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Terminal Radar: It’s the Weather Pilots Don’t See

Flying Magazine

A Weather Systems Processor (WSP) has been added to many of the ASR-9s to measure Doppler wind velocity and thereby support detection of low-level wind shear events. seconds) out to 15 nm where the wind shear detection algorithms operate, and every minute at greater ranges. Not too shabby.

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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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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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Step-by-Step Guide: How to Land a Piper Seminole Safely

Pilot's Life Blog

Approach speeds typically range from 80 to 90 knots depending on weight and flap settings, while full flaps are often used to provide the necessary lift during landing. The aircrafts landing gear is retractable, which must be extended during the final approach. The final approach is a delicate balance of power, pitch, and speed.

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Drone Lingo Simplified: Acronyms Every Pilot Needs To Know

Pilot Institute

VORTAC – VHF Omni-directional Range/Tactical Air Navigation VORTAC is a navigational aid operating in the VHF band that is used to provide guidance along airways, air traffic service routes, and intermediate and final approach tracks. It consists of two independent components VOR and TACAN.

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Aviation Weather 101: What Makes Microbursts So Dangerous?

Pilot Institute

The pilots fought to recover, but the wind shear was too strong. Detecting them is difficult, which makes final approach and landing especially dangerous. Detecting them is difficult, which makes final approach and landing especially dangerous. It is the most severe type of wind shear.

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What Is a Squall Line? Pilot Weather Guide with Visuals

Pilot Institute

Moisture, instability, lift, and wind shear are needed to form and sustain a squall line. Wind Shear But on top of all of that, there’s another piece of the puzzle that can help sustain the squall line. Wind shear is the change in wind speed or direction with height. Wind shear is a serious threat.