Air Facts

MAY 14, 2025

After closing the speed brakes and raising the gear and flaps, I turned crosswind at the departure end. Add half the gust factor to final approach and touchdown speeds. I started the final turn and made the standard radio call: Talon 30, base, gear-check, touch-and-go. I continued down final. Gusty winds?

AGL 52

AGL Crosswind Final Approach Threshold 52

Air Facts

MARCH 5, 2025

Once wings-level on the Inside Downwind, you lower the gear and flaps and, approximately one mile beyond the landing threshold, you reduce power at The Perch. You then execute a 180 o descending Final Turn maintaining 175 knots to arrive wings-level one mile from the threshold on final approach at 500 AGL.

Pilot 98

Pilot Knot AGL Approach 98

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Crosswind Landings : Learning no-flap crosswind landings can help improve aircraft control in high-wind conditions. This is important because crosswinds can make it difficult to control the aircraft at low speeds, so a no-flaps landing can teach you how to land with a higher approach speed. Pre-Landing Checklist 1.

Pilot 52

Pilot Drag Descent Approach 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 27, 2024

Back in the early days of jet airliners, pilots long experienced in more forgiving two- and four-engine, piston-powered prop planes found themselves running out of airspeed, altitude, and ideas on the final approach to landing. Several of these unstabilized approaches resulted in major aircraft damage or worse. Simple as that.

Stability 89

Stability Approach Runway Pilot 89

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

If there is a crosswind at the airport, you should mention this in your brief. Discuss your nominated crosswind technique. Explain what aircraft input you will require to land the aircraft in the crosswind. For example, the crosswind is from left to right. Leading you to become too high and too fast on the approach.

Airplanes 52

Airplanes Descent Approach Crosswind 52

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

Key Takeaways Start by setting up your approach correctly to ensure you arrive at the threshold perfectly every time. Perfect the approach phase by managing the aircraft’s energy and using references to improve positioning throughout the pattern. The easiest way to achieve this is by flying a stabilized approach.

Descent 52

Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

At one point, we were watching an RV on final approach when a green and white Citabria swooped into view from above the restaurant in a steep, descending turn and appeared to cut off the RV. Alton Bay's floating bandstand about 100 feet south of the runway threshold. He certainly had a point. Such a cool airplane!

Runway 95

Runway Knot Weather Turbulence 95