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

Flying Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

I took off from Runway 34L at 169,800 pounds gross weight, rotated at 1.8 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. degrees per second, and lifted off at a pitch attitude of 6.5

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Pilot Knot Gross Weight Runway

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

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

The POH lists landing distances for specific gross weights. Smaller aircraft may only have short field landing distances for maximum gross weight. Temperature An increase in temperature will increase the density altitude. A high density altitude decreases the performance of the engine and the wing.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Density Altitude Descent

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

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

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