Pilot Institute

JANUARY 8, 2025

Keep yourself educated and self-assured in your flying abilitieskeep reading for tips on how to handle stalls. Key Takeaways An aircraft stall occurs when a wing exceeds its critical angle of attack. Stall recovery requires lowering the nose, leveling wings, and adding power. What Is a Stall in Aviation?

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Lift Accelerated Stall Pilot AGL 98

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

Landing an airplane is not easy, even for experienced pilots. Why Crosswind Landings Aren’t Easy Ideally, pilots want the wind to hit the aircraft dead on the nose while landing. If the pilot makes no corrections, the aircraft gets blown off the runway centerline. Simultaneously, we apply ailerons opposite the rudder input.

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Crosswind Longitudinal Axis Aileron Rudder 52

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Steep turns should be one of the most fun maneuvers pilots learn. But for many pilots, flying coordinated turns while keeping altitude and speed steady is hard enough. In maintaining a properly coordinated steep turn, the pilot must use the opposite aileron to maintain bank.

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Lift Aileron Drag Pilot 52