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Author |
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Date |
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| DIFFERENT TIMES PASSENGERS WITH NO FLYING EXPERIENCE LANDED AIRCRAFT. |
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May 12, 2022 |
460 |
| A330 wide-body aircraft landing at Gautam Buddha International Airport to mark test flight. |
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Apr 28, 2022 |
301 |
| A330 wide-body aircraft landing at Gautam Buddha International Airport to mark test flight. |
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Apr 28, 2022 |
299 |
| Research on the Prediction of Aircraft Landing Distance. |
Zhao, Ningning; Zhang, Junchao |
Report |
Jan 20, 2022 |
5133 |
| Trajectory Track for the Landing of Carrier Aircraft with the Forecast on the Aircraft Carrier Deck Motion. |
Li, Hai-Xu; Gao, Fei-Yun; Hu, Chu-Jun; An, Qiang-Lin; Peng, Xiu-Quan; Gong, Yan-Ming |
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Dec 24, 2021 |
4326 |
| Calculation and Analysis of Aircraft Pollutant Emission Based on Time Wake Separation Mode under Coastal Airport and Headwind Conditions. |
Wei-Jun, Pan; Heng-Heng, Zhang; Xiao-Lei, Zhang; Tian-Yi, Wu |
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Aug 25, 2021 |
6598 |
| Thales, Dragonair partner to support 3-runway expansion at Hong Kong International Airport. |
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Aug 9, 2021 |
297 |
| Thales, Dragonair partner to support 3-runway expansion at Hong Kong International Airport. |
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Aug 9, 2021 |
311 |
| Afghanistan assures Pakistan of probing NA Speaker aircraft landing denial. |
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Apr 10, 2021 |
334 |
| Olsztyn-Mazury Airport with ILS-II category system. |
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Nov 16, 2020 |
325 |
| A new FLYING CAR. |
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Reprint |
Sep 1, 2020 |
671 |
| Computational Evaluation of Aerodynamic Loading on Retractable Landing-Gears. |
De Stefano, Giuliano; Natale, Nunzio; Reina, Giovanni Paolo; Piccolo, Antonio |
Report |
Jun 1, 2020 |
6554 |
| Jet's horror skid off runway; One person killed after plane breaks into three in crash. |
ANDY LINES Chief Reporter |
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Feb 6, 2020 |
157 |
| Jet's horror skid off runway; Passenger is killed after plane breaks into three in crash. |
ANDY LINES Chief Reporter |
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Feb 6, 2020 |
157 |
| Go-Around Detection Using Crowd-Sourced ADS-B Position Data. |
Proud, Simon Richard |
Report |
Feb 1, 2020 |
7470 |
| Aircraft Landing Gear Global Market Projected to Witness a Rapid Growth by 2023. |
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Jan 14, 2020 |
816 |
| Aircraft landing gear market expected to reach 3.53% CAGR. |
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Nov 15, 2019 |
178 |
| Aircraft landing gear market expected to reach 3.53% CAGR. |
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Nov 15, 2019 |
191 |
| Aircraft Landing Gear Market to 2027 - Global Analysis and Forecasts by Aircraft Type, Gear Arrangement, Type, End-User. |
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Nov 4, 2019 |
957 |
| Aircraft Landing Gear Global Market Pegged to Expand Robustly/ Classification, Application, Industry Chain Overview, SWOT Analysis and Competitive Landscape To 2023. |
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Oct 21, 2019 |
1154 |
| Global Aircraft Landing Gear Repair and Overhaul Market Size,Share,Trend,Business Outlook,Forecast 2019-2025. |
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Oct 18, 2019 |
618 |
| SAMI buys into aircraft accessories company. |
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Aug 8, 2019 |
390 |
| Landing Gear Services Market Growth Opportunities, Comprehensive Analysis, Competitive Landscape, Future Prospects, Trends by Forecast to 2023. |
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Aug 6, 2019 |
978 |
| SAMI acquires Aircraft Accessories & Components Co. Ltd. |
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Jul 17, 2019 |
396 |
| SAMI buys into Saudi aircraft accessories company. |
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Jul 16, 2019 |
514 |
| New automatic aircraft landing system passes its first test. |
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Jul 5, 2019 |
301 |
| New automatic aircraft landing system passes its first test. |
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Jul 5, 2019 |
301 |
| Burloak Technologies signs Memorandum of Understanding with Safran Landing Systems. |
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Jun 18, 2019 |
160 |
| Engineering firm failed to pull off tractor move; After the Second World War the British tractor industry mushroomed to such an extent that many long-established engineering concerns looked into producing their own models. Pete Small looks at one such concern - Turner Manufacturing of Wolverhampton. |
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Jun 15, 2019 |
663 |
| Why Pakistan's jets took off from an Islamabad highway. |
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Mar 19, 2019 |
611 |
| Baku airport: Russian aircraft landing on an emergency after a suspected bomb on board. |
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Mar 11, 2019 |
191 |
| Fixing Your Bounce: A bounced landing isn't hard to recover, but it's better to flare slow enough and low enough that it doesn't happen in the first place. |
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Feb 1, 2019 |
1070 |
| Fixing The Fisk Arrival: The EAA has some recommendations for the FAA on improving VFR arrivals during AirVenture. |
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Jan 1, 2019 |
760 |
| Opposition calls for probe of Israeli aircraft landing reports. |
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Oct 31, 2018 |
383 |
| BAC improves aircraft landing safety, efficiency. |
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Sep 29, 2018 |
455 |
| Approach Gates: Approaches are a lot easier if you think of the various fixes on the way to the runway as points at which to manage speed, configuration and descent rate. |
Turner, Thomas P. |
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Jul 1, 2018 |
2232 |
| Govt. to remove aircraft landing fees to boost tourism in eastern Taiwan. |
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Apr 17, 2018 |
389 |
| Switchology. |
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Column |
Apr 1, 2018 |
491 |
| Procedure Vs. Technique: There's more than one way to nail the 180-degree power-off spot landing. |
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Mar 1, 2018 |
2136 |
| A Bad Time For Circling: Picking up airframe ice on the approach presents handling challenges at a critical time, especially if we don't realize it. |
Burnside, Joseph E. |
Case study |
Jan 1, 2018 |
1361 |
| Three Green, Please. |
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Essay |
Jan 1, 2018 |
478 |
| Established Numerical Techniques for the Structural Analysis of a Regional Aircraft Landing Gear. |
Caputo, F.; De Luca, A.; Greco, A.; Marro, A.; Apicella, A.; Sepe, R.; Armentani, E. |
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Jan 1, 2018 |
6192 |
| Analysis of Global Sensitivity of Landing Variables on Landing Loads and Extreme Values of the Loads in Carrier-Based Aircrafts. |
Zhou, Jin; Zeng, Jianjiang; Chen, Jichang; Tong, Mingbo |
Report |
Jan 1, 2018 |
7243 |
| The $60K Slide: Post Gear-Up Strategies: Whether it's your fault or not, your insurer will cover it. But when the check is cut, you'll do better if you stay involved in the repair process.. |
Bertorelli, Paul |
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Oct 1, 2017 |
2945 |
| Daytime Black Holes: When landing on runways with an appreciable slope, your eyes can play tricks on you, leading to an unstabilized approach, or worse. |
Grubb, Glenn |
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Oct 1, 2017 |
2118 |
| Approach Vectors Checklist: While the controller is doing (some of) the navigating for you is a good time to set up for the approach. |
Turner, Thomas P. |
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Oct 1, 2017 |
1809 |
| Stabilizing your approaches: once you establish the correct airspeed and descent rate, fly to your aiming point. |
Grubb, Glenn |
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Sep 1, 2017 |
1769 |
| Window of opportunity: managing energy during an engine-out situation gives us a chance to get the airplane on the ground. SO does a 'chute. |
Burnside, Joseph E. |
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Jul 1, 2017 |
1245 |
| Two levers over. |
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Essay |
Jul 1, 2017 |
404 |
| Safety issues hamper House hearing on South China Sea. |
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Mar 17, 2017 |
313 |
| Doppler Effect-Based Automatic Landing Procedure for UAV in Difficult Access Environments. |
Kelner, Jan M.; Ziolkowski, Cezary |
Report |
Jan 1, 2017 |
4992 |
| Not at night: thanks to a probable new obstruction and depending on the time of day, you may not be able to fly the approach to your destination. |
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Nov 1, 2016 |
1233 |
| Heroux-Devtek signs contract to design and develop KF-X aircraft landing gear. |
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Sep 1, 2016 |
202 |
| Heroux-Devtek signs contract to design and develop KF-X aircraft landing gear. |
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Sep 1, 2016 |
216 |
| High and dry. |
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Essay |
Sep 1, 2016 |
522 |
| I'm not that good. |
Burnside, Jeb |
Editorial |
Jun 1, 2016 |
382 |
| Eye aligner: a sight for flight: a portable version of the seat height adjustment spheres found in jets helps you dial in the proper view over the glareshield. We think it's worth a try. |
Anglisano, Larry |
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Jun 1, 2016 |
469 |
| Precautionary landings: the off-airport landing should be in your bag of tricks but usually isn't taught these days. |
Durden, Rick |
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Apr 1, 2016 |
2171 |
| Glideslope gouges: the "rule of three" memory aid can help us plan an ILS or LPV approach, monitor its progress and keep us out of the weeds, all at the same time. |
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Mar 1, 2016 |
1017 |
| Sputtering over water. |
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Essay |
Mar 1, 2016 |
499 |
| 80 flights land safely in foggy conditions at AIIAP using SEA's 2nd ILS CAT IIIB. |
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Feb 15, 2016 |
694 |
| Going around: aborting a landing attempt and coming back for another try isn't difficult, but smoothness counts when you're close to the ground. |
Burnside, Joseph E. |
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Jan 1, 2016 |
1742 |
| Lessons relearned. |
Stuart, Jim |
Essay |
Jan 1, 2016 |
463 |
| Tailwheel training: bring your A game. |
Durden, Rick |
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Oct 1, 2015 |
2272 |
| Taxi into danger. |
Hunziker, Daniel |
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Jul 1, 2015 |
510 |
| Pitchlock & cheese holes. |
Angeli, Mike |
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Jul 1, 2015 |
1068 |
| Iwo Jima and the carrier air wing five experience. |
Thompson, Robert |
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Jul 1, 2015 |
1578 |
| Going around. |
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Brief article |
May 1, 2015 |
122 |
| Dark horse 33. |
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Brief article |
May 1, 2015 |
165 |
| Dark horse 31. |
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Brief article |
May 1, 2015 |
182 |
| Deer in the landing lights. |
Culbertson, Ryan |
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May 1, 2015 |
1079 |
| How a "minor" issue got upgraded. |
Stewart, Matthew |
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Mar 1, 2015 |
798 |
| My Worst Landing. |
Moncure, D. |
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Feb 1, 2015 |
435 |
| Weighty matters. |
Bartlett, A. |
Essay |
Jan 1, 2015 |
474 |
| Ship's in a turn! |
Armenteros, Daniel |
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Jan 1, 2015 |
817 |
| A bridge too small. |
Buck, Michael |
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Jan 1, 2015 |
941 |
| The ditching option: when the chips are down, ditching may be the best alternative, but still requires planning and preparation. |
Dave, Prizio |
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Nov 1, 2014 |
2038 |
| My ditching. |
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Brief article |
Nov 1, 2014 |
161 |
| Virtual glideslopes: your WAAS-enabled GPS navigator can lead you into the weeds when flying a published vertical descent angle or using a generated glideslope. |
Burnside, Joseph E. |
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Oct 1, 2014 |
1250 |
| Which approach is which? |
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Oct 1, 2014 |
339 |
| Rnav rwy 36 with VDA and 34:1 slope. |
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Brief article |
Oct 1, 2014 |
101 |
| Sydney Airport Implements Smart Path Technology for all Weather Aircraft Landing. |
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Jul 10, 2014 |
311 |
| Five crosswind fixes: use these tips to help fix problems you might be having with crosswind takeoffi and landings. |
Burnside, Joseph E. |
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Jul 1, 2014 |
1754 |
| Sideslip? Or crab? |
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Brief article |
Jul 1, 2014 |
231 |
| Keep it simple. |
Brecker Manfred |
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Apr 1, 2014 |
470 |
| Iraqi minister's son misses flight and forces aircraft back. |
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Mar 6, 2014 |
505 |
| Honeywell contracted to provide aircraft landing assurance at St Helena airport. |
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Mar 5, 2014 |
149 |
| Honeywell contracted to provide aircraft landing assurance at St Helena airport. |
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Mar 5, 2014 |
163 |
| Short-and soft-field landings: Airspad control is key, hut so is planning: Can you get out of what you got into? |
Hart, Mike |
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Feb 1, 2014 |
2923 |
| Touch and go. |
G. Kaplan |
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Feb 1, 2014 |
483 |
| United Express flight made an emergency landing in Delaware following reports of smoke in the cabin. |
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Brief article |
Jan 29, 2014 |
165 |
| Pilot lands on highway. |
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Jan 17, 2014 |
471 |
| PBI authorities are trying to determine who pointed a laser at landing aircraft. |
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Dec 11, 2013 |
437 |
| Technical evaluation of a runway using the deflection method. |
Yadav, Devinder K.; Nikraz, Hamid |
Report |
Dec 1, 2013 |
7715 |
| Rushed a checklist? Me? Never. |
Russo, Jason |
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Nov 1, 2013 |
1372 |
| Five landing fixes: it's not just about airspeed. Pattern size and turn points, plus a practiced eye for the right sight picture, can help. |
Burnside, Joseph E. "Jeb" |
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Sep 1, 2013 |
1889 |
| The art of crashing: it's all about dissipating energy over as long a distance as possible. Slow down, avoid the hard stuff and maintain control throughout. |
Hart, Mike |
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Sep 1, 2013 |
2375 |
| Brain-stem power. |
Cleveland, Graham |
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Sep 1, 2013 |
1463 |
| "Wave off" means "wave off". |
Willard, Garth |
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Sep 1, 2013 |
881 |
| More gray hairs. |
Dittig, Ken |
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Jul 1, 2013 |
667 |
| Fixing your flare: a smooth, safe landing results from a well-planned approach and touchdown. The right airspeed and transitioning to the proper attitude are key. |
Burnside, Joseph E. "Jeb" |
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Jun 1, 2013 |
1949 |
| One trip, two surprises. |
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Apr 1, 2013 |
483 |
| Simo run on 23R. |
Bauchman, Geoffrey |
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Mar 1, 2013 |
565 |
| Traffic in the break? |
Morgan, Matt |
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Mar 1, 2013 |
502 |
| Report looks at aircraft landing gear market through 2018. |
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Feb 25, 2013 |
242 |
| Report looks at aircraft landing gear market through 2018. |
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Report |
Feb 25, 2013 |
253 |
| Handle with care: trying to land while experiencing a system failure might be a good time to fly more gently than normal. |
Burnside, Joseph E. "Jeb" |
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Feb 1, 2013 |
1191 |
| You landed--now what? Sometimes getting from that nice landing to parking at an unfamiliar airport can be the most challenging part of the journey. Here are a few tips to ease the way. |
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Feb 1, 2013 |
915 |
| Crossing restrictions: we all know about 'em, but here's an in-depth look at both speed and altitude restrictions all the way down an arrival. As a bonus, we even start the approach with one. |
Bowlin, Frank |
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Feb 1, 2013 |
848 |
| A simple decision. |
Safinski, Gregg |
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Jan 1, 2013 |
1522 |
| Talk about it later. |
Wedel, Jared |
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Jan 1, 2013 |
891 |
| A hybrid metaheuristic for multiple runways aircraft landing problem based on bat algorithm. |
Xie, Jian; Zhou, Yongquan; Zheng, Hongqing |
Report |
Jan 1, 2013 |
6296 |
| Good riddance. |
Bowlin, Frank |
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Jan 1, 2013 |
559 |
| High-latitude approach: most of us never look at the old whiskey compass in the cockpit, but it represents the cornerstone of navigation. Think you can get where you're going if you can't use it? |
Smith, Lee |
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Jan 1, 2013 |
740 |
| Approach light secrets: like Rodney Dangerfield, approach lighting gets no respect. Until it's used to descend a bit further, that is. Fly safer and avoid bending the regs by knowing your lights. |
Van West, Jeff |
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Dec 1, 2012 |
1933 |
| Kuwait denies Jordanian military aircraft landing on its territory. |
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Nov 8, 2012 |
217 |
| Lead radial tip-offs: these crossing points on the arc are more helpful suggestions than hard rules. How you take the hint depends on both the approach in question and your relative velocity. |
van West, Jeff |
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Nov 1, 2012 |
1182 |
| It's brand new! What could go wrong? |
Basher, John |
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Nov 1, 2012 |
1253 |
| Racing the sun. |
Kill, Bryan L. |
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Nov 1, 2012 |
1376 |
| I really don't want to shut down this engine. |
Popejoy, Karl |
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Nov 1, 2012 |
939 |
| A little late. |
Brandt, Nicholas |
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Nov 1, 2012 |
1080 |
| Australia s Antarctic runway melting. |
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Oct 24, 2012 |
308 |
| Sharjah Celebrates 80th anniversary of first aircraft landing. |
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Oct 14, 2012 |
517 |
| The OL' Switcheroo. |
Schafer, Dan |
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Oct 1, 2012 |
388 |
| No-arrival sectors: another tale from the land of aviation compromise, where trying to dot every "i" wipes some of the "t"s right off the page. Ah, progress. |
van West, Jeff |
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Oct 1, 2012 |
796 |
| No two-for-one here: an ILS approach chart is really two approaches sharing one chart--except when it isn't. Sometimes one little detail way upstream makes all the difference. |
Van West, Jeff |
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Sep 1, 2012 |
902 |
| Tactical circle-to-land: the FAA'S plan for RNAV to every runway makes circle-to-land a rarer maneuver these days. There are still times when it's worth the trouble, even if it takes a bit more forethought. |
Ludlow, Chet |
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Aug 1, 2012 |
2352 |
| Running the scud. |
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Essay |
Aug 1, 2012 |
538 |
| Save a botched approach: some days you're an ace and other days even the basics elude you. Know what you can do and what you shouldn't do to make a landing from an approach that goes wrong. |
Bowlin, Frank |
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Jul 1, 2012 |
1963 |
| Our feathered friends: if you remember which side of a localizer is "blue" and which is "yellow," you're either a historian or a true pelican. You also have an edge when it comes to certain oddball approaches. |
Van West, Jeff |
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Jul 1, 2012 |
436 |
| The least dangerous. |
New, Dave |
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Jul 1, 2012 |
909 |
| Coyote ugly. |
Hobert, Matt |
Travel narrative |
Jul 1, 2012 |
530 |
| Your best-laid plans: setting up for the expected approach when you're 30 minutes out is simple. It's handling those last-minute changes to a different approach that tests your mettle. |
Bowlin, Frank |
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Jun 1, 2012 |
2019 |
| Boeing continues global Dream Tour with Washington as latest destination. |
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May 8, 2012 |
200 |
| Switch-hitting on the ILS: the glideslope pegged. Or failed. Or the winds now favor circling. No, you don't have to go missed. You just have to move the aircraft back into the safe zone. |
Brenneman, Dog |
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May 1, 2012 |
1524 |
| Counterpoint: go missed now. |
Van West, Jeff |
Brief article |
May 1, 2012 |
308 |
| Straight to the middle: the AIM and the ATC bible, the 7110.65, say different things about clearing an aircraft direct to an intermediate fix. If you're not careful, you may end up in a fix yourself. |
Van West, Jeff |
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May 1, 2012 |
1020 |
| Should I stay or should I go now? |
Chamberlin, Ian |
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May 1, 2012 |
1351 |
| Bravo Zulu. |
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May 1, 2012 |
320 |
| Welcome to the Philippines. |
Bankart, Hunter |
Travel narrative |
May 1, 2012 |
2569 |
| To restart or not to restart. |
Jakovich, Brett; Hutcherson, Jason |
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May 1, 2012 |
2425 |
| What is "established"? we've all heard "maintain ... until established" we fly the route and make our descents without ATC yelling (usually). but are we actually doing it right? |
Bowlin, Frank |
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Apr 1, 2012 |
1727 |
| Bravo Zulu. |
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Mar 1, 2012 |
611 |
| The right time to descend: far 91.175 lays out exactly when you can descend below MDA and land--or does it? One pilot's skip of a stepdown inside the FAF while VMC sparked a regs controversy. |
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Mar 1, 2012 |
1947 |
| Height above what? While it's obvious that you now 'line up and wait" where you once positioned and held, that's not the only place international standards are sneaking into your flying. |
Van West, Jeff |
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Mar 1, 2012 |
590 |
| And still more. |
Bencini-Tibo, Luca F. |
Brief article |
Feb 1, 2012 |
196 |
| Five reasons your landing suck: to improve them, pay attention to planning, airspeed, configuration, directional control and your sight picture at various points in the pattern. |
Burnside, Joseph E. (Jeb) |
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Feb 1, 2012 |
1985 |
| Low time, high anxiety. |
King, John |
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Feb 1, 2012 |
525 |
| Don't wanna hold. |
Tobachnik, David |
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Jan 1, 2012 |
400 |
| Don't get cross. |
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Jan 1, 2012 |
487 |
| 4 channel AOA failure. |
Liberg, Jocelyn K. |
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Jan 1, 2012 |
794 |
| Holds versus holding. |
McNicoll, Steven P. |
Brief article |
Dec 1, 2011 |
326 |
| Obstacles on the visual: the most common approach at the end of an IFR flight pulls the plug on automatic obstacle clearance. You might be surprised how little stands between you and eternity. |
Van West, Jeff |
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Dec 1, 2011 |
1785 |
| What about temporary obstacles? |
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Brief article |
Dec 1, 2011 |
344 |
| Setting limits in IMC: one of the secrets of a perfect approach is leaping on problems the moment they appear without leaping right off the cliff. To master it, try putting yourself on a short leash. |
Ludlow, Chet |
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Dec 1, 2011 |
1833 |
| Descent control: sometimes you've gotta hurry down, keeping your speed up, yet still slow to land. It could be tweaks on an ILS, or an ugly chop'n drop. The secret is largely the same. |
Bowlin, Frank |
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Dec 1, 2011 |
1999 |
| Belt and suspenders: approaches are usually navigated by the pilot, or follow the commands of a radar controller. But this Icelandic approach seems to use both. How does that work? |
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Dec 1, 2011 |
1123 |
| Choices under pressure: we may dream of testing our mettle with a real IMC emergency. But do we have the guts to put our choices under the hard scrutiny of afterthought? This pilot does. |
Van West, Jeff |
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Nov 1, 2011 |
1814 |
| What would a data-driven approach chart look like? |
Staff, T. |
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Nov 1, 2011 |
721 |
| Less than zero: sometimes success turns on noticing the oddball item that doesn't seem right, but is. Other times, something seems reasonable--but turns out to be dead wrong. |
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Nov 1, 2011 |
905 |
| Making the field: planning a dead-stick approach works a lot better, when you employ the "key position" concept for turns and other decisions. |
Turner, Thomas P. |
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Oct 1, 2011 |
2841 |
| Check, then doublecheck. |
Pelt, Larry Van |
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Oct 1, 2011 |
476 |
| Planned abort points: some critical decisions must be made before you have time to think them through. Preload your actions so you don't get caught wondering, "Is this going to work out?". |
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Sep 1, 2011 |
2525 |
| Published missed missteps: we brief the missed approach procedure knowing full well we won't fly all, or even any, of it. But flying it will at least keep you out of harm's way, right? Maybe not. |
Adelizzi, Bob |
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Sep 1, 2011 |
2337 |
| Accident scan: nail the speed every time. |
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Sep 1, 2011 |
437 |
| A switch-up approach: when there's no good transition and ATC can't fill in with a vector, can you change approaches in midstream? Probably, but it's likely there's a better way. |
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Aug 1, 2011 |
1186 |
| Mechanical bull. |
Hugie, Lucas |
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Jul 1, 2011 |
1696 |
| Blinded by the light. |
Farwell, Benjamin |
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Jul 1, 2011 |
1018 |
| Think to the future, act in the now. |
Van West, Jeff |
Column |
Jul 1, 2011 |
638 |
| Emergency descent in IMC: that stabilized descent stuff is fine, so long as you've got time and at least one working engine. Too bad catastrophic failures don't always wait for clear skies. |
Van West, Jeff |
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Jul 1, 2011 |
2152 |
| Down, but not stopped: GPS straight-ins to shorter runways coupled with more aircraft that carry some speed on final means an old nemesis waits to snare a new batch of pilots. |
Brenneman, Dog |
Column |
Jul 1, 2011 |
1506 |
| No reason to bust. |
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Brief article |
Jun 1, 2011 |
159 |
| LESS precise, lower mins: with greater precision comes lower minimums, except when it yields precisely the opposite. sometimes TERPS rules foil the approach designer's best intentions. |
West Van, Jeff |
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Jun 1, 2011 |
905 |
| Homecooked approaches: loading an approach from the GPS database is the easy way to get all your needs met. but when it's not there, you can whip up your own version to compliment the basic needles. |
Singer, Neil |
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Jun 1, 2011 |
1312 |
| On the air. |
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Jun 1, 2011 |
576 |
| My time of struggle: the tanker then reported that he had an error code and didn't think his system was going to give us any fuel. Our prospects of making it back to the ship were almost wiped out after this info, but we decided to at least attempt to take some gas. |
Schraud, Dustin |
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May 1, 2011 |
2261 |
| Slam by the numbers: did ATC just ask for "maximum forward speed" on this approach? That's no problem if you've got a plan. Master it, and you may never want to fly a mundane approach again. |
Van West, Jeff |
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May 1, 2011 |
2113 |
| No pt within the TAA: T-shaped GPS approaches and Terminal Arrival Areas (TAAs) nix the need for procedure turns and offer lots of options to knowledgeable pilots. Here's where that GPS really pays off. |
Collins, John |
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May 1, 2011 |
1423 |
| Which ILS is best? It's common to choose between multiple approaches, but multiple versions of the same ILS? One seems clearly better than the other. Are we missing something here? |
Shelton, Joe |
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May 1, 2011 |
599 |
| Getting a leg up. |
Ettinger, Chip |
Brief article |
Apr 1, 2011 |
187 |
| Chill out about descents: you probably still hear your instructor's voice haranguing you to hit that glideslope intercept altitude or MDA sooner. This is one voice you can usually ignore. |
West, Jeff Van |
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Apr 1, 2011 |
1206 |
| Radar available: until full adoption of ADS-B gives us new excuses why ATC can't see you, it's still a good plan to check whether radar coverage is likely. Note that "likely" isn't "guaranteed.". |
West, Jeff Van |
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Apr 1, 2011 |
630 |
| Libyan crisis: India seeks aircraft landing rights in Sehba. |
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Mar 1, 2011 |
398 |
| When positive control is not so positive. |
Krueger, Chris |
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Mar 1, 2011 |
948 |
| Gas guzzling. |
Stone, Timothy |
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Mar 1, 2011 |
1193 |
| Ducking under: pressures leading us to bust minimums can include passenger expectations, cockpit confusion and low fuel but rarely produce a good outcome. |
Turner, Thomas P. |
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Mar 1, 2011 |
2633 |
| Implementing the required (a) internal & external works pertaining to Build Your Own House Project in New Sohag City, also (b) the asphalt works for an aircraft landing facility at Al Gelawiiya Village in Sohag Governorate. |
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Jan 6, 2011 |
147 |
| Safety spotlight. |
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Jan 1, 2011 |
381 |
| Quicksilver MX-2. |
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Brief article |
Nov 1, 2010 |
159 |
| Piper PA-22. |
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Brief article |
Nov 1, 2010 |
116 |
| Navion G. |
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Brief article |
Nov 1, 2010 |
112 |
| Aerospace & Defense News - Technology North America. |
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Oct 11, 2010 |
1879 |
| What goes around comes around ... again: deciding on the go-around is step one; executing it should be done in a thoughtful, logical sequence. |
Higdon, Dave |
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Oct 1, 2010 |
2719 |
| Enemy of the good: in an engine-out situation, we should be looking for the nearest adequate landing area, not the best one. |
Burnside, Joseph E. "Jeb" |
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Oct 1, 2010 |
1255 |
| Skip the IAF on an arc: new technology leads to new interpretations of the regs. Not that those interpretations always make sense. At least the FAA has come their senses on joining DME arcs. |
Bowlin, Frank |
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Sep 1, 2010 |
1263 |
| Drink up after landing: you could fly the ICAO plate for the ILS into Dundee, Scotland with no more than a U.S. ticket and good intentions. That'd be as smart as downing some whiskey just before takeoff. |
Brenneman, Dog |
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Aug 1, 2010 |
1139 |
| On my way to south Georgia. |
Keesling, Dennis |
Brief article |
Aug 1, 2010 |
113 |
| We left Osceola. |
Minar, Woody |
Brief article |
Aug 1, 2010 |
116 |
| Lighten up your landings: the biggest problem with executing a proper landing? Many pilots work extremely hard to mess them up. |
Lockridge, James |
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Jul 1, 2010 |
2512 |
| Botched bounce: when a bounced landing leads to a prop strike, the only smart thing to do is close the throttles. |
Burnside, Joseph E. (Jeb) |
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Jul 1, 2010 |
1237 |
| Five exercises for better crosswind landings: proper crosswind skills involve putting together a few specialized techniques. With these exercises, you'll handle the challenge with confidence. |
Turner, Thomas P. |
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May 1, 2010 |
2284 |
| Last Go-Around: High and hot approaches should always be avoided, especially at night. And then there's the failed engine. |
Burnside, Joseph E.(jeb) |
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Apr 1, 2010 |
1227 |
| Wind on the ILS: ready to take a vow to stop reacting to the needles and start proactively piloting the airplane along the approach path? Here's how. |
Holston, Ken |
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Apr 1, 2010 |
1801 |
| For LSOs embarked at sea, no other phrase elicits more apprehension as these four words: paddles to the platform! |
Wedertz, Robert |
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Mar 1, 2010 |
1328 |
| Level of trust. |
Antel, Matt |
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Mar 1, 2010 |
830 |
| Night carrier approach. |
Taylor, Ben |
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Mar 1, 2010 |
1075 |
| Cleared to land. |
Yancey, Wesley |
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Mar 1, 2010 |
1000 |
| Failure on dirty-up. |
Igler, K.E.T. |
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Mar 1, 2010 |
1677 |
| Airplane lands in New Jersey Turnpike, no injuries reported. |
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Brief article |
Feb 1, 2010 |
156 |
| Practice bore-sight IFR for descents on the angles. |
Holston, Ken |
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Feb 1, 2010 |
735 |
| Tefillin Misunderstanding Causes Philly Emergency Landing. |
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Brief article |
Jan 21, 2010 |
86 |
| Eyewitness. |
Sullenberger, Chesley B. |
Brief article |
Jan 4, 2010 |
106 |
| Turning error. |
Hunter, John |
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Jan 1, 2010 |
573 |
| Mooney technique. |
D'Ambrosia, Charles |
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Jan 1, 2010 |
336 |
| Landing on roads? In an emergency, that highway below you might look like a great place to land. But is it ? Don't miss our next online discussion with two pilots who've "been there and done that.". |
Burnside, Jeb |
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Nov 1, 2009 |
551 |
| Getting down. |
D'Ambrosia, Charles J. |
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Oct 1, 2009 |
450 |
| Try a broken approach: sure, you've got the numbers dialed in for your airplane. But are you ready for the day when all those numbers are wrong? |
Singer, Neil |
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Sep 1, 2009 |
1495 |
| Unfamiliar airports: first time landing at an airport? Knowing its status before departing isn't hard, but can require some extra effort beyond the usual resources. |
Higdon, Dave |
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Sep 1, 2009 |
2622 |
| Get-there-itis. |
Sherman, Len |
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Sep 1, 2009 |
510 |
| Aircrew safety. |
Polumbo, H.D., Jr.; Crever, James; Ford, Jay |
Brief article |
Sep 1, 2009 |
293 |
| Flight line safety. |
Isbell, Scott C. |
Brief article |
Sep 1, 2009 |
159 |
| Unit safety. |
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Brief article |
Sep 1, 2009 |
314 |
| Pilot safety. |
Thornton, Adam F. |
Brief article |
Sep 1, 2009 |
256 |
| R U down with VDP's? Visual descent points are one of those IFR subtleties that separate the hacks from the pros. (Don't worry. It's easy to go pro.). |
Singer, Neil |
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Aug 1, 2009 |
1290 |
| In the third dimension. |
Dauer, Edward A. |
Letter to the editor |
Aug 1, 2009 |
394 |
| Short stuff: the last time you had to make a true short-field landing, did you remember planning, airspeed control and flying a stabilized approach? |
Bowlin, Frank |
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Aug 1, 2009 |
1305 |
| By the book. |
Bowlin, Frank |
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Aug 1, 2009 |
1439 |
| Power-off approaches: managing your remaining energy for the no-go-around arrival--so you can walk away. |
Higdon, Dave |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
2470 |
| Green light at Bitburg. |
Cosentino, Neil |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
741 |
| GPS approach blunders: you've pressed the buttons and turned the knobs. Now you're ready for the RNAV approach. What could possibly go wrong? |
Ewing, John |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
1543 |
| Cleared for the visual: simplicity can be deceiving. calling the airport in sight is one of many requirements for ATC to issue a visual approach. |
Krammer, Tarrence |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
2056 |
| Stay IFR legal and able: the FAA asks little in the way of legality and almost nothing on being safe. A little self discipline goes a long way toward doing both. |
Loeffler, Frank |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
1073 |
| Lost in translation: an NDB approach with a charted visual segment into a foreign country requires skills we may have forgotten--plus a few new ones. |
Smith, Lee |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
1027 |
| A smooth launch lays the foundation for precision landings: the benefits of the program startup workshop. |
Jaynes, CJ; Kotzian, Mike; Losson, Melissa; Mallicoat, Duane; Nash, Dan; Redshaw, Mary; Simpson, Tim |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
2626 |
| Back up the bingo: "310, at two miles, discontinue approach, level angels 1.2, cleared left to the downwind, heading 235.". |
Gilroy, Brad |
Essay |
Jul 1, 2009 |
740 |
| Schwarzenegger's ‘Ok' after jet makes emergency landing. |
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Brief article |
Jun 20, 2009 |
143 |
| ATC's bag of tricks: when a controller's instructions make no sense to you, it might be because he didn't let you in on his secret plan. |
Kramer, Tarrance |
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Jun 1, 2009 |
1537 |
| Decision altitude in a turn: approaches of the future may have more twists than a cheap murder novel, but the skills to fly them will be largely old-school. |
Sanders, Rick |
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Jun 1, 2009 |
1513 |
| When less is more: decommissioning navaids can have surprising effects on the approaches that used them. |
Van West, Jeff |
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Jun 1, 2009 |
980 |
| Aircrew safety. |
Santucci, Joseph C. |
Brief article |
May 1, 2009 |
310 |
| Semi-stable approaches: by creating an approach standard that tightens progressively, you keep your options open while maintaining control. |
Rozendaal, Doug |
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May 1, 2009 |
2024 |
| Practicing for emergencies (without going broke): we all need more practice, but balance our finances against the likelihood of "something bad" happening. Thinking through all those bad things is a good compromise. |
Durden, Rick |
Viewpoint essay |
May 1, 2009 |
2449 |
| Aircrew safety. |
Douglas, Kevin G.; Conlee, Michael K.; Brister, Aaron K.; Bautista, Reynaldo B.; Williams, Adam E.; |
Brief article |
May 1, 2009 |
338 |
| Land on a taxiway? |
Paul Russo, F. |
Letter to the editor |
Apr 1, 2009 |
496 |
| Taming crosswinds: use a sideslip, a crab or a combination to stay aligned with the runway. Or go somewhere else. |
Durden, Rick |
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Mar 1, 2009 |
2431 |
| Spring-loaded to miss: the time that a missed counts most is when you're hoping you won't have to do it. Here's a simple system to handle the paradox. |
Bowlin, Frank |
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Mar 1, 2009 |
1906 |
| Heroics behind the Miracle on the Hudson. |
Stanley, Liana |
|
Feb 16, 2009 |
1369 |
| Don't watch the needles: sometimes the best way to avoid an ILS sword fight on the CDI is to stop looking at the instrument so much. |
Singer, Neil |
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Feb 1, 2009 |
3036 |
| The emergency atoll: if you're shooting this approach, you're either in the service or in big trouble. At least you don't have to worry about cell towers. |
McNamee, Jeff |
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Feb 1, 2009 |
810 |
| On the runway, please! |
Wilbur, Ted |
|
Jan 1, 2009 |
587 |
| Busting the control zone: you know the ceiling and vis requirements for Class E to the surface, right? Don't forget them when you're scud running at 180 knots. |
Parnau, Jeff |
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Dec 1, 2008 |
1324 |
| Unintended consequences. |
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Brief article |
Nov 1, 2008 |
310 |
| Ignore the ILS: don't always assume the ILS is the best way to go when the weather is low. TERPS logic occasionally defies common sense. |
Van West, Jeff |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
690 |
| VFA-97 fly to Iwo Jima. |
|
Brief article |
Sep 1, 2008 |
147 |
| Coming up short: there's really no excuse for landing short of the runway after an ILS. Once you, break out, just hold what you've got. |
Durden, Rick |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
2775 |
| Leading the turns: lead radials are a thing of mystery to the new instrument pilot, but a pro can get nearly perfect leads every time. Here's how. |
Brenneman, Dog |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
2658 |
| West wind at Gunnison: not all GPS approaches are built alike and some still require you to take over where the automation falls short. |
McNamee, Jeff |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
886 |
| On the air. |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
613 |
| HT-28. |
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Jul 1, 2008 |
415 |
| The flight deck demands flawless performance. |
Donnelly, Theresa |
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Jun 22, 2008 |
653 |
| An unwanted AFFF washdown. |
Greene, Jason |
|
Jun 22, 2008 |
634 |
| Ten tips for recovering bad landings: we all make bad landings--it's how we recover from them that matters. These ten tips will help you next time it's your turn. |
Durden, Rick |
|
Jun 1, 2008 |
2370 |
| Five top ILS cheats: flying an ILS approach to minimums doesn't have to be hard. Use these tips to simplify it and stay focused on the important stuff. |
Straw, Bill |
|
Mar 1, 2008 |
2486 |
| VFR for IFR pilots: sure, you can fly an ILS to minimums in a summer hurricane without breaking a sweat, but can you fly a VFR traffic pattern on a clear day? |
Bowlin, Frank |
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Feb 1, 2008 |
2387 |
| Bring cab fare. |
|
Personal account |
Feb 1, 2008 |
520 |
| Miss opportunity: for-real missed approaches are rare, but knowing in advance where you're going to go makes it manageable. It's all a matter of making the best of the opportunity. |
Burnside, Joseph E. |
|
Jan 1, 2008 |
2709 |
| Flat light. |
|
Personal account |
Jan 1, 2008 |
547 |
| Briefing the airport: briefing the approach as you descend from cruise should be the last step in a long chain when you're flying somewhere new. |
Shelton, Joe |
|
Jan 1, 2008 |
1563 |
| Safety pilot safety: simulated instrument approaches are necessary for proficiency. Problem is that just having a safety pilot isn't always safe. |
Pestal, Mark |
|
Jan 1, 2008 |
1070 |
| Blinded by the night: when you haven't made a night landing in a while, use tools ranging from ATC to pilot-controlled lighting to your own cockpit lighting. |
Saini, Meredith |
Cover story |
Dec 1, 2007 |
2101 |
| How to taxi in IMC: before you test your nerves of steel departing into OVC010, you may need to review your SMGCS just to find the damn runway. |
Bowlin, Frank |
|
Oct 1, 2007 |
1671 |
| Attitude in a box: some kind of backup attitude system is a great idea. But is a portable system really good enough to fly an approach in IMC? |
Van West, Jeff |
|
Oct 1, 2007 |
1255 |
| Company Watch - SAS Scandinavian. |
|
Brief article |
Sep 24, 2007 |
180 |
| Swedish prosecutor investigates SAS for "creating danger to another person" following incidents. |
|
Brief article |
Sep 20, 2007 |
182 |
| Swedish prosecutor investigates SAS for "creating danger to another person" following incidents. |
|
Brief article |
Sep 20, 2007 |
199 |
| Letting down easy: a smooth descent to your destination doesn't have to be magic. All it takes is a little planning and some basic math. Here's how. |
Merager, Randall S. |
|
Sep 1, 2007 |
2913 |
| Can I land on that? Suburban areas present open areas for emergency landings when we need them. Do mall parking lots and warehouse rooftops offer safe alternatives? |
Saini, Meredith |
|
Sep 1, 2007 |
2599 |
| Cessna 195. |
|
Brief article |
Sep 1, 2007 |
134 |
| Cessna 150M. |
|
Brief article |
Sep 1, 2007 |
116 |
| The light bridge: the postage-stamp airport lighting diagram may be mouse-sized, but the lights that lurk in the mist are still a big deal. |
Holston, Ken |
|
Sep 1, 2007 |
1853 |
| Winnipesaukee blues: you may not be able to pronounce the name of the lake, but if it's raining the day you arrive for vacation, watch out for that missed. |
Lane-Cummings, Kevin |
|
Sep 1, 2007 |
821 |
| Alternates made easy: When the weather's bad, choosing an alternate airport can be a tricky balance of time, distance, fuel and minimums. It doesn't have to be so hard. |
Pardo, Jeff |
|
Aug 1, 2007 |
2689 |
| From bad to worse: How to turn a "routine" gear-up landing into a destroyed airplane and two fatalities. |
Burnside, Joseph E. |
|
Aug 1, 2007 |
1263 |
| Lancair IV-P Experimental: June 2, 2007, Parowan, Utah. |
|
Brief article |
Aug 1, 2007 |
112 |
| Dangerous approaches? Just because it's published doesn't mean it won't require extra equipment, performance or care. What makes an approach dangerous and how to handle it. |
Bowlin, Frank |
|
Jul 1, 2007 |
2619 |
| Briefing the approach: taking a focused moment to prepare the cockpit for an approach also help prepare the pilot for the transition from en route environment to landing. Here's how. |
Turner, Thomas P. |
|
Jun 1, 2007 |
2995 |
| Computing your CADP: any approach plate is a soup of acronyms and abbreviations. Here's the math behind one you've seen but never spoken. |
Clark, John |
|
Jun 1, 2007 |
1026 |
| Beech P35: March 1, 2007, Ponca City, Okla. |
|
Brief article |
May 1, 2007 |
141 |
| Aerospatiale AS350BA: March 8, 2007, Princeville, Hawaii. |
|
Brief article |
May 1, 2007 |
218 |
| Flight Design USA CT-SW: March 10, 2007, Albuquerque, N.Mex. |
|
Brief article |
May 1, 2007 |
175 |
| Piper PA-24-400 Comanche: March 12, 2007, Des Moines, Iowa. |
|
Brief article |
May 1, 2007 |
125 |
| Beech C23: March 11, 2007, Fredericksburg, Va. |
|
Brief article |
May 1, 2007 |
120 |
| Explain this! |
|
Brief article |
Apr 16, 2007 |
110 |
| Shuttle America aircraft comes off runway at Cleveland airport. |
|
Brief article |
Feb 19, 2007 |
124 |
| Stabilized approaches: whether flying an instrument procedure or using the VFR traffic pattern, a good landing is much more likely after a stabilized approach. |
Turner, Thomas P. |
|
Feb 1, 2007 |
2453 |
| "New normal" landings: regardless of our performance during the rest of the flight, it's often the landing by which others measure our piloting skills. |
Stowell, Rich |
Cover story |
Feb 1, 2007 |
2571 |
| Don't miss the missed: it's a dark and stormy night. The control yoke is slick with sweat and the passengers are green. Are you ready to select your missed? |
Barnea, Gad |
|
Feb 1, 2007 |
1245 |
| Centralwings aircraft makes emergency landing in Poland. |
|
Brief article |
Jan 29, 2007 |
104 |
| American Airlines aircraft makes emergency landing in Venezuela. |
|
Brief article |
Jan 29, 2007 |
109 |
| Aircraft operated by Singapore Airlines makes emergency landing in Beijing. |
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Brief article |
Jan 24, 2007 |
81 |
