Pilot Institute
JANUARY 1, 2025
deviates slightly, using statute miles for visibility, feet for RVR, knots for wind speed, and inches of mercury for altimetry, while reporting temperature and dew point in Celsius. In our case, the first two numbers are saying that the wind is blowing at a speed of 4 knots. m/s) gusting to 41 MPH (36 knots; 18.5
Jetwhine
JULY 14, 2025
An Air India Boeing 787 That’s because of a short piece of text on page 13 reads, “The aircraft achieved the maximum recorded airspeed of 180 Knots IAS at about 08:08:42 UTC, and immediately thereafter, the Engine 1 and Engine 2 fuel cutoff switches transitioned from RUN to CUTOFF position one after another with a time gap of 01 sec.
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Aerotime
JULY 12, 2025
Fuel cutoff mid-climb Flight AI171, bound for London Gatwick (LGW), had departed Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) at 13:39 IST (08:09 UTC). After a normal takeoff roll and liftoff, the aircraft reached a maximum recorded airspeed of 180 knots. It was carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members.
Fear of Landing
JULY 18, 2025
At 07:43 UTC (12:43 local time) the flight crew contacted ATC for pushback, which was approved, followed by the aircraft starting up. 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.
Pilot Institute
OCTOBER 17, 2024
for any of the following: Severe thunderstorm due to: Surface winds greater than or equal to 50 knots. YYGGgg : Date and time of issue in UTC (Zulu time). issued on the 6th at 15:55 UTC The Summary Section The summary includes a brief overview of the SIGMET, providing validity, affected regions, and sequence information. [n][n]n
Fear of Landing
DECEMBER 13, 2024
The flight departed normally from Leipzig Halle Airport at 02:08 UTC (03:08 local), operating as flight QY5690/BCS18D. At 03:28 UTC, ninety minutes into the flight and on final approach to Vilnius, the aircraft crashed near Liepkalnis Hill. Vilnius International Airport serves the capital of Lithuania, located just 5.9
iPad Pilot News
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
To the right you can see the winds aloft: about ten knots down low, picking up to more than 50 knots out of the southwest at 10,000 feet and above. In this case we have moved out five hours, to 2000 UTC. Comparing this information to the current METAR for the area confirms this data, with low ceilings and light winds.
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