Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Elevators, found on the tail, manage its pitch, or up-and-down motion. The rudder, also on the tail, adjusts yaw, which affects left and right turns. In-Flight Maneuvers: Basic Turns, Climbs, and Descents During your first flight, youll learn basic maneuvers like turns, climbs, and descents.

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Aileron Drag Rudder Descent 52

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

As you can see, the plane doesnt yet have the full Austrian livery, but instead has an all-white fuselage, except for the Austrian name written across the front of the plane, and the Austrian logo on the tail. About 10 minutes later, the seatbelt sign was turned on, and we started our gradual descent for Washington.

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Approach Descent Airline Airlines 80

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Around this time, the USAAF was also developing its first jet fighters, but knew that all-jet aircraft at this time were short-ranged and burned fuel quicker than propeller-driven aircraft, and so the optimal design was to feature a propeller-driven engine in the front for long range performance and a jet engine in the tail for high speed in combat.

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Thrust Tail Jet Drag 52

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 24, 2025

Emirates business class entertainment A380 Emirates also has a great map feature and tail camera. The only negative on this flight is that the tail camera was broken, as you can see in the second picture below. Our descent started shortly thereafter, at which point the crew began preparing the cabin for landing.

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Jet Tail Runway Cabin Crew 117

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

It was nice to hear the Captain making announcement before departure and he warned us of some expected turbulence during our descent towards HND. Soon we started our descent and the expected turbulence came at this timing predicted by the Captain. The remote control Exterior Camera There are 2 camera views The view from the tail.

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Airlines Airline Cabin Crew Descent 59

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 27, 2025

As the airplane contacts the ground, the tail will be forced down very rapidly by the back-elevator pressure and by inertia acting downward on the tail. This not only stops the descent, but actually starts the airplane climbing. This climbing during the roundout is known as ballooning.

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Airplanes Runway Accelerated Stall Lift 89

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Flying in clouds of cold and warm fronts can lead to very small supercooled water droplets which build up as rime ice on the parts of the aircraft exposed to the wind: probes, antennas, and the leading edges of the wings and tail. The crew acknowledged and said that they were at the ideal point of descent and waiting for clearance.

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Knot Approach Descent Weather 104

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In order to shorten development time and save costs, the aircraft featured components of two closely related aircraft of the Beech Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas: the wings, ailerons, and landing gear of aBeech Bonanza general aviation aircraft and the tail assemblyof a Beech T-34 Mentor military trainer.

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Thrust Center of Gravity Descent Cockpit 94

AV Web

JUNE 6, 2024

What is also still not clear is the extent of his instrument flying experience, nor what training he might have received specific to the V-tail Bonanza. Though it does not detail how long he had his pilot’s license or what ratings he held, his total logged flight time was 366 hours, with 15 hours in type.

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VOR Approach Descent Tail 76

AV Web

JUNE 6, 2024

What is also still not clear is the extent of his instrument flying experience, nor what training he might have received specific to the V-tail Bonanza. Though it does not detail how long he had his pilot’s license or what ratings he held, his total logged flight time was 366 hours, with 15 hours in type.

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VOR Approach Descent Tail 75

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 11, 2024

Its five tail surfaces, one vertical, two angled, and two ventral, fit neatly within the B-36 bomb bay and featured ruddervators similar to a contemporary V-tail Bonanza. In a feat of incredible airmanship, he immediately began an emergency descent and landed the Goblin prototype on Muroc Dry Lake in California.

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Tail Jet Pilot Descent 85

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. Unfortunately, the descent was too steep and fast, resulting in the right wing striking the ground and breaking off.

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Runway Descent Thrust Tail 59

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The elevator, situated on the horizontal tail surface, adjusts pitch, raising or lowering the nose for ascent or descent. The rudder, attached to the vertical tail fin, manages yaw, enabling the nose to move left or right. These controls work in harmony to navigate the aircraft through various flight maneuvers.

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Torque Lift Airplanes Stability 52

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 6, 2025

Unlike on the A350, its not a tail camera, though a nose camera is still better than nothing. Cathay Pacific 777 arrival in Hong Kong At 1:20PM Hong Kong time, the captain was on the PA to advise that wed shortly be starting our descent, and would be landing in around 30 minutes, well ahead of schedule. for a one hour pass, or $19.95

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Airline Airlines Runway Airplanes 88

Ask Captain Lim

JANUARY 16, 2024

Meanwhile, the captain would have to initiate an immediate emergency descent to a safe altitude at 10,000 feet or higher, depending on terrain considerations. The most dangerous scenario would have been the blown off door colliding with the tail structure. Apparently, not many aircrews are aware of this.

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Cockpit Descent Airlines Airline 52

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. Notable design changes included the introduction of a swept tail design in 1960 and a new cowl design in 1961, which improved aerodynamics and performance.

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Knot Cockpit Pilot Gross Weight 98

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 6, 2025

Speaking of its positive qualities, they felt the cockpit layout was descent, its ground handling was good, the controls were light, the roll rate was adequate, and control and stability was generally effective. (US Air Force photo) On 23 March 1944, flight trials resumed at Lambert Field in St.

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Gross Weight Cockpit Pilot Airplanes 98

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 28, 2024

The tail livery is certainly very attractive. The Captain made his announcement and informed us about some whether ahead of us especially during take-off and we can expect some during our descent. By then the aircraft started its descent when the cabin crew were released from their seats. We touched down smoothly on runway 03R.

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Airlines Airline Descent Turbulence 52

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 23, 2024

Lufthansa Allegris A350 business class entertainment As an aviation geek, what I was most excited to see was a new map interface, plus a high definition tail camera. Lufthansa A350 wing enroute to Munich Lufthansa A350 tail camera enroute to Munich Lufthansa A350 map enroute to Munich At this point I reclined my seat, and made my bed.

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Tail Approach Airline Airlines 113

Air Facts

JULY 1, 2024

He was in his forties when we flew together in his V-tail Bonanza. I put the gear down one dot above the glideslope and let the drag bring the aircraft down at its 550 foot-per-minute descent rate. The Power Jockey. I could tell he was a good pilot. His skills were excellent, and his anticipation was admirable.

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Knot Approach Pilot Runway 97

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

High-wing aircraft might need more power or pitch to arrest the descent. Make sure not to pull back too hard, or you could cause a tail strike. High Descent Rate If you have a high sink rate on approach, you’ll have a tough time arresting the descent during the roundout. This will likely result in a hard touchdown.

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NOTAMs Runway Approach Descent 52

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 26, 2024

Kuwait Airways map feature A330 Kuwait Airways map feature A330 While there’s also a nose camera, that’s not nearly as exciting as a tail camera, especially when it’s not high definition. Sure enough, the descent started at 12:50PM, and then the seatbelt sign was immediately turned on.

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Approach Descent Airline Airlines 116

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Remember that wings, propeller blades, and tail surfaces are airfoil-shaped. It most commonly forms on the leading edges of your aircraft, including the wings, tail, and horizontal stabilizer, as well as on the propeller blades and pitot tubes. Many aircraft have heated leading edges on the wings, tail, and propellers.

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Pitot Tube Drag Lift Airfoil 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 15, 2024

At least when we started our descent, the weather was much better, descending and landing in smooth condition. At this point, we started our descent. However, we encountered some gloomy clouds during our descent. This Air India's A320neo's tail design features Mahatma Candhi. We were flying in good weather at this point.

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Cabin Crew Weather Descent Turbulence 59

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Most of the ailerons mass lies behind the hinge, making it tail-heavy. Tail-heavy ailerons droop downwards when they arent being pulled by the control system. potentially reverting the aileron back into a tail-heavy state. 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

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Speaking of tail cameras, unfortunately Ethiopian doesnt offer that on its A350s, unlike some other airlines. Ethiopian Airlines business class bed A350 Ethiopian Airlines business class bed A350 Ethiopian Airlines business class cabin A350 I got nearly two hours of sleep, and woke shortly before we started our descent.

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Airline Airlines Descent Runway 83

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

APRIL 15, 2024

Anyway, for our flight, we were flying with the tail wind reducing our flight time, therefore the flight time was shorter but due to the heavy traffic at Singapore, we had to circle around for a few times before being given the green light to land at the airport, so even with the delay, we arrived about 40 minutes ahead of schedule.

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Runway Airline Airlines Final Approach 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 19, 2023

When we started our descent into Dubai airport, it was dark and we landed ahead of schedule and parked at this gate which later on I found out would be the same gate I be departing to Singapore. The view from my seat More photos of my seat The camera view from the tail of the aircraft. This is the rear of the aircraft.

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Cabin Crew Turbulence Weather Airline 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

I had an easy out available to me: a descent of 1000 feet would bring me out of the clouds with plenty of altitude to spare above the terrain. I gave my tail number and destination. "Oh, I requested a descent to warmer air at 5,000 feet from Elmira Approach. A good pilot always leaves himself an out. This rain did neither.

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Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

As the former owner of a vintage V-tail Bonanza, I always pay attention when one of them crashes. Both invoke traditional assumptions about V-tails, and even vintage Bonanza lovers like me acknowledge there is at least a grain or two of truth in each. Last week’s tragedy in Tennessee drew particularly wide interest for two reasons.

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Tail Instrument Meteorological Conditions Knot Groundspeed 105

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

As the former owner of a vintage V-tail Bonanza, I always pay attention when one of them crashes. Both invoke traditional assumptions about V-tails, and even vintage Bonanza lovers like me acknowledge there is at least a grain or two of truth in each. Last week’s tragedy in Tennessee drew particularly wide interest for two reasons.

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Tail Instrument Meteorological Conditions Knot Groundspeed 98

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 5, 2025

It was the tail separating from the fuselage. The roll was not checked by the pilot and continued past 60 degrees of bank and the descent rate increased. Extreme aerodynamic stresses of the out-of-control descent eventually caused the tail to separate. Fifteen seconds later, the remaining airframe impacted the water.

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Clearance Pilot Cockpit Descent 97

Aerotime

JULY 26, 2024

At approximately 17:47 local time, the B-1B supersonic bomber, tail number 85-0085, crash-landed outside Runway 13 at Ellsworth Air Force Base. The Accident Investigation Board found that the primary cause of the crash was the crew’s ineffective crosscheck, which failed to notice the aircraft’s decreasing airspeed and descent rate.

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Wind Shear Instrument Landing System Final Approach Runway 269

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Japan Airlines business class entertainment A350 Japan Airlines business class entertainment A350 Japan Airlines business class entertainment A350 Japan Airlines business class entertainment A350 Fortunately the A350 has a lovely map feature, plus a glorious tail camera, which is just about my favorite entertainment on any aircraft.

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Airline Airlines Tail Approach 120

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Its connected, along with a safety weak link, to the tail of the airplane. Immediately the plane rolled and yawed right then rapidly descended in a nose-down left spiraling descent, crashing seconds later. Its cool flying. Right after takeoff, you throw a grappling hook at the end of a short rope out of the cockpit.

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Drag Airplanes Pilot Rudder 76

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Flying against Captain Tom Curtis, the two “Sixes” engaged in a “vertical rolling scissors” maneuver at 38,000 feet (11,600 meters), trying to get behind the other’s tail. During the climb, Lt. Foust’s F-106 stalled and entered a flat spin.

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Pitot Tube Ground Effect Drag Pilot 59

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Missing its tail, pointing almost straight down, a Van’s RV-7A single-engine, two-seat homebuilt plummeted out of the blue and into the rocky ground. This wasn’t the first Van’s homebuilt to experience an in-flight tail separation. The vertical descent rate reached the data-recording limit of 9,999 feet per minute.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 91