Aerotime
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
At this point, the pilots will contact ATC for push and start clearance , allowing the plane to be pushed back from its parking position (if applicable, depending on the airport) and to start its engines in sequence.
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 25, 2025
Although I havent spent much time around GB1s (except for drooling over them while they are on display and flying at airshows) I am always taken aback by how much larger the airplane appears to be in personparticularly, the tall, sweeping rudder that curves down to a sharp point with just enough ground clearance.
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Pilot's Life Blog
JANUARY 12, 2025
Aircraft Controls: Primary ControlsAilerons, Elevators, Rudder The three primary flight controls ailerons , elevators, and rudderare essential for piloting an aircraft. Ailerons, located on the wings, control the plane’s roll. Elevators, found on the tail, manage its pitch, or up-and-down motion.
Northstar VFR
OCTOBER 27, 2024
Under VFR, the MEF guarantees 100’ obstacle/terrain clearance within that quadrant. If ailerons affect the longitudinal axis of the plane, then how do they turn the plane? Ailerons control the roll of the plane by turning around its longitudinal axis. When the aileron is deflected up on one side, lift is decreased on that wing.
AV Web
JULY 23, 2024
The aircraft, a successor to the Extra 330SC, features a wider cockpit, shorter fuselage, redesigned cowling, increased control stick clearance, and improved headroom compared to its predecessor. According to the manufacturer, “The introduction of our high-performance aileron package delivers superior roll authority.
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Out in the practice area, I did some of my favorite beyond-ACS but still normal category exercises—alternating steep turns with full aileron deflection, extended low speed flight, and Dutch rolls to 45-degree bank each way, again with full aileron deflection. Then the CFI gave me a few unusual attitudes, and all was well.
Plane and Pilot
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
still applies after surgery, of course, but the FAA will have less to object to at renewal time if it receives a half-inch stack of papers covering diagnosis, ailment progression, surgical report, physical therapy (PT) report, and surgeon clearance. The first maneuver was an aileron roll, the simplest in the book. Super simple.
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