Flying Magazine

MAY 26, 2025

Even if you have a datalink weather capability in the cockpit, dont give up on your air traffic controllers. Even though the controller cant see your view outside of the cockpit, they can offer near real-time guidance around the most significant cells. And thats good news because its the wind that we really want to track.

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Weather Wind Shear Pilot Air Traffic Control 95

Flying Magazine

JUNE 14, 2025

Both cockpit and OR demand the same superpower—knowing what matters before it’s too late. Your ground speed increases by 20 knots. Helpful tailwind or dangerous wind shear ahead? Team Dynamic In the cockpit, we have CRM—crew resource management, the radical idea that the captain isn’t always right.

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Wind Shear Cockpit Altimeter Weather 112

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Cockpit Layout and Avionics The cockpit of the Piper Seminole is designed for ease of use and accessibility, with flight instruments arranged for quick scanning. Approach speeds typically range from 80 to 90 knots depending on weight and flap settings, while full flaps are often used to provide the necessary lift during landing.

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Descent Final Approach Approach Runway 52

Air

MAY 21, 2025

Wind Shear: The Abrupt Shift Wind shear refers to any abrupt divergence in wind characteristics be it speed, direction, or both that unfolds over a minimal distance. 30 off (like “half past”): Crosswind is roughly 1/2 of the total wind speed. This is a handy in-cockpit estimation technique.

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Crosswind Wind Shear Groundspeed Flight Computer 52

Air Facts

APRIL 24, 2024

My eyes were busy: inside the cockpit, watching, monitoring, and checking that chart; and outside the cockpit, searching for a first glimpse of our new destination. Across Dad’s lap was his sectional chart; on my lap, a thick airport directory with my finger on the page turned to Cross City. There wasn’t much talk. Peter, Wisconsin.

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Turbulence Wind Shear Final Approach Ceiling 52

Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

Moderate wind shear in some areas could make some thermals somewhat difficult to work but that, too, is typical. Between 5:10 and 5:34 PM, Rifle’s AWOS system reported light winds out of the west in the range of 4 to 9 kts (see chart below) with no wind gusts. Some passing high clouds were unlikely to be a factor.

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Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway 52