Pilot Institute

JANUARY 3, 2025

Have you ever wondered how pilots determine wind direction and speed at a glance? Standard FAA aviation windsocks are calibrated to fully extend at a wind speed of 15 knots. A windsock is an essential aviation tool that helps pilots make safe decisions. How To Read a Windsock Hanging limp : Winds are under 3 knots.

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Knot Weather Wind Shear Weight-Shift-Control 98

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

TSB Approach sequence Due to reported wind gusts as the CRJ900 approached Toronto Pearson following a flight from MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport (MSP) the aircraft was flown at 149 knots. seconds before touchdown the aircrafts indicated airspeed was 136 knots, and its ground speed was 111 knots.

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Indicated Airspeed Descent Knot Horizontal Stabilizer 293

Aerotime

JULY 30, 2024

Three Delta planes were on standby to depart from Runway 16L at SLC Airport. A recording of the conversation between a pilot of the DL1304 and air traffic control was uploaded to YouTube. The DL1304 pilot informed SLC that the headwind was exceeding safe limits for takeoff. We can get in there,” the Delta 2046 pilot said.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Knot Tail 293

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

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Descent Threshold Knot Flight Deck 106

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Specifically, as the aircraft was still around three miles from the intended landing runway (28L), it descended all the way down to 275 feet, according to flight tracking software Flightradar24. 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.

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Approach Knot Air Traffic Control Final Approach 108

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 21, 2025

A Southwest Airlines jet attempted to take off from a taxiway yesterday, somehow mistaking it for a runway in broad daylight. At Orlando Airport, Southwest departs from airside 2, and the plane was supposed to take off from runway 17R, a very short distance away. The taxiway runs parallel to the runway. The FAA is investigating.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Knot Pilot 94

AV Web

MARCH 10, 2025

The pilot of the plane, registered to a Mannheim, Pennsylvania LLC, told controllers at Lancaster Airport that he had an open door and needed to return to the airport. The pilot said he intended to join the downwind for the departure runway (26) but crashed a short time later.

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Knot Runway Pilot 92

Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Rather frustratingly, yesterday they had to release a further statement to confirm that the captain and/or first officer were qualified, countering malicious rumours that the flight crew had failed training events or that they had failed to gain pilot positions at Delta. inHg Remarks: Cumulus clouds 6/8 coverage, sea level pressure 1014.9

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Runway Tail Knot Altimeter 59

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 18, 2025

The aircraft came in to land on runway 22. Weather conditions werent good at all, with winds at the time reported as being at 22 knots, and gusting to 36 knots. Not only that, but there was quite a crosswind, as wind was blowing at a direction 40 degrees off the runway heading. This incident is now being investigated.

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Air Traffic Control Knot Runway Crosswind 106

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

At this point, the pilots will contact ATC for push and start clearance , allowing the plane to be pushed back from its parking position (if applicable, depending on the airport) and to start its engines in sequence. Once this message is conveyed to the pilots, they disengage the aircraft’s parking brake, hence the ‘ wobble ’.

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Cabin Crew Runway Knot Clearance 274

WayMan

APRIL 17, 2025

How to Read a Windsock Knowing how to read a windsock is a foundational skill for any pilot. At Wayman College of Aeronautics, we emphasize this essential skill early in our pilot training programs to build situational awareness from day one. These cone-shaped fabric tubes are mounted on poles near runways, helipads, and taxiways.

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Knot Runway Crosswind Pilot 52

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The NTSB and FAA are investigating a runway incursion at Nashville International Airport on Thursday in which an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crew rejected its takeoff at about 130 knots when a Southwest 737-700 crossed the far end of the runway it was using.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Knot Clearance 111

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

It might sound a bit scary, but its a valuable skill for a pilot to master. Pilots must adapt their approach and landing technique during flap failure. When landing without flaps, pilots must adjust their techniques to compensate for higher approach speeds, a shallow descent angle, and longer landing distances.

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Pilot Descent Drag Approach 52

Gary's Flight Journal

JANUARY 26, 2025

Once reaching 153 degrees I was ready to taxi to runway one-four. There is something to be said for exercising your pilot in command duties. The pattern was busy at Cambridge and I had to turn away to the north then re-enter for the left downwind runway one-six. I launched for Cambridge (KCGE) and really enjoyed the view.

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Runway Pilot in Command Knot Hangar 98

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

Pilots avoid vortices by maintaining safe separation and adjusting flight paths. When the aircraft encounters a vortex and its strong enough to induce roll, the pilot counters it by using the ailerons against the roll and tries to fly out of the wake as soon as possible. How Are Wingtip Vortices Formed?

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Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This isn’t good… air traffic controllers cleared two Southwest jets to use the same runway at the same time. Southwest 1478: “Runway 27, line up and wait, Southwest 1478.” San Diego Ground: “Southwest 785, cross runway 27 at B6, continue taxiing via C.” Southwest 1478: “Runway 27, cleared for takeoff, Southwest 1478.”

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Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control Knot 117

AV Web

OCTOBER 5, 2024

A passenger took control of a King Air C90 from its incapacitated pilot over southern California on Friday and managed to put it safely on a runway at at Meadows Field in Bakersfield. The plane ran off the end of the runway but was undamaged and no one was injured. He was a passenger with knowledge but no pilot’s certificate. …

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Pilot Descent Knot Runway 119

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The airport has a single north-south asphalt runway (01/19) of 2,515 metres (8,250 feet). The runway elevation is 646 feet above mean sea level. One pilot was killed in the crash, the other three suffered serious injuries. QNH one zero two zero, ILS approach runway one nine, information Uniform.

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Runway Approach UTC Knot 104

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: NASA and Boeing Hit Pause on Experimental X-66 The video shows the airplane crabbed into the wind, then during the transition from approach to landing the nose is aligned with the centerline of the runway.

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Crosswind Rudder Aileron Airplanes 52

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 12, 2025

Then, a few years ago, I was privileged to hear how an amazing young woman, Jessica Cox , earned her sport pilot certificate. In a crosswind, you fly an Ercoupe down the runway with whatever crab angle you need to track the centerline and let the gear figure it out upon touchdown. The ERCO Ercoupe was an immediate success.

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Rudder Tail Crosswind Airplanes 105

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

I say a favor, but once you pick up the phone, calling it a favor is candy-coating an assignment, unless it is blatantly in violation of our pilot contract or regulations. The RNAV approach to the 7,000-foot Runway 31 that snakes around from the Runway 4 extended centerline, loops past Citi Field, and rolls out on a tight-in final approach.

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Runway Approach Knot Jet 66

Pilot Institute

MARCH 19, 2025

Pilots use METARs for flight safety, runway selection, and weather planning. The wind is from the south at 8 knots. The KT indicates that the scale used is knots (an abbreviated term for nautical miles per hour ). Pilots love knowing about the wind. METARs use abbreviations but become easy to read with practice.

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Weather Altimeter Runway NOTAMs 84

One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 28, 2024

I recently covered a heated exchange between an Aeromexico pilot and JFK ATC. Well, VASAviation has just published another JFK ATC video, this time involving an Air France pilot. From the arrival runway, the tower controller had cleared the Air France aircraft to hold short of runway 22R. Pilot: “Okay, we hold short.”

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Runway Knot 120

Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

For the next leg, from Corfu to Leeds Bradford Airport, the captain, an ATPL with 14,250 hours, of which 2,800 were on type, was the Pilot Flying. As they descended towards Leeds, the crew calculated the landing performance with the wind at 060 at 19 knots. And sometimes its 35 knots across *and* thick fog. Like Jersey.

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Crosswind Rudder Knot Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

I felt knots forming in my stomach. The 152 rocked and bounced in the air currents as we approached the runway. The airplane was pushed up and down in tight, quick movements as we came in over the pavement, and then the tires squealed as we hit the runway hard. Any pilot would have trouble with those gusts. yelled Bill.

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Airplanes Threshold Runway Knot 94

Flying Magazine

MAY 13, 2024

It has long been said that the private pilot certificate is a “license to learn” as it is the foundation of a person’s flying career. Subscribe Now Featured I am not a DPE, but for several years I have been a check pilot providing mock check rides for applicants at the request of their CFIs. Every time.

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Pilot Knot Annual Inspection VOR 116

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In the previous installment of this two-part article , AeroTime took you through the initial stages of a routine commercial flight, from the pre-departure checks carried out by the pilots and cabin crew, to what is happening outside the aircraft, and from engine startup to taxi and take-off.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 274

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

Heads-up, hands-free: How to use iPad audio alerts for safer flights iPad Pilot News The iPad is an engaging visual tool, but many pilots forget about its many audio uses. These alerts include runway proximity, traffic, cabin altitude, destination weather, terrain, airspace and TFRs, carbon monoxide and more. MSL and 25,000 ft.

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AGL Runway Groundspeed Descent 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Sometimes it’s emotional—the Beech Starship, what few of them are still in the wild, inevitably wow viewers of both the pilot and nonpilot persuasion. The canopy provides plenty of headroom for even taller pilots, while the view over the nose is equally generous. With a 41-knot stall speed, the common 1.3 But successful?

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Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 98

One Mile at a Time

JULY 11, 2024

At around 7:47AM local time, the jet began its takeoff roll on runway 19R, and once the jet reached a high speed, multiple tires burst on the right hand main gear. This caused the crew to reject the takeoff at a speed of over 150 knots, which is very close to the plane’s takeoff speed. The pilots did a great job… probably?

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Runway Knot Pilot Jet 123

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In the early days, pilots used a mechanical circular slide rule, called an E6B. Find the crosswind component for Runway 36 if the reported wind direction is 320 at 12 knots. knots Correct! knots Correct! 106 knots 110 knots 115 knots Correct! 110 knots 132 knots 81 knots Correct!

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Flight Plan True Airspeed Flight Computer Groundspeed 52

Flying Magazine

APRIL 29, 2025

It is designed for a pilot to fly as many as four passengers at up to 200 mph (174 knots) on short trips within cities such as New York and Dubai. Joby on Tuesday said it completed seven crewed transition flights with three different test pilots in the past week. It completed its first remotely piloted transition in 2017.

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Knot Pilot Lift Tail 52

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 30, 2024

At 12:37AM local time, the jet was cleared to take off on runway 33R, which has a length of 13,796 feet (4,205 meters). However, for whatever reason, the pilots instead attempted to take off from taxiway K, which is parallel to the runway. Once at that high speed, the pilots realized their error and rejected the takeoff.

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Runway Knot Jet Pilot 123

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Kentland has a 4,000-foot runway, east/west, with a crosswind straight out of the north. Nobody answered on unicom, and the facilities were at the west end of the airport, so I decided on left traffic for Runway 27. I turned base early, slipped the RV-9A as hard as it would go, landed halfway down the runway, and stood on the brakes.

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Weather Runway Knot Rudder 74

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 21, 2024

This incident is especially strange, since conditions were good, so one has to wonder what exactly was going on with the pilots. Southwest 737 pilots confused in Oklahoma City? The aircraft was cleared for a visual approach on runway 17R. Southwest pilot: “Yeah, we’re going around, Southwest 4069.”

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Pilot 125

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 28, 2025

My friend Walt and I were due to fly his very nice Piper Arrow out for a Saturday breakfastyour basic $400 bacon and eggs Walt was a relatively experienced pilot who came up through the Piper ranks. We departed his home field on the 5,000-foot runway. Walt trimmed for 85 knots and we watched for a light. Eighty knots, nothing.

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Knot Airplanes Runway Pilot 54

Air Facts

JULY 15, 2024

Though wind is reported using such simple numbers like 270@15G20, I’ve come to believe that 20 knots here is not always the same as 20 knots there. I did a checkride in 30 knot winds in the flatlands of Kansas, almost straight down the runway. Then came the landing in 20 knots in the Hill Country of Texas, west of Austin.

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Knot Crosswind Rudder Turbulence 98