On The Cover: The Textron/Beechcraft King Air 360 in this promotional image appears in the proper position, on glide path, after a stable approach. That's one of the results when pilots learn to gauge the airplane's state and its trajectory. Tom Turner's article beginning on page 16 may help you understand the difference.
Pilots tend to be pretty good at noting the airplane’s state, that is, whether it is high or low, left or right of target for instrument and visual approaches. Instructors are pretty good at teaching awareness of the airplane’s state, and pointing it out during flight training—“you’re left of course,” “check your altitude,” etc. In […]
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