Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

It’s tempting to increase the bank angle and add some rudder to rotate the aircraft. Use the rudder pedals to maintain centerline. Add any more pressure, and the wheel will stop rotating and drag along the runway instead. Anticipate the wind and stay sharp on the rudder. Use just enough braking as necessary.

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Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

He had to drag out his tent and spend the night waiting for the next high tide to release him from his predicament. Quickly dropping the water rudders, I reduced the throttle to idle, giddy with the release from our muddy prison.

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Airplanes Tail Torque Pilot 79

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

He had to drag out his tent and spend the night waiting for the next high tide to release him from his predicament. Quickly dropping the water rudders, I reduced the throttle to idle, giddy with the release from our muddy prison.

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Airplanes Tail Torque Pilot 77

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The downward deflected aileron produces more lift, and more lift produces more induced drag. This added drag will cause the aircraft to yaw towards the direction of the raised wing. Proper rudder use is required to counter adverse yaw to maintain coordinated flight. Induced Drag Induced drag is a byproduct of lift.

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Lift Aileron Drag Pilot 52

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. Use the rudder to keep the aircraft in line with the runway and apply aileron into the wind. It’s a short-field landing and power-off landing combined.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Descent 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Common mistakes include neglecting clearing turns, delaying stall recovery, and misusing the rudder. Drag : The aerodynamic force opposing the aircraft’s forward motion. This increases lift but comes at the cost of increased induced drag. Pilots must counteract the additional drag with more thrust to maintain altitude.

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Lift Rudder Drag AGL 52

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 26, 2024

The chipped paint of a control console, the rudder pedals worn smooth through twenty years of turns, the control stick grips from which the little knurl diamonds have been rubbed away: these are the marks of a man upon his airplane. We include this photo in memory of Doris at the request of the Donner family.

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Airplanes Aileron Tail Hangar 105

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 52

Jetwhine

JANUARY 17, 2024

You’d think pilot problems would be all about stick-and-rudder skills here,” he said. Steering happens through coordinated use of brakeless rudder pedals augmented by a handbrake, which looks like it was swiped from a 10-speed bike, attached to the control stick. Hold full right rudder and gently grab the handbrake.

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Knot Rudder Pilot Jet 52

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 11, 2023

No one wants the skin of their airplane to resemble a dimpled golf ball, Pollyanna commentary about drag reduction aside. As the asphalt expanded to fill my peripheral vision, I kicked the rudder, leveled the wings, and pitched the nose toward the horizon. Fortunately, the hail was small and the damage minor.

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Descent Approach Airplanes Runway 52