Air Facts

AUGUST 1, 2025

I’d ridden in helicopters, C-130s, and even a white, unmarked Air Force jet outfitted with school bus seats and no toilet during various deployments. I taxied alone to the threshold of runway 17. At 55 knots, I eased back on the stick. As an Army officer—not Air Force—I was never deeply exposed to aviation. Yes,” came the reply.

Runway

One Mile at a Time

JULY 22, 2025

One important thing to understand is that there’s a displaced threshold on the runway, meaning that planes can only land around 1,700 feet (520 meters) beyond the point where they can take off. Fortunately the Boeing aircraft rejected its takeoff at around 60 knots, preventing a catastrophe. Was it a brain fart?

Runway

Flying Magazine

JULY 16, 2025

Still, you’ll likely cross the threshold well above the recommended landing speed and float for quite a while as you slow. As a nerdy scientist trained to make observations, I’ve found that GA pilots have a propensity for coming in hot in conditions that hardly warrant a jet-like approach speed. —not often easy in a descent.

Approach

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The aerials are in a position that provides a threshold crossing height of 50ft. It consists of lights that start at the landing threshold and extend into the approach area. They are as follows: Category A: Less than 91 knots. Category B: 91 knots to less than 121 knots. Category D: 41 knots to less than 166 knots.

Knot

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

“Coming back around, I’m usually at about 60 knots. And then when you get down near the threshold, you just hold it off and gently let the wheels down. 2B Fighter, a Bulldog Seems Logical Storo enjoyed a long career with FedEx, first flying Falcon jets, then Boeing 727s, and finally DC-10s before retiring in 2004.

Crosswind

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The weather briefing we had reviewed a half hour earlier promised a 20-knot headwind that would require two fuel stops on the 130-mile trip from our home airport in Kennett, Missouri (KTKX), to Little Rock Air Force Base (KLRF) in Arkansas. The windsock promised that getting the little yellow bird into the air would be a white-knuckle affair.

Runway

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

READ MORE: What Does It Take to Transition from a Jet to a Piston Airplane? Several airports in the vicinity reported wind gusts peaking at 30 knots. kilometers or 4,500 feet agl (25 knots is roughly 12 m/s for reference). As mentioned previously, gust fronts are strictly low-level events.

Wind Shear

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 1, 2024

But growing up amid the roar of propellers and jets had planted in me the seed of a lifelong love of all things aeronautical. It could carry a crew of two and four passengers at a cruise speed of 175 knots, or about 200 mph, at a service ceiling of more than 19,000 feet. The very same craft is now enshrined in the Steven F.

Airplanes

Air Facts

AUGUST 26, 2024

In business jets and airliners, the issue is usually being too fast, leading to a runway excursion and often substantial damage or even fatalities. Make this one of the key measures of your pilot proficiency: can you maintain a predetermined airspeed with a maximum deviation of +10/-5 knots (the Private Pilot ACS)?

Knot