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ForeFlight adds wake turbulence alerts

iPad Pilot News

ForeFlight adds wake turbulence alerts iPad Pilot News Datalink weather stole the show when portable ADS-B technology debuted over a decade ago, providing pilots with free in-flight weather imagery in mobile apps like ForeFlight. The visual depiction of the wake provides an aid to situational awareness when approaching wake turbulence.

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Visual Angle of Attack Indicators and Systems Engineering Theory

Air Facts

Two More Concept Failures One recent general aviation fad that did not catch on, fortunately, was the continuous turn from downwind to final approach. There are many factors in play, but the short version is that a continuous turn to final is just a conventional traffic pattern with a really short base leg.

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Turbulence

Air Facts

Turbulence Air Facts Journal Space is infinite in its complexity. From trolling our imagination into creating giant rockets that carry us, humans, into space, the final frontier. And tampering our mental reserves with turbulent mischief. Turbulence is unpredictable. Similar mechanics are at play in clear air turbulence.

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Arriving in Style

Plane and Pilot

To cope with these challenges, airline glass flight decks contain a vertical navigation function (VNAV) that keeps the autopilot, and the crew, on the right path to arrive at the final approach fix, or downwind leg, at speed and on altitude. Both of these approaches work with one significant caution. When to Start Down?

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The anatomy of a commercial flight – all you ever wanted to know:   Part two   

Aerotime

While many believe that down-pull blinds are simply more susceptible to turbulence or heavy landings, making them more likely to simply drop down, there is an even more logical explanation than this. This again is a safety feature, but one which has traditionally been misinterpreted.

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Trust But Verify

Plane and Pilot

I engaged the autopilot shortly after takeoff, and flew the entire flight, until about 2 miles on final approach, without touching the control yoke. Since they both speak the same digital language, the autopilot integrated with my existing Garmin GPS and flies marvelous, coupled approaches down to its minimum of 700 feet.

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VLE vs. VLO Speeds: What’s the Difference?

Pilot Institute

Landing Gear Operating Speed (VLO) Explained Youre on the final approach. Now its time to extend the landing gear and complete your final approach checklist. Lets take a closer look at how this works in the context of VLO. ATC had you fly at maximum speeds to ensure separation from other traffic. Why is VLE so important?