Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Unable to turn, climb, or descend the aircraft using conventional flight control inputs and effectively left to fly an unflyable airplane, the crew were forced to rely on engine power alone to find and reach a suitable airfield and attempt a landing. With 296 passengers and crew onboard that day, the stakes could not have been higher.

Runway 301

Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 301

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.

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Approach Ground Effect Final Approach Airplanes 52

Fear of Landing

MARCH 1, 2024

The fuselage was crushed and the wings only partially attached to the fuselage, with damage to the ailerons and flaps. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 _Code of Federal Regulations _ Part 91 instructional flight. He listened to the airplane for a few minutes before returning home.

Descent 52

Descent Airplanes Knot Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The mechanic flew the airplane he’d flown back as well. I was hoping for one of the PA-18s, but the only airplane available was the PA-12. I then checked all the controls, elevator up and down, ailerons right and left, rudder right and left. The mechanic asked me to tell no one about what had happened. I decided to go flying.

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Descent Lift Runway Cockpit 87

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 29, 2024

It was not long before he had earned his license and bought his first airplane, a Cessna 140. The airplane shuddered under the fire. He reported back that both ailerons were in the full-up position. It was just a great airplane. His first job was at the local airport washing planes. “ We got hit pretty hard.

Cockpit 115

Cockpit Cargo Airplanes Pilot 115

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

“Wing warping,” as this approach was called, was satisfactory for very slow airplanes, but faster ones required more rigidity, and by around 1908 or 1909 the idea had arisen of replacing part of the trailing edge of a wing with a hinged, controllable flap. His invention had been forgotten, however, by the time real airplanes came into being.

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Aileron Airfoil Weight-Shift-Control Airplanes 108

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 6, 2024

image by Jason Fuller) MA: “So we were just saying that after the accident, the airplane came back to Douglas and he had to face a tough decision, rebuild the airplane or not. And then we made the decision that we wanted to rebuild the airplane and continue to fly and let people enjoy it all over the U.S.

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Tail Airplanes Cockpit Firewall 126

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.

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Lift Aileron Drag Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

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. You will need more aileron input as you slow down as the controls become less effective. Establish the target approach speed by around 500 feet AGL.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Descent 52

Air Facts

AUGUST 2, 2024

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. The museum has a fabulous collection including cars, aircraft, horse drawn vehicles, bikes and motorcycles.

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General Aviation Weather Pilot Cockpit 80

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

You’ll have to determine the correct point for your particular airplane, but once you do, you can set up your downwind leg perfectly for any runway. Keep the ailerons into the wind. For example, if you fly a high-wing aircraft such as a Cessna 172, you can use the point where the runway cuts the wing strut as a reference.

Descent 52

Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Air Facts

MAY 24, 2024

As I went through the preflight inspection, my wife strapped my daughter into the car seat and climbed into the airplane herself. With a little forward pressure on the yoke, I was able to keep the airplane on the runway to continue picking up airspeed as we arrived at my target of 60 knots for takeoff.

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Aileron Crosswind Knot Runway 72

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Some pilots come to Galesburg, park their airplane and just enjoy the fellowship for the week. Of the Stearmans you will see here, many are your typical all-yellow “Navy” planes and yellow and blue “Army” airplanes. Tom finished his airplane this spring and flew it to Oshkosh before making his way to Galesburg.

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Tail Aileron Airplanes Transponder 122

Air Facts

JUNE 21, 2024

This school owned no airplanes—all the aircraft were “lease-backs,” by owners. On my one and only flight with the young flight school co-founder, he suddenly slammed the airplane into a 60-degree left bank and pulled aggressively, saying “What do you think of this ?’’ I don’t think he knew what the ailerons or rudder did.

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Rudder Crosswind Knot Aileron 76

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

A few years ago, I got the bug to fly small airplanes again. We fly our new-to-us Piper to Florida often (the airplane could probably find Orlando on its own), and we agreed it was time for something more adventurous. Our Aircraft Our family’s airplane is a 1976 Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six.

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Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

82 Tiger Moth, the airplane that trained thousands of pilots from across the British Empire to take to the air in World War II. Frustrated at work, in 1909 he received a gift of 1,000 pounds from his grandfather to build his first airplane, just a few years after the Wright brothers had made their first flight.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Lift 115

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. This is a utility airplane that few others can match in terms of all-around capability. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.

Aileron 52

Aileron Transponder Rudder Stability 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

To fight this overbanking tendency, add light aileron pressure in the opposite direction. Not Maintaining Heading Once you’ve practiced slow flight a few times, you’ll realize just how ineffective the ailerons are. You’ll have to manage adverse yaw due to the ailerons and left yawing from the high power setting.

Lift 52

Lift Rudder Drag AGL 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Hearing no other traffic in the area, Wilkins opted for a relatively straight-in approach to Runway 22, once again dancing on the rudder pedals and wrestling the ailerons as the gusty winds threatened to shove us off the pavement.

Runway 72

Runway Crosswind Rudder Approach 72

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

With the introduction of the Cirrus SR22T in 2010, general aviation had a truly modern, high-flying, personal airplane that could fly at over 200 mph and make reliable long-distance travel a reality for the single-engine piston set. The ailerons, elevators, and rudder featured fabric covering stretched over lightweight aluminum frames.

Rudder 80

Rudder Stability Airplanes Aileron 80