Flight Deck Indicated Airspeed Threshold 
One Mile at a Time
MARCH 20, 2025
degrees Less than one second before touchdown, the plane had an indicated airspeed of 134 knots, a ground speed of 111 knots, a bank angle of 7.1 The initial impact was 420 feet past the runway 23 threshold. degree bank Two seconds before touchdown, the planes bank angle to the right increased, to 5.9
Fear of Landing
MAY 16, 2025
Although it is referred to as the decision speed, V 1 represents a crucial threshold: any choice to reject the take off must be made before reaching V 1 , so that the stopping is already in progress when it reaches V 1. They also added a new safety topic section in the pre-flight briefings, including a section on mis-selections.
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