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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Hobbit needs help landing politely [migrated]
I am 4' 11" tall. When sitting properly in my seat, my feet don't reach the floor. I often have a difficult time during landings, especially if the breaking is intense.(Also of note, I have ...
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Balked Landing after Touchdown - FAA report required? [duplicate]
AMS to MSP Delta flight 0161 Sept 24, 2025: upon normal approach and a 3-bounce, hard touchdown at MSP with what felt like strong crosswinds, the pilot accelerated quickly and took off again, ...
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What would happen if air brakes broke off midflight?
I was just thinking, what would happen if you lost air brakes midflight. I know airliners use speed brakes or something like them, but what about military planes do they use air brakes to land. If ...
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Is a massive solar farm around the runway a big risk for takeoff and landing?
The Swedes build a massive solar farm just around the runway, see e.g.
https://www.alight-energy.com/en/100-mwp-hultsfred-solar-farm-commissioned-swedens-largest-solar-...
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Can airliners use bank instead of 'crabbing' for crosswind landings? [duplicate]
A Boeing 747 recently suffered a pod strike on landing due to gusts and crosswind conditions.
I know that airliners favor 'crabbing' for crosswind landings, but clearly the final maneuvers this ...
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Could a civilian land a passenger aircraft if used only PC flight simulators? [duplicate]
Numerous youtube videos show civilians who had no chance to land a real aircraft.
However, these are all uneducated laymans.
As we know, in the about last one or two decades, various flight simulator ...
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Main Gear Oscillation on Landing C172S
I'm reaching out to ask for your help with an issue that has been quite challenging, related to the landing gear of a 2016 Cessna 172S. The aircraft has only 370 hours since new, and my client ...
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What damage is most common due to a hard overweight landing
When an aircraft lands with a weight higher that it's maximum landing weight, an inspection is required, but what exactly is checked, and where is damage most common?
The first thing that is mentioned ...
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How to identify a level flight segment using Instrument Approach Charts (IAC)
This approach is considered as having a level flight segment if the final approach section in state IAC charts is less than 3 nm.
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CDFA and Stabilised approach (SAp)
As per the new "Easy Access Rules for Air Operations" in GM1 CAT.OP.MPA.115(b) Approach flight technique — aeroplanes, there is one point is mentioned that for stabilised approach-
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Loss of rudder control during excessive crosswind when performing landing in GA aircraft
From my understanding, during a severe crosswind (>10 kts), when lands an aircraft (under 100 ft), the pilot will perform a crabbing maneuver using rudder. But in case the rudder control fail and ...
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What makes the A330 the 'Butter Machine'?
I didn't find any information about this online but the A330 is always stereotyped with a buttered landing whereas others are not. Isn't this dependent on the skill of the pilot? Or is there anything ...
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How do you set up an adjusted Vref due to an abnormality such as FLAP DRIVE fault?
The FLAP DRIVE fault in step 4 requires an adjusted VREF of VREF30 + 40 for landing. So I can go to the FMC and find the VREF speed for flaps 30 and then add 40 kts to that for the adjusted speed to ...
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What should a pilot do if they are landing on a runway with another plane taking off?
This clip shows an airliner landing on a runway while another plane is taking off. The separation between them is a fraction of the runway length, probably a few hundred meters. Thankfully, it looks ...
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Can a turbofan engine thrust reverser cowl open from friction during a belly landing?
Before I start speaking, I would like to mention that my English is not very good, so I am using AI to help me with this. Please kindly overlook any oddities in my writing. When I watched the video of ...
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