Results for "stall speed"

Top-level pages

  • Incident Report

    Incident Report 20/02/2017 at 0845 hours.Yarraw...Aerodrome YYWGMETAR:Wind 230 degreesWind speed 10kts on groundARFOR:Wind 2000 feet 260 degreesWind speed 20kts.Cloud NILTurbulence NIL...ewould hit the fence. I no longer had the speed or altitude to make it over t...

  • Powerline avoidance strategy

    A recent powerline fatality and a few near misses of my own got me thinking about...powerline altitude (under 30ft AGL) pull in on the bar and carry a lot of extra speed so you can release the bar an...

  • Acceleration: əksĕlərā'shən (Not flying related (well sort of)-- but cool as hell)

      DEFINITION OF ACCELERATION For those who love numbers, engineers, speed freaks and those who think th...1/12/06, Tony Schumacher, at Pomona , CA ). The top speed record is 336.15 mph as measu...

  • Scott Adair

    ...pearing "uncomfortable". Following several up/down cycles at low ground speed (10mph), Scott nosed over fro...mmary, first flight of the gyro in Scott's ownership with a fresh 582 installation, first solo by a new gyr...

  • Threat Error Management Report for Moira Shire Council.

    Threat Error Management Report for Moira Shire Council. Area: Yarrawonga Aerodrome i...he fuselage. The aircrew were not injured but very shaken up as this was a slow speed impact they were able to exit...

  • Time to smell the roses

    ...ilot. I would like to know what happened there?William in Virginia Revo stalled and crashed in five to six...ou are aware of this) your wing being prone to instability at high speed that could cause spirals, but...

  • Why we have a Radio...

    Why Aircraft have Radios… (Australia)   &nb...of the aircraft I am looking for, and possibly the speed range. Thirdly, the track is...and report, but it allows other pilots to judge the speed of my aircraft compared with...

  • Why Aircraft have Radio's...

    Why Aircraft have Radios…    ...of the aircraft I am looking for, and possibly the speed range. Thirdly, the track is...and report, but it allows other pilots to judge the speed of my aircraft compared with...

  • Common Dog 01

    "Common Dog" ... 01 Welcome to "Common Dog" number one. As...worthwhile. Just a last thought... After you touchdown and roll out to taxi speed, stay on the centreline becau...

  • Brain teasers for those that believe down wind turns are "different".

    ...ing and are practicing turns, stalls, stalls from turns, etc.  There...ine, are we in more danger of stalling during a "downwind" turn (...minimize your glider's groundspeed at the instant that your feet...for a given profile in the airspeed and sink rate with no concern...