Flying Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

I took off from Runway 34L at 169,800 pounds gross weight, rotated at 1.8 minutes and achieved stable approach to Runway 19R at 1,710 feet. This one is for an unstable approach due to an excessive descent rate (1,232 ft/min). degrees per second, and lifted off at a pitch attitude of 6.5 I hand-flew the first 13.3

Pilot 110

Pilot Knot Gross Weight Runway 110

Plane and Pilot

MAY 3, 2025

I also like to look for what I call crummy weather thats just low enough that I can get an instrument approach in, but not so much that I don’t have any outs. There were only five stall-related accidents, most on high density altitude takeoffs at or near gross weight. Widell says.

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Approach Airplanes Stability Weight-Shift-Control 73

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

The POH lists landing distances for specific gross weights. Smaller aircraft may only have short field landing distances for maximum gross weight. Temperature An increase in temperature will increase the density altitude. A high density altitude decreases the performance of the engine and the wing.

Weight-Shift-Control 52

Weight-Shift-Control Runway Density Altitude Descent 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

But it was apparent the smallest Grumman flying boat was too small and full of quirks—the cabin door won’t open if the flaps are down, for example—to justify something approaching a direct copy. But I have maintained 5000 feet at 6000 pounds gross weight,” notes Ross. lb/sq ft Power loading 10.32

Airplanes 79

Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 79