noun
- the act of gliding downward in an aircraft with the engine shut off
Usage: aviation
verb
- to glide downward in an aircraft with the engine shut off
Usage: aviation
Examples
- The pilot practiced volplaning during flight training.
- Emergency volplaning requires skill and calm judgment.
- The aircraft was volplaning toward the runway after engine failure.
- She learned the technique of volplaning in her advanced flying lessons.
- The instructor demonstrated safe volplaning procedures.
- Volplaning allows pilots to land safely without engine power.