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MOSAIC Is Here: What It Means for Homebuilts

AV Web

The single biggest change is the increase in the maximum stall speed for airplanes a Sport Pilot can operate. 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 ).

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Air India 171 Crash Triggered by Fuel Cutoff

Fear of Landing

There were no known defects with the aircraft and the weight and balance were within normal operating limits. The aircraft accelerated along the runway and reached V1, the take-off decision speed, of 155 knots normally. The aircraft lifted off at 08:08:39 UTC. At 08:07:33, the aircraft was cleared for take-off.

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V-Speeds Explained (Vx, Vy, Va, Vs, Vfe, Vmc, Vno, Vne, etc)

Pilot Institute

For example, the rotation speed (VR) is the speed at which the pilot initiates a gentle rotation of the aircraft to lift off the ground during takeoff. V-speeds can be defined using any type of airspeed, such as knots or miles per hour, but the designation remains V unless a Mach number is used then it becomes M. VLOF Lift-off speed.