Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

At first glance, ailerons look like ordinary hinged panels on the wings, but don’t be fooledthey’re important for keeping an aircraft both stable and maneuverable. But theres much more to ailerons than just rolling left or right. Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw?

Aileron 90

Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 12, 2025

In 1929, he earned the Collier Trophy as the designer of the efficient NACA cowl for radial engines that graced so many of the air racers, airliners, fighters, and bombers that followed. During this golden age of aircraft development, government and industry were looking for ways to make aviation safer and less expensive.

Rudder 105

Rudder Tail Crosswind Airplanes 105

AV Web

DECEMBER 22, 2024

I did not fly through tropical storms, hurricanes, or blizzards; the only inversions I have experienced were voluntary aileron rolls or the occasional intentional spin. My year was a non-event if you base its merit on what I accomplished in the world of aviation.

Airplanes 52

Airplanes Hangar Aileron Crosswind 52

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

I’m not Lindbergh… This trip was ambitious for me, but quite common in the general aviation community. Cherokee Six instrument panel Like my airline job, I fly nearly paperless using an iPad Mini and the ForeFlight app for navigation charts. Small aircraft are designed for these kinds of flights.

Density Altitude 52

Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 26, 2024

” [Photo via Brad Donner] “My late mother was a stewardess, back when you could call them that, for Capital Airlines until she married my father. He was heavily involved in general aviation, so the aviation bug is genetic for me.

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Airplanes Aileron Tail Hangar 106

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

After the military, he joined Hughes Airwest as an airline pilot and settled down with his wife and baby in Boulder City. The airline merged with Republic, then Northwest, and finally Delta. I did my first aileron roll in an RV-4. The pilot learned to fly in the U.S. Nevertheless, the NTSB is clear.

True Airspeed 95

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 95

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

After the military, he joined Hughes Airwest as an airline pilot and settled down with his wife and baby in Boulder City. The airline merged with Republic, then Northwest, and finally Delta. I did my first aileron roll in an RV-4. The pilot learned to fly in the U.S. Nevertheless, the NTSB is clear.

True Airspeed 94

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 94