Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Beyond that, likely with an instructor, you can learn fun, new skills in the same airplane. If you have access to both low- and high-wing airplanes, you can practice till you’re really good in both. I was telling him how I had just made a whole series of beautiful, one-wheel, crosswind landings. He looked puzzled. Hopefully not.

Crosswind 52

Crosswind Aileron Runway Gross Weight 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

How did any given airplane sell? In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. But successful? Not at all. Was it profitable for the company?

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Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 96

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 27, 2024

Better to explain an unplanned go-around than to write a big check for a banged-up airplane, or worse. Their airplane has just the right amount of energy, and the picture they see as they flare might as well be the same as their home airport. In fact, the verbal callout “stabilized” is part of the checklist.

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Stability Approach Runway Pilot 83

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Once there, he put us in a slight right turn toward our first fuel stop 60 miles ahead, continuously fighting the stick as the gusting left crosswind did its best to push us off course. Wilkins guided the craft along the invisible roller coaster, working to keep the wings level while maintaining a crab as the Cub climbed the first 500 feet.

Runway 98

Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

At the airport, there was ice and snow to remove from in front of the hangar door, fuel to add to the Warrior now resting on three fully inflated tires (the left main had a new tube), and then there was the moment when I slipped on ice while pulling the airplane from the hangar and landed flat on my back. 164 airplanes.)

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Runway Knot Weather Turbulence 89

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The roar of the engine and loud force of air turbulence can impede communication and damage a pilot’s hearing. Flight Gear Crosswind Bag If you’re bent toward practicality and cost-effectiveness, the Flight Gear Crosswind Bag does a lot for a little. Or check out the flight gear section on Amazon.

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Pilot Cockpit Crosswind Federal Aviation Regulations 93

Air Facts

JANUARY 31, 2025

Being a good systems engineer, I looked at the data from 551 RV-series airplane events over the past 25 years. This kind of spin entry is also known as a spin over the top, because when entering the spin from a turn, the airplane will spin towards the higher wing. Recorded data says no spin.

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Turbulence Airplanes Crosswind Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

While instructors idly watch, airplanes go off the runway, landings become too harsh, structure gets overstressed, and tolerances are exceeded. Anywhere in the first third of the available runway is good enough for beginning attempts at landing the airplane, but it needs to be made clear that on-target touchdowns are the eventual goal.

Runway 52

Runway Wind Shear Crosswind Ceiling 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

While instructors idly watch, airplanes go off the runway, landings become too harsh, structure gets overstressed, and tolerances are exceeded. Anywhere in the first third of the available runway is good enough for beginning attempts at landing the airplane, but it needs to be made clear that on-target touchdowns are the eventual goal.

Runway 52

Runway Wind Shear Crosswind Ceiling 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

It is one of the main factors affecting lift, and airplanes need a constant source of lift to fly. Proper angle of attack management also maintains safety during slow flight, crosswind landings, and when encountering wake turbulence. Your instructor will teach you how to safely fly the airplane at low speeds and a high AOA.

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Lift Turbulence Drag Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

If you’ve ever been on a flight and felt the airplane swaying side to side, you might’ve experienced a taste of what’s known as a Dutch roll. Learning about the Dutch roll can make your next flight feel a little more grounded, even when the airplane isn’t. The trigger can be any external force such as a wind gust or turbulence.

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Stability Center of Gravity Aileron Rudder 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

These control surfaces dictate the aircraft’s roll, and this allows it to bank smoothly through turns or even recover from turbulence. Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw? But theres much more to ailerons than just rolling left or right.

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Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

That day would be even more challenging because of a strong crosswind, but the companys CEO was bringing several important clients for a weekend of skiing at the resort near the airport. Those are solid signs of windshear and turbulence downwind of the ridge crest or mountain peak.

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Crosswind Weather Instrument Meteorological Conditions Runway 40