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Aerotime
APRIL 3, 2025
Nowadays, modern aircraft are equipped with systems that can not only fly the aircraft but can also perform fully automated take-offs and landings and can even provide protection systems in the event of unusual flight situations that threaten the safety of the airplane and its occupants. What is an autopilot?
Vintage Aviation News
JANUARY 5, 2025
Designed to be a training aircraft for the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), the Sage Type 3 reveals the story of how a department store outfitter mobilized to build airplanes for the Royal Navy during WWI. The company that would build the Sage Type 3 had existed even before the invention of the airplane.
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Vintage Aviation News
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Richard Shuttleworth obtained it in 1935 as his first historic airplane. It is generally recognized as the world’s oldest airplane with the earliest aero-engine in flying condition. James Kightly] One of Louis Blriot’s major achievements, and one he deserves credit for, was his control system.
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. Have you ever wondered how pilots keep control at high speeds, during stalls, or even when systems fail? Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw?
Pilot Institute
MAY 4, 2024
Aircraft Weight and Limitations An aircraft’s weight affects inertia and stopping distance. The POH lists landing distances for specific gross weights. Smaller aircraft may only have short field landing distances for maximum gross weight. This is because there is less airflow over the control surfaces.
Pilot Institute
JULY 12, 2024
Watch out for some common mistakes, such as over-controlling and reacting incorrectly to visual cues. Approach Path Control Energy Management How to Improve Approach Path Control Using Ground References Your pattern work will improve the more you standardize it. Adjust power to control your descent rate.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
Key Takeaways A flat spin is a dangerous, level-flight spin with reduced control effectiveness. PARE: Power idle, Ailerons neutral, Rudder opposite, Elevator forward. A flat spin happens when the center of gravity shifts too far aft (toward the tail), and the aircraft’s rotation becomes more horizontal. Let’s get started!
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