Pilot Institute

JULY 4, 2025

The areas marked red on the VSI show climb or descent rates that can put you on a collision course. Green markings show the climb or safe climb, or descent rates. You can even find it as an optional system in small general aviation aircraft. TCAS RAs can only tell you to climb or descend. This is by design. All other U.S.-registered

Transponder

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The minima table lists the DA and Height Above Threshold for each type of RNAV approach. LNAV Approach An LNAV (Lateral Navigation) approach helps guide you left and right toward the runway, but it doesnt tell you how to control your descent. You use step-down altitudes at fixes here just like the LNAV method to manage your descent.

Approach

Flying Magazine

JULY 16, 2025

not often easy in a descent. Still, you’ll likely cross the threshold well above the recommended landing speed and float for quite a while as you slow. For starters, I suspect not many general aviation pilots are comfy with flight controls getting a bit mushy, preferring the control authority that comes with a faster airspeed.

Approach

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 27, 2024

The current record of safe landings is strong in the airlines, but the same can’t be said for us down here in general aviation land. GA pilots find time-tested and more creative ways to skitter off the side of the runway, land short of the threshold, or slide off the far end with the brakes smoking and tires squealing.

Stability

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Descent Point Nominate a descent point that will give you a constant 3° profile to the threshold. We can calculate the rate of descent required to achieve a 3° profile. Add a zero to this number, and you have your target rate of descent. Add a zero, and that gives you a 400ft target rate of descent.

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