Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

The exhaust coming out of aircraft engines looks pretty dangerous, generating huge amounts of thrust and pushing back tons of hot air. Pilots need to keep this behavior in mind as theyre likely to encounter these vortices while theyre on approach or during departure. What do you think happens to the air when an aircraft flies by?

Turbulence

Flight Training Central

MARCH 3, 2025

Practicing stalls will also help you learn the low airspeed flight characteristics of the airplane, and how to control the airplane at low airspeeds which is what you will encounter while maneuvering in the traffic pattern and approaching to land. At the normal approach speed, lower the nose to the approach pitch attitude.

Rudder

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Understanding the Basics of Flight Aerodynamics 101 Flying a small plane revolves around understanding four key forces: lift, thrust, drag, and weight. Thrust, produced by the engine, propels the plane forward, overcoming drag, which is the resistance caused by air. Our goal is to help you approach every landing with confidence.

Weather

Flying Magazine

JULY 3, 2025

As late afternoon approached, I was expecting a call about what hotel we would be in that night. As I am executing the abnormal engine checklist and reviewing the single-engine procedures, the right engine rpm steadily decreases to below flight idle, and the aircraft is yawing significantly from the differential thrust.

Knot

Jetwhine

APRIL 2, 2025

Autothrottles typically synchronize with the autopilot and operate in either speed or thrust mode, creating many practical hands-free benefits, like flight envelope over- and under-speed protection. Many modern aircraft also offer an additional power boost in case of an engine failure during takeoff known as reserve thrust.

Cockpit

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

As we approached the gate, my phone rang again. The RNAV approach to the 7,000-foot Runway 31 that snakes around from the Runway 4 extended centerline, loops past Citi Field, and rolls out on a tight-in final approach. Now, if you’re on a 25-mile, straight-in approach to an 11,000-foot runway, there’s time to process that.

Runway

Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

The ice finally disappeared altogether as we descended into clear skies and above freezing air on our approach to Kirksville. All in all, the weather looked perfect for my very first cross country where I would be in actual instrument conditions for the entire flight, including the approach. How can this be?

VOR

Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The approach controller gave them the current wind as 070 gusting 33 knots and let them know that a Boeing 737-800 had just landed. They began the approach, ready to go around if needed. The autobrake engaged, reverse thrust was deployed and they began to decelerate. avoided the wheel brakes and cancelled the reverse thrust.

Crosswind

Plane and Pilot

JULY 2, 2025

For climbing, full or recommended climb power is usually employed, and for descent or landing approach, a power setting that produces the desired descent rate is selected. However, excess propulsive thrust, over that needed to maintain level flight, can be utilized to either increase speed or climb to a higher altitude.

Descent

Air Facts

MAY 14, 2025

Although he was flying at or near the proper airspeeds for an overhead pattern, he was constantly moving the throttlesfrom near idle to near full thrust within seconds. Add half the gust factor to final approach and touchdown speeds. Rolling wings-level on final, the jet slowed to our approach speed of 160. Gusty winds?

AGL

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

Instead, the focus is on mastering the skills and procedures that are unique to multi-engine aircraft—things like managing asymmetrical thrust, understanding the concept of VMC (minimum control speed), and responding to engine-out scenarios. Both approaches work—the key is being consistent and focused during lessons.

Checkride

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 20, 2025

Obviously it was gusty, but if youre not able to stabilize an approach, thats when a go around would ordinarily be performed. Why the plane had such an unsteady approach remains to be seen What do you make of the preliminary accident report from the TSB of Canada? These details should be revealed in subsequent reports.

Descent

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Understanding the Basics of Flight Principles of Flight: Lift, Weight, Thrust, and Drag Flying a plane for the first time requires a basic understanding of the forces that make flight possible. Thrust, produced by the engines, moves the plane forward, while drag, or air resistance, slows it down.

Aileron

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

This configuration provides the necessary power for both climb and cruise, while also offering valuable training for managing asymmetric thrust in the event of an engine-out situation. When learning how to land a Piper Seminole, it is crucial to understand the role of each engine in the approach and landing phases.

Descent

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Key Takeaways Power-off stalls mimic a stall during the flight’s approach and landing phase. On final approach, it can be the difference between recovering and crashing. Initiating a Power-off Stall Now, let’s dive into the stall: Reduce Power Simulate Approach Descent Watch for Stall Warnings 1. Why should this matter to you?

Descent

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

This principle is fundamental in generating lift, thrust, and maneuverability, allowing aircraft to fly. Thrust (how it moves forward). Thrust and Propulsion Systems A wing has to move fast enough through the air to generate lift effectively. That force is called thrust. Thrust relies on Newtons Third Law as well.

Torque

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Throttles/Thrust Levers According to Navigraph’s 2023 survey, throttle quadrants are the number one add-on peripheral. Since there are only two thrust levers, the TCA quadrant is best used for jet or FADEC aircraft. Trying to tune the approach frequency with the mouse in turbulence is frustrating.

Rudder

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Aileron Control In Stalls And Spins A wing stalls when the airflow approaches it at an angle greater than the Critical Angle of Attack. If the yaw damper is still active when an engine fails on takeoff or landing, itll automatically compensate for the yaw caused by the engines lack of thrust. What Is Aileron Trim?

Aileron

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 17, 2025

On approach, the captain made a mayday alert, declaring bird strike, bird strike. The 737 does not use Weight on Wheels (WoW) to enable the thrust reversers. The 737 thrust levers use a mechanical interlock that requires the lever be at the idle stop before the ‘piggy back’ reverse levers can be lifted to deploy reversers.

Thrust

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Detecting them is difficult, which makes final approach and landing especially dangerous. When you fly into a microburst on approach or departure, youll first encounter a strong headwind, which will give you a brief lift. This can fool anyone easily, and could lead to disaster during approach. Within seconds, everything changes.

Wind Shear

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This approach ensures that our ranking captures the true titans of the skies. The C-5 Galaxy has a unique high-wing design, with four engines capable of delivering an enormous amount of thrust. Using MTOW as our primary measure provides a comprehensive view of the airplanes size and capability.

Airplanes

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Types of Stalls: At Leopard Aviation, we cover power-on stalls, simulating situations like takeoff stalls, and power-off stalls, similar to approach or landing configurations. Leopard Aviation’s Training Approach At Leopard Aviation, our training is designed to be structured, personalized, and practical.

Pilot

Aerotime

MAY 29, 2025

As we approach the midpoint of 2025 it seemed a good opportunity to look over the progress that Vertical and Joby (UK vs US) have made so far this year and see who is leading the pack. As part of Phase 2 of its piloted thrustborne testing, Vertical Aerospaces VX4 completed over 30 test flights at its test center at Cotswold Airport (GBA).

Pilot

Fear of Landing

JUNE 27, 2025

They said that they had looked left and right before entering but did not see the Boeing 738 on final approach. The flight crew reduced thrust from 64% to 43% N1 after encountering wind gusts, but the descent rate increased dramatically in the final seconds. The EGPWS “sink rate” warning sounded 2.6

Descent

Fear of Landing

MARCH 7, 2025

Everything was normal until they were approaching New Orleans at FL350 (35,000 feet). The loss of thrust and electrical power meant they were now gliding. They had to stay the night in Belize because the battery had gone flat while awaiting delivery and the engines wouldnt start. The electrics and instruments failed.

Flight Deck

Flying Magazine

JULY 22, 2025

The batteries provided so much cranking power that both cold and hot starts never even approached engine temperature limits. Walkaround Approaching the E1000 AX one gets a sense of its true size—it is 35 feet, 10 inches long and 12 feet, 10 inches tall, with a 43-foot wingspan.

Rudder

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Hartman, and a tachometer and an ice scale used by Hartman to measure the pounds of thrust generated by the engine before takeoff. On approach to a stopover in Baltimore, the helicopter encountered a drizzle that turned to light rain. Photograph of the last flight of the 1910 Hartman monoplane on June 19, 1955, with Arthur J.

Airplanes

Aerotime

MARCH 27, 2025

Yeager managed to catch a German Messerschmitt 262 just as it approached to land, shooting it down in the process. One notable shootdown accredited to Yeager was one of historys very first air-to-air victories against a jet-powered fighter aircraft.

Pilot

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

On final approach to SIN. We touched down firmly on the ground with the reverse thrust deployed to slow the aircraft down. After the engines were started up, we taxied to runway 15 for departure. Another view of KUL airport during take off. At this point of time, we started our descent not long after. We parked at terminal 3.

Runway

Flying Magazine

JULY 26, 2025

Certifying Powered-Lift The AC defines powered-lift as heavier-than-air aircraft that use “engine-driven lift devices” or engine thrust for vertical takeoff and landing and low-speed flight. Another major change is the way the AC approaches propeller certification. The new AC is intended to clarify the certification process.

Lift

Inflight Pilot Training

APRIL 28, 2025

Training focuses on advanced navigation procedures, instrument approaches, enroute operations, and weather decision-making, enhancing pilot safety and professional capability. Training focuses on multi-engine operations, asymmetric thrust management, engine-out procedures, and system redundancies.

Pilot

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

Practical Test (Checkride ): You’ll face an FAA-designated examiner for an oral exam and flight test that evaluates your ability to manage asymmetric thrust, VMC, engine-out approaches, and performance planning. Asymmetric Thrust Dynamics: Understanding how loss of an engine affects yaw, roll, and required control inputs.

Checkride

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 9, 2025

Approaching at just 79 knotswell below normal landing speedFlatley set the aircraft down with precision, bringing it to a complete stop in just 270 feet. The Hercules then backed itself up using reverse thrust, stunning the deck crew used to pushing aircraft by hand or with tractors.

Flight Deck

Flying Magazine

JUNE 2, 2025

Approaching and passing through Mach 1, however, an airplane acquires, in addition to the drag it already has, a new kind of drag, called wave drag. I asked Scholl why Boom hadnt continued testing to higher Mach numbers since, if its three 4,300-pounds-thrust afterburning J-85s could have driven XB-1 to Mach 1.7,

Drag

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

We watched it land and trundle, and continued our approach. This hand is routinely in place during an approach, monitoring autothrottle activity. The additional thrust required to reach full power for our old-school but beefed up V-bomber Olympus engines is available instantly. We roared briefly into the Heathrow night sky.

Runway

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 17, 2025

On approach to runway 35. With the reverse thrust, we slowed down to taxi speed. Enjoying some good view like these photos below. At this point, we started our descent. We flew through some clouds but there was no turbulence. The weather in Milan was gloomy. We touched down smoothly.

Runway

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 3, 2025

Anyway, for the rest of the flight, the approach and landing was a smooth affair. We were on final approach into runway 06L. Spoilers were armed while the reverse thrust was deployed to slow the aircraft. The Captain gave us a good update before departure and landing so that's great. Flying over some hilly areas. Touched down!

Runway