Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Cockpit and Avionics Sitting in the cockpit of a Cessna 172, one is immediately struck by the advanced Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite that dominates the instrument panel. First introduced in 2005, this all-glass cockpit revolutionized the flying experience for pilots by providing a comprehensive and intuitive interface.

Knot 98

Knot Cockpit Pilot Gross Weight 98

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

When power was added, there were brief pitch oscillations before the plane departed the left side of the runway, as if P-factor and lack of right rudder input were present. It is unlikely that an additional cockpit instrument, such as AOA, will provide any additional safety benefit in such stressed pilot situations.

Gross Weight 98

Gross Weight Runway Airplanes Pilot 98

Photographic Logbook

MARCH 10, 2024

These were days before the proliferation of AWOS/ASOS stations and the advent of ADS-B (FIS-B) weather displayed on a tablet in the cockpit. (A Realizing that 63 knots was intended for the airplane at its maximum gross weight, I started backing off on my landing speed when lightly loaded. What's that?)

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Airplanes Knot Avionics Master Switch Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

But I have maintained 5000 feet at 6000 pounds gross weight,” notes Ross. An elegantly simple rope system inside the fuselage raises and lowers the Gweduck’s water rudder mounted inside the base of the main rudder (right). Precisely what the single-engine ceiling is, the team can’t say. “We lb/sq ft Power loading 10.32

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 59

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

With the F2, the rudder and vertical stabilizer are changed, with the rudder becoming a much smaller surface than before. You can sit there with full back stick, full aileron one way and full rudder the other, and its perfectly controllable. You might ask what happens with crosswind landings when you take away rudder authority.

Rudder 83

Rudder Airplanes Aileron Crosswind 83