Flight Training Central

JULY 7, 2025

developing lift. Stay well below its final approach flight path and land before its touchdown point. Stay above its final approach flight path and touch down beyond where the larger aircraft landed. Stay above its final approach flight path and touch down beyond where the larger aircraft landed.

Turbulence

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

The longest runways had front course and back course ILS (Instrument Landing Systems) and an on-field VOR that provided navigation and approach capabilities for aircraft on instrument flights. If you have ever been on the receiving end of a GCA approach, you might sense a bit of what I am trying to say. The Tower had no radar.

Weight-Shift-Control

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Detecting them is difficult, which makes final approach and landing especially dangerous. With nothing left to lift it, the core has nowhere else to go but down. When you fly into a microburst on approach or departure, youll first encounter a strong headwind, which will give you a brief lift.

Wind Shear

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

DECEMBER 19, 2024

You can take either the escalator or lift up to the departure hall. At this point, we were on final approach to runway 20R. This aircraft flew in from Seoul and departed a few hours later for Bangkok. At this point, the aircraft just took off from Changi. The train ride to the airport took about 30 minutes.

Airlines

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 3, 2025

Anyway, for the rest of the flight, the approach and landing was a smooth affair. We lifted off with raindrops showering on our aircraft. We were on final approach into runway 06L. The Captain gave us a good update before departure and landing so that's great. At this point, we reached the threshold of the runway.

Runway

Plane and Pilot

JULY 1, 2025

A witness reported that they saw the airplane lift off from the runway and remain in ground effect until it crossed the departure end of the runway. 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

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 17, 2025

At this point we were on approach into Milan, the pilots were probably doing the landing checklist at this point. We took a longer distance to lift off. On final approach into Singapore Changi Airport. Our aircraft touched down smoothly with the spoilers and reverse thrust deployed to slow the aircraft to taxi speed.

Airlines

Airline Reporter

MAY 10, 2025

Highlights: @ 1:26 taxiing onto 31L while watching the plane ahead of us lift off, then the entire takeoff roll and great views of JFK’s terminals 1 and 8, and @2:32 the views of the Manhattan skyline. But things really get good at 1:20 when we line up with the final approach to JFK 4R just as the sunset showed off its brightest colors.

Final Approach

Pilot Institute

JULY 4, 2025

Moisture, instability, lift, and wind shear are needed to form and sustain a squall line. Lifting Mechanism Squall lines tend to develop along cold fronts, warm fronts, or dry lines. It’s these areas that act as natural lifting zones. Let’s take our two puzzle pieces—moisture and lift—and see how they contribute to instability.

Weather

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Planespotting at the Domestic Terminal Observation Deck (Landside) To access to this observation deck, take the escalator or lift up to level 4. At this point of time, we were on final approach. The view of the tarmac is absolutely breathtaking and you have full view of both the landing and departure of the aircraft.

Weather

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

An aircraft go-around is when a pilot decides to abort a landing and climb back to a safe altitude for another approach. Whether it’s due to runway obstacles, unstable approaches, or weather changes, the aircraft go-around is a pilot’s best tool to avoid accidents and ensure a smooth, safe flight every time.

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Any accident, regardless of its severity or frequency, highlights the critical importance of maintaining a proactive approach to safety, identifying and addressing potential safety issues and emerging trends, as well as implementing safety measures to reduce the likelihood of an accident. It has since returned to service, however.

Runway

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

ABEAM

JULY 5, 2024

Hurghada Approach passed us off to Cairo Control and they refused to give us a direct to the first Saudi VOR WEJ at the east side of the Red Sea due to unknown reasons. Finally they vectored us again onto the localiser and we received a very late landing clearance from Kuwait Tower about 2 miles out. Screenshot

VOR

Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

There’s a reference to the first check in the docket which does not appear in the final report. A mechanic said that he had been approached by his supervisor and asked to verify the torque application on the tail rotor mast nut on the helicopter. This accident led the operator to revisit their maintenance protocols.

Torque

Air Facts

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The eddies mixing with the vertical motion of the heat generating lift of the heated air makes for discomfort. The up motion of the lift vector from the surface temperatures, and the perpendicular wind vectors pushing the heated air along, make for a dynamism in space. As we got crossed the final approach fix, the rain shaft grew.

Turbulence

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

I had no interest in flying one hour north only to be shut out of our destination by weather below minimums for the available instrument approach procedure. ATC was great, the FBO (FlightLevel - Beverly) treated us well and charged reasonable fees, and radar services were managed by the perennially capable Boston Approach.

Ceiling

Chess In the Air

JULY 4, 2022

Most western pilots have patiently worked such lift for an hour or more while waiting for conditions to improve near their destination airport. If we can wait for the threat to pass this is clearly the best approach; especially when the virga is fairly isolated and the clouds are cycling. Very well said! Absolutely!

Wind Shear

Photographic Logbook

JULY 14, 2024

Final approach, runway 28, Block Island State Airport. The extra precautious were probably unnecessary; Warrior 481 lifted off quickly and climbed skyward with plenty of runway remaining. While refueling, a CFI from one of the flight schools approached and asked how much I wanted to sell the Warrior. Photo by Alicia.

Runway

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

More air molecules in engine cylinders allow the engine to produce more power; more air molecules moving across the propellor blades and wings means more efficient thrust and lift. As altitude increases, air molecules spread out, resulting in less power and lift. The approach and taxi are time compressed; the landing is normal speed.

Density Altitude

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 16, 2024

With a light load, our aircraft lifted off quickly. On final approach to SZB's runway 15. We waited for a short while before departing. It was not a bad day for flying. Singapore's sea traffic is usually busy. Not long after, we started our descent into Subang Airport. We hit some light turbulence during our descent.

Runway

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 14, 2024

To get there, you need to follow the signboard leading you to a lift and from the lower level, you can walk through the underpass to get to the other building. This was my flight's final assigned gate. I spotted another green stripes livery on this A330-900neo on final approach to this airport.

Airlines

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

About the flight itself, there was turbulence along the way but it was not as bad as I thought it would be and even though it was raining at Taipei, the approach and landing at Taoyuan Airport was smooth. We lifted off almost effortlessly. At this point, we were on final approach to Taipei Taoyuan Airport.

Airlines

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This broad scope approach is ultimately needed to help keep our friends, created in the image of God, alive. This approach gives perspective on all factors, including those that might otherwise be ignored or unrecognized. I once flew downwind, base, and final at a constant AOA.

General Aviation

Fear of Landing

JUNE 14, 2024

The aircraft was filled to full fuel and the pilot’s departure and flight to Murwillumbah was uneventful until the final approach to Murwillumbah. There was another person on the airfield, who was standing outside of a hangar at about halfway along the runway as the Cessna approached. The engine made a loud bang.

Threshold

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

As Warrior 481 lifted us to a cruise altitude of 7,500 feet, the first hint of the sunrise came in the form of a massive fireball turned vermillion by miles of low haze between us and the horizon. Rolling out on final approach, I was surprised to see another airplane stopped right at the runway threshold.

Runway

Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

A bad approach results in a bad landing. A go-around is a maneuver performed to abort or reject a landing on the final approach or once the aircraft has already touched down. Top Reasons for Go-Arounds Unstabilized Approach An aircraft must have a stabilized approach before landing. What Is a Go-Around?

Wind Shear

Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

Continued along at 6,000’ I advised ATC that the weather was received and requested the RNAV 24 approach. I was soon cleared to descend to 4,000’ and entered IMC during the descent while I located the approach chart to brief. ATC then informed us we were number two for the approach and to maintain 4,000’. RNAV 24 at KCPC.

Descent

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

Learn to avoid common mistakes during approach, roundout, touchdown, and rollout. We have two main challenges when performing crosswind landings: Staying aligned with the extended centerline on the approach. Staying Aligned on the Approach Crosswinds try to “push” the aircraft off the approach course.

Crosswind

Air Facts

DECEMBER 11, 2024

This catalogued data will guide us to anticipate properly, as you sit behind the controls of your Piper Arrow and fire up the engine to a roar, anticipating the demand to be lifted in space climbing up to the desired altitude. I zipped through the approach course and ATC called back to reverse direction to re-intercept.

Groundspeed

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 3, 2024

This lesson was rapidly approaching for Alyssa. Unfortunately, the airport was socked-in with highly localized fog and conditions were below minimums for even the most precise instrument approach procedure available. Unless the weather lifted before we arrived, there would be no getting into Port Huron.

Airplanes

Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

Approaching Rifle The last six minutes of Shmulik’s flight are plotted on the following map. There were some patches of moderate lift and sink as would be expected on a normal summer soaring day. This would have shortened his approach, a seemingly prudent decision. The data is from the publicly available ADSB tracklog.

Pilot

Air Facts

AUGUST 12, 2024

Since the Beech 18 is a tailwheel airplane, this required the pilot to bend over, lift up the elevator, and inspect the trim tab actuator rods exiting from the underside of the elevator. With that as justification, I neglected to lift the elevator and continued on my way around the airplane. It would be an omission I would soon regret.

Airplanes

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JULY 22, 2024

One of them informed us about the weather and possible thunderstorm at Delhi Airport and he mentioned about the smooth ride when they flew in from Delhi so we could be expecting smooth ride during cruising but possible turbulence when we approach Delhi. Before I know it, we were on our final approach. Soon, it was our turn.

Cabin Crew

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Baron told us to lift the nose at 50 knots, which proved correct for a takeoff about 900 feet down the runway. Resuming a powered descent to enter the pattern, the aux fuel pump goes on and flaps are deployed to 15 degrees, and the aircraft trimmed to 75 knots for the approach. The wide-open visibility makes pattern work a pleasure.

Knot