Questions tagged [landing]
Landing is the final phase of flight, when an aircraft touches down on the runway or other surface.
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Difference between ETA and On-Block time?
I see that the definition of the ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) according to Eurocontrol is:
(SESAR) the time computed by the FMS for the flight arriving at a point related to the destination ...
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What does it mean when autoland is fail passive / fail operational?
The below explanation is what I've got from the internet about fail passive and fail operational:
Fail operational - Where you have 3 autopilots engaged, such that any single failure will result in ...
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Why is there a maximum landing weight limit?
I was told that if the aircraft's weight exceeds the maximum landing weight, it could cause a structural damage during landing, but why?
My understanding is that with a heavier aircraft, I need fly ...
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Delta plane looked like it was landing on Atlanta freeway
Yesterday a few minutes after 4:00pm ET (2020-01-04 21:00 UTC) I drove my car out of Park-Ride Lot C of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta and took 85 South to 285 West/North.
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Why do light aircraft stall their wings to land? [closed]
What's the advantage compared to large commercial aircraft that don't stall their wings on landing?
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Problem with right crosswind landing but not left
The prevailing winds where I'm training are almost always straight down the runway or from the left. I have no problem landing on (and staying on) centerline in either case.
However, when the ...
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How does a departure off a runway used for LAHSO operations work?
Let's say that LAHSO operations are in effect at Long Beach (KLGB). Runway 12/30 has a hold short line short of runway 8L / 26R. If an aircraft is cleared to land runway 30, and LAHSO operations are ...
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Why does this aircraft land nose first? [duplicate]
I've seen almost every aircraft land back gear first to evenly distribute the landing load between more struts.
However, I recently saw this video of a NASA Super Guppy Nose-Wheel land gear first at ...
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How close is a pilot allowed to get to a runway without landing clearance?
I heard it was 100 feet above minimums, I'd just like verification.
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What is the procedure for a fast landing that is too slow for go-around? [closed]
Say an aircraft (A320 or similar) on landing, hits the tarmac way too fast and on a short runway, less than V2 but around V1 or slightly over. This could happen if a pilot had recently moved from ...
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Why does the A320 have an anti skid system and how does it work? [duplicate]
Can somebody explain why do A320 aircraft have an anti skid system? What is its purpose? And a brief explanation on how it works.
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How to reduce the landing roll distance
If I want reduce the landing roll distance, for example to clear the runway at the nearest exit, I was told by some instructors that to increase the drag using following methods:
Pull up and hold the ...
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What are the flow properties for the engines of a Fokker 70 with reversers deployed?
I want to know what the approximate flow properties would be at the exit of the nozzle for a Fokker 70 with reversers deployed. What is the exit velocity of gas at the nozzle?
How do they calculate ...
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Does the sterile cockpit rule mean flight attendants could not inform the pilots if a passenger is in the lavatory while on final?
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I've seen this interesting question just the other day, asking what would pilots do after receiving this information while on final:
either go around or continue with the landing.
However ...
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Can thrust vectoring be used to enable the use of flaps on canardless tailless delta-winged aircraft?
I'm considering flying wings as well as airplanes with only vertical stabilizer for their compact size, efficiency and high speed.
As I can't find a working example of such scheme, theoretical ...
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What does shimmy in nose landing gear mean?
While I was reading a small article on "Reasons for RTO", I came across a situation where the pilots aborted takeoff because of "landing gear shimmy". What does that mean?
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Can I land my aircraft on the grass next to the runway at a public airport?
The pavement is hard on my tires, so I prefer to land in the grass.
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What is the exhaust from the end of jet wing prior to landing? [duplicate]
What is the exhaust from the end of jet wing prior to landing ? My guess,excess fuel from powering down engines.
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What makes airplanes pitch up during landing?
So what exactly pitches the plane upward with the rear end down? Do flaps help lower the nose when deployed 80%-100% down with such low speeds?
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Why do aircraft sometimes bounce while landing?
I've seen a few youtube videos where an aircraft bounces once/twice while landing on the runway. Why does this happen?
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Why do pilots wait for a positive rate to put the gear up, When V1 means “commit to takeoff”?
To explain further, V1 means they cannot stop in time if anything happens. Therefore they must commit to taking off. So why wait for a positive rate? Shouldn’t it be retracted as soon as they see a ...
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Can an F-16 land on an aircraft carrier, at all?
Looking at the F-16 again, I noticed the tailhook which it seems to have. I know the F-16 is not designed to land on any aircraft carrier, however, if it was between ditching in the ocean and ...
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Do thrust reversers only have idle and full modes or are there intermediate settings?
Are there any intermediate thrust reverser settings?
If so, how often do pilots use these intermediate settings?
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If propeller-driven planes with electric engine became the norm, would descent for landing with the engines turned off become a routine procedure?
To elaborate on the question: I know that in modern fossil fuel-driven aircraft turning the engines off during descent and/or landing approach isn't feasible for safety reasons (which makes total ...
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Is it okay to purposely stall a small single-engine aircraft just before touch down to get a good flare?
I'm still learning ground theory and have only flown in simulators (P3D v3 Academic). For a long time, I've been trying to properly flare single engine aircraft but have mostly failed. I even watched ...
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How did the term 'Buttered the bread' originate?
I've heard this term used a few times to describe an exceptionally smooth landing
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Can a 737 be on final at 160 knots, and also touchdown at 160 knots?
Would the 737, going 160 knots, float a bit more before touching down?
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How Does the FAA Define the Dimensions of the Touchdown Zone?
Does the FAA give a regulatory definition of the term "Touchdown Zone" for use within the context of landing operations?
In 14 CFR 91.175 the FAA requires—in certain cases—that pilots must be in a ...
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Which avoidance maneuver is best when seeing crossing traffic on approach to a runway?
Let us say I am in final landing and I saw another aircraft is crossing the runway while I am still in air, should go around be my best choice?
If I touched down and then I saw the traffic, how ...
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Why don't airports use arresting gears to recover energy from landing passenger planes?
An average plane has 50t of mass and a landing speed of approx. 250 (lets be conservative) 200 km/h. Thus its kinetic energy at landing is about 75 MJ or 21 kWh.
The plane catches the wire attached to ...
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Do landing gear doors need repairs after a gear gravity deploy landing?
I know that landing gears can be deployed even without hydraulic power by letting them go down by gravity, as seen on this video:
I was wondering: do the landing ...
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Can a delta wing fighter engage an arrestor net without its main landing gear?
A delta wing fighter aircraft with underwing drop tanks while landing loses its main landing gear, but the nose wheel is extended. Is it an option for the pilot to engage the barrier net of type EP-15 ...
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What will be the immediate action by the pilot and ATC if any plane blocks the runway while landing?
Suppose, if the Airport has only one runway and one plane is trying to take off at the end of the runway and other plane trying to land from the other end of the runway.
Due to any reason if the ...
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Can aircraft stall at low speed during final landing?
Is it possible for an aircraft to stall when it turns multiple times before landing and its airspeed is below 200mph? And if it does, is there any way to recover at such low height and speed? I always ...
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What would be the challenges to taking off and landing a typical passenger jet at FL300?
Suppose it was somehow possible build a runway at FL300. Yes, doing so would be incredibly expensive, and it would be a mammoth civil engineering task, and the downsides would probably by far outweigh ...
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Why do aircraft leave the cruising altitude long before landing just to circle?
Often flights will leave the cruising altitude long before the actual landing. They will go down to a couple of thousand feet and stay at that altitude and circle for quite a while in waiting loops ...
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What do those writings mean that are on the landing gear doors?
I've been watching carrier videos a lot these days and I notice these writings. What do these writings means? I didn't upload all of them, most of the time there are location names and sometimes ...
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Under which condition is a forward CG most critical?
This question is from CFI written exam. (6824)
“Under which condition is a forward CG most critical?”
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“Forward CG is most critical during landing. If it is too far forward, the ...
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When Airplane is reducing altitude from flight level (cruise), which one is more efficient
When an airplane is reducing altitude, say due to preparation for landing, the nose is tilted down. That I got from a video on Youtube which explains the way an airplane is going down until it reaches ...
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Is it right to call out out “50…40..30..RETARD” in a C172 simulator?
Playing flight simulator in a C172 (since we don't have any in my local schools) and the 'co-pilot' I fly with (only know him online) insists on calling out "50...40..30..RETARD, RETARD".
I know ...
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Has an earthquake ever complicated or prevented a safe landing/takeoff?
This question on being able to see ground effects of earthquakes from the air got me wondering:
No doubt a severe earthquake at the wrong time could hinder even experienced pilots, but I expect a ...
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Why did this aircraft do a ‘spiral’ before landing?
There was this WizzAir flight two days ago, from BUD to PMI, and right before landing it did a ‘spiral’ like maneuver. I’ve attached a screenshot.
Why did it do that? It looks strange.
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What is the minimum altitude over Egmond aan Zee when landing at Schiphol?
I live in Egmond aan Zee which is about 36 km flight distance from Schiphol.
It seems that aircraft fly over Egmond when there is a southerly wind so they can make a landing approach to Polderbaan ...
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Landing currency day and night on same ride?
Assume you know when sunset was on a particular day you decided to fly (e.g. 8:30 local time). If you took off at 8pm, repeated 3+ landings in the pattern, then left the pattern for about half an hour,...
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Where can you join a STAR & STAR Altitudes?
Do you have to join a STAR at a transition or can you join it at any point?
For example, coming from the south, can I join the DODJE5 arrival at FZT rather than AEX?
DODJE5: https://aeronav.faa.gov/...
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Is it possible to land a 737 on an aircraft carrier? [duplicate]
I have seen a flight simulator (X-Plane 11) video of landing a 737 on an aircraft carrier (and stopped). Is it possible to land a 737 in real life? What is the biggest aircraft that it is possible to ...
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What was the lowest ground speed landing?
Planes fly if their speed relative to the air is high enough to produce lift. If there is no wind, the plane's air speed will be the same as its ground speed. If flying against wind, its ground speed ...
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How possible is a successful landing just with 1 wing?
Having in mind this famous F-15 incident :
Would this be possible with any other fighter-jet? Or was there something really specific to F-15's design that allowed this ?
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Landing due to low fuel
If an aircraft has to make emergency landing due to critically low fuel. Who is responsible pilot or maintenance crew?
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Did Biplane pilots turn off their engines before landing?
I read or heard one time that radial engine biplane engines were turned off just before touchdown because if the throttle was used, the torque could cause the wing of the plane to contact the ground ...
