Plane and Pilot
JUNE 23, 2025
While it wasn’t a particularly hot day, Big Bear’s density altitude was reported as 8,200 feet, resulting in a higher true airspeed compared to indicated airspeed. He corrected to the left, but it wasn’t enough to counter the crosswind, so the plane got no closer to the extended centerline. In fact, it drifted farther away.
Plane and Pilot
MAY 3, 2025
You can see other Weick influences, such as the oil-damped tricycle landing gearall produced Cherokees are trikeswith a wide track to make crosswind landings more manageable. There were only five stall-related accidents, most on high density altitude takeoffs at or near gross weight. We found six runway overrun accidents.
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Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Find the density altitude of an airport with a field elevation of 843, an air temperature of 7 Celsius, and a barometric pressure of 29.83. Find the crosswind component for Runway 36 if the reported wind direction is 320 at 12 knots. 926 175 167 Correct! knots Correct!
Air Facts
APRIL 21, 2025
I learned right there that a side slope acts like a crosswind, and the tail goes with the slope and the nose points to the hill. To quote their website ( [link] ) The Northwest Arkansas…plateau…is a stunning combination of rivers, bluffs, and hills with a relatively low-density altitude.
Air Facts
MARCH 10, 2025
If you don’t know which is which, and don’t how to apply magnetic variation, how can you figure out the crosswind youre confronting on your landing? Winds on the surface, and winds at altitude: both concepts are covered in the nav-log lesson. When are winds reported as true, and when are they reported as magnetic?
Flight Training Central
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
What condition applies when taking off at a high density altitude? What is the difference between a normal landing and a crosswind landing? Denotes entrance to runway from a taxiway. Shorter takeoff roll Higher induced drag Lower induced drag Correct!
Air Facts
MAY 24, 2024
Even though this was late May, it was early enough in the day that the temperatures and density altitude hadn’t climbed to outrageous heights—yet. The only thing that caught my attention was a 90 degree crosswind coming from the east that was gusting to 11 or 12 knots. My left crosswind became left downwind very quickly.
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