach and landing, while “SLP” provides detailed sea-level pressure information for adjusting your altimeter. It stands for thunderstorms with rain, which is a tricky thing to fly through.

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Altimeter Weather Wind Shear Runway 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

AIRMET ZULU (Icing): moderate icing (AIRMET ZULU also provides freezing-level heights.) An AIRMET is only issued if the weather conditions are widespread, which means that it covers an area of at least 3000 square miles.

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UTC Turbulence Weather Knot 52

Air Facts

APRIL 24, 2024

There’s no way in hell I was going to climb back into that airplane, not that day, not in those conditions. While I have speculated here as to causes (wind shear or severe turbulence—you may judge), we, in hindsight, would have been well served to have departed earlier, getting farther “ahead of it.”

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Turbulence Wind Shear Final Approach Ceiling 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 26, 2025

And when it hits, it can cause the airplane to suddenly drop, rise, or tilt sharply. Wind Shear Wind shear happens when the wind suddenly changes speed or direction over a short distance, which creates turbulence. What happens when you fly through wind shear? What are the consequences of this?

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Turbulence Wind Shear Weather Jet 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 1, 2024

You may also include significant weather conditions, wind shear, or excessive turbulence. This is a good time to discuss anything unusual about this particular approach. Include any inoperable equipment onboard the aircraft or at the airport. If you have passengers on board, brief them on what to expect during the landing.

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Approach NOTAMs Runway Weather 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

Some gust fronts can be completely harmless or may be a precursor for an encounter with severe turbulence and dangerous low-level convective wind shear. These gust fronts often contain severe or extreme turbulence, strong and gusty straight-line winds, and low-level convective wind shear.

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Wind Shear Weather Turbulence AGL 116

Northstar VFR

MARCH 23, 2025

Corrective inputs are added with pitch and power, and before you know it, the airplane is just all over the place! Weather Hazards Low visibility and wind shear are weather hazards that can create the need to go-around. Wind shear can create landing hazards for all sizes of aircraft.

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Pilot Wind Shear Instrument Meteorological Conditions Runway 52

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

What causes airplane go arounds? It could be that theres sudden wind shear on final approach, or that that visibility is below minimums, or that the aircraft is too high or too fast, etc. How common are airplane go arounds? Generally speaking, go arounds happen for one of several reasons.

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Airplanes Wind Shear Weather Approach 79

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Thunderstorms create turbulence, wind shear, and icing risks for aircraft. Squall line thunderstorms have the potential for severe weather conditions, including strong straight-line winds, microbursts, wind shear, and flooding. But, they bring risks like wind shear, microbursts, and hail.

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Wind Shear Weather Turbulence Flight Plan 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 11, 2024

And being the junior airplane at the company meant most of the captains weren’t the demographic nearing retirement—and you can’t be a grumpy old man if you’re still young. Being paired with a first officer who was basically just refreshing his acquaintance with the airplane was a godsend because it was my first upgrade to captain—ever.

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Wind Shear Flight Deck Pilot Airplanes 97

Plane and Pilot

JULY 2, 2024

And the operating environment presents its own limitations on our activity, quite aside from the skills of the pilot and innate performance of the airplane. Each of these three constraints—pilot, airplane, and environment—needs its own consideration to assure adequate safety. Stay honest in your relationship with the airplane.

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Density Altitude Airplanes Wind Shear Pilot 60

Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

Weather Go-arounds due to weather occur due to wind shear caused by gusting winds or microbursts. When an aircraft encounters horizontal wind shear, it could be blown off centerline. Similarly, if an aircraft encounters vertical wind shear, it reduces or increases the sink rate.

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Wind Shear Runway Approach Aeronautical Decision-Making 52

Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

This is a hard one to gain insight from other than this: Some atmospheric events are bigger than our plastic airplanes. Moderate wind shear in some areas could make some thermals somewhat difficult to work but that, too, is typical. ” Unlike tornadoes and other twisters, microbursts are straight-line winds.

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Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The pilots fought to recover, but the wind shear was too strong. Key Takeaways Microbursts can cause severe wind shear and downdrafts. It is the most severe type of wind shear. Theyre a form of low-level wind shear, which is a rapid shift in wind speed or direction near the ground.

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Wind Shear Weather Descent Approach 66