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Everything You Need To Know About Ailerons

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Roll or bank is the aircrafts movement about its longitudinal axis. The pilot is able to control the aircrafts roll by turning the control yoke or sidestick in the cockpit. Since theyre located on opposing sides of the longitudinal axis, both ailerons need to move in the opposite directions to complement each others motion.

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The Turn Coordinator Explained

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 22, 2025

Turn Coordinator Operation The turn coordinator consists of a gyroscope mounted at a 30-degree angle upward in relation to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. Unlike the turn coordinator, this gyro is mounted along the aircrafts longitudinal axis and cannot determine yaw or roll.

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