Knot Lift Threshold 
Flying Magazine
JUNE 10, 2025
degrees per second, and lifted off at a pitch attitude of 6.5 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. I hand-flew the first 13.3
Pilot Institute
MARCH 28, 2025
This is called lift. Wingtip vortices are a byproduct of lift. Once the wing stops producing lift, the vortices dissipate instantly. Wing spoilers drastically reduce the lift generated by the wing. Its important because the lift is always produced perpendicular to the relative wind. Why is this important?
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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.
Air Facts
MAY 14, 2025
As he lifted off from a touch-and-go, I shook the control stick and said, Ive got the jet. During each turn, we lost about 1015 knots, but once wings-level again, the jet quickly accelerated back to 300. For every 100 pounds above 1,000, add one knot to each airspeed. One day, I had finally had enough. Gusty winds?
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). Lift and Drag Modifications A no-flaps landing significantly reduces drag and lift, which is why the approach is flown at a higher speed. Pre-Landing Checklist 1.
Air Facts
AUGUST 1, 2025
I taxied alone to the threshold of runway 17. At 55 knots, I eased back on the stick. The I-GITR lifted off and I was flying solo for the first time. I had memorized the Thiene traffic pattern: which altitudes to hit at each landmark, when to make the calls, when to enter slow flight, and where to drop full flaps on final.
Plane and Pilot
JULY 1, 2025
A witness reported that they saw the airplane lift off from the runway and remain in ground effect until it crossed the departure end of the runway. After arriving at the destination airstrip the student entered left downwind for Runway 13, resulting in a right quartering tailwind of about 5 knots.
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