Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

Postaccident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation, however, the weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the formation of serious carburetor icing at idle power. The weather conditions cleared about an hour after the accident.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions 52

Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Calibrated Airspeed 52

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 2, 2025

Post-accident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation, however, the weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the formation of serious carburetor icing at idle power. The weather conditions cleared about an hour after the accident.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions 90

Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Pilot 90

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

Key Takeaways Air density affects aircraft performance, including lift, engine power, and propeller effectiveness. These include lift, propeller thrust, and engine combustion. When flying through a high-pressure weather system, the same volume of air contains more molecules. The opposite is true for low-pressure weather systems.

Density Altitude 52

Density Altitude Pilot True Airspeed Lift 52

Pilot's Life Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

Aircraft contain all kinds of wonderous indicators and instruments to measure velocity, altitude, weather conditions, etc. However, the single most important aircraft instrument is probably the airspeed indicator. True airspeed (TAS) is the difference between the indicated airspeed and actual speed.

Pitot Tube 52

Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed True Airspeed Calibrated Airspeed 52

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

So there I am circling in clear weather with a frown on my face. So lifting off Van Sants, in eastern Pennsylvania, and just heading west is a great relief and flying is flying again. The weather was good with scattered cumulus floating around. My true airspeed, 68% power, 6,500 feet, was 161 mph. Lots of us do.

Weather 75

Weather Airplanes Lift Pilot 75

Air

MAY 21, 2025

Can cause sudden losses or gains in indicated airspeed (IAS), directly affecting lift. Effects: An aircraft flying through a microburst might first encounter a strong headwind (increasing IAS), then a powerful downdraught, followed by a sudden and severe tailwind (causing a dangerous loss of IAS and lift).

Crosswind 52

Crosswind Wind Shear Groundspeed Flight Computer 52

Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

When Covid-19 restrictions were eventually lifted and employees returned to work, some production line issues remained. Synthetic and enhanced flight vision systems (SVS ans EFVS, respectively) come standard, and options include controller-pilot data link communication (CPDLC), MultiScan weather radar, and XM graphical weather.

Jet 40

Jet True Airspeed Weather Flight Deck 40