Aerotime

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

At 18:06:56, the jet suddenly entered a steep descent, with the last recorded data point showing a descent rate of -11,000 feet per minute and a ground speed of 247 knots before impact. Preliminary ADS-B flight data indicates that the aircraft took off from runway 24 at approximately 18:06 local time and climbed to an altitude of 1,650 feet.

Descent

Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

However, as the flight approached Troms, air traffic control reported winds at the arrival airport had reached speeds of up to 48 knots (88 km/h) which were outside of those permitted for crews to land in by the operating airline.

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

At 18:06:56, the jet suddenly entered a steep descent, with the last recorded data point showing a descent rate of -11,000 feet per minute and a ground speed of 247 knots before impact.

Descent

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

The Texas winds were gusting anywhere from 15-25 knots, and like other aerobatic airplanes, the canopy can be easily blown off. As soon as the tail was up, I added full power and accelerated to 80 knots and rotated with the tiniest bit of back pressure. Before I knew it we had already hit 120 knots. Takeoff Over 50-ft.

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AV Web

JULY 21, 2025

The most significant revision request is an increase in the stall speed to 58 knots from the 54 knots in the first version of the rule. Although details have not been released, this version of the rule is expected to include many, if not all, revision requests from the various stakeholders.

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AV Web

JULY 23, 2025

The old limit was 45 knots calibrated airspeed (CAS) without flaps (V S1 ). The final rule raises this limit to 59 knots CAS (V S1 ). At the heart of these new, more capable LSAs is a fundamental shift in certification: a 61-knot limitation.

Weight-Shift-Control

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 3, 2025

Standard FAA aviation windsocks are calibrated to fully extend at a wind speed of 15 knots. How To Read a Windsock Hanging limp : Winds are under 3 knots. Extended halfway: Winds are around 7-8 knots. Fully Extended : Winds are strong, likely 15 knots or higher. What Is a Windsock and Its Purpose?

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AV Web

DECEMBER 18, 2024

It is designed as an aerobatic trainer that can also serve as individual transportation, with a range of 530 nautical miles and a cruise speed of 150 knots. The two-seat, side-by-side taildragger is constructed of what the company describes as wood/carbon hybrid materials. Baggage capacity is 66 pounds.

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Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Central Weather Administration reported winds at 173 km/h (107 mph, 93 knots) gusting up to 209 km/h (130 mph, 112 knots). A “Typhoon Day” was declared with schools and businesses closing. Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in Taitung County on Thursday at 13:40 local time. The first approach was at 17:34 local time.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 27, 2025

At the time the recorder stopped, the aircraft was traveling at 161 knots and at an altitude of 498 feet. The flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) failed to capture the final moments of the flight, stopping at 08:58:50 local time.

Runway

AV Web

MARCH 20, 2025

Approximately three minutes later, the autopilot disengaged when the airspeed was 99 knots. The speed then dropped to 70 knots, and the altitude was about 3,100 feet. In the final communications with air traffic control, the pilot was informed to descend to 4,000 feet at his discretion.

Gross Weight

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2025

Crosswind is referenced in terms of knots, a fancy aviation term for nautical miles per hour . Example 1 Aircraft heading: 070 Wind Direction:160 Wind Strength: 25 knots This example is super easy. The wind strength is 25 knots. So 1 (the sine of 90) X 25 (knots) = A crosswind component of 25 knots. knots 20 0.34

Crosswind

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

The FAA Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS) use the following Vref speeds to determine the aircraft approach category: Category A: Speed 90 knots or less. Small Single-Engine) Category B: Between 91 and 120 knots. Small Multi-Engine) Category C: Between 121 and 140 knots. Airliner) Category D: Between 141 knots and 165 knots.

Weight-Shift-Control

Flying Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

minutes, covered 1,722 nm at an average ground speed of 511 knots, and burned 22,200 pounds of jet-A. Below 500 feet I got a bit slow, momentarily down to 147 knots, versus a reference speed of 144 and target of 152. On a typical flight I taxi at a maximum of 21 knots, rotate at 1.9 I hand-flew the first 13.3

Pilot

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

The aircraft was over 100 knots, making it a high-speed rejected takeoff. According to the Aviation Herald , a Vueling Airbus A320 rejected takeoff at Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) on November 8th, 2024, due to engine failure.

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AV Web

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Winds were about 25 knots gusting to 40 from about 270 degrees at the time. Toronto Airport says all crew and passengers are “accounted for” and some injuries have been reported but it has been confirmed that there were no fatalities. The airport is closed. Developing story.

Runway

Aerotime

APRIL 15, 2025

Widely praised, the PC-12 NGX turboprop comes with a range of up to 1,800nm, maximum cruise speed of 290 knots and takeoff distance of 2,485 feet. The PC-24 business jet was first delivered in February 2018. It is famed for its short runway capabilities and is certified for operations on grass, gravel, dirt and snow.

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Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The inclusion of wheel pants creates a finished, factory look while improving cruising speed by a few knots. The modern paint scheme utilizes unique colors and is reportedly a 7 out of 10 in terms of condition. Better yet, the Continental O-200 has only 475 hours since major overhaul in 2002.

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Pilot Institute

JANUARY 13, 2025

gallons per hour, and your cruise is 148 knots. gallons per hour, and your cruise speed has reduced by ten knots to 138. gallons per hour and your cruise to 128 knots. Consider youre in your Bonanza C35 and cruising at 6,000 feet on a standard ISA day. Youre at 75% power, with 2150 rpm showing and 23 inches of manifold pressure.

Altimeter

Aerotime

MARCH 28, 2025

Again, the 88 passengers and crew entered a steep dive, hurtling towards the bay at more than 200 knots. Wikimedia At 16:19, an awful noise of grinding and snapping metal was heard and the aircraft pitched forward violently.

Horizontal Stabilizer

AV Web

APRIL 1, 2025

What has so far been agreed to by the FAA is 54 knots clean stall speed. Pelton later added that the stall speed increase of four knots would include approximately 70% of all current single engine piston aircraft in the fleet would qualify to be flown as a light sport aircraft. We did in our comments ask to get that raised to 58.

Gross Weight

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Long story short, weather conditions in Toronto werent great, with winds of 23 knots, gusting up to 33 knots. There were a total of 80 people onboard, including four crew members and 76 passengers. Initial reports suggest that there were no fatalities, though several passengers with injuries have been transported to area hospitals.

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Flying Magazine

JULY 3, 2025

We had a 40-knot headwind, but using a conservative 10:1 glide ratio at FL 300, I knew we could make Page Airfield. I was 20 knots above gear speed, but I knew the gear could handle it. The gear is locked down, and I am still 30 knots over landing speed as well as overweight, but I have the runway made.

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AV Web

JULY 22, 2025

Sport Pilots will be able to fly aircraft that have a clean stall speed of up to 59 knots, and aircraft in that category can stall as high as 61 knots with flaps down, under new rules issued by the Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in a public ceremony at AirVenture on Tuesday.

Pilot

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Its interesting to note that the plane was both lower than it shouldve been, and also quite a bit faster, as it was going 173 knots. Just to compare this to the typical numbers, the Asiana A350 operating the same flight the day before was at roughly 775 feet, and traveling 136 knots, around the same point.

Approach

Air Facts

MARCH 5, 2025

For example, describing a Cuban eight maneuver would involve such writing as, enter the (in Farsi , R-L), Cuban eight (in English, L-R), maneuver no lower than (in Farsi , R-L), 10,000 AGL (in English, L-R), at a minimum of (in Farsi , R-L), 450 knots (in English, L-R). add 5 knots for winds at 10 knots gusting to 20 knots).

Pilot

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2025

The aerospace giant has released video of the test aircraft attempting to land in winds of 40-60 knots in Lubbock, Texas. READ MORE: Airbus Will Take Spirit AeroSystems Assets as Part of Carve-Up With Boeing Boeing has taken this to the next level with the testing of its 777X.

Crosswind

Flying Magazine

JUNE 25, 2025

I just started flight training, and the flight school aircraft have placards that read “maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity 15 knots.” ” Does that mean I can’t fly when the winds are above 15 knots?

Crosswind

AV Web

MARCH 9, 2025

The capacious flying boat will carry 19 passengers 350 nautical miles at 250 knots in the regional airline configuration. Mallard Enterprises has sold 30 of its ME-1A twin turboprops to a South African start up regional airline JOLY. There is also a 10-passenger executive layout with a range of 980 nm.

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Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

As they descended towards Leeds, the crew calculated the landing performance with the wind at 060 at 19 knots. The approach controller gave them the current wind as 070 gusting 33 knots and let them know that a Boeing 737-800 had just landed. And sometimes its 35 knots across *and* thick fog. It’s not *always* like that.

Crosswind

Flying Magazine

MAY 9, 2025

The Weather Weather at the time of the accident was reported as a ceiling of broken clouds at 7,500 feet and the winds from 150 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 18 knots, then along the route became more variable. of 36 knots from the west. Investigators noted a peak was recorded at 2:23 p.m.

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Aerotime

MAY 28, 2025

With a long-range cruise speed of 324 knots (372mph/598 kph) and a cruise altitude of up to 30,000ft (9,144m), the D328eco is a competitive and efficient replacement for jets with up to 70 seats, added the company.

Runway

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 20, 2025

At the time of the accident, winds were at an angle of 270 degrees (the runway was at an angle of 230 degrees), at 28 knots, gusting to 35 knots. 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

Descent

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Compared to standard landings, no-flaps landings require certain adjustments in aircraft handling, such as: Higher approach speeds (5-10 knots faster than normal). For example, in a Cessna 172S, the approach speed increases from 60-70 knots with full flaps to 65-75 knots without flaps. Flatter approach angle (due to less drag).

Pilot

One Mile at a Time

MAY 17, 2025

This incident was so avoidable, no? I think incidents like this are a perfect representation of how complacent weve become with our air traffic control system, even if it makes no sense.

Runway

Flying Magazine

JULY 3, 2025

Archer Aviation’s Midnight and Joby Aviation’s S4, for example, are designed for short-hop flights cruising at less than 175 knots. The TriFan 600, by contrast, is expected to exceed 850 nm and 260 knots. It bills the model as an “xVTOL” to denote its “eXtended” range and speed compared to fully electric VTOL (eVTOL) air taxis.

Lift

WayMan

APRIL 17, 2025

Estimating Wind Speed Through Windsock Observations Windsocks also help pilots estimate wind speed by how far the sock extends: Partially extended (3 knots): Indicates light wind. Halfway extended (6 knots): Reflects a moderate breeze. Fully extended (15 knots): Shows strong, steady wind conditions.

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