Flying Magazine

MAY 9, 2025

The crash killed the pilot and a family of five. 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. The pilot worked a 10-days-on-10-days-off schedule. of 36 knots from the west.

Knot

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. The Epic E1000 AX is so nice to hand-fly that it stands to reason that a lot of pilots won’t make full use of the automation.

Rudder

Flying Magazine

JULY 3, 2025

I am an air ambulance pilot flying the venerable Lear 35 twinjet around the country, moving patients to critical and advanced care facilities. Then I pull out the pilot checklist (QRH). ForeFlight indicated we could reach there with a 900 fpm descent rate. I was 20 knots above gear speed, but I knew the gear could handle it.

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. These tools help the pilots deal with this busy section of the flight replete with numerous checklists, changing clearances, and traffic. It depends.

Descent

Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

“The most essential information for any pilot flying to Oshkosh involves reading and thoroughly understanding the 2025 AirVenture [NOTAM] to ensure safe operations on arrival and departure, said Sean Elliott, EAAs vice president of advocacy and safety.

NOTAMs

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

We train pilots step-by-step, combining hands-on practice and expert guidance to build confidence and skill in handling crosswinds safely. Pilots calculate the crosswind component by determining the wind direction and speed relative to the runway heading. At Leopard Aviation, we take this seriously.

Crosswind

Flying Magazine

JULY 14, 2025

The preliminary investigation into the crash of an Air India flight in June suggests the fuel supply to the engines was shut off shortly after takeoff—an act that surprised both pilots, according to the cockpit voice recorder (CVR). On the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why he shut off the fuel.

Cockpit

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

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

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

One of the most reliable aircraft for training is the Piper Seminole, a twin-engine plane that offers hands-on experience for future pilots. Section 1: Getting to Know the Piper Seminole The Piper Seminole is a versatile twin-engine aircraft frequently used for flight training, particularly for pilots advancing to multi-engine ratings.

Descent

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

Heads-up, hands-free: How to use iPad audio alerts for safer flights iPad Pilot News The iPad is an engaging visual tool, but many pilots forget about its many audio uses. Many pilots may not realize that ForeFlight also provides audio alerts with these notifications. AGL and the descent rate exceeds 3,000 ft. per minute.

AGL

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

Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

That holds particularly true in aviation when a pilots failure to identify risk leads to a lack of situational awareness and poor decision making resulting in a fatality. This resulted in the pilot having to manually fly the airplane using the copilots EADI. ATC asked the pilot to verify his heading.

Pilot

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. Multiple student pilots were orbiting in a right-handed pattern north of the airport for touch and go's on runway 27R.

OAT

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Have you ever wondered how pilots keep control at high speeds, during stalls, or even when systems fail? The pilot is able to control the aircrafts roll by turning the control yoke or sidestick in the cockpit. The hydraulic system works similarly to a cars power steering and greatly reduces the effort needed by the pilots.

Aileron

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

Piper PA-28-180 Riverside, California/Injuries: 1 Minor NTSB Report: WPR23LA156 The pilot completed the airplane’s engine run-up and carburetor heat function checks with no anomalies noted. The pilot initiated a forced landing straight ahead in a field. The owner reported that he discussed the turbocharger operation with the pilot.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

The pilot of the jet was the aircraft owner. The NTSB report noted that although the Cessna S550 is usually a two-pilot aircraft, the jet owner had undergone a flight evaluation in December of 2024 and received an exemption to fly the Cessna S550 single-pilot. The pilot was based at KMYF.

Knot

Flying Magazine

JULY 18, 2025

It starts with three 14-inch displays—pilot and copilot PFDs, plus an MFD. It’s been flying in later-gen Cirrus Vision Jets, Daher TBMs, HondaJet Elite II, and now the Epic E1000 AX, where it’s proving to be a single-pilot workload reducer. There’s also automatic low airspeed protection when below VMCA, plus 15 knots indicated.

Flight Deck

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In the early days, pilots used a mechanical circular slide rule, called an E6B. 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.

Flight Plan

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 28, 2025

My friend Walt and I were due to fly his very nice Piper Arrow out for a Saturday breakfastyour basic $400 bacon and eggs Walt was a relatively experienced pilot who came up through the Piper ranks. We need to slow to 87 knots and we can push this lever here, he said, pointing to the release lever between the seats. Slower, I said.

Knot

Flight Training Central

MAY 11, 2025

How to become a pilot a learn to fly checklist Who can be a pilot? How much does it cost to earn a pilots license? How to earn a flight training scholarship Whats the right pilot certificate: Sport, Recreational or Private Pilot? There are numerous jobs in aviation besides just airline pilot.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The pilots fought to recover, but the wind shear was too strong. They are difficult to detect, making pilot awareness and training vital. Technological advancements aid in detection, but pilot vigilance remains essential. On August 2, 1985, Delta Air Lines Flight 191 was moments from landing at Dallas/Fort Worth.

Wind Shear

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. When it first appeared in the mid-1980s, the PA-46 Malibu was a head turner. million in 2025 dollars.

Knot

Flying Magazine

JUNE 11, 2025

[Image: Jeppesen] A) GPS Only; Standard T-Bar and Holding Restrictio n The approach starts pretty typically, with a standard T-Bar GPS depiction and IAF waypoints offered at ONITY, EYOWY, and IZPUF to use depending on the direction from which the pilot is approaching.

Runway

Air Facts

AUGUST 1, 2025

I was just shy of 13 flight hours toward earning my EASA Private Pilot License in Italy. I was 10 years old, and my grandfather, a former Air Force pilot, watched me play and gave me tips that actually worked. At 55 knots, I eased back on the stick. The plane was one of the earliest of its model built by Tecnam.

Runway

Plane and Pilot

JULY 1, 2025

The pilot said he refueled the airplane the day before the accident and checked the fuel level during his preflight inspection the following morning. The pilot made a forced landing in the ocean just offshore of the beach, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. Probable cause(s): A loss of power due to fuel exhaustion.

Density Altitude

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The pilot replied, Im trying to, uhkeep climbing. The pilot checked in normally. The Fort Lauderdale controller asked if the pilot would like to return to North Perry. The pilot died at the scene. As a pilot hed logged just over 300 hours total time, including 15 hours in the Pawnee. Im showing you at 600 feet now.

Drag

Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

Besides having the desire, the curious sim pilot will need to dedicate some free time to learning the basics of the airplane’s operation and systems, and it is here that the PMDG DC-6 really shines. This allows the DC-6 to be flown by both the novice and advanced sim pilot, making the DC-6 approachable despite the complete systems modeling.

Flight Deck

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 1, 2025

A common theme in pilot conversations around the Williamson-Sodus Airport, from our Chief Instructor through pilots of all experience levels, is the general observation that weather forecasting this year has been terrible. Although we deemed the ceiling adequate for the journey, pilots used a variety of tactics to manage it.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

JULY 16, 2025

By that point pilots were presumed to have mastered the art of landing, so who needed any more instruction on that? (Or, Your approach speed is an essential precursor to a good landing, even—or, perhaps, especially—for an instrument pilot. not often easy in a descent. Or, so the argument goes.). This isn’t new behavior.

Approach

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

Student pilots get a free pass, because theyre adorable skittering off runways in Loss of Directional Control (LODC) events that vex the best among us. But assumptions spiraled for this private pilot in a 1953 Bell 47D helicopter (think M.A.S.H) No mention if the Cessna pilot noticed. at Marana, Arizona, on 2021s first day.

Pilot

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

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In the previous installment of this two-part article , AeroTime took you through the initial stages of a routine commercial flight, from the pre-departure checks carried out by the pilots and cabin crew, to what is happening outside the aircraft, and from engine startup to taxi and take-off.

Cabin Crew

AV Web

OCTOBER 5, 2024

A passenger took control of a King Air C90 from its incapacitated pilot over southern California on Friday and managed to put it safely on a runway at at Meadows Field in Bakersfield. First responders performed CPR at the scene and took the pilot to a hospital according to KGET News. “I 4, after the pilot had a medical emergency.

Pilot

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

At this point, the pilots will contact ATC for push and start clearance , allowing the plane to be pushed back from its parking position (if applicable, depending on the airport) and to start its engines in sequence. Once this message is conveyed to the pilots, they disengage the aircraft’s parking brake, hence the ‘ wobble ’.

Cabin Crew

Fullthrottle Aviation

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The question came up on a group on social media where a student was asking the community how to perform the Emergency Descent maneuver (PA.IX.A). Establish and maintain the appropriate airspeed and configuration appropriate to the scenario specified by the evaluator and as covered in POH/AFM for the emergency descent. PA.IX.A.S4

Descent