Why pilots fly final approach at exactly 1.3 times the stall speed

The approach is always a highly critical stage of flight, demanding strict adherence to speeds calculated at 1.3 times the ...
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Cirrus Approach Flight Training App Relaunches with Augmented Reality Pre-Flight

DULUTH, Minn. & KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cirrus, the innovator in personal aviation, today announced the relaunch of the Cirrus Approach app, the premier digital mobile tool for flight ...
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VNAV approach shows the way

Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) is a continuing problem area for aviation safety. Many CFIT accidents occur in the approach-and-landing phase - and non-precision approaches, those without ...
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Takeoff & landing: Inside the most critical phases of flying

Airlines and commercial aviation as a whole are built on layers of redundancy, precision, and procedural discipline, making it one of the safest forms of transportation. Yet within every flight, ...
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Emerging Hazards in Commercial Aviation—Report 2: Ensuring Safety During Transformative Changes

To illustrate the many aspects of defining and implementing general flight and operating rules, consider the specifications for a Category II or III instrument approach to land as reflected in the ...