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Density Altitude

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Pilot, Know Thyself: Discovering What It Means to Be Painfully Average

Flying Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

This one is for an unstable approach due to an excessive descent rate (1,232 ft/min). degree glideslope, high density altitude, and an approach speed of 150 knots, all of which put our nominal descent rate very close to the book maximum of 1,000 ft/min. Before FlightPulse, I probably wouldn’t have remembered it.

Pilot

Pilot Knot Gross Weight Runway

Mastering Short Field Landings (A Step-by-Step Guide)

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Temperature An increase in temperature will increase the density altitude. A high density altitude decreases the performance of the engine and the wing. Your aircraft will fly at a faster true airspeed at higher density altitudes. Power controls the rate of descent, and pitch controls airspeed.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Density Altitude Descent

Aviator Connection

Pilot, Know Thyself: Discovering What It Means to Be Painfully Average

Mastering Short Field Landings (A Step-by-Step Guide)

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