Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

It probably only lasted a few seconds, but I remember vividly seeing shoes and iPads and iPhones and cushions and blankets and cutlery and plates and cups flying through the air and crashing to the ceiling. Very suddenly there was a very dramatic drop so everyone seated and not wearing a seatbelt was launched immediately into the ceiling.

Turbulence

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 2, 2025

Weather at the destination airport at the time of the accident included a 300 feet ceiling, quarter mile visibility in fog, and calm wind. The controller issued a discrete transponder code, and no additional communications were observed, and no services were provided. The weather conditions cleared about an hour after the accident.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

All aircraft inside the veil must have an operating Mode C transponder and ADS-B Out. This central core extends up to around 10,000 feet MSL, the airspace’s ceiling. However, the ceiling for each shelf is the same as the core. Although Class B airspace has a typical ceiling of 10,000 feet MSL, exceptions exist.

Clearance

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

ADS-B Out options include installing a Mode S/ES transponder with WAAS GPS, while ADS-B In capabilities can be achieved through permanent UAT installations or portable receivers. The Lycoming IO-360-L2A engine, which powers the modern 172S model, provides a solid 180 horsepower, ensuring dependable performance.

Knot

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Weather reporting at the destination isnt required so long as some reliable source says theres at least 1000-foot ceilings and three miles visibly. Dont be fooled because you still have a transponder code. So its worth a review of the corner-cases and gotchas hidden in the plain-sight (visual) approach.

Approach

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Weather reporting at the destination isnt required so long as some reliable source says theres at least 1000-foot ceilings and three miles visibly. Dont be fooled because you still have a transponder code. So its worth a review of the corner-cases and gotchas hidden in the plain-sight (visual) approach.

Approach

Flight Training Central

MARCH 18, 2024

Before operating in Class B, you must receive authorization from ATC, maintain two-way radio communications with ATC, have an operating transponder with altitude reporting and be ADS-B Out equipped. A transponder with altitude reporting is required within and above Class C airspace.

AGL

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Call for your IFR clearance, including route, altitude, and transponder code. If the ceiling is 1500 overcast or the visibility is 3 miles in rain, you will leave yourself very little margin for error by scud running while you wait for an answer from ATC. First is “enter controlled airspace on heading XXX.”

Clearance

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 10, 2024

Added to the mix are a variety of aftermarket GPS, ADS-B-compliant transponders, flat-screen navigators, iPads, and new or legacy autopilots. Many ADS-B-compliant transponders and GPS have internal ADHRS that provide attitude information to the iPad/tablet. One common remedy is the ubiquitous iPad/tablet.

Cockpit

Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

It has a mid-time engine (O-320-D3G rated at 160 hp), fairly recent annual inspection and 24 month pitot-ptatic/transponder test. Now you have a choice to either abide by the aforementioned ceiling and visibility requirements OR you must have standard takeoff minimums WITH a climb gradient of 343’ per nautical mile to 5,200’.

Density Altitude

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The excess drag limited the aircraft to a subsonic speed of Mach 0.98, with a ceiling of 48,000 ft, which was far below the requirements of the interceptor design. The accident highlighted certain drawbacks of the newly designed prototype, which included the excess transonic drag being higher than anticipated. with drop tanks.

Drag