Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

A flat spin is a thrilling (and potentially dangerous) flight phenomenon that pilots must prepare for. In reality, flat spins can challenge even experienced pilots, making it important for you to understand what they are and how to handle them. Ready to become a safer pilot? Ailerons: Neutral. Let’s get started!

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Center of Gravity Weight-Shift-Control Aileron Rudder 98

Northstar VFR

DECEMBER 22, 2024

By Josh Page, CFI The private pilot practical test is the finish line to getting your private pilot certificate and being able to fly as a licensed pilot. Lets look at four common private pilot oral exam questions and see how you can ace them! As a private pilot, youre going to be flying in a variety of airspaces.

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Pilot Checkride Aileron Final Approach 75

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

The take-off and the en-route climb to the planned cruising altitude of 37,000ft (11,280m) was uneventful, with the first officer as the flying pilot. Haynes asked that Fitch assume control of the engine throttles, by kneeling between the two forward-facing pilot seats. The plane entered a descending right-hand turn.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 298

Northstar VFR

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Friends and fellow pilots who had gone before me and passed their commercial checkrides all commented that the commercial checkride was the easiest regarding the oral exam and the practical (flying) portion. Here are 10 questions you may encounter on your commercial pilot oral exam: 1. The FAA isn’t out to get you on your checkride.

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Longitudinal Axis Pitot Tube Checkride Pilot 59

AV Web

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has responded to numerous requests from members for advice on how best to prepare an aircraft for surviving extreme weather, such as the hurricanes that are savaging the U.S. Check the Pilots Operating Handbook for best advice on whether to set the brakes or not.

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Pitot Tube Aileron Lift Hangar 94

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

That’s called “adverse yaw”, it’s a sneaky little quirk of flying that every pilot has to learn how to manage. The lift and drag imbalance between the left and right ailerons creates adverse yaw. A pilot can prevent adverse yaw by using rudder, and making sure that a turn is coordinated. Uh oh, what just happened?

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Aileron Drag Rudder Lift 52

Air Facts

MAY 24, 2024

Pointing my thumb into the wind to get my ailerons around I counted one…two…three, and still, no upwind main touching down. My left hand follows which means instead of full deflection on the ailerons, I’m now aileron neutral. So, what did I learn from this experience that I can pass along to other pilots?

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Aileron Crosswind Knot Runway 97

AV Web

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

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. Chad is a nice guy and a competent pilot. “We just found out that my airline is furloughing three hundred and fifty pilots,” he said dolefully.

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Pilot Aileron Hangar Airlines 93

Aerotime

MAY 14, 2024

A Bangladesh Air Force pilot died after attempting a high-risk ‘Top Gun’ fighter jet stunt in Patenga, Chittagong, on May 9, 2024. Squadron leader Asim Jawad, 32, was performing aileron rolls at low altitude when the fuselage of the Yakovlev Yak-130 he was flying scraped along the tarmac. The aircraft arrived in Bangladesh in 2015.

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Longitudinal Axis Aileron Tarmac Jet 284

Northstar VFR

JULY 21, 2024

It’s a rite of passage for pilots-in-training to hear these words come from their flight instructor repeatedly. The pilot can control the yawing of the plane by inputs on the rudder pedals. Some new student pilots think the rudder and vertical stabilizer are the same thing. The pilot controls the throttle to create thrust.

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Rudder Airplanes Pilot Stability 52

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 26, 2024

At the controls was a 27-year-old former USAF fighter pilot determined to capture the spirit of the barnstormers and pioneer aviators, of the wind in the wires and the carefree “pick a field and land for the night” era. This latter work chronicled Bach’s adventure with friends touring the U.S.

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Airplanes Aileron Tail Hangar 105

Pilots Who Ask Why

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Moving a heavy aileron or rotor blade while it’s moving at Mach 0.9 So today, we’re asking and answering: What are the basic […] The post Aircraft Hydraulics Explained in 5 Simple Steps first appeared on Pilots Who Ask Why. The size of both planes and helicopters have massively increased since the early times of aviation.

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Aileron Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

Landing an airplane is not easy, even for experienced pilots. Why Crosswind Landings Aren’t Easy Ideally, pilots want the wind to hit the aircraft dead on the nose while landing. If the pilot makes no corrections, the aircraft gets blown off the runway centerline. Simultaneously, we apply ailerons opposite the rudder input.

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Crosswind Aileron Longitudinal Axis Rudder 52

Flight Training Central

MARCH 29, 2024

The FAA continues to add new questions based on guidance from the Private Pilot Airman Certification Standards. What are the reporting requirements for a pilot convicted of possessing and selling marijuana? Aileron down on the upwind wing Aileron up on the upwind wing Aileron up on the downwind wing Correct!

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Aileron Crosswind Ground Effect Stability 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 4, 2024

With your fresh pilot certificate, what fun steps can you take to continually grow as an aviator? The question for the new private pilot is simple: Is that a doorway to go through or one that you never open, limiting your flying career? One is with other pilots. Ride with other pilots and learn from them.

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Crosswind Aileron Runway Gross Weight 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The pilot died instantly. A TV news crew interviewed a local flyer who knew the accident pilot well since both had planes at the Boulder City Municipal Airport (KBVU) in Nevada. “I I think there are only about 150 hours on it,” he said when asked about the plane and pilot. The pilot learned to fly in the U.S.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 68

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The pilot died instantly. A TV news crew interviewed a local flyer who knew the accident pilot well since both had planes at the Boulder City Municipal Airport (KBVU) in Nevada. “I I think there are only about 150 hours on it,” he said when asked about the plane and pilot. The pilot learned to fly in the U.S.

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Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

One of the first things an aspiring pilot learns in flight school is the various sections of an aircraft. If you’re wondering how to become a commercial pilot in Arizona , this in-depth guide to important aircraft parts will help in your pursuit. Contact our flight instructors today for more information about enrolling.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52

Air Facts

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Panic, and How To Not Air Facts Journal If you meet a pilot who answers “No” to the question “Have you ever panicked while flying?,” I and some other pilots have kind of “made up” for your lack of panic, you heroic, stoic, seasoned, steady pilot, you, you pillar of mental strength, winged god. watch them closely. Conceited.

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Runway Pilot Aileron Approach 97

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Large aircraft use yaw dampers while small aircraft rely on piloting techniques to counter Dutch roll. For example, if a statically stable aircraft gets blown off course by a gust of wind, it tries to return to its original heading without pilot input. That’s because spiral instability is easier for a pilot to detect and correct.

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Stability Center of Gravity Aileron Rudder 52

AV Web

JULY 23, 2024

Extra said the 330SX model is much easier to fly— allowing pilots to achieve higher scores in aerobatic competitions. According to the manufacturer, “The introduction of our high-performance aileron package delivers superior roll authority. Competition aerobatic pilot Bob Freeman was the first U.S.

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Aileron Clearance Cockpit Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 21, 2024

To help pilots avoid stalls, the FAA, in concert with all the king’s horses and men, rewrote the requirements for private pilot training, including stalls. Unless there are unusual gust conditions, stalls occur because the pilot pulls back too hard on the wheel or stick. And for young pilots, I think that’s entirely appropriate.

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Rudder Airplanes Pilot Aileron 63

Flight Training Central

MARCH 4, 2024

The bank angle should be reduced gradually with coordinated aileron and rudder input. The pilot should be prepared for the necessary crosswind correction and compensate by turning more than 90° angling toward the inside of the rectangular course. The next leg is where the airplane turns from an upwind leg position to the crosswind leg.

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Groundspeed Crosswind Aileron Rudder 52

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Steep turns should be one of the most fun maneuvers pilots learn. But for many pilots, flying coordinated turns while keeping altitude and speed steady is hard enough. In maintaining a properly coordinated steep turn, the pilot must use the opposite aileron to maintain bank.

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Lift Aileron Drag Pilot 52

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Other issues included insufficient engine cooling, excessive aileron forces at high speeds, and poor spin recovery. Engineers struggled to stabilize the aircraft’s center of mass, and the V-3420 engine often failed to deliver its expected power output.

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Tail Aileron Approach Stability 101

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

The small aileron “tabs” were not doing a great job in crosswind ability. I imagine this is how a real CRJ pilot must feel. I imagine MD80-style pilots are used to the same sensation. I mean, all jets I have flown are like that, but this is fairly sensitive to pitch, power, and flap configuration—all requiring lots of trimming.

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Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

As World War II ended, self-taught design legend Albert Mooney was not surprised to learn that the Army Air Corps had graduated over 250,000 pilots. Would these pilots returning from the war want to own and fly a personal airplane, and if so, what would it look like? Accommodation for the pilot was, in a word, spartan.

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Tail Aileron Pilot Airplanes 73

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 29, 2024

He would later go on to do a large amount of executive flying eventually flying for the Teamsters and the personal pilot to Jimmy Hoffa. “ He sounded pretty unimpressed and said that they were not really looking for any more pilots. I asked our co-pilot who was a nervous newer guy to go back and see how bad the damage was.

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Cockpit Cargo Airplanes Pilot 115

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

Piper’s Cherokee Six appeals to pilots for some of the same reasons that other Cherokee models are popular, including stability, predictable handling, and reliability. Additional equipment includes electric pitch trim, rudder trim, Flightcom six-place intercom, cabin ventilation fan, auxiliary power receptacle, and aileron gap seals.

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Aileron Transponder Rudder Stability 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Efforts like this freed male pilots for combat missions, and her dedication led to her appointment as commander of Reading Station. Further complicating matters was the fact that the plane would be delivered by civilian pilots. The post White-Knuckle Affair appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine. Images By Gary Figgins.

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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 83

Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

Despite the easygoing name, many pilots find lazy eights harder than they thought. There’s a reason why it’s been a commercial pilot practical test staple for decades. If you’re about to begin your commercial pilot journey, you’ve come to the right place! Let’s get started.

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Rudder Lift Aileron Drag 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Out in the practice area, I did some of my favorite beyond-ACS but still normal category exercises—alternating steep turns with full aileron deflection, extended low speed flight, and Dutch rolls to 45-degree bank each way, again with full aileron deflection. I’m focusing on the old pilot part, not the bold pilot.

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Pitot Tube Approach Aileron Instrument Landing System 60

Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A local pilot’s side-by-side video comparison shows the same aerobatic sequence performed at an airshow in New Mexico on two consecutive days: a successful performance on Saturday synchronised to Sunday’s fatal crash. The pilot performed the same routine on both days of the airshow. Not enough height available.

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Aileron Pilot 59

Air Facts

AUGUST 2, 2024

My first and last flying road trip Air Facts Journal Pilots tend to be optimists and seem to lead a richer fantasy life than most. For example, how many pilots have at some point fantasized that one day they might be called to the cockpit in an emergency? As it happened, my pilot brother-in-law, Chaz, thought this was a fine idea too.

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General Aviation Weather Pilot Cockpit 98

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

42-68738 would sustain several close calls, such as when it was damaged on December 23, 1944, when an 88m Flak shell exploded off the left aileron, rendering it inoperable. Thun also tracked down one of the wartime pilots who flew 42-68738, 1st Lt. It was there that the real restoration work would begin.

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Ferry Flight Aileron Pilot Airlines 105

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

In summary, it says that if you’re not fit to fly, or are taking medications, you cannot act as PIC or a required crewmember (safety pilot). The first maneuver was an aileron roll, the simplest in the book. The same thing happened when I was writing a pilot report on a GlaStar. And remember FAR 61.53. Super simple. A favorite.

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Torque Aileron Airplanes Pilot 60

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Showing off the aircraft that week was Bernie Vasquez, a consummate warbird pilot whose logbook is filled with the most epic warbird and classic aircraft in the world. Like so many pilots, Berine’s story started at the local airport. So, my mom would take me out there, and I’d just watch the airplanes….My

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Airplanes Aileron Hangar Pilot 116