Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As the name implies, the VSI shows the rate of the aircrafts climb or descent. It shows the rate of climb or descent in feet per minute. The faster the rate of climb or descent, the greater the differential pressure, and the more the needle will swing. How Does The System Give Inputs To The VSI? How Do We Fix Failures In Flight?

Pitot Tube

Flying Magazine

JULY 3, 2025

ForeFlight indicated we could reach there with a 900 fpm descent rate. We had a 40-knot headwind, but using a conservative 10:1 glide ratio at FL 300, I knew we could make Page Airfield. I was 20 knots above gear speed, but I knew the gear could handle it. I told the controller we would keep going to Las Vegas.

Knot

Flying Magazine

MAY 9, 2025

READ MORE: Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River Outside New York City ADS-B data shows the helicopter climbed to an altitude of approximately 675 feet, then suddenly entered a rapid descent. of 36 knots from the west. ADS-B contact was lost at 3:14:54.5 with the last altitude readout of 125 feet.

Knot

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. Like so much of aviation, there are several ways to skin this descent cat. Planning the Descent So, when is a good time to start planning the descent ?

Descent

Flying Magazine

JULY 22, 2025

Other relevant numbers for the E1000 AX are its max cruise speed of 333 knots, max operating altitude of FL 340 and NBAA range of 1,560 nm. A solid pushback into the seat as you hold enough right rudder to track the centerline and the airspeed tape seems to spin as you ready for the 90-knot rotation speed—which is reached with alacrity.

Rudder

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

It’s typically measured in knots (nautical miles per hour), with one knot being about 1.15 As an aircraft accelerates, especially at or above 200 knots, the air particles flowing around it become tightly packed. A positive reading means you’re climbing, while a negative one indicates descent. miles per hour.

True Airspeed

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

For example, if the wind is blowing directly from the side at 15 knots, the entire 15 knots acts as a crosswind. Keep a close eye on your airspeed, descent rate, and alignment, adjusting controls as needed. Refer to the aircraft’s POH demonstrated crosswind limit—often 12–15 knots for a Cessna 172.

Crosswind

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Approach speeds typically range from 80 to 90 knots depending on weight and flap settings, while full flaps are often used to provide the necessary lift during landing. The pre-landing check is the first step in ensuring the aircraft is ready for a stable descent. Additionally, configure the aircraft for a stable descent.

Descent

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 23, 2025

After a shallow turn from downwind, the Bonanza was positioned on base at a proper altitude and airspeed and with a constant descent rate. The wind at the surface was reported as 220 degrees at 6 knots gusting 19 knots. The pilot continued the turn to final but overshot the extended runway centerline.

True Airspeed

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

The alert will only sound once every 60 seconds and is automatically disabled if groundspeed is less than 40 knots. AGL (or when AGL is unknown), the descent rate exceeds 4,000 ft. AGL and the descent rate exceeds 3,000 ft. AGL, the descent rate is between 3000 ft. AGL after having been above 1,000 ft. MSL and 25,000 ft.

AGL

Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

The general prognosis indicated no icing in the clouds, no turbulence and a quartering headwind from the west resulting in a mere five knots of headwind component. Instead of a gentle breeze out of the west, we had over 20 knots of headwind blowing out of the south. Obviously, the winds aloft were nowhere near forecast. I didnt know.

VOR

Flying Magazine

JULY 14, 2025

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner had just lifted off from Ahmedabad airport (VAAH) bound for London when video shows the airline barely climbing, then it began a slow descent into a building off the end of the runway. The crash and subsequent fire killed 260 people, of whom 18 were on the ground. One passenger survived.

Cockpit

Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

According to the EAA, the changes were made based on pilot feedback and the FAA’s review of arrival procedure recommendations.

NOTAMs

Airline Reporter

APRIL 8, 2025

But we lifted off barely halfway into the 12,079-foot runway 22R – and with only a nine-knot headwind. Even the world’s longest flight eventually ends It was almost a surprise when the crew announced we were about to start our descent. We got a look at the usual expanse of waiting ships during the final descent into Changi.

Airlines

Fear of Landing

JUNE 27, 2025

The report cites the excessive descent rate as a critical factor, as the Bombardier CRJ 900 was descending at 1,110 feet per minute on touchdown, almost double the landing gear’s design limit of 720 feet per minute. The descent profile matches what we saw from the ADSB data. The EGPWS “sink rate” warning sounded 2.6

Descent

Photographic Logbook

MAY 25, 2025

I cancelled the flight to my hometown due to a combination of strong winds aloft, surface winds forecast at 20-something knots gusting to 30-something knots, and potential for IFR conditions and icing to boot. Toronto Center, Cherokee Four Eight One is picking up ice and needs a descent to 5,000 feet." Too many strikes.

OAT

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

He warned of some turbulence on approach, and of strong winds at Washington Dulles, which were gusting up to 30 knots. About 10 minutes later, the seatbelt sign was turned on, and we started our gradual descent for Washington. While the descent was initially quite smooth, it eventually became rather bumpy.

Approach

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Increasing The Aircraft Speed Small, light, and low-powered aircraft such as the Cessna 172 have a relatively narrow operational speed range ranging from 40 knots up to about 160 knots. Commercial airliners fly at speeds above 300 knots but also need to be controllable at speeds below 150 knots.

Aileron

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The electronic E6B is equally useful when in the airplane, to help determine actual winds aloft, true airspeed, fuel burn, and descent planning. Find the crosswind component for Runway 36 if the reported wind direction is 320 at 12 knots. knots Correct! knots Correct! 106 knots 110 knots 115 knots Correct!

Flight Plan

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Horizontal wind speeds near the surface can be as fast as 45 knots, resulting in a 90-knot wind shear from headwind to tailwind across the microburst. In seconds, an aircraft can be forced into an uncontrollable descent, leaving you with barely any time to react. Formation of Microbursts Where does it all start?

Wind Shear

Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

The crew was able to descend to runway 25L when the rate of descent increased to 4,000 feet per minute. The airplane first struck the ground at a speed of 250 knots about four kilometers short of runway 25L, before bouncing for three seconds and then crashing 500 meters further in a rice paddy field.

Aileron

Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

ATC was in communication with the pilot, as the airplane entered several right- and left-hand banks and rolls and entered a steep descent while in a bank angle. As the pilot responded, the airplane bank angle increased to 90 degrees and the airspeed exceeded 260 knots, then the aircraft experienced structural failure and hit the water.

Pilot

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 28, 2025

We need to slow to 87 knots and we can push this lever here, he said, pointing to the release lever between the seats. Walt trimmed for 85 knots and we watched for a light. Eighty knots, nothing. The speed and descent rate looked about right to me, but what did I know of Pipers? Yeah, right, he said. Lets do that, I said.

Knot

Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

The controller cleared the pilot for the approach, and when the airplane was about 10 miles northeast of the NESTY, an initial approach fix (IAF), the controller asked the pilot if he was going to “make your descent” and asked if he would like vectors to the south. The aircraft’s ground speed was approximately 120 knots.

Knot

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

Recorded track data revealed that the pilot began a descent to the destination airport and crossed over the approach end of the runway on a heading perpendicular to the runway heading. The pilot did not request any air traffic control services for the 22-minute flight, and the airspace at the destination airport was not tower-controlled.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Flying Magazine

JULY 18, 2025

There’s also automatic low airspeed protection when below VMCA, plus 15 knots indicated. If you’ve ever flown a modern Rockwell Collins suite, you’ll recognize the airport dome and extended runway centerlines with mile markers that are intended to better orient the pilot from top of descent through final approach.

Flight Deck

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The pilot continued to mush along at 55 knots, passing three open parks that could have served as relatively safe drop locations. Immediately the plane rolled and yawed right then rapidly descended in a nose-down left spiraling descent, crashing seconds later. Its not button pushing but rather intuitive rudder coordination.

Drag

Flying Magazine

JULY 17, 2025

Aside from its ramp appeal, pilots were intrigued with its high-flying pressurized cabin, 200-knot cruise speed, and impressive range. As one owner said, the thing looked like it was going 200 knots sitting on the ground. We’ve done it in a rapid descent—and admit to some tension. million in 2025 dollars.

Knot

Plane and Pilot

JULY 1, 2025

After arriving at the destination airstrip the student entered left downwind for Runway 13, resulting in a right quartering tailwind of about 5 knots. The airplane made a slow descent toward the east for about nine minutes, away from the destination airport. The flight instructor told the student to perform a short field landing.

Density Altitude

Flying Magazine

JUNE 11, 2025

The pilot makes a turn at the FAF to a 248-degree track that will take them along a descent from the FAF crossing altitude at 3,200 feet msl to the MDA of 1,660 feet unless you are circling, at which altitude you would only descend to 1,700 feet msl or 1,980 feet depending on your approach speed.

Runway

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 1, 2025

Given the terrain around Lock Haven, descent into the Susquehanna River valley in strong gusts can make for a very unpleasant ride. The "400" refers to the eight cylinder, 400 horsepower Lycoming IO-720 powerplant shoehorned into the cowling that gave this beast a 185 knot (213 mph) cruise speed.

Airplanes

Flight Training Central

MAY 11, 2025

maximum weight and 120 knots maximum speed (a Cessna Skycatcher, for example). The instructor will show you a normal takeoff, basic maneuvers (straight and level flight, turns, descents, etc.) In practice, most students will require more than the minimum flight training experience. and a normal landing.

Pilot

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

Fixed-Wing Foibles Consider the Airbus first officer (FO) who tried to satisfy ATCs request to increase their descent (rate), so he engaged open descent mode. The captain took control and applied aft stick pressure to return the airplane to a normal descent pitch attitude to prevent an overspeed. Other than that, what?

Pilot

Flying Magazine

JULY 16, 2025

not often easy in a descent. Tack on an extra 20 knots to an approach speed for an aircraft that should be flown at 70 knots and the landing distance is doubled. For a landing Cessna 172S with a single occupant of 182 pounds and three hours of fuel remaining— well under its maximum certificated weight—VREF decreases by 10 knots.

Approach

Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

PMDG executed the integration of the AFE into all DC-6 operations by providing assistance through all phases of flight with slider buttons that keep the virtual copilot busy on takeoff, cruise, descent, approach, landing ,and after landing. I crossed over the fence on 4L at 120 knots, just a bit fast, bringing the throttles to idle.

Flight Deck

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. TSB At a height of 50 feet the rate of descent had increased to 1114 feet per minute (fpm) from 672 fpm around 14 seconds before. to the right, the TSB said.

Indicated Airspeed

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Having received clearance to do so, the plane turned south and began its descent back towards Schiphol. Flightradar24 The aircraft landed safely on runway 06 at about 170 knots around 15 minutes after departure. Once again, the aircraft returned to the apron where engineers awaited its return once again.

Air Traffic Control