Flight Training Central

MARCH 4, 2024

The airplane will be flown at 1,000’ AGL parallel to and at an equal distance from the field boundaries – about ½ – ¾ miles from the boundary as you would fly a traffic pattern. As the airplane turns onto the following base leg, the tailwind will decrease and becomes a crosswind.

Groundspeed 52

Groundspeed Crosswind Aileron Rudder 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

The higher speed creates extra lift, causing the airplane to bank further into the turn. We correct for the overbanking tendency with aileron opposite the turn. The pilot’s job is to prevent the airplane from banking too quickly or too far. The left wing’s aileron deflects up, decreasing lift.

Rudder 52

Rudder Lift Aileron Drag 52

Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A pilot needs to control the airplane in a manner that the wings support the weight of the airplane as long as practical to minimize stresses imposed on the landing gear by a rough surface or to prevent sinking into a soft surface. The approach for the soft-field landing is similar to the normal approach.

Approach 52

Approach Ground Effect Final Approach Airplanes 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

x V SO (or POH recommendation) by around 500 feet AGL. Establish the target approach speed by around 500 feet AGL. Airplanes with higher wing loading may need power all the way until the flare. Use the rudder to keep the aircraft in line with the runway and apply aileron into the wind.

Weight-Shift-Control 52

Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Descent 52

Air Facts

AUGUST 2, 2024

Even just passing through, the views are magnificent at 2,500 feet AGL running up the coast in the fall. We ended at the front desk where we paid our admission fee, walked out the back, got in the airplane, taxied out, and took off again. Maybe I’ll start with just one piece, say an aileron, just to check things out.

General Aviation 80

General Aviation Weather Pilot Cockpit 80

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

In maintaining a properly coordinated steep turn, the pilot must use the opposite aileron to maintain bank. To learn all the maneuvers you’ll need to perform on your practical test, check out Airplane Maneuvers Mastery for more. You may need to apply the opposite aileron to counter the overbanking tendency.

Lift 52

Lift Aileron Drag Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Fly at least 1,500 above ground level (AGL) to allow room for recovery in case you stall the aircraft. For a greater margin of safety, select an altitude that leaves you 1,500 feet AGL after recovery from a stall. So, if you’re inexperienced or out of practice, consider starting at 3,000 feet AGL.

Lift 52

Lift Rudder Drag AGL 52