Northstar VFR

JUNE 8, 2025

Wake turbulence hit me in the air, and it felt like I had been T-boned from the left side. Unusual attitudes are so dangerous because it doesn’t take long for the pilot to become disoriented, making the problem worse, and getting the plane into one or more of these upset conditions.

Turbulence

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

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

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

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

Pilot Institute

APRIL 23, 2025

As pilots, understanding our aircrafts limitations is crucial to ensuring our safety and the safety of our passengers. In this article, well demystify VLE and VLO speeds and make you a safer pilot. In a worst-case scenario, flying beyond the VLE could lead to a landing gear failure, a situation no pilot wants to face.

Final Approach

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

These altitudes minimize fuel use, avoid turbulence, and provide smoother rides for passengers. At Leopard Aviation, we train aspiring pilots to master the skies with confidence. Whether you’re pursuing a pilots license or exploring advanced certifications, were here to help you soar.

Weight-Shift-Control

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

These control surfaces dictate the aircraft’s roll, and this allows it to bank smoothly through turns or even recover from turbulence. Have you ever wondered how pilots keep control at high speeds, during stalls, or even when systems fail? But theres much more to ailerons than just rolling left or right.

Aileron

Flying Magazine

JULY 8, 2025

You may have ideas on how to expedite your training—such as flying five hours a day, five days a week with the idea you’ll be a private pilot in two months. Sometimes the flight school will urge the learner to accelerate their training by doing both the private pilot and instrument ground schools at the same time. Could it happen?

Wind Shear

Aerotime

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Turbulent trips reinforce the importance of wearing a seatbelt in flight Extreme turbulence is nothing new in aviation, but 2024 has seen several events that served to shine a light on this dangerous phenomenon. The first, and most attention-grabbing, was Singapore Airlines flight 321 which hit severe turbulence over Myanmar.

Turbulence

Pilot Institute

JUNE 2, 2025

Pilots can let the aircrafts natural damping resolve the issue or make small, well-timed inputs. If youre visualizing tossing and turning, such as caused by turbulence, stop. This could be a wind gust or a pilot making a control input. Key Takeaways: Phugoid motion is a slow, longperiod exchange between airspeed and altitude.

Stability

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

As a pilot, will you be able to recognize an occluded front when one comes your way? Many student pilots feel lost when studying occluded fronts, and it’s easy to see why. Pilots should anticipate heavy rain, storms, icing, and turbulence with occluded fronts. Will you know how to respond to the challenges it comes with?

Pilot

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 17, 2025

Our aircraft pushed back on time and the Captain made the usual welcome speech and also told us to expect some turbulence along the way. Once take off, we encountered some light turbulence during our climb but the cabin service started during our climb and this is where I find the service to be a bit disappointing.

Airline

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Southwest Airlines will alter landing procedures from December 2024, in an effort to reduce injuries sustained by cabin crew members during turbulence, according to an internal memo. At 18,000 feet, the Pilots will make one high-low chime, indicating the start of sterile flight deck.

Cabin Crew

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 17, 2025

There are special conditions that pilots must follow when flying to and out of this airport. At this point, we started our descent. We flew through some clouds but there was no turbulence. The day has begun and it was a nice ride towards Milan. At this point, we have reached our assigned flight level. On approach to runway 35.

Runway

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 23, 2025

Anyway, the Captain updated us on our flight and that includes a warning of turbulence around a particular timing and so far they have been quite accurate. Once in the air, we flew through some light turbulence but eventually found ourselves flying in smooth air and that's when the cabin service started.

Turbulence

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

AUGUST 5, 2025

We should also be expecting some turbulence especially during take off and that did happen but it was nothing bad. The cabin crew were made to sit at one point due to some bad turbulence but overall the flight was not too bad. However there wasn't much turbulence during the initial climb. Answer is at the bottom.

Turbulence

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

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

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 7, 2025

Once again, an announcement from the flight crew was made but it was difficult to hear what he was saying as it sounded like another voice in the background (could be the other pilot talking to the ATC) and also the cabin crew made some important announcement including a reminder to us about the consequences if we fail to follow the rules.

Turbulence

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 10, 2025

Descent planning is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of managing your flight. And if not planned properly, a poorly executed descent can present challenges and unnecessary risks when transitioning to an approach or the traffic pattern. Finally, you can enable messages to alert you as to when to begin the descent.

Descent

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

Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

A few days ago (21st of May 2024), Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 encountered heavy turbulence on a passenger flight from London-Heathrow to Singapore. Flightradar24 has also posted the granular ASD-B data, available in various formats including this graph which shows the turbulence event at 07:49 UTC.

Turbulence

Air Facts

JULY 31, 2024

Turbulence and Triumph: Lessons learned about flying (and about life) Air Facts Journal As pilots, each flight teaches us something new—about aviation, about the world, and about ourselves. The air was crisp, and the skies were clear—a pilot’s dream. The turbulence grew stronger, and the clouds loomed closer.

Turbulence

Flying Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

The NTSB released its final report into the fatal April 2022 accident that occurred when the pilot was on approach to Burley Municipal Airport (KBYI). Company flight records indicated the pilot had flown to KBYI at least 12 times before the accident. Pilots are taught that an approach gradient of more than 3.0

Pilot

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

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

ForeFlight vs. Garmin Pilot: 3 key differences to help you decide iPad Pilot News There are a handful of full-featured aviation Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) apps available today for pilots, both free and paid, which provide just about every preflight and in-flight resource you’ll need for both VFR and IFR operations.

Pilot

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

As a relatively new pilot , I had failed to see the bigger picture. Often, turbulence is the harbinger of mountain waves, not the ideal ceiling—and visibility unlimited—day. As a mountain-bred pilot, I’ve always enjoyed observing the ridges and valleys from on high and low. We experienced moderate turbulence even at our gate.

Turbulence

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Maybe it’s the Georgia flying weather, or maybe it’s the ever-increasing emphasis on “old” pilot instead of “bold” pilot, but it seems that flight planning these days is a lot more about if and when than about route and altitude. The two considerations are turbulence and headwinds. That’s what Plan B is for.

Airplanes

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 27, 2024

Back in the early days of jet airliners, pilots long experienced in more forgiving two- and four-engine, piston-powered prop planes found themselves running out of airspeed, altitude, and ideas on the final approach to landing. Some pilots soar like eagles to a smooth touchdown, and others settle to the runway like wounded turkeys.

Stability

Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

The flight seemed routine until the flight crew started the final descent from 34,000 feet. The limitations of weather radar came up in the discussion about the extreme turbulence suffered by Singapore Airlines flight SQ321. There were 173 passengers and 6 crew on board. A high psychological strain for the crew.

Airline

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 11, 2024

The pilot sat on top of the engine in an ejection seat, like a cowboy astride a bucking bronco. Test pilots have always required “The Right Stuff,” but during the late 1940s and early ’50s, they routinely risked their lives to expand the envelope. The post McDonnell XF-85 Goblin appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine.

Tail

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Landing an airplane can be one of the most nerve-wracking tasks for a student pilot. As a pilot, you will need time to master it. A pilot must consider several things before landing. Depending on the wind direction and airport surroundings, you may experience some turbulence. Getting an airplane to fly is easy.

Airplanes

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Efforts like this freed male pilots for combat missions, and her dedication led to her appointment as commander of Reading Station. Further complicating matters was the fact that the plane would be delivered by civilian pilots. As the sun began its descent, we began the final leg of what would end up being a four-hour trek.

Runway

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Many aspiring pilots wonder whether flying a helicopter is harder than flying a plane. Understanding these differences helps pilots choose the right training path. Whether youre exploring what is an instrument proficiency check or considering advanced training, we ensure every pilot is confident in their journey.

Torque

AV Web

JANUARY 8, 2025

Routing around thunderstorms or changing altitude for icing or turbulence are options I like to exercise, which require a little extra fuel for breathing room. A 500-fpm descent from 10,000 feet to a sea-level airport takes 20 minutes. My first major consideration is weather. Reserve 45 minutes 13 11.5 Accurate When Empty?

Payload

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Pilots and flight schools favor this aircraft for its ease of use and dependable performance. First introduced in 2005, this all-glass cockpit revolutionized the flying experience for pilots by providing a comprehensive and intuitive interface. This article explores the Cessna Skyhawk C172’s features, evolution, and lasting appeal.

Knot