Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Individuals can attend training classes to obtain an LSA repairman certificate that, with the right endorsements, allows them to perform maintenance, including annual inspections, on their LSAs. So the temptation is to fly too fast and float down the runway, which the RV-12 will do for quite some distance.

Airplanes 98

Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 13, 2024

So, for example, if you are asked to provide a scenario when V X is appropriate, be able to answer the when and the why, such as “short field takeoff technique is appropriate when there is an obstacle off the departure end of the runway.” Application, correlation, and understanding are critical when it comes to aircraft systems.

Pilot 116

Pilot Knot Annual Inspection VOR 116

Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

It has a mid-time engine (O-320-D3G rated at 160 hp), fairly recent annual inspection and 24 month pitot-ptatic/transponder test. Next you look at NOTAM’s once again and notice that Runways 8R and 26L are closed. Can I safely land or depart given the density altitude and runway length?

Density Altitude 98

Density Altitude Ceiling Runway Weather 98

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Individuals can attend training classes to obtain an LSA repairman certificate that, with the right endorsements, allows them to perform maintenance, including annual inspections, on their LSAs. So the temptation is to fly too fast and float down the runway, which the RV-12 will do for quite some distance.

Airplanes 98

Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 98