All posts tagged Landing

Runway Hazards: Arresting Cables

By | March 19, 2009 | Advanced Flying | 1 Comment

On take off roll from Charleston, SC, the pilot of a Long EZ experienced a rough bump before taking into the air. Upon landing at the destination airport, the pilot discovered that the nose wheel was flat and that the left brake had lost all hydraulic fluid.  The NTSB determined that the nosewheel had struck a military arresting cable on take off and blamed the pilot for inadequate preflight planning in the probable cause analysis. Read more…

Landing at Busy Airports: Have an Exit Strategy!

By | March 16, 2009 | Advanced Flying | 6 Comments

You just landed on runway 12R at San Antonio International (KSAT) and haven’t so much as peeked at the taxiway diagram. As you roll out, tower hurriedly says, “turn next taxiway and taxi to parking, monitor ground point niner”. As you approach taxiway Sierra, you realize that the controller has failed to indicate whether this will be a left or right turn off the runway. Which way do you go, and furthermore, how do you find your way to parking? This highlights the need to have a game plan for exiting the runway. Read more…

Fly the Visual Approach, Backed Up by the ILS

By | March 12, 2009 | Flying Tips | 3 Comments

How often do you shoot an instrument approach? Chances are that it is not very often. Most of us have the good sense to stay out of the weather when conditions are marginal. Furthermore, in most parts of the world, the weather is usually conducive to a visual approach. This is good news for VFR pilots, but it can make the instrument rated aviator more than a bit rusty. Read more…

Six Tips for Perfect Landings

By | February 17, 2009 | Flying Tips | No comments

As pilots, we all strive for that perfect landing. Sometimes we grease it, sometimes we don’t. Even after thirteen years of landing these airplanes, I still embarrass myself with the occasional sloppy approach or disgraceful landing. I think a lot of the reason we fail to make a clean landing is because we tend to forget the basics. Keep these six tips in mind next time you turn base to final. Read more…

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