Flying Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

degrees per second, and lifted off at a pitch attitude of 6.5 minutes, covered 1,722 nm at an average ground speed of 511 knots, and burned 22,200 pounds of jet-A. Below 500 feet I got a bit slow, momentarily down to 147 knots, versus a reference speed of 144 and target of 152. I hand-flew the first 13.3

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Pilot Knot Gross Weight Runway 110

Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

The helicopter turned left to return to the airport, travelling at about 85 knots. The indicated airspeed had fallen below 65 knots and was still decreasing. The helicopter was at treetop height with an indicated airspeed of zero knots when the right yaw ceased. The pilot reported two miles out.

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Torque Indicated Airspeed Tail Knot 98

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

I spent a few months researching aircraft performance and high altitude airport flying techniques. Density Altitude Piston engines, wings, and propellers lose efficiency as they climb to less dense air at higher altitudes. As altitude increases, air molecules spread out, resulting in less power and lift.

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Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

In the Cessna 172S Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH), the landing distance decreases by 10% for every 9 knots of headwind. For the Cessna 172, landing distance increases by 10% for every 2 knots of tailwind. Temperature An increase in temperature will increase the density altitude. Make sure not to lock the tires.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Density Altitude Descent 52

Chess In the Air

JULY 4, 2022

Most western pilots have patiently worked such lift for an hour or more while waiting for conditions to improve near their destination airport. They made the decision to loiter long before descending to pattern altitude and sometimes miles away from the airport. That does very little when you’re in 10-20 knot sink.

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Wind Shear AGL Lift Runway 52

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

To get the extra lift required for the turns, I had to dive to get extra airspeed so that the plane could turn at that same AOA. And some made it as high as 100 feet but were still consistent with the spirit of FASF. In maneuvering flight such as turns in the pattern. (I I once flew downwind, base, and final at a constant AOA.

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General Aviation Pilot Approach Airplanes 98

Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

The aircraft was 44 knots higher than its target landing speed, which resulted in a runway overrun. Reducing the flaps all at once will result in a large loss of lift, which can cause the aircraft to settle on the runway or stall. Effects of atmospheric conditions on a go-around, such as winds and density altitude.

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Wind Shear Runway Aeronautical Decision-Making Approach 52