Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We will also examine the next most critical phase of our flight, from descent and deceleration to the approach and landing phases, even touching upon what happens when the aircraft arrives safely at the gate. Mario Hagen / Shutterstock The announcement will also be one of the first items on the pilots before-descent checklist.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Europe’s Top mountain airports: A closer look Courchevel Altiport, France : Runway : One of the shortest in the world at 537 meters, with an 18.5% Landing Challenges : Its short runway and surrounding peaks demand precise landings and immediate takeoffs, suitable only for small aircraft or helicopters. uphill gradient.

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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 ?

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

These figures are vital for the crew to be able to calculate the actual take-off speed of the airplane in the prevailing weather conditions (as we’ll see later). One of the first items on before taxi checklists is to set the take-off flaps well before the aircraft approaches the runway.

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Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 273

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Learning how to land a Piper Seminole means becoming comfortable with these avionics, which help guide the aircraft through the landing procedure, ensuring optimal approach speeds and alignment with the runway. The pre-landing check is the first step in ensuring the aircraft is ready for a stable descent.

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Descent Final Approach Approach Runway 52

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The airport has a single north-south asphalt runway (01/19) of 2,515 metres (8,250 feet). The runway elevation is 646 feet above mean sea level. QNH one zero two zero, ILS approach runway one nine, information Uniform. SwiftAir DHL flight 18D : 4,000 feet, QNH one zero one niner, expecting ILS runway one niner.

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Runway Approach UTC Knot 104

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

These alerts include runway proximity, traffic, cabin altitude, destination weather, terrain, airspace and TFRs, carbon monoxide and more. The destination weather frequency callout provides the destination airport weather frequency (ATIS, AWOS, or ASOS). AGL (or when AGL is unknown), the descent rate exceeds 4,000 ft.

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Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

Take into consideration that weather reporting, and the dissemination of these reports to pilots, was not as accurate then as it is now. In just six months I would reflect on my training and agonize over how inadequately I had been prepared for the real world of instrument flying, which is weather.

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VOR Weather Approach Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

He then taxied to the runway and experienced an extended ground delay with the engine running at idle engine power settings. The airplane then descended back to the runway and bounced before lifting off nose-high again toward the end of the runway. He did not use carburetor heat during the ground delay or during takeoff.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Lateral guidance tells you to go left or right to align yourself with the runway. Approach Minimums When youre flying in bad weather and cant see much, you can rely on your trusty instruments to guide you. Instead of a Decision Height (DH), youll use something called a Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA). Thats up to you!

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Approach Pilot Descent Airplanes 52

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Weather Assessment Weather conditions significantly impact flight safety. Before flying, you need to evaluate wind speeds, visibility, and potential weather changes. Understanding weather reports and recognizing patterns ensures you can adjust your plans accordingly. Do small planes have autopilot?

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 3, 2025

The airport layout of CDG airport This airport consists of 4 runways, (08L/26R, 08R/26L, 09L/27R and 09R/27L) and was opened in March 1974. However after pushing back while on the way to the runway, I managed to see some deicing action on an Easyjet A321 aircraft. Look at how lovely the weather was that morning. Touched down!

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Air Facts

JUNE 4, 2025

Inside the FBO, I grabbed a cup of coffee and checked the weather briefing one last time. Taxiing to Runway 06, I ran through the before-takeoff checklist: fuel selector both, flaps up, mixture rich, lights on. I acknowledged and began a gentle descent. Winds aloft were light and variableideal for a smooth cruise.

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Altimeter Turbulence Weather VOR 52

Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

The numbers 4 and 22 on the approach ends of the runway indicate that the runway is orientated approximately 004° and 022° true. If the wind is as shown by the landing direction indicator, the pilot should land on Runway 9 and expect a crosswind from the right. Runway 31 directly into the wind. 040° and 220° true.

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Crosswind Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 30, 2025

He lost 200 feet before even noticing the descent. Every phase of flight has a checklist, clearance, frequency change, routing amendment, weather check, or procedure review. A well-configured app can integrate charts, approach plates, checklists, weather briefings, and flight planning tools into one interface. Ceilings drop.

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Pilot NOTAMs Clearance Approach 104

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A few hours later, the pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed an IFR flight plan before departing Westchester to fly back to Montgomery County. By now, it was dark and the weather in Gaithersburg had deteriorated with fog and low cloud ceilings. Runway 14, a 4,202 foot runway , was in use. miles from the runway (8.3

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 17, 2025

This small airport can handle only a terminal and single runway 09/27 and can handle small commercial aircraft up to the size of Airbus A220-100, ERJ-195-E2 and A318. No tow truck was required as we were able to taxi out from our parking lot and made our way to the runway. Rolling down the runway. On approach to runway 35.

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Runway Weather Cabin Crew Tarmac 59

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In addition to this terminal, a 3rd runway was built to cope with the demand, runway 15/33). Once we were on our way, our source of information about our flight only came before the start of our descent. After the engines were started up, we taxied to runway 15 for departure. Another view of KUL airport during take off.

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Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

ICAO minima for circling approaches is much higher than that stipulated in the FARs so consider higher weather minima. We also benefit from the latest weather updates. Perhaps just prior to the start of descent could be the optimum time–certainly completed no later than commencement of approach. What is the runway lighting?

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Approach AGL Descent Runway 97

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

AUGUST 2, 2024

The airpoort has 4 runways: 09/27, 10/28 , 11L/29R and 11R/29L. It's not easy to arrive early at Mumbai due to the heavy traffic and also the airport operates a single runway for both departure and landing. There were a few good bumps during take off and more of it during the descent especially flying through the clouds.

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Descent Runway Cabin Crew Weather 102

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 2, 2025

He then taxied to the runway and experienced an extended ground delay with the engine running at idle engine power settings. The airplane then descended back to the runway and bounced before lifting off nose-high again toward the end of the runway. He did not use carburetor heat during the ground delay or during takeoff.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Pilot 87

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Over the last three years, The Bear has expressed great interest in visiting Alton Bay, the only FAA-authorized ice runway in the continental United States. Unfortunately, opportunities to get there can be few and often come down to the whimsy of weather. In 2022, Alton Bay did not open the Saturday morning that we anticipated.

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Runway Knot Weather Turbulence 95

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The weather at O’Hare was IFR and the airport was using the ILS to runway 14L. I advised the first officer to change the decision altitude of 852 feet to the minimum descent altitude of 1,140 feet and that we would continue the approach to localizer approach minimums. The runway soon came into view and a normal landing was made.

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Checkride Approach Descent Cockpit 98

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

It covers topics like airspace regulations, weather patterns, and aircraft systems. Taxiing and Takeoff: Initial Runway Maneuvers Taxiing involves navigating the plane on the ground to reach the runway, while takeoff is your first real flight challenge. These are the building blocks of piloting.

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Aileron Drag Rudder Descent 52

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. The airline's A350 has 2 types of configuration. Speed check of the inflight WiFi.

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Airlines Airline Cabin Crew Turbulence 59

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

These systems are designed to help you stay on the correct glide path as you approach the runway. The Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) is a Visual Glide Slope Indicator (VGSI) placed near a runway to help you land safely. Two-Bar VASI As the name suggests, the two-bar VASI uses two sets of lights placed alongside the runway.

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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. When taxiing on the ground, you’ll be alerted when you approach and enter active runways, and include the runway distance remaining from your position.

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Professional Pilot

MAY 7, 2025

They throttled up, but the rapid descent in the last 50 ft resulted in a hard landing that burst 2 of the mains and collapsed a strut. Like mountains, even smaller obstacles may produce LLWS when strong winds pass them before reaching the runway. Suddenly, the stall warning activated and the aircraft seemed to drop from the sky.

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Crosswind Turbulence Approach Runway 52

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. The reason is the cabin lights were on through out the entire flight and the reflection from the light made it impossible to take a descent photo of the view outside.

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Turbulence Weather Final Approach Cabin Crew 59

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 23, 2025

Currently, this airport host both domestic and international flights and have 4 runways in operation. They are runway 01L/19R, 01R/19L, 18R/36L and 18L/36R. I was glad the weather was good unlike the previous day. In 2024, this airport was awarded the most improved airport in the world for 2024 by Skytrax.

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Turbulence Final Approach Cabin Crew Runway 59

Air Facts

JULY 31, 2024

On that day, the weather forecast was favorable, with light and variable winds. I checked the weather updates, which still showed no significant changes. The wind was fierce, and the narrow runway offered little room for error. I communicated my intentions and began my descent. The landing was rough.

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Turbulence Weather Descent Approach 97

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Just took off in this dreadful weather. The weather didn't look too bad. At this point, we started our descent into Hat Yai. We touched down on this single runway airport ahead of schedule. I was pleased to have the seat besides mine remained vacant. Sitting at row 3 allows good photos of the engine and the wing.

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Weather Runway Tarmac Cabin Crew 59

Air Facts

DECEMBER 30, 2024

This came after a week of weather delay with some of the thickest fog I had ever seen blanketed Vancouver Island. I checked THE weather and made plans for the next leg. After conversing with the weather briefer, I was confident that the weather would be clear at my planned destination of that leg in Winnemucca, Nevada.

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Weather Approach VFR On Top Knot 98

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 4, 2024

VNAV adds automated vertical guidance to approaches, reducing pilot workload during descents. That’s because each one assists you in navigating to the runway based on the weather and your aircraft equipment. It calculates a descent route to maintain a stable approach from the initial approach fix to touchdown.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

If utilizing Runway 17 with left traffic, the crosswind turn will be heading 080, downwind 350, base 260, etc. Don’t accept the excuses of “I can’t fly if I can’t see the runway,” or “I can’t feel the airplane.” In the ATD the scenario begins by having the pilot check the weather before takeoff. It’s an ATD. What could go wrong?

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Crosswind VOR Airplanes Runway 110

iPad Pilot News

JANUARY 7, 2025

For example, ForeFlight presents both visual pop-up and aural alerts for runway proximity, traffic, cabin altitude, destination weather, terrain, TFRs, final approach runway, low altitude, traffic conflicts and more. Common solutions are to connect it to a portable Sentry ADS-B receiver or Garmin Flight Stream from your panel.

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Pilot Descent Airplanes Cockpit 98

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Soon, we entered the runway and off we go. We turned into the active runway. Once we were cleared of the gloomy weather, it was smooth for the rest of the flight. After a U-turn, we were greeted by the beach of Chennai as we continue our descent into our glide path towards the runway. Off we go, bye bye Hyderabad!

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