Clearance Knot Rudder 
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 25, 2025
Although I havent spent much time around GB1s (except for drooling over them while they are on display and flying at airshows) I am always taken aback by how much larger the airplane appears to be in personparticularly, the tall, sweeping rudder that curves down to a sharp point with just enough ground clearance. Takeoff Over 50-ft.
Aerotime
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
At this point, the pilots will contact ATC for push and start clearance , allowing the plane to be pushed back from its parking position (if applicable, depending on the airport) and to start its engines in sequence. Once powering down the runway, the pilots will be focused on the aircraft reaching three key speeds.
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Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 29, 2024
I filed IFR , mostly so that I could get the altitude I wanted without having to worry about cloud clearances, and so if some little squirt cumulus popped up, I could blast through it or just nick the side of it. The FAA weather said a thunderstorm was forecast, gusts to 6 knots. There was also a link to a bridge for sale.
Aerotime
APRIL 3, 2025
The airplane first struck the ground at a speed of 250 knots about four kilometers short of runway 25L, before bouncing for three seconds and then crashing 500 meters further in a rice paddy field. Only one aileron and one wing spoiler were operating. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and debris scattered over a wide area, the BAAA said.
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
This 172 had a flap extension speed of 85 knots, and my old Cessna 172’s limit was 100 mph, or 87 knots. The 172 has a steerable nosewheel, much heavier than the rudders on my RV-9A with a castering nosewheel. The newer 172 (46 years old) did and had a 3-G limit with flaps extended. Hmm, OK, how about the LPV approach?
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. It might be no greater than 6 knots with gusts to 10 mph.
Pilot Institute
MAY 4, 2024
In the Cessna 172S Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH), the landing distance decreases by 10% for every 9 knots of headwind. For the Cessna 172, landing distance increases by 10% for every 2 knots of tailwind. This can greatly impact landing performance and obstacle clearance. Let’s factor in the 9-knot headwind.
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