Plane and Pilot

MAY 20, 2025

QNH sets the altimeter to msl, QFE to the destination field elevation so the altimeter will read zero upon landing. Other irritations may be not only landing fees but being charged for a practice approach (even if you dont actually touch the tarmac) and the price of fuel. Do not mix up your QNH, QFE, or your QSYs.

Altimeter

Northstar VFR

APRIL 20, 2025

A narrow runway can cause the eyes to perceive the aircraft being too high on approach, so the pilot flies too low of approach. A wider than usual runway causes the pilot to believe they are too low, therefore flying too high of an approach. This results in the pilot flying too low of an approach.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

JUNE 9, 2025

If it is obvious that the bad weather is transitory, air traffic control may ask approaching aircraft to take up a holding pattern while the weather subsides. To avoid airplanes constantly changing direction and approach procedures, ATC may ask them to take up the hold while the airport is reconfigured. Want an example?

Airplanes

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Monitor your instruments closely, especially the altimeter and airspeed indicator, and make small, continuous adjustments. Rolling Out: As you approach your desired heading, smoothly release the bank and return the aircraft to level flight. Stay hydrated, breathe steadily, and be mindful of how your body feels during practice.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

The six-pack consists of: Airspeed Indicator (ASI) Attitude Indicator (AI) Altimeter Turn Coordinator (TC) Heading Indicator (HI) Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) Along with the six-pack, we also have an RPM gauge, which shows the engine’s working speed. For example, approaching a selected altitude.

Cockpit

Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Whether or not there were issues with CRM or in the approach, there is no evidence at this time that either pilot had struggled through their training or were anything less than qualified for their positions. The cockpit recordings during the final approach and the flight data on impact are sure to be of particular interest.

Runway

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 17, 2025

On approach, the captain made a mayday alert, declaring bird strike, bird strike. So the 737 T/R uses radio altimeter to enable the reversers. This has been maintained over the various versions of the 737, since the fundamental issue that resulted in using radio altimeter rather than WoW never changed.

Thrust

Flying Magazine

MAY 28, 2025

READ MORE: Garmin Launches Pilot Web Flight Planner The user selects aircraft type, arrival/departure/approach transition fix, runway, and moreand the app does the rest to simplify the chart down to the information that they need to see to successfully brief and fly that procedure.

Approach

Flight Training Central

JUNE 20, 2025

Based upon the altitude indicated by altimeter #3, which course direction is appropriate for this VFR cruising altitude? Does the elevator of a T-tail airplane buffet as the main wing approaches a stall? South-Southeast North-Northeast Southwest Correct! 180°-359° magnetic. 0°-179° true. 080° magnetic.

VOR

Flying Magazine

MAY 23, 2025

Authorities investigating the deadly crash of a Cessna Citation S550 in San Diego on Thursday are looking at the possibility that a lack of current weather, specifically an altimeter setting at the destination airport, may have contributed to the accident. A lack of a correct altimeter setting can cause a pilot to fly at the wrong altitude.

Altimeter

Air Facts

JUNE 4, 2025

I focused on the panel: attitude indicator, heading indicator, altimeter. I locked into a steady scan: attitude, altimeter, turn coordinator, back to heading. Post-Flight: Lessons Learned I checked in with Bohol Approach, received vectors for the field, and joined the pattern in VMC. Trust the tools. My instincts didnt.

Altimeter

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Indicated altitude shows the altimeter reading, while true altitude refers to height above MSL. Absolute altitude measures height above ground, which is critical during approaches and landings. Indicated Altitude Indicated altitude is the reading on the altimeter when the altimeter setting is set to the local barometric pressure.

Density Altitude

Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

Under visual flight rules (VFR) during daytime, a pilot can operate with only basic gauges: an airspeed indicator, altimeter, compass, fuel gauges for each tank, and oil temperature, pressure, and engine RPM readings. This data can then be applied to algorithms that are used in future design elements. Information is situational dependent.

Cockpit

Flying Magazine

JUNE 11, 2025

While the TTx might remind a lot of people of the Cirrus SR22, it represents a different approach to the piston single market. The 400 was attractive enough to earn Cessna’s affection long enough for the aviation giant to buy the design and begin producing it, eventually as the Cessna TTx.

Altimeter

Plane and Pilot

JULY 1, 2025

Investigators noted at the time of the accident the temperature was 30 degrees Celsius, the dew point was 4 C, and the altimeter setting was 29.98. The student turned early onto the base leg of the airport traffic pattern, then turned onto final approach, resulting in the airplane being high and fast.

Density Altitude

Plane and Pilot

JULY 28, 2025

When it comes to pilot training materials, IFR approach plates, or even logbooks, the name Jeppesen is a common one. There were no sectional maps, no low or high IFR routes, and no instrument approach plates. It’s even said that he would climb uncharted mountains with multiple altimeters to record accurate elevation information.

Altimeter

Air Facts

JUNE 23, 2025

I turned back and entered the holding pattern over the VOR where the approach to Whiting Field began. As each airplane ahead of me began their approach, I descended in the holding pattern. I checked the course deviation indicator for the straight-in approach—but the needle didn’t make sense. Two pilots landed successfully.

Altimeter

Simple Flying

JULY 23, 2024

On a foggy winter morning in February 2009, Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, using a Boeing 737-800, was on a seemingly routine final approach into Amsterdams Schiphol Airport when it suddenly stalled and fell out of the sky about a mile from the runway.

Altimeter

One Mile at a Time

JULY 20, 2024

We can now add yet another near catastrophe to the list, and this might just be the scariest one we’ve seen so far… Southwest 737 MAX has near disaster on approach to Tampa This incident happened on Sunday, July 14, 2024, and involves Southwest Airlines flight WN425 , scheduled to fly from Columbus (CMH) to Tampa (TPA).

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We will also examine the next most critical phase of our flight, from descent and deceleration to the approach and landing phases, even touching upon what happens when the aircraft arrives safely at the gate. At this point, the use of the aircraft’s flaps becomes critical.

Cabin Crew

Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Determine the pressure altitude at an airport that is 1,300 feet MSL with an altimeter setting of 29.6. Floating caused by the phenomenon of ground effect will be most realized during an approach to land when at less than the length of the wingspan above the surface. 1,000 feet MSL 1,525 feet MSL 1,600 feet MSL Correct!

Density Altitude

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

For example: Pilot: Seattle Approach, Cessna November Four Five One Romeo, Two Zero miles west of Seattle VOR, at 8,000, with Sierra, to land. ATC will let you know the current altimeter setting in their reply. Altimeter 30.02 The controller will clear you for the approach when you get close to the airport. Safe travels!

Approach

Pilot Institute

MAY 1, 2024

For new instrument pilots, flying an approach to minimums is a big challenge. Adding an approach briefing to the mix feels like one task too many. Luckily, mastering approach briefings is not as hard as it seems. This article breaks down how to deliver a top-notch approach briefing, every time. Final approach course.

Approach

Flying Magazine

MAY 30, 2025

The altimeter started slipping. Radio calls, hold entries, and approach briefs all contribute to the mental stacka skill in itself to manage. At its core, an EFB replaces the binders and kneeboards once stuffed with paper charts, performance tables, and approach plates. This is particularly helpful when briefing an approach.

Pilot

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

During the final stages of the flight, air traffic control told the pilot to expect the RNAV A approach to Montgomery County. The pilot asked for the RNAV GPS RWY 14 approach, which had lower minimums. His troubles began before he even started the approach. The Mooney continued its approach.

Approach

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

If you’re on a non-precision or precision approach, understanding MDA (Minimum Descent Altitude) and DA (Decision Altitude) is incredibly important. Key Takeaways MDA applies to non-precision approaches, requiring pilots to level off at a minimum altitude. IFR approaches use something called approach minimums.

Altimeter

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

It takes just a few taps to get to any location in the app which youll appreciate when you need to access information quickly, like finding an instrument approach chart or airspace information. In the air, theyll notify when approaching Class, B, C or D airspace, a TFR or the Washington, D.C. and jump to its location in the app.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This information is vital for determining cloud ceilings, especially during landing approaches. When these happen, they’ll usually call for an instrument approach. Altimeter Setting The altimeter setting gives you pressure information in inches of mercury or hectopascals. A2992 : Altimeter setting of 29.92

Altimeter

Air Facts

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The year was 2017, and I was two months into my first pilot job flying skydivers in the C182 at a small Canadian drop zone, when my boss approached me with this question. My approach into St. Additionally, the needle on my altimeter at one point was swinging through 500 increments!

Weather

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

If you master airplane attitude instrument flying, then everything else you will do that follows, from departure procedures to instrument approaches, will simply be combining your BAI skills with navigation. Use the attitude indicator to set the level attitude and grade this attitude using the altimeter.

Descent

iPad Pilot News

JUNE 3, 2025

Having access to always-updated, geo-referenced versions of sectionals, airport diagrams, and approach plates is table stakes these daysbut it still matters more than synthetic vision or digital logbooks. and any adjustments to be made (runway lighting out of service, remote altimeter setting, etc.). That changed last week.

NOTAMs

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

When thinking of ways to display your mastery of flight, most of us dream about buttery-smooth landings, or maybe maneuvers flown so precisely that the altimeter needles might as well have been just painted on. While I’d love to say “I’m not judging you” to those up front in those situations…sorry, I am judging you.

Rudder

Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 11, 2024

After takeoff, I contacted Cincinnati Approach: “Cincinnati Approach, Student Pilot Skyhawk 2135S, four miles south of I69 with request.” They gave me a squawk code and the altimeter setting, and with that, the flight was underway. I set up for a straight-in approach to Runway 22 about three miles out.

Approach

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Briefing A pre-landing briefing highlights essential points critical to the approach and landing phase. It also allows you to focus on flying during the last stages of the approach and landing. This allows you to configure appropriately and ensures a stabilized approach. Everything happens quickly as you approach the ground.

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

It only takes a 10% increase in approach speed to increase the landing roll by 20%. These obstacles frequently affect the approach and missed approach paths. Plan your approach path carefully to eliminate large pitch and power changes. Full flaps are generally used since they lower approach speed and increase drag.

Weight-Shift-Control

Northstar VFR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

PROGRAMMING The pilot’s reminder to check installed and personal equipment, equipment proficiency, and planning for airport information and approaches. Before flying, a pilot must verify these inspections have been performed by looking in the maintenance logs. Do they have a back-up plan in place if the flight cannot proceed?

Pilot

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Two hours later, Allentown (Pennsylvania) Approach handed me off to Newark (New Jersey) Approach when I was 30 miles east of the city. The kind controller at Newark Approach asked me, “Skylane 8320Z, do you want to go straight into Linden or do something else?” We later contacted Allentown Approach for flight following.

Clearance