Flying Magazine

MAY 26, 2025

For example, an alert such as 17A MBA 30K- 1MF 150 11 states, Runway 17 arrival, microburst alert, 30 knot loss, 1 mile final, threshold wind 150 at 11 knots.

Weather

Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

The general prognosis indicated no icing in the clouds, no turbulence and a quartering headwind from the west resulting in a mere five knots of headwind component. Instead of a gentle breeze out of the west, we had over 20 knots of headwind blowing out of the south. We were about 1/2 mile from the threshold.

VOR

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

This lateral movement takes place at a speed of about two or three knots. This distance is measured when the preceding aircraft is over the runway threshold. Pilots need to keep this behavior in mind as theyre likely to encounter these vortices while theyre on approach or during departure.

Turbulence

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

The alert will only sound once every 60 seconds and is automatically disabled if groundspeed is less than 40 knots. Runway Final Approach Alert – Alerts when approaching any runway, based on altitude, vertical speed, track, and when within 4 nm of the runway threshold. AGL after having been above 1,000 ft. MSL and 25,000 ft.

AGL

Pilot Institute

JUNE 9, 2025

Holding in Lieu of Procedure Turns Flying a ‘holding pattern’ is a great way to reverse your course and leave yourself pointing towards the runway threshold. For tailwind on the outbound leg, subtract 1 second per knot of tailwind component. For a headwind on the outbound leg, add 1 second per knot of headwind component.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

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.

Knot

AV Web

JULY 1, 2025

The max stall speed is 45 knots and the max full-power cruising speed is 120 KCAS. GPH on 92 knots. The published 75-knot best rate of climb provides a comfortable deck angle. Vso approach speed of 53 knots indeed feels slow and Wilkinson suggested using something closer to 60 knots, which worked just fine.

Gross Weight

AV Web

JANUARY 22, 2025

The airplane came to rest about 1600 feet from the Runway 31 threshold and about 250 feet right of the extended centerline. Winds were from 290 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 21 knots. Aftermath The Cessna 140 was destroyed when it impacted terrain near the Wayne Municipal Airport (LCG), Wayne, Neb.

Final Approach

Plane and Pilot

JULY 1, 2025

After arriving at the destination airstrip the student entered left downwind for Runway 13, resulting in a right quartering tailwind of about 5 knots. The pilot was distracted, and flew too low, striking several approach lights short of the runway threshold. The flight instructor told the student to perform a short field landing.

Density Altitude

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

The pilot reported that he was too high and fast crossing the threshold 70 feet above ground level (AGL) at 90 mph. The digital flight data recorder (DFDR) data indicated that the captain attempted takeoff at a rotation speed 23 knots slower than the calculated rotation speed Anything else? No mention of IPC results.

Pilot

One Mile at a Time

JULY 22, 2025

One important thing to understand is that there’s a displaced threshold on the runway, meaning that planes can only land around 1,700 feet (520 meters) beyond the point where they can take off. Fortunately the Boeing aircraft rejected its takeoff at around 60 knots, preventing a catastrophe. Was there some other miscommunication?

Runway

Flying Magazine

JULY 16, 2025

Still, you’ll likely cross the threshold well above the recommended landing speed and float for quite a while as you slow. Tack on an extra 20 knots to an approach speed for an aircraft that should be flown at 70 knots and the landing distance is doubled. —not often easy in a descent. Let’s play with some numbers.

Approach

Fear of Landing

JULY 25, 2025

V 1 (take-off decision speed): 114 knots V R (rotation speed): 118 knots V 2 (take-off safety speed): 126 knots The captain arrived at the cockpit. They entered runway 02 and performed a backtrack to the threshold in order to use the full length of the runway. The stall speed of the CRJ 200 was 111 knots.

Ferry Flight

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

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 I slowed the Warrior down to better manage the turbulence and this, combined with the headwind, dropped our ground speed as low as 73 knots. He certainly had a point.

Runway

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The aerials are in a position that provides a threshold crossing height of 50ft. It consists of lights that start at the landing threshold and extend into the approach area. They are as follows: Category A: Less than 91 knots. Category B: 91 knots to less than 121 knots. Category D: 41 knots to less than 166 knots.

Knot

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Descent Point Nominate a descent point that will give you a constant 3° profile to the threshold. Take your ground speed in knots and divide it by two. So if your Vso is 50 knots, then aim to fly 70 knots. Approach Speed When crossing the threshold, you must ensure you fly the correct approach speed.

Airplanes

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

“Coming back around, I’m usually at about 60 knots. And then when you get down near the threshold, you just hold it off and gently let the wheels down. The tail touched down hard, but to save the landing—and the airplane—Storo put power to it and went around for another approach.

Crosswind

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

Key Takeaways Start by setting up your approach correctly to ensure you arrive at the threshold perfectly every time. You can only begin improving the touchdown if you’ve mastered positioning your aircraft above the runway threshold correctly. Flying at 60 knots? So, what is a stabilized approach? A target airspeed of around 1.4

Descent

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

In the Cessna 172S Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH), the landing distance decreases by 10% for every 9 knots of headwind. For the Cessna 172, landing distance increases by 10% for every 2 knots of tailwind. If it prevents you from landing close to the threshold, a short runway becomes even shorter. Choose an aiming point.

Weight-Shift-Control

AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

V MO on the 767 is between 340-360 knots (depending on aircraft serial number). Airspeed Pointer The airspeed pointer shows the indicated airspeed in knots as generated by the Air Data Computer. Digital Data Airspeed The Indicated Airspeed (above 30 knots) is displayed in a digital format.

Pitot Tube

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The weather briefing we had reviewed a half hour earlier promised a 20-knot headwind that would require two fuel stops on the 130-mile trip from our home airport in Kennett, Missouri (KTKX), to Little Rock Air Force Base (KLRF) in Arkansas. The windsock promised that getting the little yellow bird into the air would be a white-knuckle affair.

Runway

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

On a normal landing, you’d pull the power over the threshold, begin your roundout, and flare around 10 feet AGL. When crossing the threshold, start reducing the power. After all, pilots become used to moving the power to idle when crossing the runway threshold. The process is different for a soft field landing.

NOTAMs

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 13, 2024

For example, The Cessna 172 has an approach speed of 65 knots with full flaps. You should follow the “3:1 rule” – for every 3 nautical miles distance from the runway threshold, you must be a thousand feet above the ground. Proper Flare Technique Begin your flare at the right height, generally 10 feet above the runway.

Descent

Pilot Institute

JUNE 6, 2024

Unaided, with thresholds no worse than listed below: Sound Levels Ear Condition 500 Hz 1,000 Hz 2,000 Hz 3,000 Hz Better Ear 35 dB 30 dB 30 dB 40 dB Worse Ear 35 dB 50 dB 50 dB 60 dB Ear, Nose, and Throat The applicant must not have throat issues that could cause a speech problem. You may only fly below 18,000ft MSL at less than 250 knots.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

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). But imagine flying an aircraft at 150 knots through this— the up-and-down exchange will happen in just a few seconds, producing a jarring turbulence event.

Wind Shear

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

The subsequent investigation discovered that in the last 20 seconds prior to touchdown, the airspeed averaged 215 knots (247 mph/395 kph) while the sink rate was 1,620ft (493m) per minute – both excessive for the DC-10. Touchdown At 16:00 the airplane touched down on the runway threshold to the left of the centerline.

Runway

Fear of Landing

MAY 16, 2025

Although it is referred to as the decision speed, V 1 represents a crucial threshold: any choice to reject the take off must be made before reaching V 1 , so that the stopping is already in progress when it reaches V 1. The weather at Gatwick was good that morning: dry with temperatures of 18C (64F) and a headwind of 11 knots.

Thrust

Fear of Landing

JUNE 14, 2024

Photograph by Robert Frola (GFDL) via Wikimedia Commons Murwillumbah Airfield has a 19/01 grass strip which the report gives as 1,045 metres (3,428 feet), however, it is commonly listed as 800 metres as it has a displaced threshold of 245 metres on runway 19, because of industrial buildings and trees at the northern end.

Threshold

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

With as much as 25 knots of tailwind, we made the flight from Sodus to Alton Bay in only two hours. Rolling out on final approach, I was surprised to see another airplane stopped right at the runway threshold. Should that guy be so close to the threshold?" Lake Winnisquam with Lake Winnipesaukee in the distance. Joe asked.

Runway

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 1, 2024

It could carry a crew of two and four passengers at a cruise speed of 175 knots, or about 200 mph, at a service ceiling of more than 19,000 feet. We crossed the threshold just a few feet above the tarmac, and our intrepid pilot announced, “This is what I call the Tennessee waltz.” The very same craft is now enshrined in the Steven F.

Airplanes

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

I checked the weather by phone and was assured it would be great CAVU (ceiling and visibility unlimited) with 2-3-knot winds from 090 degrees. It looked like I was still on a descent to touch down at the threshold on Runway 15. A little more investigation revealed that the club’s mechanic had just completed a 100-hour inspection.

Threshold

Air Facts

AUGUST 26, 2024

Make this one of the key measures of your pilot proficiency: can you maintain a predetermined airspeed with a maximum deviation of +10/-5 knots (the Private Pilot ACS)? For example, fly 65 knots level (+/-2 knots if you can), then fly 65 knots climbing, then 65 knots descending, then 65 knots descending and turning.

Knot