Aileron Descent Gross Weight 
Pilot Institute
MAY 4, 2024
Aircraft Weight and Limitations An aircraft’s weight affects inertia and stopping distance. The POH lists landing distances for specific gross weights. Smaller aircraft may only have short field landing distances for maximum gross weight. Power controls the rate of descent, and pitch controls airspeed.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 29, 2024
This is often the clean configuration at max gross weight. To fight this overbanking tendency, add light aileron pressure in the opposite direction. Climbs and Descents During Slow Flight It’s counterintuitive, but pitching up will not result in a climb during slow flight. Pilots use reference stalling speeds instead.
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