Descent Knot Threshold 
One Mile at a Time
MARCH 20, 2025
At the time of the accident, winds were at an angle of 270 degrees (the runway was at an angle of 230 degrees), at 28 knots, gusting to 35 knots. 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
Flying Magazine
JUNE 10, 2025
minutes, covered 1,722 nm at an average ground speed of 511 knots, and burned 22,200 pounds of jet-A. Below 500 feet I got a bit slow, momentarily down to 147 knots, versus a reference speed of 144 and target of 152. This one is for an unstable approach due to an excessive descent rate (1,232 ft/min). I hand-flew the first 13.3
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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.
Pilot Institute
DECEMBER 31, 2024
The flaps on an aircraft are used for controlled descents with slower airspeed during the approach and landing. When landing without flaps, pilots must adjust their techniques to compensate for higher approach speeds, a shallow descent angle, and longer landing distances. What is the purpose of flaps? More aggressive energy management.
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.
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.
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. nm from the runway 28R displaced threshold, at 03:46 a.m. local time.
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