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Wet Runways, Crosswinds & High Altitudes: A Look At The Testing New Aircraft Must Undergo

Simple Flying

If there are any discrepancies, the jet will be subject to additional flight testing. As the industry has significantly innovated over the past few decades, modern aircraft are tested across a variety of scenarios to ensure that they operate safely and properly.

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Best-Laid Plans

Plane and Pilot

I turned crosswind and attempted to shallow the climb. I felt I was strapped into a runaway jet. This time, I pulled out some power as I transitioned to the crosswind leg. I resisted pulling power back, knowing I needed to get to a safer altitude. I turned downwind, continuing to gain altitude. I was 200 feet too high.

Runway 63
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The Complete Home Flight Simulator Setup Guide (2025)

Pilot Institute

Anyone who’s tried to enter a sideslip during a crosswind landing with a twist grip knows how hard it is. Mid-Tier The MFG Crosswind pedals are twice the price of the Logitech pedals, but they are a significant step up in quality. The Crosswinds use Hall sensors for both rudder and brakes, making them very precise.

Rudder 96
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Welcome to LaGuardia…

Plane and Pilot

It was go-home day and launching with our back to the storm seemed appropriate as we headed to Detroit, where we were scheduled to step onto another jet and catch a ride home to finish our trip. We were tasked with ferrying an empty jet to LaGuardia Airport (KLGA), then we’d catch a ride home in the back of a different jet.

Runway 67
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Managing the wind

Air Facts

Here’s a video of a 182 flipping in 30 knot winds at Las Vegas (with jet blast the deciding factor). Several times I’ve landed smoothly in a strong crosswind, then had trouble keeping the airplane on the runway. I approach using the wing low method in a crosswind. Which brings up a point about gusty crosswinds.

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Simulated Austria Is Wild, Wonderful

Flying Magazine

The CRJ is interesting to fly with a lot of trimming required as it’s a long-bodied jet with a large swing either side of the CG. I mean, all jets I have flown are like that, but this is fairly sensitive to pitch, power, and flap configuration—all requiring lots of trimming. With a lighter corporate jet, that is powerful.

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50 years and counting – marking half a century of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport  

Aerotime

Additionally, demand for air travel soared in the post-war years, going on to reach even higher levels once the jet age arrived in the late 1950s. Uniquely, the Aerotrain was to be propelled by a single Pratt & Whitney JT8D jet engine mounted on the roof of the vehicle, as used on Boeing 727s and 737s at the time.

Runway 271