Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. On the walkaround, you doubtlessly noted the full-span flaperons (flaps plus ailerons as one unit).

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Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 98

Air Facts

MAY 24, 2024

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. As soon as we hit 60 knots indicated, I lightly pulled back on the yoke and the airplane popped right off the ground. No ceiling so no hold for us today!

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Aileron Crosswind Knot Runway 98

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

The small aileron “tabs” were not doing a great job in crosswind ability. Left downwind on a blustery day with live weather actually shows a virga burst over the field, with local winds gusting 36 knots, making for some extreme conditions in such a tight canyon. Taking off in violent winds was a task. This was in XP12.

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Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

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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Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Although it is sort of heavy on the ailerons,” Storo said. “Coming back around, I’m usually at about 60 knots. And the ailerons are almost worthless at that point; they’re not doing a whole lot for you at all. I can control it now with the Red Line Brakes, but this airplane is not built for crosswinds.

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Crosswind Airplanes Tail Cockpit 124

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

Near the crosswind to downwind turn, the engine sounded loud, and the airplane descended into a wooded field and a postimpact fire ensued. The right aileron sustained substantial damage. The airplane then descended back to the runway and bounced before lifting off nose-high again toward the end of the runway.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Calibrated Airspeed 52

Flight Training Central

MARCH 4, 2024

As the airplane turns onto the following base leg, the tailwind will decrease and becomes a crosswind. The bank angle should be reduced gradually with coordinated aileron and rudder input. The turn from downwind leg to base leg will be more than 90 degrees to compensate for the increasing crosswind.

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Groundspeed Crosswind Aileron Rudder 52

Photographic Logbook

MAY 19, 2025

Nevertheless, I was anxious about managing a 15 knot gusty crosswind for my first taildragger stick time in seven years. Despite the crosswind, take-off was perfunctory. I rolled the Decathlon onto the turf on the upwind main wheel, rolled along for a few moments amazed at how stable the landing felt despite the crosswind.

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Rudder Crosswind Airplanes Runway 83

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This 172 had a flap extension speed of 85 knots, and my old Cessna 172’s limit was 100 mph, or 87 knots. There was a nice crosswind, and I demonstrated landing on a concrete expansion joint, offset from the runway centerline. The newer 172 (46 years old) did and had a 3-G limit with flaps extended.

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Pitot Tube Approach Aileron Instrument Landing System 85

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 25, 2025

The aircraft had to land into a 15-knot crosswind, and the plane landed at a speed of 115 mph, well below the standard landing speed of between 150-175 mph. (Historic Chicago) On September 28, 1992, the Boeing 727 took off from Chicagos OHare International Airport on the short flight to Meigs.

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Cockpit Pilot Ceiling Rudder 95

Air

MAY 21, 2025

Crosswind: The Sideways Challenge A crosswind blows across your intended flight path , being most critical during the takeoff and landing phases. Pilots must use specific techniques, applying rudder and aileron inputs, to maintain directional control and keep the aircraft aligned. And it’s unique in Europe!

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Crosswind Wind Shear Groundspeed Flight Computer 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The weather briefing we had reviewed a half hour earlier promised a 20-knot headwind that would require two fuel stops on the 130-mile trip from our home airport in Kennett, Missouri (KTKX), to Little Rock Air Force Base (KLRF) in Arkansas. The windsock promised that getting the little yellow bird into the air would be a white-knuckle affair.

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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 2, 2025

Near the crosswind to downwind turn, the engine sounded loud, and the airplane descended into a wooded field and a post-impact fire ensued. The right aileron sustained substantial damage. The airplane then descended back to the runway and bounced before lifting off nose-high again toward the end of the runway.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Pilot 87

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

Flying at 60 knots? For example, it’s good practice to add a few knots to V-ref when landing in gusty conditions. If you usually land at 50 knots but end up touching down at 55 knots, you might think the landing distance only increases slightly. Keep the ailerons into the wind. Landing in a crosswind?

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Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

A target moved across my traffic display at 450 knots (518 miles per hour). "I I slowed the Warrior down to better manage the turbulence and this, combined with the headwind, dropped our ground speed as low as 73 knots. Forecasts indicated that the wind at Sodus would be out of the southeast at ten knots gusting to the mid-teens.

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Runway Knot Weather Turbulence 96

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

If there is a crosswind at the airport, you should mention this in your brief. Discuss your nominated crosswind technique. Explain what aircraft input you will require to land the aircraft in the crosswind. For example, the crosswind is from left to right. Take your ground speed in knots and divide it by two.

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Airplanes Descent Approach Final Approach 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

In the Cessna 172S Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH), the landing distance decreases by 10% for every 9 knots of headwind. For the Cessna 172, landing distance increases by 10% for every 2 knots of tailwind. For the Cessna 172S, we fly a short-field approach with full flaps at 61 knots. Will you need a crosswind correction?

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Density Altitude Descent 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. On the walkaround, you doubtlessly noted the full-span flaperons (flaps plus ailerons as one unit).

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Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 98

Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

We correct for the overbanking tendency with aileron opposite the turn. The aileron on the right wing deflects down, increasing the camber and creating more lift. The left wing’s aileron deflects up, decreasing lift. For a Cessna 172, the recommended indicated airspeed for the maneuver is 105 knots.

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Rudder Lift Aileron Drag 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

No flying in winds exceeding 10 knots, no chance of obscuring precipitation, no use of runways shorter than 5,000 feet, no risk of encountering darkness or lowering ceilings. By doing so, a recognizable, firm input demonstrates that using all the aileron travel wasn’t the answer—those rudder pedals are not footrests. 1 priority.

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Wind Shear Runway Crosswind Ceiling 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

No flying in winds exceeding 10 knots, no chance of obscuring precipitation, no use of runways shorter than 5,000 feet, no risk of encountering darkness or lowering ceilings. By doing so, a recognizable, firm input demonstrates that using all the aileron travel wasn’t the answer—those rudder pedals are not footrests. 1 priority.

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Wind Shear Runway Crosswind Ceiling 52

Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Surface Wind South-west 7-12 knots (kt). The pilot applied some aileron to compensate for the crosswind and then applied full power. The airspeed was between 50 and 55 knots and was not increasing. Wind at 2,000 feet (ft) West to south-west 25-30 kt. Surface to 300 ft West to south-west 10-20 kt.

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Runway Pilot Knot Weather 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2025

That required the creation of a redesigned, shorter span aileron that resulted in a markedly increased roll rate. In an airplane with a great deal of adverse aileron yaw that challenges a pilot each time the airplane makes a turn? The tail comes off the ground to a tail-low position and the airplane flies off at about 45 knots.

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Gross Weight Horizontal Stabilizer Airplanes Rudder 98

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Planespotters note the F2’s separate ailerons and flaps, conventional tail. But you can see the change to separate ailerons and flaps is just one part of preparing the F2 to grow into a four-place airplanebuying aerodynamic benefits now to spend later on a heavier, more powerful model. Out back, theres an entirely new tail.

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Rudder Airplanes Aileron Crosswind 98

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Combining the Gweduck’s advanced hull with its counter-rotating propellers means differential power allows crosswind water taxiing impossible in floatplanes along with higher hull-in-water taxiing speeds. “We We routinely taxi at 1200 rpm due to the low spray…[we] can cruise at 10 knots” in displacement mode, something a Goose can’t do.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 79

Air Facts

JUNE 21, 2024

One time, walking back to the FBO from the airplane after about what seemed like his hundreth dual flight, he turned and asked me “How fast is a knot?” And a knot is 1.15 I don’t think he knew what the ailerons or rudder did. Aileron into the wind, rudder to straighten the nose” also bounced off his doctoral noggin.

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Rudder Crosswind Knot Aileron 75

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

Inconvenienced but unstoppable, the airplanes right wing and aileron were substantially damaged, though the damage did not prohibit the airplane from being able to fly, despite the airplane feeling out of trim and a little heavier on one side. Bounce twice, go around, because youre doing something wrong. No mention of IPC results.

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Pilot Airplanes Runway Descent 52