Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

The primary flight controls on the DC-10 (ailerons, rudder, elevators, spoilers) were all operated by hydraulic pressure and the first officer was quick to realize that his controls were unresponsive to his inputs. Touchdown At 16:00 the airplane touched down on the runway threshold to the left of the centerline.

Runway 294

Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 294

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 1, 2025

Feet on rudder pedals. I crossed the runway threshold at 70 mph and let a little more speed bleed off as I attempted to stay a few inches off the runway with the nosewheel slightly up. I closed my eyes and drank in a gulp of the cool air coming through the cockpit. Throttle all the way in. You can always go around again.

Runway 66

Runway Gross Weight Airplanes Crosswind 66

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The J-4’s cockpit is wider than the more common J-3, and the second generation brought about the replacement of the open cowl with exposed exhaust ports with a fully enclosed cowl. I watched the stick flutter to and fro in sync with the rudder pedals as Wilkins fought to maintain the centerline, all the while pushing in the throttle.

Runway 98

Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

AV Web

JANUARY 22, 2025

The airplane came to rest about 1600 feet from the Runway 31 threshold and about 250 feet right of the extended centerline. Examination of the accident site confirmed flight-control continuity from the cockpit to all flight control surfaces. We cant emphasize enough the need for rudder coordination.

Final Approach 52

Final Approach Airplanes Drag Crosswind 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

When it’s your turn in the cockpit, you’ll know what to do—whether it’s a routine landing or something urgent. Brief that you will use the right rudder to align the aircraft straight with the runway and the left aileron to counteract drift. As a pilot, you will need time to master it. Landing on the windward wheel.

Airplanes 52

Airplanes Descent Approach Crosswind 52

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

“Sitting so high up and trying to look down inside the cockpit for the airspeed is nearly impossible. And then when you get down near the threshold, you just hold it off and gently let the wheels down. It’s the rudder that is doing everything. The landings are a little tricky, if you will.

Airplanes 124

Airplanes Crosswind Tail Cockpit 124