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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on San Diego Crash

Flying Magazine

The aircraft was at an altitude of 8,000 ft msl and 270 knots ground speed at that time. ADS-B data showed the airplane subsequently turned abeam NESTY at about 3,750 ft msl and a ground speed of 200 knots. nm from the runway 28R displaced threshold, at 03:46 a.m. The aircraft’s ground speed was approximately 120 knots.

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Groundhog Day at Alton Bay

Photographic Logbook

A NOTAM closing Alton Bay was still active until 7:00 am that morning. As expected, the NOTAM closing the ice runway did expire and no new notification replaced it. Alton Bay's floating bandstand about 100 feet south of the runway threshold. A target moved across my traffic display at 450 knots (518 miles per hour). "I

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How to Make a Perfect Soft Field Landing Every Time

Pilot Institute

Check NOTAMs Before departure, check the Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) publication. You might find a NOTAM about your destination’s surface conditions. Don’t depend on NOTAMs to provide up-to-date information on soft field conditions. When crossing the threshold, start reducing the power.

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What Is an Outflow Boundary Shown on a Surface Analysis Chart? 

Flying Magazine

READ MORE: How Do You Check NOTAMs? 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). Evaporation of some of the rain cools the downdraft, making it even more dense compared to the surrounding air.