Aviation News

JUNE 30, 2025

 VN‑A863) taxiing for takeoff to Ho Chi Minh City struck the vertical stabilizer of. Incident Overview On June 27, 2025, around 2:23 p.m. local time, a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 (flight VN7205, reg. VN‑A863)

Runway

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

Whether it is a short Cub flight to the north for Coopers Bar-B-Que, a true Texas pit grilling experience, or a quick hop over to a makeshift, 1,000-foot grass runway paralleling the road at the local winery, you are sure to be entertained throughout your training. Ill roll out on the runway and slowly bring the power in, I said.

Knot

Flying Magazine

JUNE 11, 2025

Situational awareness is enhanced through the use of Garmin’s terminal safety solutions, such as Runway Occupancy Awareness (ROA) technology. The enhanced multitouch technology also enables on-screen hand stabilization, allowing pilots to more accurately input and access information.

Flight Deck

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. The initial impact was 420 feet past the runway 23 threshold. Obviously it was gusty, but if youre not able to stabilize an approach, thats when a go around would ordinarily be performed.

Descent

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

The wind pushing from the side makes controlling the aircraft during touchdown more challenging and increases the risk of veering off the runway or damaging the plane. A crosswind is any wind that blows perpendicular or at an angle to the runway centerline. This keeps the plane’s ground track aligned with the runway centerline.

Crosswind

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

A short 18 months later, on August 13, 1937, the XPB2Y-1 took to the skies for the first time, revealing plenty of room for improvement lateral instability was a major problem for the deep-hulled boat, so the single tail fin was augmented by two smaller fins on the horizontal stabilizers. But lets not forget its big advantage!

Horizontal Stabilizer

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

These forces must work in harmony to maintain flight stability. Proper use of the throttle , maintaining alignment with the runway, and achieving the correct airspeed are essential steps. It requires managing descent rates, aligning with the runway, and controlling speed for a smooth touchdown.

Weather

Plane and Pilot

MAY 31, 2025

As Bill tells it, the base and final pttern legs were textbook and the flare perfect, right up until the sound of the prop tips pinging off the pavement and the scraping of the belly on the runway replaced the roar from the open door. As the late baseball manager/philosopher Yogi Berra famously said, It aint over until its over.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

JULY 3, 2025

It includes three ducted fans—two on the fixed wing that tilt to support both hover and cruise flight, and a third in the rear for stability during takeoff. It could even enable short takeoff and landing (STOL) from the runway. The model is designed to lift off from helipads, rooftops, grass fields, and other unimproved surfaces.

Lift

Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Back in the mid-2000s, United was just trying to stabilize itself. There’s already a public transit connection, and there’s plenty of runway capacity at the airport, so the pieces are coming together. The number of flights plunged with July 2017 having over 20 percent fewer flights than July 2004.

Stability

Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

A few minutes later, we heard the center controller clear a Trans Missouri Airlines commuter plane for the VOR Runway 30 approach to Jefferson City. The ice was simultaneously adding weight while destroying the shape of the wing and stabilizer air foils. This reduced the amount of airspeed I could convert to rate of climb.

VOR

Plane and Pilot

MAY 3, 2025

To some extent this was carried out with the Cherokee, though the key design elementuse of a stabilator in place of a conventional elevator and fixed horizontal stabilizeris likely the influence of John Thorp. Thorp joined the Piper design team during the Cherokees development; his own Sky Scooter used a stabilator.

Approach

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Learning how to land a Piper Seminole means becoming comfortable with these avionics, which help guide the aircraft through the landing procedure, ensuring optimal approach speeds and alignment with the runway. Full flaps provide maximum lift and stability, allowing the aircraft to fly slower without stalling.

Descent

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

The snow plow operators were happy to be able to go about their clearing operations without having to hold short or vacate runways to wait for arrivals or departures. It was clear that he was not able to maneuver to circle to the longest runway so a straight in on the east/west runway was his only option.

Weight-Shift-Control

Flying Magazine

MAY 30, 2025

Pilots appreciate the 182 for its ideal blend of cruise speed, payload capacity, and runway flexibility. Additional touches like vortex generators, stabilizer abrasion boots, and Guardian CO detector add utility and peace of mind. This 2007 model continues that legacy with a G1000 panel, clean airframe, and well-chosen upgrades.

Transponder

Air Facts

MAY 14, 2025

At pattern altitude, I leveled off, and our airspeed stabilized at 300 KIAS. We touched down on speed about 100150 feet down the runway. When I turned onto the outside downwind, about two miles west of the inside downwind, the jet slowed its acceleration but continued climbing. I reached the idle detent just past midfield.

AGL

World Airline News

MAY 14, 2025

The foundation of this work has been improving the performance and resilience of the airlines systems, including the migration of data centres to the Cloud to bring increased digital stability. For example, our Runway support tool that calculates the most appropriate schedule intervention when disruption occurs.

Air Traffic Control

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

On a standard day, with a full load and at sea level, the Cessna 172 can take off in roughly 1,500 feet of runway. It balances speed with stability and control. Takeoff and Climb Performance The Cessna 172 Skyhawks takeoff and climb performance is a key metric to consider when evaluating its overall performance.

Knot

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

You use the rudder here to align yourself with the runway as the ailerons bank the aircraft into the wind. Both these actions are very useful in the landing roll since the goal is to slow the aircraft down and make it stick to the runway to make the wheel brakes more effective. This lets you lose altitude rapidly without speeding up.

Torque

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 7, 2024

By the time he had burned off enough fuel to make the landing safe, though, it was dark in Buffalo, and Woolams mistook the side lights on the runway for the end lights and as a result, the XP-63 skidded into a grove of trees.

Airfoil

Northstar VFR

MARCH 16, 2025

As the propeller spins, it creates a spiral pattern of airflow that wraps around the fuselage and strikes the left side of the vertical stabilizer (rudder). The same way you would counteract any of the other left turning tendencies By applying right rudder pressure to keep the nose aligned with the runway.

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The jet slammed into the ground six thousand feet short of the runway, taking the lives of 134 people. At first, you might experience a strong headwind, which briefly increases your airspeed and gives you a false sense of stability. Unable to recover, the jet struck approach lights short of the runway and then towers 8 and 9.

Wind Shear

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 25, 2025

Landing the 727 at Meigs Field would be a challenge, as the runway there was just 3,900-feet (1,200 m), but the airline had a capable crew to take N7017U on its final flight, with Captain B.C. After a low pass for the public and the press that had gathered to watch, Captain Thomas made the approach on runway 36 north.

Cockpit

Flying Magazine

JULY 18, 2025

It has smart power management cues for securing a failed engine with the OEI ESP (one engine inoperative electronic stability and protection) feature. Fusion includes three 14.1-inch The displays are touchscreen, plus there’s a QWERTY keypad and radio tuning knob console.

Flight Deck

Professional Pilot

MAY 9, 2025

Pilots land their PC-24 on a snow-covered gravel runway. Here a snowcat clears the runway for a mission during a blizzard. The helicopters medical capabilities provide vital stabilization during village medevacs. It plays a critical role, especially when fixed-wing aircraft cannot operate due to weather or runway limitations.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

.” The controller informed the pilot that he was 5 miles from NESTY and instructed them to cross NESTY at or above 3,800 ft MSL and cleared the pilot for the RNAV approach to runway 28R at KMYF. nm from the runway 28R displaced threshold, at 03:46 a.m. nautical miles from the runway. The pilot acknowledged the clearance.

Knot

Pilot Institute

JUNE 2, 2025

Well discuss how phugoid motion relates to your aircrafts stability, what you can do to counter it, and even look at what it can do to an aircraft in severe cases. Phugoid Motion and Aircraft Stability Phugoid motion is closely related to an aircraft property called longitudinal stability. What can make an aircraft do that?

Stability

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 20, 2025

On the landing approach, Saari, tightened the strap on his goggles, opened the cockpit, and stuck his head into the slipstream to see the runway, setting the Thunderbolt down safely and rolling to a stop. Saari had no forward visibility, and flew on instruments for the 50-minute flight home.

Tail

Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 13, 2025

Example of a Proper Radio Call: Minneapolis Ground, Cessna 172, N12345 at Inflight Aviation, ready to taxi to Runway 12 for departure. Why It Happens: Nervousness and lack of trust in the aircrafts stability. This leads to unstable approaches, excessive pitch changes, and increased workload in the cockpit.

Pilot

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

The captain slowed the aircraft from 104 knots and exited the runway onto a taxiway. First officer : Fff– They exited the runway to the taxiway and the captain shut down the left engine. They taxied back to the runway and began the take-off roll again. He called out that he had no airspeed. First officer : I did.

Turbulence

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Sure, there are the removable wings and an unusual-for-an-RV stabilator out back for pitch control, but there’s nothing revolutionary in the concepts or execution. So the temptation is to fly too fast and float down the runway, which the RV-12 will do for quite some distance. The RV-12 is, of course, all metal.

Airplanes

Aerotime

JUNE 11, 2025

Suitable for operations on short and unprepared runways, it is used for regional transport, surveillance, humanitarian missions, and island connections. It operates from short or unprepared runways and performs aerial refueling. Its tandem rotor design provides excellent maneuverability and stability, even in difficult terrain.

Jet

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Airport information, such as the length of the runway and the approach lighting pattern. FAA charts also add an airport diagram section showing the runway layout and lighting information. Airport/Runway Information Box This section first provides basic information about the approach. Approach minima. Hazards in the area.

Approach

Aerotime

MARCH 20, 2025

As the aircraft approached Nome, air traffic controllers informed the pilot of flight 445 that Nomes runway was being de-iced and was temporarily closed, and that flight 445 could expect a 10 to 15 minute delay in landing clearance to be given. NTSB The airplane came to rest upright. The engine cowling was dislocated and fragmented.

Knot

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 26, 2024

These lights are only used during flight and on the runway, as they are too bright for use on the ground, particularly at night. They are positioned downward to illuminate the runway and, as mentioned earlier, are sometimes used as taxi lights when dimmed. LED lights are commonly used for strobe lights, particularly on newer aircraft.

Airplanes

Aerotime

MAY 1, 2025

Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, has confirmed its high-speed vertical takeoff and landing (HSVTOL) concept has completed stability and control wind tunnel testing. Aurora announced on April 29, 2025, that the 20% scale model completed the wind tunnel testing in March 2025, at a Boeing facility near Philidelphia.

Lift

WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

Empennage: The Tail Assembly Located at the back of the aircraft, the empennage (or tail assembly ) includes the vertical stabilizer , horizontal stabilizer , rudder , and elevator. These parts help the aircraft maintain its stability in flight.

Lift