Flying Magazine
APRIL 29, 2025
If you use an AATD for the first part of the experience, when you get into the actual aircraft, point out the airspeed indicator, attitude indicator, altimeter, etc. While you may be OK with marginal VFR, turbulence, and winds 10 gusting to 18, chances are pretty good the customer wont be if it is their first flight in a small airplane.
Aerotime
DECEMBER 20, 2024
While many believe that down-pull blinds are simply more susceptible to turbulence or heavy landings, making them more likely to simply drop down, there is an even more logical explanation than this. This again is a safety feature, but one which has traditionally been misinterpreted.
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Air Facts
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
“The instrument conditions, likely turbulence, and increased workload imposed by beginning the approach phase of the flight presented a situation that was conducive to the development of spatial disorientation and a loss of situational awareness. Then a strange thing happened.
Flight Training Central
APRIL 8, 2024
Airspeed and altimeter. Airspeed, altimeter, and vertical speed. If a flight is made from an area of low pressure into an area of high pressure without the altimeter setting being adjusted, the altimeter will indicate lower than the actual altitude above sea level. Turbulent or rough-air speed. Airspeed only.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Expect poor visibility, increased turbulence, and slippery runway surfaces. 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.
iPad Pilot News
DECEMBER 17, 2024
There are also convenience alerts like displaying the ATIS frequency for the destination airport during the arrival, or displaying the nearby altimeter setting when descending through FL180. And the performance planning feature will warn you if computed takeoff or landing distances exceed available runway lengths. Thats what really matters.
Airspeed Junkie
AUGUST 2, 2024
The reliability of the Cessna 172 shines through in various flight conditions, including crosswinds and turbulence. The classic six-pack of flight instruments that pilots have relied on for decades remains a staple in the Cessna 172. When it comes to speed and altitude, the Cessna 172 does not disappoint.
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