Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

And lets face it, the key to that flawless approach is often a well-planned descent. In the airline world, descent planning and execution receives a lot of attention. Getting a couple of hundred thousand pounds of swept-wing jet down to sea level from 40,000 feet takes a bit of forethought and no shortage of technology.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The 757 was cramped, yet fun and nostalgic as it’s the biggest jet I could actually find that serves our farthest state. it seems to be getting gradually darker like it would at home for us in summer, but then the sunset just gets hung up somewhere at a lower angle than midday but doesn’t continue its descent.

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Air Facts

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Climb/descent within the block can be made at the discretion of the pilot. However, once the pilot starts descent and verbally reports leaving an altitude in the block, the pilot may not return to that altitude without additional ATC clearance. The pilot may level off at any intermediate altitude within this block of airspace.

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Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

Flightradar24 have commented that many analyses are including the descent from 37,000 to 31,000 feet as caused by the turbulence. In fact, the descent to 31,000 feet was flown by the flight crew as the start of the planned emergency descent to Bangkok. There were similar increases in turbulence all over the world, he says.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

It was nice to hear the Captain making announcement before departure and he warned us of some expected turbulence during our descent towards HND. Soon we started our descent and the expected turbulence came at this timing predicted by the Captain. Time to experience the Class J product on the domestic configured A350-900!

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

For the rest of the flight, the weather was good and we had a smooth landing at Okinawa later, arriving at the airport about 19 minutes ahead of schedule. After arrival, we landed and parked at the terminal where we disembarked through the jet bridge. My ride: JA820A (Photo: K.H This is the front row (row 1) of the cabin.

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Turbulence Weather Final Approach Cabin Crew 59

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

AvioFuel is primarily designed for turboprop and jet aircraft. Avtech proFLIGHT This app is a high-quality weather tool for the professional flight crew. Bombardier Aerospace This collection of apps provides eLearning, operating procedures and maintenance utilities for operators of Bombardier jet airplanes.

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Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The weather was overcast for the flight route, with cloud tops reaching temperatures forecast from 0° to -35°C (32° to -31°F). The captain made a passenger announcement to give the Guarulhos weather information and estimated time left in the flight. The controller advised that their descent would be authorised in the next two minutes.

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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

ForeFlight ForeFlight first got its start as a weather app on iPhone and quickly grew into a full-featured EFB app as the iPad gained popularity among pilots. They also offer full runway analysis and engine-out procedures for most of the modern business jets in production today. and SkyEcho and Golze in Europe.

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AV Web

JANUARY 8, 2025

My first major consideration is weather. For example, when I was flying a Pilatus PC-12 and cruising at FL260, the fuel burn was about 350 pounds per hour, meaning 45 minutes at that altitude consumes about 262 pounds of Jet A. Good forecasted weather. A 500-fpm descent from 10,000 feet to a sea-level airport takes 20 minutes.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

No matter if you’re flying a large jet or a small aircraft, PAPI and VASI are meant to enhance safety, especially when landing in poor visibility or at night. VASI is also suitable for runways with longer or multiple glide paths, like those for both small airplanes and large jets. It will also improve your approach accuracy.

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Fly with Eva

MARCH 20, 2018

I see my name on the crew list, I sign in and read the flight plan, notams and weather. First time taxiing a jet, another tick in the box today. Descent briefing, approach briefing, and down we go. The post A dream comes true: flying the jumbo jet appeared first on Fly with Eva. Cleared for takeoff! .’

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Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

For the pilots (often lapsed CFIs) who argue that the cockpits of turboprops and jets have flight management systems and backups on backups for navigation that will tell you wind correction angles, ground speed, time en route, etc., We can’t control the weather. You want the room to make mistakes.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

Scenario 3: VFR into IFR If you read the accident reports the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) compiles, you will notice a lot are attributed in part to the pilot’s decision to continue VFR into deteriorating weather. In the ATD the scenario begins by having the pilot check the weather before takeoff.

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Crosswind VOR Airplanes Runway 110

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The weather briefing we had reviewed a half hour earlier promised a 20-knot headwind that would require two fuel stops on the 130-mile trip from our home airport in Kennett, Missouri (KTKX), to Little Rock Air Force Base (KLRF) in Arkansas. As the sun began its descent, we began the final leg of what would end up being a four-hour trek.

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Professional Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Climate Scientist T he pilots of the intercontinental business jet had just finished transmitting their position report from FL330 over the Philippine Sea when one noticed the contrails of a commercial jet approaching their position a few thousand feet above their altitude. Understanding turbulence can be key to a smooth flight.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 8, 2025

This is the Pokemon Rokon Jet livery. I tried to change my flight to HD19 as it was operated by the Pokemon jet but unfortunately, my ticket which I paid at a promotional fee, doesn't allowed me to change for free and I had to fork out a whopping 30,000 yen to do so. Such beautiful weather on this day. Flying past runway 23/05.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Not long after, we started our descent into Subang Airport. We hit some light turbulence during our descent. Here we are, my first time in Subang on a jet aircraft. I suppose the capacity of the airport may allow only 1 jet and probably 2 propeller commercial flights to operate around the same time. Let's go inside!

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Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

What is a Turbine Airplane There is a misconception among the public that airplanes are divided between prop and jet. These are more pure jets and produce power from just the engine core. This is the common ‘jet’ engine in use today. Turbine-powered airplanes continue to work, regardless of the weather.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 27, 2025

The turbine of a jet engine The departure gate of my flight. The 40 minutes flight went past very quickly and we started our descent soon in this good weather. Terminal 4 Observation Deck It is quite small but you get a good view of the tarmac. My flight has codeshares with a few other airlines from the Skyteam alliance.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 23, 2024

Lufthansa Airbus A350 Vancouver Airport Boarding started right on schedule, using Lufthansa’s group boarding system… Lufthansa boarding gate Vancouver Airport I can’t even begin to say how excited I was to board Lufthansa’s first Allegris jet, with the registration code D-AIXT. At this point the safety video was screened.

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Professional Pilot

APRIL 10, 2024

Gulfstream IV & Robinson R44 Corporate Jet Captain EJM Great Neck NY I n my opinion, they have not kept pace for many years, and are way behind on staffing and service. Gulfstream G650 Corporate Pilot Executive Jet Management Lake Worth FL F acilities are not adequately staffed, in my opinion. Graham Fig ATP. David Bjellos ATP.

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Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Cirrus Vision Jets are equipped with a unique safety feature called Safe Return Autoland, which allows passengers to land the plane with just the push of a button in the event of pilot incapacitation. As type rated pilots are envisioned as GPs, the ground-based cockpit will most likely look like the real deal minus oxygen masks.

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Fear of Landing

MAY 23, 2025

Some of the media have reported that a “small plane” crashed, so to be clear: this was a business jet about the size of a large lorry, not a single-engine Cessna 172. The Cessna 550 Citation II is a popular mid-sized twin-engine jet, about 48 feet (14.5 Weather conditions were poor, with low cloud and fog.

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 5, 2025

It was a dark night, but otherwise the islands enjoyed the good VFR weather we picture for a tropical oasis. The roll was not checked by the pilot and continued past 60 degrees of bank and the descent rate increased. Extreme aerodynamic stresses of the out-of-control descent eventually caused the tail to separate.

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Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

After 11 hours of flight during our descent to initiate an approach, the airport closed for Category I (CAT I) approaches due to weather. First of all, proper fuel, route and weather planning are key. All of my diversions were weather-related, mostly to thunderstorms. Santos Walter ATP/CFII/Helo. Jeff Jones ATP.

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Air Facts

MAY 29, 2024

Bob held the firm conviction that much mountain and weather flying, daily encountered by private pilots in our own country, offered greater hazards and required greater navigation skill than this trip. Going to the weather bureau. Meal – weather bureau; movie – weather bureau; church – weather bureau.

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Northstar VFR

MARCH 23, 2025

You may have even seen a few YouTube videos of jets doing go-around maneuvers set to Kens song. Weather, hazardous conditions, wind, or a congested pattern can also add challenges to the approach making it more likely to be unstable. This may be difficult if the weather is at or below minimums for the approach.

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Fear of Landing

JUNE 7, 2024

The gate agent remembered that the weather was terrible: thunderstorms with rain and hail. The bad weather continued to plague them and the crew were concerned about the lightning, icing and turbulence associated with thunderstorms. The controller cleared the flight and said their descent clearance was being processed.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 30, 2025

Upclose photo of the EVA Air's Hello Kitty named 'Besties Jet'. We were almost there and at this point, we started our descent. we started our descent. That is the thrust reverser which is used only during landing or abortion of take off, to slow the aircraft to taxi speed or come to a complete stop. Asiana's Boeing 777-200ER.

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Fear of Landing

JUNE 13, 2025

The weather was hot: the METAR for the crash time (VAAH 120700Z 25006KT 6000 NSC 36/19 Q1001 NOSIG) shows a slight crosswind for runway 23, with good visibility and temperature of 37°C, standard conditions for June in Ahmedabad. RWY 23 is 11,499 feet long. The aircraft backtracked to the end of the runway before beginning its take-off roll.

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One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

During our descent to CPH, there was a sudden and noticeable increase in altitude, and the cabin crew announced that our landing had been aborted. Ive heard of aborted landings due to weather conditions, but this is the first time I have encountered an aborted landing due to another aircraft. How common are airplane go arounds?

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Airplanes Wind Shear Weather Approach 74

Air Facts

AUGUST 21, 2024

Given good weather, there is no excuse not to go fly. Below, the boats and jet skis stream across the lake—people enjoying their own adventure this evening as I fly overhead. Descent and landing is smooth and calm this evening, and I make a wheel landing for the fun of it. The grin on my face seems permanent these days.

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Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 13, 2023

A pair of women waiting at the operations building had chartered the private jet. As I finished loading our baggage into the Warrior, a loud roar overhead announced the jet going missed on the approach. Either way, we never saw the jet go overhead in the clouds, we only heard it. Rushford Lake in Western New York. Almost home.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The jet slammed into the ground six thousand feet short of the runway, taking the lives of 134 people. This weather phenomenon is called a microburst , one of aviations deadliest threats. In seconds, an aircraft can be forced into an uncontrollable descent, leaving you with barely any time to react. Absolutely!

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Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

After we decided this, we heard a Challenger jet announce “Taxiing to 26 for takeoff”. It’s worth noting that Shmulik had a close call in the past: a jet pulled onto the runway in front of him with no radio call. This near miss was avoided only by the jet taking off immediately in front of him. He tried again, with no reply.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Well, unfortunately today isnt one of those days, as an Azerbaijan Airlines jet bound for Russia diverted to Kazakhstan, where it crashed, killing dozens. However, due to bad weather in the area, the crew made the decision to divert to Aktau, Kazakhstan (SCO), located 272 miles from the airport, across the Caspian Sea.

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