Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Your wings don’t create as much drag as they would at higher altitudes, which gives you extra lift. Key Takeaways Ground effect increases an aircraft’s lift and decreases drag. Secondly, drag decreases due to the ground disturbing the wingtip vortices, causing induced drag. It’s not magic—it’s ground effect.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Additionally, both private and commercial pilot checkrides require the demonstration of slow flight. Drag : The aerodynamic force opposing the aircraft’s forward motion. This increases lift but comes at the cost of increased induced drag. Pilots must counteract the additional drag with more thrust to maintain altitude.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

Lazy eights sound like the least challenging commercial checkride maneuver to learn. While the tilting lift vectors are an important source of adverse yaw, drag also plays a part. Any time a wing creates lift, it creates induced drag. This drag imbalance amplifies the adverse yaw.

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Rudder Lift Aileron Drag 52

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The downward deflected aileron produces more lift, and more lift produces more induced drag. This added drag will cause the aircraft to yaw towards the direction of the raised wing. Induced Drag Induced drag is a byproduct of lift. Induced Drag Induced drag is a byproduct of lift.

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Lift Aileron Drag Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

Going into a checkride (or a grass strip) without solid soft field skills is asking for trouble. However, the increased drag might make it impossible to take off again. If you’re not stabilized at 200 feet AGL, go around. This does two things: it keeps the load on the wings and increases drag. Well, not exactly.

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NOTAMs Runway Approach Descent 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

They are also one of the most feared maneuvers during the private pilot checkride. x V SO (or POH recommendation) by around 500 feet AGL. Full flaps are generally used since they lower approach speed and increase drag. The drag allows for a steeper descent, which is particularly helpful when avoiding obstacles.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Descent 52

Jetwhine

JANUARY 17, 2024

Cram enough L–39 knowledge and skill into my brain to pass a type-rating checkride. Only if a pilot chooses the complete course with a checkride is an instrument rating required. The SFO practice actually begins near the airport at roughly 3,000 feet agl. My goal in these Gauntlet jet-training sessions? In a non-U.S.-certified

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