Flight Training Central

MAY 13, 2025

Flying any speed other than best glide speed during a power-off approach will result in what? Gliding distance to the runway will be reduced. Gliding distance to the runway will be increased. On the base leg before turning to final, what action should you take if you appear to be too low? Approach speed is a fixed value.

Approach 78

Approach Descent Final Approach Drag 78

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 alert will only sound once every 60 seconds and is automatically disabled if groundspeed is less than 40 knots. RUNWAY ALERTS Runways – Alerts when nearing or entering a runway.

AGL 52

AGL Runway Groundspeed Descent 52

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

What is the runway lighting? Only accurate within 10 degrees of runway heading). If you choose to fly a Circle-to Land approach to a runway without a VASI or PAPI, you are greatly increasing your vertical flight error path (possibility/probability). What speed on final approach? No later than).

Approach 97

Approach AGL Descent Runway 97

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

Flying the Approach Haphazard approaches are very likely to lead to haphazard landings. You can only begin improving the touchdown if you’ve mastered positioning your aircraft above the runway threshold correctly. The easiest way to achieve this is by flying a stabilized approach. Flying at 60 knots?

Descent 52

Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

As we approached YYT, it went down below ILS minimums, and we had to divert once more to YZV (Sept-les QC, Canada) while rapidly running out of fuel and ideas in the morning hours after a long flight. Fortunately, there is a runway at the end of every ILS. If an airport has a single runway, its always possible it may close.

Weather 98

Weather Approach Descent Runway 98

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

When the wind is blowing across the runway instead of along it, things get more challenging. A headwind lowers groundspeed , making landing easier. However, the wind rarely aligns perfectly with the runway. Touching down with the aircraft’s longitudinal axis aligned with the runway. A runway excursion can quickly follow.

Crosswind 52

Crosswind Longitudinal Axis Aileron Rudder 52

Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

At the current groundspeed, I believed it shouldn’t be of much concern unless the cell began producing lightning. I would then level off, slow down, dirty up, run a tight circle to land on the opposing runway. ” As I broke out of the clouds on the final approach course, I flew about 1.5 The little voice agreed.

Descent 98

Descent Approach Weather AGL 98