Plane and Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

Would the weather hold or not? The visibility had dropped to almost zero as we crossed the threshold. I examined the topped fuel tanks one more time and untied the ropes on the Cessna 152. I noticed that the wind was picking up. I looked toward the west, where the skies were darkening. I felt knots forming in my stomach.

Airplanes

Flight Training Central

MARCH 31, 2025

Approach light systems are a configuration of signal lights starting at the landing threshold and extending into the approach area, at a distance of 2,400 to 3,000 feet for precision instrument runways, and 1,400 to 1,500 feet for non-precision instrument runways.

Approach

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 24, 2025

Special VFR is a clearance issued by Air Traffic Control (ATC) that allows pilots to operate in weather conditions below the standard VFR minimums. Special VFR (SVFR) is a clearance that is given to an aircraft by ATC that allows flights in controlled airspace under VFR when weather is below standard VFR minimums but above IFR thresholds.

Clearance

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

Pilots can find out the prevailing winds aloft such as from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center and predict the vortices direction and rate of drift behind the preceding aircrafts flight path. This distance is measured when the preceding aircraft is over the runway threshold. The vortex, as a whole, drifts along with the wind.

Turbulence

Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2025

” The aircraft came to rest in a grass ditch about 100 feet from the left side of Runway 08 and 500 feet beyond the approach threshold. The weather at the time of the accident was reported as visual meteorological conditions (VMC). All major components of the airplane were accounted for at the accident site.

Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC)

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

These alerts include runway proximity, traffic, cabin altitude, destination weather, terrain, airspace and TFRs, carbon monoxide and more. The destination weather frequency callout provides the destination airport weather frequency (ATIS, AWOS, or ASOS). Sink Rate – Alerts as follows: When above 2,500 ft. per minute.

AGL

Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

The weather at the time of the accident included an AIRMET active for IFR conditions with ceilings below 1,000 feet and visibility less than 3 miles due to fog and mist. The LPV has lower weather minimums of the two, as it requires a ceiling of 673 feet versus 750 for the LNAV. nm from the runway 28R displaced threshold, at 03:46 a.m.

Knot

Professional Pilot

MAY 7, 2025

A pproaching the threshold, the flying pilot was trying to keep the wings level in the gusty crosswind. Climate Scientist Downburst windshear can cause aircraft to deviate from the approach path. If not recognized quickly, it can lead to incorrect pilot inputs and loss of control. Both pilots recognized instantly what was happening.

Crosswind

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

The equipment was often not much modernized from the military days so the pilots likely hoped for good weather as they filed their flight plans. We had departed Windsor Locks Hartford airport for New Yorks JFK and our weather briefing had predicted a narrow layer of ice that we could out-climb and settle above it at 5,000 cruising altitude.

Weight-Shift-Control

Pilot Institute

JUNE 9, 2025

Pilots use holds for traffic delays, weather, emergencies, planning, or runway changes. Bad Weather Sometimes the airport may not be busy, but conditions at the time aren’t suitable for an airplane to make a safe landing. Here’s what you need to know. There are three standard entry types: direct, teardrop, and parallel.

Airplanes

Flight Training Central

JULY 14, 2025

For example, a CFI with only 500 hours of instructional experience may not have encountered as wide a range of student errors or weather conditions as one with 1,000 hours, limiting their ability to provide nuanced guidance. Reducing ATP minimum hours would mean that pilots enter airline cockpits with less total flight experience.

Pilot

Universal Weather

JULY 29, 2025

They vary depending on factors such as: Crew experience and preferences Flight department SOPs Local airport and terrain considerations For example, one operator may be comfortable with a 3,000-foot ceiling minimum, while another might require a more conservative threshold.

Ceiling

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Approach Minimums When youre flying in bad weather and cant see much, you can rely on your trusty instruments to guide you. The minima table lists the DA and Height Above Threshold for each type of RNAV approach. Thats why some approach plates dont allow LNAV/VNAV when the weather is too extreme.

Approach

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 3, 2025

Look at how lovely the weather was that morning. At this point, we reached the threshold of the runway. The view is certainly breathtaking especially in good weather. We arrived in good weather in Barcelona. Passing by Air France's corperate office. Air France Concorde on display. Making our turn into the active runway.

Runway

Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

For example, a traditional airspeed indicator shows only real-time changes, while a glass cockpits trend indicator calculates exactly where the airspeed will be over a fixed unit of time and can trigger alerts or automated corrections if thresholds are breached. One of the best examples thats currently in service is the Gulfstream G280.

Cockpit

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 17, 2025

I was fortunate to be able to enjoy such good weather on that day. We waited for a while near the threshold to allow a few aircraft ahead of us to take off. Off we go, taking off in this beautiful weather. However the weather in Singapore was not good as you can see the gloomy clouds greeted us during our descent.

Airline

Plane and Pilot

JULY 1, 2025

Probable cause(s): The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees after takeoff, during high density altitude weather conditions. The pilot was distracted, and flew too low, striking several approach lights short of the runway threshold. The flight instructor was able to close the door but could not get it secured properly.

Density Altitude

Aerotime

OCTOBER 25, 2024

 However, all those students qualifying through CAE will encounter the same curriculum, level of standards, and threshold testing as students trained at NAV CANADA.  

Air Traffic Control

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Using the VASI is crucial as it gives you safe obstruction clearance within 10 degrees of either side of the runway centerline and around four nautical miles from the runway threshold. nautical miles from the runway threshold. VASI provides a more extensive range of obstacle clearance at 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold.

Runway

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Unfortunately, opportunities to get there can be few and often come down to the whimsy of weather. Weather conditions were different this time around, but the critical difference was that The Bear was flying right seat with me. I awoke that morning at 5:00 am and checked weather, squinting at ForeFlight on my phone in the dark.

Runway

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

However, a forecast for low IFR weather in that part of Maine led us to cancel it. I had no interest in flying one hour north only to be shut out of our destination by weather below minimums for the available instrument approach procedure. Still the better part of an hour away from home, weather conditions were concerning.

Ceiling

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Weather It’s a good idea to brief any weather that could make your landing more challenging. Descent Point Nominate a descent point that will give you a constant 3° profile to the threshold. Approach Speed When crossing the threshold, you must ensure you fly the correct approach speed. So, what should you include?

Airplanes

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.

Runway

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 13, 2025

The Captain made his announcement and gave us update on the weather on route and for the announcments by the cabin crew, it was done in 5 languages including the Taiwanese dialect. Take off was slightly turbulent but eventually the weather improved after flying out of Japan. At the threshold, we were cleared to depart.

Weather

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The ILS approach has revolutionized aviation and the types of weather we can fly in. 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. This is most likely thanks to the ILS. What is an ILS?

Knot

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

My ride: JA804X Shout out to all the ground staff especially those working on the aircraft in cold and hot weather. The weather was splendid in both airports and I can't ask for more. Turning left, heading towards the threshold. Here I am, on board my 119th airline, Solaseed Air! Pushing back in progress.

Cabin Crew

Universal Weather

APRIL 10, 2023

An operator that feels they will exceed that threshold would need to apply to both the DOT 375 authorization and the FAA Part 129 Operations Specifications. Exceeding the 12-flight cap under the DOT 375 Special Authorization This authorization only allows up to 12 flights to the U.S.

Threshold

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 23, 2025

Not an ideal weather to fly in but at least I was flying in a more comfortable class. Once we were cleared of the dreadful weather, the rest of the flight was smooth including the landing at Taipei airport. We entered the threshold and waited for our clearance to take off. Almost there now. We started rolling down the runway.

Weather

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

If you’re at a field with no weather reporting, gauge the wind speed and direction using the windsock. 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. It will allow you to fine-tune your approach.

NOTAMs

One Mile at a Time

JULY 12, 2024

That’s especially true when you consider the spending threshold bonuses. Among these features is: Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption Insurance — be reimbursed up to $5,000 per trip when your trip is canceled or cut short due to sickness, severe weather, etc. However, in reality, not all of those points come from the credit card.

Threshold

AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The speeds are based on aircraft weight and performance (affected by runway and weather). Landing Bugs Bug 1 and 2: V Ref – Landing Reference/Threshold Crossing speed (bugs are positioned together). Adjusting the Command Bug with the IAS/MACH selector knob What do the bugs represent?

Pitot Tube

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Some nice Indian music was being played before take off and landing, I thought that was nice, it somehow helps to calm one nerves especially when flying through turbulent weather. Here we are, we have reached the threshold. It took a while before the seatbelt sign was turned off and the crew started preparing for in-flight service.

Weather

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Weather, field conditions, obstacles, and many other elements greatly affect short field operations. If it prevents you from landing close to the threshold, a short runway becomes even shorter. The aiming point at an actual short field should be as close to the threshold as is safe. Choose an aiming point.

Weight-Shift-Control

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 4, 2024

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Threshold

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 14, 2024

Once we were on our way, we flew through a bit of turbulence but once the weather was better, the seat belt sign was turned off. Finally we reached the threshold and we were on our way. The weather wasn't good but at least it wasn't bumpy. At this point, the bad weather left us and we were greeted with good weather.

Airline

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

My plan: if the weather was as crummy as forecast, I would just go to work. If the weather was somehow better than forecast, I would fly in the morning and attend to my work in the afternoon. With eyes closed and still on the threshold of sleep, I considered how either good or dismal weather conditions might exist outside.

Weather

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

Answer: When looking at the surface analysis chart issued every three hours by meteorologists at the Weather Prediction Center (WPC), you may have seen a tan dashed line with a label “OUTFLOW BNDRY” nearby. Crescent-shaped convective outflow boundary as detected on NEXRAD Doppler weather radar.

Wind Shear