Descent, Indicated Airspeed and Pilot

Delta CRJ-900 Accident In Toronto: Preliminary Report Published

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 20, 2025

degrees Less than one second before touchdown, the plane had an indicated airspeed of 134 knots, a ground speed of 111 knots, a bank angle of 7.1 degrees to the right, and a rate of descent of 1,110 feet per minute The plane touched down at a bank angle of 7.5 These details should be revealed in subsequent reports.

Descent

Descent Threshold Knot Indicated Airspeed

Airspeed and Altitude Control Simplified: Tips for Stable Flying

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

If you’re aiming to get comfortable with managing both airspeed and altitude in flight, you’ll need to understand the difference between indicated airspeed (IAS) and true airspeed (TAS). Key Takeaways Airspeed and altitude are directly linked to each other throughout different phases of your flight. Why is that?

True Airspeed

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift

Going Below Minimums

AV Web

MAY 6, 2025

At that point you have to see either the red terminating row of lights in the Approach Lighting System or any one of the other nine runway environment items if you want to continue the descent. At a non-towered field, you should be able to use pilot controlled lighting. So just be safe and use a normal gentle descent for landing.

Runway

Runway Approach Threshold True Airspeed

Go-Around Required

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 23, 2025

On May 1, 2023, a pilot flying his 1979 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, with two friends on board, was headed to the Big Bear City Airport (L35) to check out a Cessna 150 for sale on the field. And the pilot didn’t plan to land in the open-looking lot, because of a landing gear issue. All pilots have been there. Fuel is not mentioned.

True Airspeed

True Airspeed Runway Knot Density Altitude

Trial by Ice

Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

It is intended to be a flying lesson , but only for those pilots who read it with learning as a mindset. Take into consideration that weather reporting, and the dissemination of these reports to pilots, was not as accurate then as it is now. Also, Trial by Ice is not just another flying story.

VOR

VOR Weather Approach Runway

Delta Connection flight received sink rate alert before Toronto Pearson crash

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

While the report draws no conclusions as to the cause of the crash, investigators set out a detailed timeline which focuses heavily on the Mitsubishi CRJ900s descent. The pilot flyingpulled back the thrust levers, and as a result, over the following 5seconds, N1 decreased from 64% to approximately 43%, where it remained until touchdown.

Indicated Airspeed

Indicated Airspeed Descent Knot Horizontal Stabilizer

Indicated Airspeed (IAS)

WayMan

DECEMBER 12, 2024

When stepping into the cockpit, one of the most important instruments that a pilot relies on is the airspeed indicator. Among the metrics displayed, Indicated Airspeed (IAS) stands out as a critical measure for safe and efficient flight operations. Red Line : Maximum speednever exceed this limit.

Indicated Airspeed

Indicated Airspeed True Airspeed Altimeter Cockpit

Unbolted in Fairfield (Update on the 2022 Bell 407 GXP Crash)

Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

The pilot held instructor ratings for helicopter and instrument helicopter, with 872 hours flight time, of which 29 were on type. Five minutes later, about two miles south of Teterboro, the pilot said “What is going on here?” The controller asked if the pilot needed assistance but the pilot said no.

Torque

Torque Indicated Airspeed Tail Knot

Danger lurks in circling approaches

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

A circling approach is one that, by dwindling numbers and its inherent design, forces the pilot(s) into a seldom used and high-risk evolution–often migrating us to an unexpected and seldom visited zip code of the threat/error management neighborhood. When was the last time either pilot (single pilot) performed this exact approach?

Approach

Approach AGL Descent Runway

Icing, Systems, and Human Factors: Preliminary Findings on Voepass flight 2283

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Both pilots were very experienced, each with over 5,000 hours of flight experience. One of the pilots turned the airframe de-icing system back on. In order to do this, the APM uses the calculated take-off weight entered by the pilots at engine start using a rotary knob on the APM panel. The ATR’s airspeed was 191 knots.

Knot

Knot Approach Descent Weather

Basic attitude instrument flying – the foundation for IFR flight

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As the complete instrument pilot, you should be able to maintain heading, altitude, and airspeed at speeds ranging from cruise to approach. Within the normal speed range of an airplane, there are many combinations of power and pitch which will maintain altitude at different airspeeds. Now let’s look at descents.

Descent

Descent Altimeter Airplanes Indicated Airspeed

How to Fly Perfect Lazy Eights

Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

It’s just S-turns with climbs and descents, right? Despite the easygoing name, many pilots find lazy eights harder than they thought. There’s a reason why it’s been a commercial pilot practical test staple for decades. However, the aircraft tends to overbank at a low airspeed or when the bank angle is steep.

Rudder

Rudder Lift Aileron Drag

The Flying Bear Goes to Beantown | Part 4, Going Missed

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

Caught in series of up and down drafts, the autopilot pitched the Warrior aggressively to maintain altitude and the indicated airspeed trended too high in each updraft. Unanticipated Consequences Earlier this year, I hand flew a couple of approaches with a safety pilot (Ed) and was extremely displeased with my performance.

Ceiling

Ceiling Approach Weather Runway

Split-S Decision

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The pilot died instantly. A TV news crew interviewed a local flyer who knew the accident pilot well since both had planes at the Boulder City Municipal Airport (KBVU) in Nevada. “I I think there are only about 150 hours on it,” he said when asked about the plane and pilot. The pilot learned to fly in the U.S.

True Airspeed

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron

Split-S Decision

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The pilot died instantly. A TV news crew interviewed a local flyer who knew the accident pilot well since both had planes at the Boulder City Municipal Airport (KBVU) in Nevada. “I I think there are only about 150 hours on it,” he said when asked about the plane and pilot. The pilot learned to fly in the U.S.

True Airspeed

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron

What NTSB Reports Say About Impossible Turns and Angle of Attack

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The current emphasis in general aviation (GA) safety is on visual angle of attack (AOA) indicators and impossible turns (return to the airport following engine failure). Would a visual AOA indicator have helped? Was this a power loss after takeoff, whether or not the pilot chose to fly an impossible turn?

General Aviation

General Aviation Pilot Approach Airplanes

Invisible Trap Kills Glider Pilot – How To Avoid Microbursts

Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

About 90% of accidents could have been prevented by the pilot. Most can be avoided by diligent pre-flight preparations; by paying attention to what’s happening around us; by staying disciplined and flying within one’s margins; and by avoiding basic piloting mistakes through regular practice.

Pilot

Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway

Aviator Connection

Delta CRJ-900 Accident In Toronto: Preliminary Report Published

Airspeed and Altitude Control Simplified: Tips for Stable Flying

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Going Below Minimums

Go-Around Required

Trial by Ice

Delta Connection flight received sink rate alert before Toronto Pearson crash

Indicated Airspeed (IAS)

Unbolted in Fairfield (Update on the 2022 Bell 407 GXP Crash)

Danger lurks in circling approaches

Icing, Systems, and Human Factors: Preliminary Findings on Voepass flight 2283

Basic attitude instrument flying – the foundation for IFR flight

How to Fly Perfect Lazy Eights

The Flying Bear Goes to Beantown | Part 4, Going Missed

Split-S Decision

Split-S Decision

What NTSB Reports Say About Impossible Turns and Angle of Attack

Invisible Trap Kills Glider Pilot – How To Avoid Microbursts

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