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The Owner-Assisted Career

AV Web

Frosty air combined with wet leaves blowing up against my hangar door signaled that this is the season for an owner-assisted annual for my humble Cessna 140. Henry, my IA, was busy looking at my aileron cables while talking with me about the wisdom of frequent air filter changes for my mighty 85-horsepower plant.

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Game On!

Plane and Pilot

She walked me through the foyer to the spotless, freshly painted hangar. The GameBird is right at home on the grass, pavement, or TacAeros clean hangar. The airplane is incredibly sensitive, thanks to sweeping, full-span ailerons and an unnaturally tall stick that exaggerates any and all inputs.

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Rebirth of FG-1D Corsair 92460

Vintage Aviation News

Though not quite finished, she is on display, warm and cared for in the museums hangar. “We were able to trade the oil coolers and exhausts to Chuck Whal for non-airworthy parts and ailerons.” Serendipitous Happenings It is now been 17 years since 92460 came in from the cold. ” Corvino continued.

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AOPA Offers Advice For Securing Aircraft In A Storm

AV Web

If it is not possible to evacuate the area as a major storm approaches and an aircraft is not normally stored in a hangar, the first suggestion is to arrange temporary hangar space as far in advance as possible. A lap belt secured to the control wheel can serve as a substitute for external aileron and elevator locks.

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Aero Legends’ Spitfire MJ444 Restoration – April Update

Vintage Aviation News

The front control column and aileron drum have been fitted. The aileron cables are in. Photo by Martin Overall] “The remaining systems will be tested in the hangar before we wheel MJ outside to the tie-down for the first engine runs. MJ444’s front cockpit showing the Spitfire’s distinctive control column.

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The Albree Pigeon-Fraser: The First American Fighter

Vintage Aviation News

The Model PG featured larger ailerons and adjustments to the tail design and would be shipped from East Boston to Hazelhurst Field [later known as Roosevelt Field] in Mineola, NY, the intended destination for the Model G Scout back in 1915. Timson had designed nearly ten years prior.

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Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

Pilot Institute

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.