Pilot Institute

MAY 26, 2025

First of all, the sudden and quick movements can affect crew performance and the stability of your aircraft. Did you catch any sudden shifts in your airspeed indicator and altimeter? After another gust of turbulence, the aircraft finally stabilized. What are the consequences of this? See any other odd instrument readings?

Turbulence

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Flaps, which help to lower an aircrafts speed while providing additional lift at those lower airspeeds, are lowered in stages, as adding too much flaps at once can upset the aerodynamics and thus stability of the aircraft.

Cabin Crew

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

If there’s a hill to climb, there are two options: Leave the throttle alone, and the car (airplane) will climb the hill but slow down and stabilize at a slower speed going up the hill. Leave the power alone and gain speed, or reduce [it] to keep the speed the same.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

JUNE 4, 2025

Early models from the 1950s and early 60s have fuselages and vertical stabilizers that differentiate them from later models. Evolving engines, avionics, and other equipment make some versions of the classic aircraft more appealing than others. Many aficionados prefer the shape and details of the oldest models.

Altimeter

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Altimeter Setting The altimeter setting gives you pressure information in inches of mercury or hectopascals. For accurate altitude readings, you should set your aircraft’s altimeter to match the local altimeter setting. This can be when the weather stabilizes or when another report is issued.

Altimeter

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

First, the airplane is more stable in pitch than bank and, if you are a typical VFR pilot, you refer to the altimeter more than to the heading indicator. As the airspeed approaches the desired airspeed, the airspeed indicator becomes the primary power instrument and the altimeter is primary for pitch.

Descent

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

There was no real way of testing the stability of everything that high up. ” He explained that the fog was like “pea soup” and that he thought his altimeter wasn’t working correctly. Everyone had to trust their training, and there was no margin of error, the firefighters said.

Approach

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

With a maximum takeoff weight of 2,400 pounds and a maximum gross weight that ensures stability, this aircraft is robust enough to handle a variety of flying conditions. The classic six-pack of flight instruments that pilots have relied on for decades remains a staple in the Cessna 172.

Knot

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

This allows you to configure appropriately and ensures a stabilized approach. But this can be hard to judge when the altimeter is so sensitive. It also allows you to focus on flying during the last stages of the approach and landing. Descent Point Nominate a descent point that will give you a constant 3° profile to the threshold.

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

This gives you a safe buffer on the stall speed and plenty of time to stabilize. The local altimeter setting is 29.65, the temperature is 25°C, and we have a 9-knot headwind. Subtract the altimeter setting from 29.92, multiply it by 1,000, and add that to the field elevation. With a short field landing, we aim to be at 1.3

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