Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

This can cause you to lose lift. Key Takeaways Power-off stalls mimic a stall during the flight’s approach and landing phase. Remember Bernoulli’s Theorem and how lift is created. The loss of lift causes the aircraft to stall and lose altitude. On final approach, it can be the difference between recovering and crashing.

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Flight Training Central

JANUARY 27, 2025

This article dives into the most prevalent landing errors, shedding light on why they occur and how they can sneak into even the most carefully executed approaches. It may be necessary to add a slight amount of power to keep the airspeed from decreasing excessively and to avoid losing lift too rapidly.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Key Takeaways Ailerons control the aircrafts roll by adjusting lift on each wing. Adverse yaw is a side effect of aileron use, countered by rudder input. The aircrafts wing is able to generate lift due to its shape. Why does this increase the lift? If the flow on both sides is symmetrical, the wing wont produce any lift.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 19, 2024

After a short flight, Johnson entered the pattern for his first approach. Standing on the port side of the deck adjacent to the arresting wires was the Landing Signal Officer (LSO), who carefully observed Johnson’s approach. Johnson had just 388.5 hours total time, 57 of which were in Corsairs. We had to do some welding on that.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

I watched the stick flutter to and fro in sync with the rudder pedals as Wilkins fought to maintain the centerline, all the while pushing in the throttle. The afternoon turbulence had subsided a bit, making it easier to maintain a holding pattern over the town of Cabot, located 6 miles from the approach end of Runway 25.

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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Common mistakes include neglecting clearing turns, delaying stall recovery, and misusing the rudder. Lift : The aerodynamic force generated due to airflow over the wings. The aircraft’s deceleration reduces the airflow over the wings, which reduces lift. So, how do we increase lift to maintain altitude?

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

Learn to avoid common mistakes during approach, roundout, touchdown, and rollout. We have two main challenges when performing crosswind landings: Staying aligned with the extended centerline on the approach. Staying Aligned on the Approach Crosswinds try to “push” the aircraft off the approach course.

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Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Aerodynamic Differences Fixed-Wing Aircraft (Airplanes) Airplanes , or fixed-wing aircraft, generate lift through their stationary wings as they move forward. This pressure difference produces lift, allowing the aircraft to ascend. Each rotor blade acts as an airfoil, and as it rotates, it moves air over its surface, generating lift.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We learn all about aerodynamics, thrust, drag, lift, and gravity, study flight manuals, emergency procedures, and FARs, take oral exams and check rides, and constantly review everything we can find about flying. This brings me to another profound phrase, the Boy Scout motto of “ Be Prepared.” That is also what flight training is all about.

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Runway Pilot Approach Weather 93

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 30, 2025

For student pilots, this can be an invaluable tool for practicing everything from traffic patterns and VFR navigation to emergency procedures and instrument approaches. Gifting updated sectional charts, approach plates, and chart supplements is a practical way to support a new pilot’s ongoing education. The Lift Pro 2.0

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Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

READ MORE: Cirrus Adds Second Vision Jet Simulator In this scenario, the options are a 180-degree turn using only rudder to avoid overbanking—common when you lose the outside horizon reference—to get back to VFR conditions or contacting ATC to ask where the nearest VFR is. You may even put the learner in and out of the clouds.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 6, 2025

This is not the same as a simple stall, which is recoverable by just lifting the nose. Other causes include: Uncoordinated turns : This happens when the rudder and aileron are not properly aligned during a turn. Once the aircrafts nose is lowered, the next step is to apply opposite rudder to counteract the rotational force.

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Jetwhine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If I’m lucky, like I was last week, it is a Cessna 172 from the Fox Valley Tech program out practicing maneuvers and other essential stick and rudder skills. On this day the lesson was clearly stalls and slow flight.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

It only takes a 10% increase in approach speed to increase the landing roll by 20%. These obstacles frequently affect the approach and missed approach paths. Plan your approach path carefully to eliminate large pitch and power changes. Full flaps are generally used since they lower approach speed and increase drag.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 12, 2024

This creates boundary layer separation, resulting in a loss of lift. Poor Control Feel When the aircraft approaches a stall, the boundary layer separates from the wing. This requires rudder input to maintain directional control. Be careful because retracting the flaps causes the center of the lift to move forward.

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Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The last 700 feet of the runway aren’t visible until you approach the crest. If you carried on straight, the next city lights would be in 6,800 nautical miles as you approach Tasmania. My feet danced on the rudder pedals as I fought to keep the plane going straight down the runway. But I had it.

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Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

Approaching Rifle The last six minutes of Shmulik’s flight are plotted on the following map. There were some patches of moderate lift and sink as would be expected on a normal summer soaring day. This would have shortened his approach, a seemingly prudent decision. The data is from the publicly available ADSB tracklog.

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Why its important: This biography rightfully frames the Wrights as systematic inventors who used a disciplined approach to engineering challenges. Langewiesche provides one of the clearest expositions of aerodynamics and flight control, breaking down concepts like angle of attack, lift, stability, and stalls.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This broad scope approach is ultimately needed to help keep our friends, created in the image of God, alive. This approach gives perspective on all factors, including those that might otherwise be ignored or unrecognized. In contrast, this study sought to examine AOA in the context of all accidents.

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Cranky Flier

APRIL 8, 2024

Oh and that one rudder issue on the MAX? Opening a new station is not a heavy lift for United, and it is highly unlikely that this will somehow refocus the company. While I haven’t seen it confirmed, I’ve seen it suggested this could have happened from a bird strike on takeoff.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 26, 2024

Consider the Cherokee pilot in Wisconsin who approached too fast: “The pilot reported that during the landing at the destination airport, the airplane floated down the runway, landed long, and did not slow as expected. Neither one is good. IATA has made this a focus in recent years, with some positive results to show for it.

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Knot Runway Airplanes Pilot 98

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

But it was apparent the smallest Grumman flying boat was too small and full of quirks—the cabin door won’t open if the flaps are down, for example—to justify something approaching a direct copy. The airfoil is a Harry Riblett shape, giving modernized flow separation on the leading edge for a soft stall yet with good lift and drag performance.

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Flight Training Central

JANUARY 15, 2024

As YOU reach the recommended roation speed, apply back-elevator pressure until reaching the appropriate Vx attitude to ensure a smooth and firm lift-off. Since the airplane accelerates more rapidly after lift-off, additional backelevator pressure may be needed to hold a constant airspeed. Smoothly and positively apply full power.

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Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

As Warrior 481 lifted us to a cruise altitude of 7,500 feet, the first hint of the sunrise came in the form of a massive fireball turned vermillion by miles of low haze between us and the horizon. Rolling out on final approach, I was surprised to see another airplane stopped right at the runway threshold. Like our friend that morning.)

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 19, 2024

You’re at a high pitch attitude and are counteracting the left-turning tendencies with rudder. When you bank, with all other factors constant, the total lift doesn’t change. However, the direction in which the lift acts does. The lift splits into a horizontal and vertical component.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Storo lifted the British fighter into the air for the first time on June 28, 2022, from Tillamook Municipal Airport near his home. At that point, you’re simply looking down the runway, and then it lifts off. It’s the rudder that is doing everything. Storo’s replica wears the colors of Royal Air Force (RAF) No.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The jaunty vertical fin and rudder enhance the fuselage lines, fitted with a fixed trim tab and aft position light. Baron told us to lift the nose at 50 knots, which proved correct for a takeoff about 900 feet down the runway. Clearing the final approach path, we extended full flaps and stabilized at 70 knots.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

When learning how to land a Piper Seminole, it is crucial to understand the role of each engine in the approach and landing phases. Pilots must be proficient in managing engine power, especially during the approach, where power settings and speed management are critical to a smooth and safe landing.

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