Density Altitude Tail Threshold 
Flying Magazine
JUNE 10, 2025
READ MORE: Making Some Flying Memories to Last a Lifetime Mildly interesting stuff, but not a ton to take away other than further proof that I’m not as sharp on the tail end of a red-eye. I disconnected the autobrakes at 102 knots, turned off the runway with 4,400 feet remaining, and had a maximum speed of 16 knots on taxi in.
Plane and Pilot
JULY 1, 2025
The calculated density altitude was 4,790 feet. Probable cause(s): The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees after takeoff, during high density altitude weather conditions. Probable cause(s): The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing with a gusting tail wind.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 2, 2024
Show Low Airport sits at an altitude of 6,415 feet. I calculated the density altitude that day to be 8,800 feet. miles short of the runway threshold, it crashed into trees. One airport witness, a helicopter mechanic, said there was oil “all over the airplane, wings, and tail.” Approximately 1.7
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