Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

Flying the Base Leg All aircraft land into the wind, so the base leg usually involves some crosswind. The crosswind can push you out and mess up your glidepath if you’re not careful. It’s tempting to increase the bank angle and add some rudder to rotate the aircraft. Use the rudder pedals to maintain centerline.

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Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Increased lift on the raised wing immediately creates more induced drag. What’s induced drag? Induced drag is the resistance that happens as a result of creating lift, caused by swirling air around the wings that slows the airplane down. The higher drag on the raised wing reduces its speed relative to the lower wing.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Full flaps are generally used since they lower approach speed and increase drag. The drag allows for a steeper descent, which is particularly helpful when avoiding obstacles. Will you need a crosswind correction? Use the rudder to keep the aircraft in line with the runway and apply aileron into the wind. Full flaps, 1.3

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Density Altitude 52

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Other modifications include flap gap seals that reduce drag and improve aerodynamic efficiency, and a nose wheel pant that encloses the lower nose strut for better aerodynamics. The control yoke and rudder pedals offer precise control, contributing to the ease of flying.

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Knot Cockpit Pilot Gross Weight 98

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 7, 2025

She flew like a big, lumbering Cub of sorts, complete with a wooden rudder bar, tall wooden stick, and instruments that seemed like they were straight out of World War One. Once youre used to those key differences, flying and landing a Stearman (without much crosswind, wink wink) is just as enjoyable, if not more, than a Cub.

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Airplanes Tail Pilot Jet 98

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Combining the Gweduck’s advanced hull with its counter-rotating propellers means differential power allows crosswind water taxiing impossible in floatplanes along with higher hull-in-water taxiing speeds. “We Keeping drag corralled was emphasized as the Gweduck mission is foremost long-distance cruising.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 80

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 15, 2024

Once in position and any crosswind corrections noted, takeoff power should be applied smoothly and continuously while holding the brakes until the maximum obtainable engine power. Once the brakes are released as the airplane accelerates, adjust the airplane’s pitch to attain minimum drag and maximum acceleration.

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Density Altitude Indicated Airspeed Lift Runway 52

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.

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Airplanes Rudder Aileron Crosswind 98

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Managing the critical engine, which is the engine closest to the aircrafts wingtip, is key to reducing drag and maintaining control. Proper coordination of throttle, trim, and rudder inputs are critical during this phase of flight. Failing to anticipate gusts or crosswinds can make your landing unstable.

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Descent Final Approach Approach Runway 52