Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

This particular 172 normally cruised at 120 mph indicated airspeed, but with the ice it would barely do 90 mph and that required full throttle! The general prognosis indicated no icing in the clouds, no turbulence and a quartering headwind from the west resulting in a mere five knots of headwind component.

VOR 52

VOR Weather Approach Runway 52

Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

IFR operations require an operable VOR or TACAN receiver or a suitable RNAV system. Class B Speed Limitations Aircraft flying within the Class B airspace may fly at an indicated airspeed of up to 250 knots.

Indicated Airspeed 52

Indicated Airspeed Airspace Classes Clearance Pilot in Command 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Because the size of the holding pattern is directly proportional to the speed of the aircraft, maximum holding speeds in knots indicated airspeed (KIAS) have been designated for specific altitude ranges. Maximum holding speeds in knots indicated.

Clearance 52

Clearance Indicated Airspeed Knot Approach 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Because the size of the holding pattern is directly proportional to the speed of the aircraft, maximum holding speeds in knots indicated airspeed (KIAS) have been designated for specific altitude ranges. Maximum holding speeds in knots indicated.

Clearance 52

Clearance Indicated Airspeed Knot Approach 52