Inflight Pilot Training

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Your instructor will introduce you to the basic components of the aircraft, including the fuselage, wings, ailerons, rudder, elevator, and landing gear. Youll also learn how to conduct a thorough pre-flight inspection, which involves checking fuel and oil levels, control surfaces, avionics, and the overall condition of the aircraft.

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Approach Aileron Visual Flight Rules Rudder 52

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 23, 2025

Taxiing procedures: Moving the aircraft to the runway involves steering with your feet using the rudder pedals. Landing Approach and descent Returning to the airport involves setting up for a stable approach. Ground operations Before takeoff, youll learn how to operate the aircraft on the ground. Its an unfamiliar but fun experience.

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Rudder Descent Pilot Runway 98

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

I was still in a pretty rapid descent. While still in a descent, soon to crash into the trees, I turned to look. Settling down, buckling my belt, and enjoying my climb back to 3,000 feet, I got to thinking about whether I could have slowed or stopped my descent with the trim tab. I was in a controlled descent.

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Descent Lift Runway Cockpit 96

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This is the result of the flight crew performing a full and free movement check to ensure that all flight control surfaces (ailerons, rudder, elevators) are working correctly and the aircraft is fit to fly before taking to the air. Part two will soon be available on AeroTime. Be sure to keep a good look out for it.

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Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 269

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Key Takeaways Bounced landings can result from excessive speed, improper flare, or high descent rates. Improper Flare Technique The flare is a maneuver where you elevate the aircraft’s nose slightly just before landing to decrease the descent rate. You should use the rudder to do this. Was it a small or a big bounce?

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Descent Runway Rudder Pilot 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Just as an excessive climb or descent will cause you to overshoot altitude, an excessive rate of turn results in overshooting the target heading. For heading corrections of five degrees or less, keep the wings level and use rudder pressure to change the heading. Now let’s look at descents.

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Descent Altimeter Airplanes Approach 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

If the engine does not restart, maintaining the descent and a margin above the critical angle of attack is a better bet than stalling. Second, excessive bank and bottom rudder are not your friends. Slowing, increasing the bank angle, and adding bottom rudder to tighten the turn can all be hazardous to your health.

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Airplanes Approach Horizontal Stabilizer Pilot 88

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

Learn to use aircraft references to establish a stable descent rate and pitch, ending up in a smooth roundout and flare. A quick way to estimate the correct descent rate for a 3-degree glidepath is to multiply your groundspeed by five. 60 x 5 = 300 feet per minute is your recommended descent rate. Flying at 60 knots?

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Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

. | Season 7, Episode 5: 'Operation Babylift' | : 2 December 2009 pic.twitter.com/W9hcTj7kSK — Air Crash Investigation (@AirCrash_) April 4, 2022 According to the BAAA, two of the aircrafts four hydraulic systems were out of order and control, and trim cables to the rudder and elevators were severed.

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Aileron Runway Rudder Descent 268

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Brief that you will use the right rudder to align the aircraft straight with the runway and the left aileron to counteract drift. Descent Point Nominate a descent point that will give you a constant 3° profile to the threshold. We can calculate the rate of descent required to achieve a 3° profile.

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Airplanes Descent Approach Runway 52

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 27, 2025

This not only stops the descent, but actually starts the airplane climbing. Remember that torque will be created as power is applied; therefore, it will be necessary to use rudder pressure to keep the airplane straight as it settles onto the runway. This climbing during the roundout is known as ballooning.

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Airplanes Runway Accelerated Stall Lift 89

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

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. As the sun began its descent, we began the final leg of what would end up being a four-hour trek.

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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Adverse yaw is a side effect of aileron use, countered by rudder input. Unlike the elevators and rudder mounted close to the fuselage, the ailerons location at the end of the long, thin, and flexible wings makes them much more prone to flutter. The resulting loss of lift leads to a rapid descent by the aircraft.

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Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

It’s just S-turns with climbs and descents, right? We counteract adverse yaw by applying rudder in the direction of the turn. The amount of rudder required depends on roll rate and airspeed. Airspeed and attitude change constantly, and we must change rudder input along with them.

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Rudder Lift Aileron Drag 52

Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The major difference between the two is that a degree of power is used throughout the level-off and touchdown for the soft-field landing so as to control the descent rate all the way to touch down. Control the descent rate with pitch and power and touch down at minimum speed with the aircraft in a nose-high pitch attitude.

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Approach Ground Effect Final Approach Airplanes 52

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Control Mechanisms Airplane Controls In airplanes, pilots manage flight using three primary controls: the ailerons, elevator, and rudder. The elevator, situated on the horizontal tail surface, adjusts pitch, raising or lowering the nose for ascent or descent.

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Torque Lift Airplanes Stability 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Any substantial changes to speed and descent rate will destabilize the landing. The drag allows for a steeper descent, which is particularly helpful when avoiding obstacles. Power controls the rate of descent, and pitch controls airspeed. Anticipate how the higher descent rate will affect the roundout.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Density Altitude 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Common mistakes include neglecting clearing turns, delaying stall recovery, and misusing the rudder. As you increase the throttle, anticipate the need to add more right rudder. Keep an eye on the turn coordinator and nudge the rudder in the direction it indicates. Use the rudder to stay coordinated. What Is Slow Flight?

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Lift Rudder Drag Checkride 52

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

We continued our descent for a couple of seconds and then he began a turn again to the left towards the taxiway. When power was added, there were brief pitch oscillations before the plane departed the left side of the runway, as if P-factor and lack of right rudder input were present. That variety may require multiple initiatives.

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Gross Weight Runway Airplanes Pilot 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

READ MORE: Cirrus Adds Second Vision Jet Simulator In this scenario, the options are a 180-degree turn using only rudder to avoid overbanking—common when you lose the outside horizon reference—to get back to VFR conditions or contacting ATC to ask where the nearest VFR is. You may even put the learner in and out of the clouds.

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Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 105

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

This system includes modes for: roll pitch heading vertical speed altitude hold approach These modes allow for a steady rate of descent, ascent, and consistent speed and altitude ranges. 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

Northstar VFR

AUGUST 11, 2024

Right rudder input will be necessary to maintain coordination. On a checkride, the examiner will ask you to perform turns, climbs and descents before recovery. If you’re in choppy air, make the target airspeed a little more. As power is increased to hold altitude, the left-turning tendencies of the aircraft will be noticeable.

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Checkride Airplanes Pilot AGL 52

Air Facts

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Consisting of timed, coordinated climbs and descents, Patterns A and B required the pilot to be on altitude, on heading, and on time. Rolling down the runway with reference only to my DG, I’d make minor heading corrections with the rudder to remain centered. We flew the usual approaches: VOR, ILS, and the now extinct NDB.

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NDB Checkride VOR Approach 52

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

In the descent, wind direction rotated counterclockwise until it became a direct southerly crosswind. As we bumped along near Syracuse against a westerly wind, uplinked weather claimed that the wind at Sodus was actually out of the north-northeast at ten knots gusting nearly to 20 knots.

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Runway Knot Weather Turbulence 89

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

NRST: Descent Rate and Airport Finder Designed for pilots of any size aircraft, this app provides location-based information to guide you to the nearest airport should an unplanned deviation become necessary.Offers Apple Watch app. Pilot Workshops Explore Pilot Workshops’ collection of pilot proficiency courses in this app.

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Weather Pilot Flight Plan Airplanes 91

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

Rudder The rudder is the panel on the vertical part of the aircrafts tail. This is where the rudder comes in. If you press the left pedal, the rudder turns to the left. Oncoming airflow hits the protruding rudder and deflects to the left ( action ). Youll often use the rudder to prevent unwanted yaw.

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Lift Torque Thrust Aileron 52

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Its not button pushing but rather intuitive rudder coordination. Immediately the plane rolled and yawed right then rapidly descended in a nose-down left spiraling descent, crashing seconds later. Lower the nose slightly to gain 5 to 10 mph, which may improve climb performance. This kind of flying is very much done by touch.

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Drag Airplanes Pilot Rudder 82

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Alongside a nearby highway, some recognizable bits of airplane, the vertical stabilizer and rudder, a horizontal stabilizer and elevator, fell separately to Earth. The vertical descent rate reached the data-recording limit of 9,999 feet per minute. The breakup started with rudder flutter. The pilot died instantly.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 97

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Alongside a nearby highway, some recognizable bits of airplane, the vertical stabilizer and rudder, a horizontal stabilizer and elevator, fell separately to Earth. The vertical descent rate reached the data-recording limit of 9,999 feet per minute. The breakup started with rudder flutter. The pilot died instantly.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 96

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 11, 2024

At 11:05PM Zurich time, the jet began its descent from 31,000 feet, in a race against the clock, given that it had to land within 25 minutes. That being said, we’re talking about SWISS, so odds are that the airline will blame the incident on Boeing 737 rudders , or something. It’s clear that the pilots were hauling you-know-what.

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Pilot Jet Rudder Descent 120

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In 1998, I joined a venerable flying club, Stick and Rudder Flying Club of Waukegan National Airport (KUGN). It was smooth, comfortable, and beautiful until I began our descent into the pattern at KOSH and extended the gear. Hopefully you can acquire that experience without injury or damage. There was no issue on the flight.

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Pilot Descent Runway Crosswind 98

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This descent used the same technique that (would have) had value in many of the NTSB accidents involving engine failure after takeoff. I think that currently, the most improvable aspects of general aviation safety likely will include improving basic flying skills including rudder usage and stall and slow flight well beyond ACS standards.

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General Aviation Pilot Approach Airplanes 98

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 2, 2024

An increasing rate of descent. High rate of descent – shown on your vertical speed indicator. Use rudder to check balance. If you pull back on the control column, you will see a reduction in the rate of descent. Decreasing altitude – read from your altimeter. – read from your vertical speed indicator.

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Altimeter Turbulence Descent Lift 52

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 11, 2023

I established a more aggressive descent rate than the usual 500 feet per minute, but was still too high upon reaching CICCA. A back of the envelope calculation shows that I required a descent rate of nearly 900 feet per minute to meet the altitude target at CICCA. ForeFlight track log from Cobb County Airport to Pickens County Airport.

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Descent Approach Airplanes Runway 52

Professional Pilot

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Additional safety tools such as Smart Glide , Smart Rudder Bias, Electronic Stability Protection (ESP ), Emergency Descent Mode (EDM) and Garmin Autothrottle further ensure confidence in every flight. Garmin’s terminal safety solutions add even more capabilities to G3000 PRIME-equipped aircraft.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Runway Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 19, 2024

You’re at a high pitch attitude and are counteracting the left-turning tendencies with rudder. To arrest this descent, you need to generate more lift. Pitching down for airspeed magnifies the already steep descent rate. When banking, you must increase the angle of attack to keep the descent rate in check.

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AGL Runway Lift Descent 52

Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

My feet danced on the rudder pedals as I fought to keep the plane going straight down the runway. According to ADSB data , they were just 75 feet above ground when the aircraft entered a rapid descent of 1,700 feet per minute as they passed the departure end of the runway. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be.

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Runway Altimeter Pilot Lift 52