Aileron Crosswind Jet 
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?
Pilot Institute
MARCH 28, 2025
When the aircraft encounters a vortex and its strong enough to induce roll, the pilot counters it by using the ailerons against the roll and tries to fly out of the wake as soon as possible. If the aircrafts wingspan is long enough, its ailerons will extend beyond the vortex diameter, and counter control would still be possible.
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Flying Magazine
APRIL 26, 2024
The CRJ is interesting to fly with a lot of trimming required as it’s a long-bodied jet with a large swing either side of the CG. I mean, all jets I have flown are like that, but this is fairly sensitive to pitch, power, and flap configuration—all requiring lots of trimming. With a lighter corporate jet, that is powerful.
Air Facts
MAY 24, 2024
The only thing that caught my attention was a 90 degree crosswind coming from the east that was gusting to 11 or 12 knots. Turning base to final, I found the crosswind to be gusting as advertised. Pointing my thumb into the wind to get my ailerons around I counted one…two…three, and still, no upwind main touching down.
Plane and Pilot
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
Once there, he put us in a slight right turn toward our first fuel stop 60 miles ahead, continuously fighting the stick as the gusting left crosswind did its best to push us off course. The monstrous cargo planes and nimble fighter jets soaring overhead could no doubt travel faster, but only the little Cub could offer a journey back in time.
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.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
They’re especially used in statically unstable designs like fighter jets. A jolt from the side can trigger a Dutch roll when flying in gusty crosswinds or heavy turbulence. Pilots should avoid using the ailerons to correct the Dutch roll in small aircraft. It’s very tempting to counter the roll with ailerons.
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