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Everything You Need To Know About Ailerons

Pilot Institute

This shifts the ailerons Center of Gravity (C.G.) The resulting loss of lift leads to a rapid descent by the aircraft. Incorrectly connecting the cables is the maintenance crews fault, but the pilots preflight checks are the last line of defense against their mistakes. With enough mass added, the C.G.

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Stupid Pilot Tricks

AV Web

Seems the accident helicopter was the subject of a FAA Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR), which specified academic, flight training, qualification, and currency requirements for pilots acting as pilot-in-command. Post-almost-flight investigation proved embarrassing. Other than that, what?

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