Plane and Pilot

JULY 9, 2024

The unique H-tail reduces the left-turning tendencies during takeoff while also minimizing the weathervaning effect prevalent in crosswinds. The post Bargain Buys on AircraftForSale: 1946 Erco 415-C Ercoupe appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine. Remarkably, this Ercoupe includes all logs since new.

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Rudder Airplanes Crosswind Tail 86

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 1, 2024

Note the large yellow decal just below the cockpit. The Lancaster is dedicated to the memory of Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski and is known as the “Mynarski Memorial Lancaster.” As the bomber fell, he attempted to free the tail gunner trapped in the rear turret of the burning, out-of-control aircraft.

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Tail Cockpit Pilot 105

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Pilots and flight schools favor this aircraft for its ease of use and dependable performance. 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. The production history of the Cessna 172 is equally impressive.

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Knot Cockpit Pilot Gross Weight 52

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 22, 2024

From daring rescues of downed pilots as enemy forces closed in to handling a crazed water buffalo aboard a C-123K transport, seasoned veterans share their unforgettable and extraordinary experiences. We strapped into the cockpit, completed routine checks and procedures, started the engines, and taxied to the end of the runway.

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Weight-Shift-Control Tail Cargo Airplanes 52

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

The student pilot was signed off for solo flight, and his next two flights were supposed to be short hops out to the practice area to work on learned maneuvers. I assured him that every pilot scares themselves at least once, if not more, in their career—especially at first. We started with the lack of radio contact. verified that 122.75—what

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Aeronautical Information Manual Turbulence Pilot Approach 105

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 19, 2024

This early canopy limited visibility for the pilot, leading to later models adopting a more streamlined, blown canopy for improved situational awareness. The limitations of the early canopy are clearly seen in this near-pilot’s eye view. The same didn’t happen on the port side. The yoke is original.

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Tail Firewall Approach Flight Deck 119

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 23, 2024

Well respected CAF Helldiver pilot, Ed Vesely, was at the controls for the initial test hop, which went smoothly according to those present. Gilbert’s selection as a test pilot was a mark of respect, both for his courage and for his flying skills. Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver BuNo.83393, NARA photo) As Lt. jg) Mark Gilbert.

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Cockpit Runway Drag Pilot 130

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 6, 2024

In this new guise, with its cockpit pushed four feet further aft, N5111N was designated as a Boeing Model 299Z. Brooks had long wished to own an airworthy Flying Fortress as his father, Elton Brooks, had flown 35 missions as a B-17 tail gunner with the 570th BS, 390th BG from RAF Framlingham in England.

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Tail Airplanes Cockpit Firewall 126

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 2, 2024

It was watched by several people, pilots, and other personnel at the firefighting airbase. The pilot “locked up the brakes and the airplane skidded sideways,” almost going off the end of the runway. The pilot “locked up the brakes and the airplane skidded sideways,” almost going off the end of the runway. In 2021, the No.

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Runway Airplanes Density Altitude Pilot 52

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 17, 2024

According to Russ, the whole process had gone so smoothly that the decision was made to continue to the nacelles and tail booms to finish what was completed on the aircraft. Outside of some additional paint work in the cockpit and radar operators’ position and the installation of the pilot seat, the inside of the aircraft is nearly complete.

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Cockpit Rudder Tail Hangar 105

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

These aircraft, for administrative purposes, were designated as PT-27 Kaydets, though they differed only from the PT-17 in that they were equipped with enclosed cockpits and cold weather equipment for winter training. Torchia said that the best investment of the project was an inflatable paint booth for his hangar.

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Weather Tail Airplanes Approach 98

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 29, 2024

He would later go on to do a large amount of executive flying eventually flying for the Teamsters and the personal pilot to Jimmy Hoffa. “ He sounded pretty unimpressed and said that they were not really looking for any more pilots. I asked our co-pilot who was a nervous newer guy to go back and see how bad the damage was.

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Cockpit Cargo Airplanes Pilot 116

Flight Training Central

JUNE 3, 2024

The occurrence report may eventually make its way to the local FAA FSDO office who would have responsibility for investigating to determine whether a pilot deviation occurred. And the rest is not pleasant. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure as they say, so consider these five tips to keep you out of communication jeopardy.

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Flight Deck Clearance Tail Pilot 98

Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

About 90% of accidents could have been prevented by the pilot. Most can be avoided by diligent pre-flight preparations; by paying attention to what’s happening around us; by staying disciplined and flying within one’s margins; and by avoiding basic piloting mistakes through regular practice.

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Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway 52

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 26, 2024

[Photo copyright Russell Munson] On April 26th, 1964 a radial-powered biplane with wings and tail in Champion Yellow and Stearman Vermillion-painted fuselage took off from an airfield near Lumberton, NC. “The steel fuselage frame, tail surfaces, and landing gear have been repaired as needed, media blasted, and primed.

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Airplanes Aileron Tail Hangar 105

Gary's Flight Journal

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I found a willing participant, also a BAC member, that agreed to be my safety pilot. I only hooked up the tail tie down camera and one inside the cockpit camera, I really wasn't feeling the need today. A big thanks to Anita for her safety pilot time, it was very much appreciated. What a slacker.

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VOR Approach Tail Cockpit 52

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 22, 2024

When member’s day came around and the first visitors rounded the tail of the museum’s replica D3A “Val” there was a sense of awe as they spotted the nose art. Beneath the cockpit could be seen the name “Annie” in honor of Russ’ late mother, painted in bright red. Painted to the emblem’s left however were three names.

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Tail Cockpit Airplanes Hangar 126

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Humphries soloed after just over three hours of instruction, making him the first military pilot to fly a government owned aircraft. A Curtiss JN ("Jenny"), one of the most prolific trainers of American WWI pilots. A rotor on the tail controlled pitch. Their training began at College Park Airport on October 8, 1909.

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Airplanes Tail Cockpit Rudder 52

Ask the Pilot

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Worst case would’ve been the slat breaking apart further, or detaching completely, unlikely as that might be, but even this wouldn’t crash the plane, so long as the stabilizers or tail weren’t struck and badly damaged. A few months ago, due to a malfunction, a 757 I was piloting made a no-flap landing in Colombia.

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Stability Lift Runway Tail 52

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 29, 2024

From daring rescues of downed pilots as enemy forces closed in to handling a crazed water buffalo aboard a C-123K transport, seasoned veterans share their unforgettable and extraordinary experiences. As the new guy pilot, I was assigned the Number Two position in a four-ship formation, our flight leader’s right wingman. Four o’clock!”

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Drag Thrust Pilot Rudder 52

Fear of Landing

MARCH 22, 2024

Today, aircraft are equipped with forward-looking sensors that alert pilots to wind shear hazards. Gradually used to replace metals on parts of aircraft tails, wings, engines, cowlings, and parts of the fuselage, composites reduce overall aircraft weight and improve operational efficiency.

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Wind Shear Airfoil Drag Airlines 52

Ask Captain Lim

OCTOBER 7, 2023

However, a 2017 global survey revealed that most people would be hesitant to board a plane without a pilot, even if it meant cheaper airfare. These sections could be capsules located between the cockpit and the tail, housing passenger seating areas and having the ability to detach from the fuselage in an emergency.

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Lift Tail Cockpit Approach 40

Air Facts

JULY 1, 2024

After all the preliminaries, and in full command of the cockpit, we, my instructor and I, took off on a simulated flight from Teterboro, New Jersey enroute to Norfolk, Virginia (short flight) at 15,000 feet. The other day, flying in a Debonaire in the right seat, I asked the pilot to perform a 45-degree 360-degree left and right turns.

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Knot Approach Pilot Runway 68

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 22, 2024

When member’s day came around and the first visitors rounded the tail of the museum’s replica Aichi D3A Val there was a sense of awe as they spotted the nose art. Beneath the cockpit could be seen the name “Annie” in honor of Russ’ late mother, painted in bright red.

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Tail Cockpit Airplanes Hangar 105

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 3, 2024

Some would even be invited to sit in the Mosquito’s cockpit. I don’t think there was anything missing, to be honest [other than] little trim things — I suppose they’re decorative things — but the pilot’s relief tube was missing. We put that back in, not that it’ll ever be used!

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Cockpit Pilot Tail Hangar 122

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 14, 2024

Over the years, the plane became a local legend, with kids getting to play inside the cockpit, and many local teenagers made their first paychecks filling gas under the wings of the old bomber. However, the work on the cockpit section was halted due to a lack of funds, and in 2000, Art Lacey passed away.

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Airplanes Cockpit Runway Pilot 119

Flying Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

Still, the aircraft has sold well with pilots who want an LSA with strong performance for the category and the ability to travel cross-country with reasonable comfort and speed. The Allegro’s fuselage is built with Kevlar-reinforced composite around a steel-framed cockpit. Its wing and tail are aluminum. The aircraft holds 16.5

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Transponder Tail Airplanes Pilot 107

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 15, 2024

From daring rescues of downed pilots as enemy forces closed in to handling a crazed water buffalo aboard a C-123K transport, seasoned veterans share their unforgettable and extraordinary experiences. millimeter round blasted a hole through the front-cockpit canopy. But how badly was the pilot wounded? Benson choked.

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Cockpit Tail Approach Pilot 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

82 Tiger Moth, the airplane that trained thousands of pilots from across the British Empire to take to the air in World War II. By World War I, de Havilland was working for Airco, where he designed a number of early warplanes, which enjoyed varying success, and flew as his own test pilot.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Lift 115

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 10, 2024

After graduating from DePauw University, where he earned his private pilot’s license through the US government-sponsored Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP), Vraciu enlisted in the U.S. Vraciu would recall later that in fact, he and his fellow Hellcat pilots were looking forward to this mission.

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Cockpit Tail Pilot Stability 128

Ask Captain Lim

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

On July 19, 1989, United Airlines Flight 232, a DC-10, crash-landed at Sioux City Airport after a catastrophic failure of its tail engine had caused a loss of all hydraulic control. In this worst-case scenario, the pilots lost all traditional control of the aircraft.

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Runway Descent Thrust Tail 59

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 21, 2024

During the 18-month restoration, Frank replaced TG114’s damaged cockpit section with the piece from VR919 and the tail section of VR918. While 232 / September Fury was living this exciting life, the original damaged cockpit section of TG114 was sitting in storage waiting for its time.

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Cockpit Airplanes Tail Firewall 105

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Among General Aviation pilots, there was great fear that private aircraft would be permanently barred from controlled airspace, particularly around the epicenters of those attacks in New York City and Washington DC. This hardly seems equitable, but is a reality that pilots have borne for many years. ounce toiletries.

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Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52

Air Facts

AUGUST 12, 2024

Gann, published one of the most cherished books of all time for pilots. Although Ernest Gann cut the engines of life many years ago, the vagaries of the piloting profession he experienced in the late 1930’s through the 1950’s are timeless. A Skyway Airlines Beech 18 similar to the one flown by the author in this story.

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Airplanes Runway Lift Tail 70

Ask the Pilot

JANUARY 9, 2024

There they were, leisurely mulling the finer points of their merger with Hawaiian, wondering which visage to paint on the tail, when the 737 MAX-9 stole the show. The pilots will don oxygen masks and take the plane to a lower altitude in what we call, plainly enough, an “emergency descent.”

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Descent Tail Air Traffic Control Pilot 52

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

The complexity of the instrument panel has served either to intrigue or intimidate potential pilots. Subscribe Now Featured And for new pilots—and this pilot who flies Cirrus aircraft sporadically—as opposed to a seasoned owner or dedicated Cirrus instructor, the barrier to entry and re-entry has fallen significantly.

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Pilot Airplanes Approach Jet 111

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 26, 2024

Soon after emerging from the cockpit, Lt. Also joining them was the plane’s last pilot, Arthur Kidder, who had retired and moved back to Colorado. B-24D 41-23908 Hill AFB 19Mar2024 Veronico with restored Martin 250CE turret and tail turret as recovered from Alaska. Kidder saw five figures running towards him and the plane.

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Weather Tail Drag Ceiling 124