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. Clear communication with air traffic control (ATC) is essential at this stage to receive landing clearance and avoid conflicts with other aircraft.

Descent

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The controller anticipated a late landing clearance due to this aircraft in front. The additional thrust required to reach full power for our old-school but beefed up V-bomber Olympus engines is available instantly. Clear weather, everything as usual, and the airfield quiet – just ourselves following a BA 747 to the runway.

Runway

Fear of Landing

JULY 4, 2025

The sharp pitch-up moment captured on camera may have been the pilot seeing the building at the last minute, pitching up abruptly to try to increase clearance. At some point, either to increase thrust while pitching up or to arrest the sudden descent, the pilot increased the engine power to full. hours total flight time.

Cockpit

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 17, 2025

So for passengers travelling to Milan, they can board through the Schengen level and for those flying to Singapore, they have to board through the non Schengen level and that also includes passport check and clearance. Our aircraft touched down smoothly with the spoilers and reverse thrust deployed to slow the aircraft to taxi speed.

Airline

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

According to the Aviation Safety Database, the CRJ was holding short of the runway waiting for take-off clearance, as the A350 taxied along an intersecting taxiway. The copilot selected the thrust reversers. The aircraft then bounced to a height of about three feet (2m). degrees, the vertical load 2.47g.

Runway

Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 10, 2024

Among these tech tools are Air Traffic Controllers who provide ATC clearance as the pilot approaches the landing area. A runway holding position may have solid double lines that indicate the plane must hold short, meaning it cannot move into the runway after aircraft taxiing unless it has received ATC clearance.

Clearance

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

For example, some aircraft limit flaps and gear in icing until on approach or forbid the use of speed brakes or require a minimum thrust setting. If you depart MDA on the downwind or base leg, you’re on your own as far as obstacle clearance. Be fully configured and on speed prior to receiving landing clearance. No later than).

Approach

Flight Training Central

MAY 6, 2024

On the ground they offer clearance over many fences. Both low wing and high wing aircraft will be affected by lift, weight, thrust and drag. Why the success of high wings? By design they provide both shade in the sun and an “umbrella” in the rain for passengers during boarding or debarking.

Drag

Air Facts

MAY 20, 2024

The Captain determined that I would be the pilot flying our MD-11 home that night After takeoff, we settled into our normal routine getting the oceanic clearance from Tokyo and heading out over the Pacific at 34,000 feet. As the thrust levers rolled back, I asked for the descent checklist. ” He was right.

Flight Deck

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

These include lift, propeller thrust, and engine combustion. For example, if we were to takeoff on an airfield at sea level at 0C (32F), it would take 1520ft to reach our obstacle clearance height of 50ft. Whereas for the same airfield on a different day, if it were 30C (86F), that same obstacle clearance height would take 1880ft.

Density Altitude

AeroSavvy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

AeroData provides the crew with runway-specific takeoff thrust setting, speeds, flap setting, and critical engine out performance data. Clearance About ten minutes before departure, the flight crew requests a route clearance by VHF voice or data link. It’s been around since 1978. 5000 feet. Lumpur Departure 135.25.

Flight Deck

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

AUGUST 2, 2024

Almost there now, we had to wait for an arrival before given the clearance to depart. We touched down smoothly and reverse thrusts were deployed to slow the aircraft down. These are Indigo's grounded A320neo aircraft waiting for engine repairs and replacement. Just a few more mins to the runway. The take off was relatively smooth.

Descent

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 15, 2024

There was a bit of queue waiting for clearance to enter the terminal. In my head - It's time for me to go home and that's it), before finally given me the clearance to leave the country. Window view photos (Take Off to Landing) We waited for clearance to push back. As you can see how busy it was at that time. Seriously? (In

Cabin Crew

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. It’s technically an IFR procedure, but can be used by any pilot to assure clearance from obstacles.

Density Altitude

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

We waited for another 10 minutes before finally given the clearance to board the aircraft, I wonder what was the cause of the delay. Reverse thrusts were deployed to slow our aircraft down. Fortunately, I was cleared to go but the delay didn't matter at all as I saw other travellers waiting at the aerobridge. Welcome back to the U.S!

Airline

Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

Unfortunately, they had miscalculated, and no amount of brake action and thrust reversers could keep the jet from plowing into the snow at the end of the runway. Some approaches even require specialized pilot training to receive clearance. No one was badly injured, but the aircraft was damaged substantially.

Crosswind

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

Instantaneous Wind At 1131:54 Mountain time, the controller provided the [Hawker crew a] takeoff clearance for runway 33 and reported the wind was from 160° at 16 kts, gusting to 25 kts. In addition, the controller provided the “instantaneous” wind, which was from 180° at 10 kts.

Flight Plan

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The only thing to remember with the reversed props is you still push the throttle forward to increase thrust, so it takes a lot of mental transformation—and slow maneuvering—to make sure you go in the right direction. Switching quickly in and out of reverse is not really part of the props’ repertoire, so plan your maneuvers.

Airplanes

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JULY 22, 2024

Window view photos (Take off to Landing) The rainy condition caused some delays in departure and arrival but fortunately for us, we didn't wait long to obtain the clearance to push back and depart. Touched down with the reverse thrust kicking in to slow the aircraft down. This is the Roll Royce XWB-84 engines, with 84,000 Ibf thrust.

Cabin Crew

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 4, 2025

The rest is just lift, drag, thrust, weather, and navigation. I rarely received an entire clearance when requesting IFR while en route. Of course, he had spent several hours in the Everglades waiting to be rescued from the alligators, so I was sympathetic. Oh, and some money. When the skies are largely empty, its easy.

Flight Plan