Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

You might spot the spoilers popping up from the top of the wing and the ailerons deflecting upwards and downwards on the rear of the wing. After reaching 100 knots, the aircraft will continue to accelerate to what is referred to as its V1 speed. This marks the most critical point of the take-off run.

Cabin Crew 264

Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 264

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.

Crosswind 105

Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

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?

Aileron 87

Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 87

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

In maintaining a properly coordinated steep turn, the pilot must use the opposite aileron to maintain bank. You may need to apply the opposite aileron to counter the overbanking tendency. Adverse Yaw Adverse yaw is when an aircraft tends to yaw towards a raised wing due to the aerodynamic forces of an aileron deflected down.

Lift 52

Lift Aileron Drag Pilot 52

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. While the tilting lift vectors are an important source of adverse yaw, drag also plays a part.

Rudder 52

Rudder Lift Aileron Drag 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Drag : The aerodynamic force opposing the aircraft’s forward motion. This increases lift but comes at the cost of increased induced drag. Pilots must counteract the additional drag with more thrust to maintain altitude. The stall warning horn sounds at least 5 knots above the actual stall speed.

Lift 52

Lift Rudder Drag Checkride 52

Air Facts

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Flying at the pattern altitude at the usual 300 knots, solo, at night. Now that T-38 would roll twice per second , a 720-degree-per-second roll rate, and I aileron-rolled it about five to six times right over the cloud deck, THE COOLEST SIGHT EVER, then rolled out. How can that be? I started to panic.

Runway 98

Runway Pilot Aileron Approach 98