Center of Gravity Drag Longitudinal Axis 
Pilot Institute
APRIL 5, 2024
Touching down with the aircraft’s longitudinal axis aligned with the runway. We use the rudder to align the aircraft’s longitudinal axis with the centerline. A sideslip approach creates excess drag and requires more control inputs. We call this de-crabbing. Instead, look down to the end of the runway.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Roll or bank is the aircrafts movement about its longitudinal axis. Since theyre located on opposing sides of the longitudinal axis, both ailerons need to move in the opposite directions to complement each others motion. This movement turns the aircraft about the longitudinal axis, making it enter a bank.
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