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What are the approach speeds for each flap setting in a Cessna 152?
I am still trying to understand how the approach speeds for different flap speeds work. I cant find it in the handbook but I want to know the different approach speeds for the following flap settings:
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Why does it feel like a plane stops in mid-air during approach?
At some stage while on approach to an airport in a commercial jet, it feels like the plane is almost coming to a complete stop in mid-air. Is this maybe as a result of the flaps engaging or the ...
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How do partial- and full flaps compare for gusty approaches?
From an aerodynamic aspect, how do partial flaps and full flaps compare for gusty approaches?
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What is the flap extension schedule on approach for an airliner?
I understand that there are probably no set altitudes and speeds for flaps extensions, but can someone with insight provide a general guide for speeds, altitude and flaps for an ILS approach in good ...
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How does flying with flaps differ from flying with airbrakes?
I've got a private pilot license and learned on a Scheibe Falke SF25. For the last year however I've only been flying a C42 Ultralight.
I find flying the UL way easier for one particular reason: it ...
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In a Cessna 172 flying VFR on long final, when do I extend flaps to 10, 20, and 30 degrees?
At the pilot-controlled airfield I use most frequently, we fly a standard rectangular pattern.
The normal-landing C172 flap sequence goes
Downwind: 10 degrees past the “abeam point” and airspeed in ...
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