Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

However, flying a small plane often means operating at much lower altitudes, usually between 5,000 and 10,000 feet, depending on weather conditions, terrain, and air traffic. When flying a small plane, staying within the appropriate altitude ensures better control and a more comfortable experience, especially in turbulent weather.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 13, 2025

A problem with carburetors is that they are prone to icing – even in warm weather. They adjust wing camber, thickness, and aspect ratio to balance lift, drag, and stall characteristics for different aircraft roles. Designing for Efficiency While increasing airspeed boosts lift (per Bernoulli), it also increases drag.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Recreational Pilot License (RPL) A Recreational Pilot License lets you fly aircraft with only 180 horsepower or less during the day and in good weather. Weather patterns : Consider the local weather conditions and how that could impact training schedules. Cost: $100-200 (medical exam fee). Minimum Age: 17 years.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

These figures are vital for the crew to be able to calculate the actual take-off speed of the airplane in the prevailing weather conditions (as we’ll see later). This data can then also be loaded into the aircraft’s flight management system for aircraft performance calculations.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

To demonstrate this magnificent place, I chose horrendously gusty winds by manually editing the weather in both X-Plane 12 (XP12) and MSFS2020. Left downwind on a blustery day with live weather actually shows a virga burst over the field, with local winds gusting 36 knots, making for some extreme conditions in such a tight canyon.

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Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 14, 2024

For a flight under IFR or a flight not in the vicinity of an airport, weather reports and forecasts, fuel requirements, alternatives available if the planned flight cannot be completed , and any known traffic delays of which the pilot in command has been advised by ATC.

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Following the lead of Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss International Air Lines, EVA Air and All Nippon Airways have become the first Asian carriers to adopt a high-tech aircraft coating that reduces drag by emulating the skin of a shark.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Understanding the Basics of Flight Principles of Flight: Lift, Weight, Thrust, and Drag Flying a plane for the first time requires a basic understanding of the forces that make flight possible. Thrust, produced by the engines, moves the plane forward, while drag, or air resistance, slows it down.

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Latatuide 33 Aviation

DECEMBER 19, 2023

It produces an aircraft with lighter weight, allowing for less drag. The higher altitudes also allow private jets to bypass air traffic and pass over various weather conditions, avoiding delays and increasing efficiency. It causes more drag, decreases the speed, and leads to longer flights.

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Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The weather at Leeds was bad with a visibility of 4,000 metres in the rain and mist, a cloud base at 600 feet and scattered cloud at 400 feet. They dragged sideways across the runway surface, causing that single track. A relatively minor mechanical issue in challenging weather conditions cascaded into a serious incident.

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Professional Pilot

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Powered by Collins’ IRT NX Satcom system, the service leverages the Iridium NEXT constellation of 66 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites for high data rates and reliable, fade-free connectivity even in poor weather conditions.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 25, 2024

Most recently, the A-26 had only flown locally and in good VFR weather. Seemingly every small town wanted a parachute jump or at least a flyover – a scheduling nightmare given the dependence on weather and winds for the parachute jumps. A particular challenge was the avionics required for a safe crossing. Air Force.

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Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The weather was overcast for the flight route, with cloud tops reaching temperatures forecast from 0° to -35°C (32° to -31°F). The captain made a passenger announcement to give the Guarulhos weather information and estimated time left in the flight. The estimated flight time was an hour and forty-five minutes for the flight of 735 km.

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Pilot's Life Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Ground school is where youll learn the theory behind flyingeverything from aerodynamics to flight regulations and weather patterns. Aerodynamics and Flight Theory : Youll learn the basic principles behind flight, including the four forces: lift, thrust, drag, and weight. Meteorology : Weather plays a huge role in aviation safety.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Several incidents involving the Cessna 172 have been documented, typically attributed to pilot error, adverse weather conditions, or mechanical issues. 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.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

The weather had cleared after our arrival, offering warmer temperatures and occasional sunshine, which is rare for this part of Alaska in summer. He had to drag out his tent and spend the night waiting for the next high tide to release him from his predicament. To put it mildly, it is a very risky maneuver.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

The weather had cleared after our arrival, offering warmer temperatures and occasional sunshine, which is rare for this part of Alaska in summer. He had to drag out his tent and spend the night waiting for the next high tide to release him from his predicament. To put it mildly, it is a very risky maneuver.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

And ice doesn’t just make things slippery, it messes with the airflow over the wings, cuts down on lift, and ramps up drag. This leads to a serious loss of lift and an increase in drag. This roughness adds to friction drag, which can reduce lift and increase drag by as much as 50% on a wing’s leading edge and upper surface.

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Air Facts

JANUARY 13, 2025

Just open up FlightAware and see how many Cirrus are flying, all over the country in all kinds of weather. I love to fly a Citabria at 500 feet with the window open as much as any pilot, but in a high performance IFR airplane does anyone seriously want to fly without moving maps, datalink weather, and a good autopilot?

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Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

National Museum of the US Navy) As night fell over the Jersey shore, the USS Akron cut a path through thick fog and severe weather, unknowingly flying into a violent stormfront. Moffett, christening USS Macon (ZRS-5) at Akron, Ohio, March 11, 1933.

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Fear of Landing

MARCH 22, 2024

One of the most revolutionary was the “area rule,” a concept that helped aircraft designers avoid the disruption in airflow and resulting drag caused by the attachment of the wings to the fuselage. Results from NASA flight tests and research were compiled in a large database to improve weather models and instrumentation for detecting SLD.

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Northstar VFR

OCTOBER 6, 2024

By Leslie Caubble, CFI/IGI When you’re in the middle of flight training, the days and weeks seem to drag along as you’re practicing maneuvers, learning emergency procedures, and fine-tuning your landings. The checkride feels like an event in the distant future.

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Flightworx

MARCH 27, 2024

There are a few key ways airlines are doing this: Aerodynamics : Newer aircraft models are designed in such a way that reduces drag, allowing them to fly more efficiently, with refined winglets at the tips of wings to minimise vortex drag and smoother surfaces to reduce skin friction.

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Chess In the Air

JULY 4, 2022

I have tried to wait out a storm only to watch a bigger and badder one to move in and the overall weather situation getting worse. We should make more pro-active use of our radios to warn other aviators of threatening weather. They are also not limited to summer soaring weather. Are dry microbursts really invisible?

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AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

When an aircraft exceeds M MO , a shock wave forms over the wing causing increased drag, buffeting, and possible loss of control. The speeds are based on aircraft weight and performance (affected by runway and weather). Because airflow accelerates as it flows over the wing, M MO occurs before the aircraft reaches Mach 1.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 28, 2024

This is the area of Rossio Santa Maria Maior The view is absolutely stunning especially in good weather. On the day of departure Even though we had plenty of time before our flight departure, we decided to head to the airport early as dragging our cabin baggage across the footpath was not ideal. Goodbye Lisbon, until next time!

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Winglets and Sharklets Both Airbus and Boeing operate aircraft with wingtip devices that are designed to increase aircraft efficiency by removing drag. The devices would prove to “reduce wingtip drag” and increase “fuel efficiency by 6-7%” but would need be positioned uniquely for each aircraft type.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

However, the increased drag might make it impossible to take off again. If you’re at a field with no weather reporting, gauge the wind speed and direction using the windsock. This does two things: it keeps the load on the wings and increases drag. You should also ensure that the surface is suitable for takeoff.

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Photographic Logbook

JULY 7, 2024

Kristy and I ended our first visit in 2016 prematurely due to ominous movement on a weather map. Bear Skin Neck is not a Great Place Name: Postcards from Rockport Our house rental was right in town, a mere two blocks from the main drag. For my family, Boston represents a place of multiple lost opportunities.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Weather, field conditions, obstacles, and many other elements greatly affect short field operations. 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.

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Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Glider towing endorsement Flight Experience Required: Low Banner Tow Pilot Banner tow pilots fly low and slow over gatherings of people dragging messages (usually advertisements). Skydive operations are seasonal, with busy seasons depending on local weather. Banner tow positions are more common near beaches.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 10, 2024

Having to drag your baggage across the carpeted area is not fun. It was certainly a great day for flying, the weather on route was excellent. The weather at London was certainly gloomy but at least I had a good view of the city before landing. We waited for about 15 minutes before being cleared, this was strange.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The aircraft felt underpowered and, faced issues with transonic drag, and went under further refinements in the design. It was also an all-weather fighter bomber, fitted with mono-pulse and Doppler radar for night or bad weather operations.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The F-102 did not stop at a national achievement but became a global sensation by being the world’s first supersonic, all-weather jet interceptor. The accident highlighted certain drawbacks of the newly designed prototype, which included the excess transonic drag being higher than anticipated. ” Convair YF-102 prototype.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We learn all about aerodynamics, thrust, drag, lift, and gravity, study flight manuals, emergency procedures, and FARs, take oral exams and check rides, and constantly review everything we can find about flying. The weather was doable, 1,500 feet overcast with the visibility at 2 miles in light, blowing snow.

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Jetwhine

APRIL 29, 2024

A warming planet means we need to be prepared for the impacts of climate change that are happening here and now, like extreme weather events that become both more frequent and severe.” Avoiding extreme weather is just part of the equation because “extreme” can be much more than stormy.

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Pilot Institute

JANUARY 7, 2025

It helps you evaluate the weather, terrain, and airspace ahead. When it comes to the environment, such as bad weather or tough terrain, you can adjust your route, delay your trip, or cancel altogether. Factors like weight and balance, fuel levels, and even weather all play a role in performance.

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