Aerotime
MARCH 17, 2025
He recognized that there was an opportunity to disrupt the general aviation and flight training market with a clean-sheet aircraft and enrolled his co-founder, Champenois, in the effort. Today Champenois manages the commercial and marketing side of the business.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
PARE: Power idle, Ailerons neutral, Rudder opposite, Elevator forward. Ailerons: Neutral. A – Ailerons The second step in the spin recovery procedure is to move the ailerons to the neutral position. The movement of the ailerons will change the angle of attack of both wings. Ready to become a safer pilot?
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Flight Training Central
MARCH 3, 2025
Depending on design, airfoils used in general aviation, stall at angles of attack between 16 to 18 degrees. Recovery is made by lowering the nose, simultaneously applying full power while maintaining directional control with coordinated use of aileron and rudder. The recovery procedure is the same as for all stalls.
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?
Plane and Pilot
JANUARY 12, 2025
The Ercoupe design featured an interconnect between the full-span ailerons, rudder, and steerable nosewheel. Ercoupe fans shouldnt feel slighted as this collapse happened across postwar general aviation. (ERCO), Weick refined the design into the low-wing, twin-tailed beauty whose distinctive looks are unmistakable.
Pilot Institute
JANUARY 8, 2025
Critical Angle of Attack As the AOA increases, the wing generates more lift, but only up to a specific point known as the critical angle of attack, typically around 15-20 degrees for general aviation aircraft (though this can vary depending on the wing design). Level the wings : Use coordinated rudder and aileron inputs.
AV Web
DECEMBER 22, 2024
I did not fly through tropical storms, hurricanes, or blizzards; the only inversions I have experienced were voluntary aileron rolls or the occasional intentional spin. My year was a non-event if you base its merit on what I accomplished in the world of aviation.
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