Plane and Pilot

MARCH 7, 2025

To that he added wings and tail, and placed the pilot behind all this. The pilot moved from behind the hopper to the top of it. The PL-12 retained the high-mounted pilot seat and added seats for three passengers, one behind the pilot and two behind the large hopper. The tank formed the center fuselage.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Sometimes it’s emotional—the Beech Starship, what few of them are still in the wild, inevitably wow viewers of both the pilot and nonpilot persuasion. The canopy provides plenty of headroom for even taller pilots, while the view over the nose is equally generous. But successful? Not at all. How did any given airplane sell?

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Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 98

Airspeed Junkie

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

This feature allowed Hellcat pilots to operate confidently under the demanding conditions of carrier operations. Effective cockpit armor was another significant advancement, enhancing pilot protection during combat. Its robust design, advanced armament, and the skill of its pilots ensured that the U.S. The battle saw the U.S.

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

These tools help the pilots deal with this busy section of the flight replete with numerous checklists, changing clearances, and traffic. We have some of the same checklists, clearances, and traffic, and we have one less pilot to get them all done. The post Arriving in Style appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine.

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Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Thousands of L-4s remained in the US for the duration of WWII, training pilots and serving liaison duties for Army units in training. The surviving examples did find use in the post-war era, training thousands of pilots in the former European and Pacific theaters. 1,801 of that number were L-4H variants.

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Firewall Gross Weight Horizontal Stabilizer Stability 106

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Known for its reliability and versatility, it has been a go-to choice for pilot training and leisure flying. Speed is a key factor for pilots, whether for planning cross-country trips or understanding the aircraft’s capabilities. Its stable flight characteristics and forgiving nature make it ideal for beginner pilots.

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AV Web

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Sonex recently announced an increase in the maximum gross weight for all Sonex and Waiex aircraft equipped with 100-horsepower engines. We are pleased to report that stall speed testing has proven the aircraft still qualify for Sport Pilots to fly under the existing rules.”

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For the last 100 years or so, pilots and engineers have argued about why aircraft actually fly. Custer, who was not a pilot, was taxi testing the aircraft when it became airborne. The CCW-5 prototype carried a pilot and five passengers in a comfortable cabin, a big step up from the previous Custer prototypes.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The many analyses and videos on these topics have been done in what can best be described as laboratory conditions—carefully selected ideal conditions of pilot, airplane, and environment. None of these achieved enough altitude to have permitted a successful impossible turn, but there were pilots who tried, anyway.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

With a better understanding of the structure of the test, the material the exam covers, and some sample questions, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a commercial drone pilot. Courses like those offered by Altitude University , The Pilot Institute and ASA , for instance, include several graded practice exams and quizzes.

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Weight-Shift-Control Air Traffic Control Aeronautical Decision-Making Density Altitude 114

Northstar VFR

JUNE 22, 2023

Most pilots see it as a barrier to them and the sky. This walk around is what a lot of pilots consider as the only facet of the preflight. While the integrity of the aircraft is extremely vital to the flight, a vast majority of pilots overlook other tasks that should be a part of a good preflight. It states, “.other

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Pilots and flight schools favor this aircraft for its ease of use and dependable performance. First introduced in 2005, this all-glass cockpit revolutionized the flying experience for pilots by providing a comprehensive and intuitive interface. This article explores the Cessna Skyhawk C172’s features, evolution, and lasting appeal.

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Knot Cockpit Pilot Gross Weight 98

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 6, 2025

Louis, where on January 6, 1944, test pilot Everett E. By May 11, Army Air Force pilots began evaluating the XP-67. Further modifications led to the gross weight increasing, bringing the design up to 25,400 pounds, the takeoff roll was exceedingly long, and the landing speed had gone from 76 mph to 93 mph. Test pilot E.E.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 26, 2024

The formidable heavy-lift helicopter had an empty weight of 21,245 pounds and a gross weight of 33,000 pounds, keeping up to its name. Throughout aviation history, countless aircraft designs have sparked the imagination of engineers, pilots, and aviation enthusiasts.

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iPad Pilot News

JUNE 19, 2024

Using the Flights tab in ForeFlight—pro tips iPad Pilot News ForeFlight’s Maps page can be a pilot’s best friend since it’s packed with visual planning tools and helpful information. The post Using the Flights tab in ForeFlight—pro tips first appeared on iPad Pilot News. Here are six that are often overlooked.

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Flight Training Central

MARCH 11, 2024

One undesirable flight characteristic a pilot might experience with this airplane would be difficulty in recovering from a stalled condition. An aircraft is loaded 120 pounds over maximum certificated gross weight. If fuel (avgas) is drained to bring the aircraft weight within limits, how much fuel should be drained?

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Sometimes it’s emotional—the Beech Starship, what few of them are still in the wild, inevitably wow viewers of both the pilot and nonpilot persuasion. The canopy provides plenty of headroom for even taller pilots, while the view over the nose is equally generous. But successful? Not at all. How did any given airplane sell?

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Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 98

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 4, 2024

With your fresh pilot certificate, what fun steps can you take to continually grow as an aviator? The question for the new private pilot is simple: Is that a doorway to go through or one that you never open, limiting your flying career? One is with other pilots. Ride with other pilots and learn from them.

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iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Navigating ForeFlight Subscriptions: Which Plan is Right for Your Needs iPad Pilot News ForeFlight is a powerful mobile app designed to simplify flight planning and in-flight navigation for pilots. Beyond those essentials, Basic Plus includes some helpful add-ons (which a lot of pilots overlook).

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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Steep turns should be one of the most fun maneuvers pilots learn. But for many pilots, flying coordinated turns while keeping altitude and speed steady is hard enough. In maintaining a properly coordinated steep turn, the pilot must use the opposite aileron to maintain bank.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Short field landings are a true test of a pilot’s skill. They are also one of the most feared maneuvers during the private pilot checkride. Whether you’re new to short field landings or a pilot needing a refresher, this essential guide is for you. The POH lists landing distances for specific gross weights.

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Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Corporate pilots who had seen nothing but gray or rain outside the windshield suddenly could see the terrain, obstacles, runways, approaches, their own flightpath ahead, and even traffic in 3D. Yet suddenly, neither rain nor snow nor gloom of night would keep professional pilots on the ground – or divert them into it. million in 2022.

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Aerotime

MARCH 20, 2025

The wreckage of the airplane was found two days after the crash in which all nine passengers and the sole pilot lost their lives. The controller suggested to the pilot of flight 445 that he slow his aircraft down to minimize the delay in landing once overhead Nome. Shortly afterward, the airplane began to descend.

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Knot Air Traffic Control Gross Weight Airplanes 294

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Key Takeaways Slow flight trains pilots to handle the aircraft at speeds just above stalling. That’s why it’s crucial for pilots to learn aircraft control at low speeds. Additionally, both private and commercial pilot checkrides require the demonstration of slow flight. Pilots use reference stalling speeds instead.

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Photographic Logbook

MARCH 10, 2024

It was evidence that high wing pilots who buy low wing airplanes need to process their surroundings in a different way. These kinds of events change a pilot's behavior. How many pilots grab the housing of their alternator to give it a good shake on every preflight? Don't tell anyone I gave you that tow bar!" I said it was dodgy.)

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The aircraft also has twin-boom vertical stabilizers to the rear and a monocoque cabin that can accommodate up to six passengers, plus the operating pilot. The fans are exposed by way of slidable surfaces that retract into the wing structure when commanded by the operating pilot. In terms of dimensions, the Cavorite X7 measures 11.6

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 5, 2024

A flight of some 50 nm meets the FAA definition of a cross-country flight for private pilot training purposes, but seldom are airports ideally located to support this minimum requirement. Our current crop of light sport airplanes, limited to 1,320 pounds gross weight, haven’t been able to penetrate the flight training market for this reason.

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Airplanes Gross Weight Pilot Runway 97

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

There are a number of tail strike incidents caused by the take-off weight being logged as lower than it actually was. The Pilot Flying gently applies back pressure on the control column, pitching the aircraft nose up to transition from rolling on the ground to flying in the air. This transition of lifting off is called rotation.

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Air Facts

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Six Brave Souls Air Facts Journal During the spring of 1977, I was a pilot for Skyway Airlines based at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. I was the chief pilot at Skyways and a captain and company instructor/check airman on all our airplanes. Since we were now at our maximum gross weight, a full power takeoff was mandatory.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

When spelled geoduck it represents a grotesque, oversized mollusk, or clam to we pilot simpletons. Much depends on the aircraft’s weight, pilot skill and, surprisingly, “how much abuse you want to experience. Checking the oil is the main attraction to the pilot. The airplane will handle more than you want to.”

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Boeing Company) First Flight and Early Performance On October 15, 1937, the XB-15 took to the skies for the first time, piloted by Edmund Turney “Eddie” Allen , Boeing’s chief test pilot, and Major John D. The Boeing Model 294 (XB-15) at Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, circa 1937. Corkille from the USAAC.

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Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The landing gear box had to be substantially stronger with the two-piece gear, so we were able to see a weight savings with the one-piece gear. Twin high-backed seats adjust on steeply raked rails to tailor headroom and legroom for a wide range of pilots. Max Gross Weight: 1,320 lbs. Empty Weight: 840 lbs.

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 16, 2025

Well-informed readers are aware that MOSAIC Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certificationis nearly upon us after years of proposals, public comment, and endless discussion among pilots. MOSAIC provides pilots flying under sport-pilot rules access to a much broader base of aircraft, both new and old. Not this time.

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Calibrated Airspeed Gross Weight Knot Airplanes 98

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Kilo Charlie was in need of a modern glass-panel trainer, adequate for a student and instructor, IFR capable, with low operating costs and, most importantly, capable of presenting well to this generation of prospective student pilots. Maximum Gross Weight: 1,587 lbs. Empty Weight, Standard: 959 lbs. Wing Area: 128.1

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