Thinking Inside The Box
Predicting landing performance can mean a deep dive into the airplane’s documentation, with no precise answers.
Predicting landing performance can mean a deep dive into the airplane’s documentation, with no precise answers.
The one you should be concerned with depends on how you measure it, and how hot or cold conditions might be.
After a hiatus from the left seat, how can you get back into your groove? Flying something that’s not typical for you might help.
Without some kind of indicator to help us manage yaw, we can’t always trust the seat of our pants.
NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System offers a wealth of resources on real-world operations. And more.
The idea is to adjust your bank angle to compensate for changing groundspeeds, which depend on your airspeed.
Runway incursions happen even at smaller airports. Losing situational awareness to distractions is a typical reason.
They’re present whenever a wing generates lift. As with real estate, the keys to avoidance are location, location, location.
Many Class B or C airport have special VFR routes charted to help us get around or through them. Sometimes, IFR is easier.
An easy way to avoid the risk of ditching is to not fly over water. The rest of us should plan ahead.