Pilot Institute
APRIL 30, 2025
Types of Altitude To fundamentally understand density altitude, you need to understand the five types of altitude used in aviation: Indicated altitude: the altitude read on the altimeter (regardless of altimeter setting) Pressure Altitude: the indicated altitude of the altimeter when it is set to 29.92 less horsepower).
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
The faster an aircraft goes, the more lift it generates. Lift is the upward force that keeps you in the air. If airspeed is too slow, the aircraft could lose lift and stall. Meanwhile, lower altitudes demand that you be extra careful with airspeed to maintain lift and prevent stalls. miles per hour.
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Professional Pilot
JULY 7, 2025
However, they underestimated their climb from the lift off point and, with the sluggish rate of climb, the saddle ridge across the departure path suddenly became a dangerous obstacle they might not clear. Every pilot knows that aircraft fly because the forces of lift and thrust balance or exceed the weight and drag countering them.
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 25, 2025
A steam gauge airspeed indicator, Garmin G3X, autopilot, Garmin G5, transponder, fuel selector, accelerometer, and steam gauge altimeter were centered directly in front of me. After a few seconds, Ill lift the tail and then add full power. Ill roll out on the runway and slowly bring the power in, I said. Sounds good.
Pilot's Life Blog
JUNE 18, 2025
This increases the load on the wings, requiring more lift to maintain altitude. Monitor your instruments closely, especially the altimeter and airspeed indicator, and make small, continuous adjustments. When performing steep turns, you typically bank the aircraft between 45 and 50 degrees.
Fear of Landing
JANUARY 17, 2025
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. It could also help explain the long float resulting in a very late touchdown.
Pilot Institute
JUNE 2, 2025
This means pitchingmoment changes are small, but lift still rises and falls with airspeed. Notice the altimeter needle swing up and down gently, up to a few hundred feet. The aircrafts Angle of Attack (AoA) stays roughly constant throughout the cycle. Why is that important? As the aircraft climbs, its airspeed decays.
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