ERA26LA181
2026-04-16 · Lexington, Kentucky, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport LEX
Current FAA registration · N993CW
- Make / Model
- AEROPRAKT MFG SP Z O O A32
- Year of manufacture
- 2025 · 1 years old at event
- Engine
- ROTAX 912 IS (100 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 2 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 20251209
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S ADDE0F
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2015 · Journal article (JAAER) Is “Green Dot” Always the Optimum Engines-Out Glide Speed on the Airbus A320 Aircraft?
The dual-engine failure checklist of the Airbus A320 states that the optimum airspeed at which the aircraft can be flown is the “green dot” speed when an engine restart is considered impossible.
- arXiv 2025 · arXiv preprint Leveraging Large Self-Supervised Time-Series Models for Transferable Diagnosis in Cross-Aircraft Type Bleed Air System
Bleed Air System (BAS) is critical for maintaining flight safety and operational efficiency, supporting functions such as cabin pressurization, air conditioning, and engine anti-icing.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 · Conference paper Airline Pilot Risk Profiling by Using Unstable Approach Management Case
Risk and human decision-making cannot be separated from each other. Many of theories and studies have tried to analyze pilots’ decision-making processes, risk factors, and preference behavior in the a…
- NASA NTRS 2018 · Other A Formal Methods Approach to the Analysis of Mode Confusion
The goal of the new NASA Aviation Safety Program (AvSP) is to reduce the civil aviation fatal accident rate by 80% in ten years and 90% in twenty years.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 · Conference paper Pilot Control Design Influences on Pilot Monitoring Effectiveness of Crew Resource Management in Airbus 320 Landings
The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of Airbus flight control design on pilot perception of Crew Resource Management (CRM) in the landing phase of flight.
- NASA NTRS 2013 · Conference Paper User type certification for advanced flight control systems
Advanced avionics through flight management systems (FMS) coupled with autopilots can now precisely control aircraft from takeoff to landing.