Flying Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2025

Subscribe Now Boeing took the nose, cockpit, and much of the forward fuselage right off the 707 to make assembly and commonality a main feature. In fact, today’s brand-new 737s still have the nose, cockpit windows, cockpit shape and size of the original 707 from the ’50s. Performance V-speeds and PERF INIT don’t exist.

Cockpit

Pilot Institute

APRIL 23, 2025

Key Takeaways VLO is the max speed to extend or retract landing gear. VLE is the max speed to fly with gear extended. VLE is usually higher than VLO because moving gear at high speeds adds stress. You can check your POH or AFM for exact V-speeds. What Is the Difference Between VLE and VLO?

Final Approach

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

He returned to the cockpit, no doubt embarrassed at his rookie mistake, but there was no harm done. Once the first officer was back in the cockpit, they discussed the rudder limiter fault message. He had entered the data to define these before the flight and he was sure the V-speeds had appeared on the previous take-off run.

Turbulence

Fear of Landing

JULY 25, 2025

That morning, the first officer was first to arrive in the cockpit, while Saurya Airlines personnel loaded the cargo. The first officer would use the aircraft weight, along with the environmental conditions and the runway parameters, to determine the V-speeds for the flight and enter them into the flight management system.

Ferry Flight

Fear of Landing

MAY 16, 2025

On the 28th of June 2024 a Boeing 777-236, registered in the UK as G-VIIT, rejected a take-off after reaching V 1 during the take-off roll on 26L at London Gatwick Airport. In order to understand what happened that day, we need to understand V-speeds: relative speeds which need to be calculated for every flight.

Thrust

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

. […] There are many checks and balances which should catch a slip like this, as the wrong weight has serious consequences: not just that the airspeed is too high or low for rotation, but that all of the V-speeds are off, which affects go/no-go decisions. These V-speeds need to be calculated for every flight.

Tail