Descent Threshold Thrust 
One Mile at a Time
MARCH 20, 2025
degrees to the right, and a rate of descent of 1,110 feet per minute The plane touched down at a bank angle of 7.5 degrees to the right, and 3g vertical acceleration, and a rate of descent of approximately 1,098 feet per minute. The initial impact was 420 feet past the runway 23 threshold.
Flying Magazine
JULY 3, 2025
As I am executing the abnormal engine checklist and reviewing the single-engine procedures, the right engine rpm steadily decreases to below flight idle, and the aircraft is yawing significantly from the differential thrust. ForeFlight indicated we could reach there with a 900 fpm descent rate. I had no control of the left engine.
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Air Facts
MAY 5, 2025
It was a decision I would soon regret… We transitioned from the holding pattern to the outbound leg of the VOR approach and began a descent to 2,700 feet, the minimum altitude for that leg of the approach. It was also destroying the propellers air foils causing a loss of thrust. We were about 1/2 mile from the threshold.
Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure
JUNE 3, 2025
At this point, we reached the threshold of the runway. After an hour of flying, we started our descent into Barcelona. We made a few turns during our descent to follow the traffic in preparation for landing. We made a few turns during our descent to follow the traffic in preparation for landing. Touched down!
Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure
JUNE 17, 2025
We waited for a while near the threshold to allow a few aircraft ahead of us to take off. At this point we started our descent as we passed by some snowy mountains. Our aircraft touched down smoothly with the spoilers and reverse thrust deployed to slow the aircraft to taxi speed. Reverse thrust and spoilers were deployed.
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. No mention of IPC results.
Pilot Institute
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Descent Point Nominate a descent point that will give you a constant 3° profile to the threshold. We can calculate the rate of descent required to achieve a 3° profile. Add a zero to this number, and you have your target rate of descent. Add a zero, and that gives you a 400ft target rate of descent.
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