Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Key Takeaways Ailerons control the aircrafts roll by adjusting lift on each wing. Roll or bank is the aircrafts movement about its longitudinal axis. Since theyre located on opposing sides of the longitudinal axis, both ailerons need to move in the opposite directions to complement each others motion.

Aileron 90

Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Northstar VFR

JULY 7, 2023

Below, we’ll take a look at some of the ones you should know as you work through your training, but we will refrain from getting into the speeds associated with Mach as those pertain more to Jets! But what does the term ‘rotation’ have to do with lifting your nose off the ground? The rotation speed.

V Speed 52

V Speed Longitudinal Axis Lift Pilot 52

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Air taxi operations, executive jets, helicopters, and general aviation activities have been excluded in the interests of concision. Indeed, standing as a significant achievement, 2023 saw no fatal accidents or hull losses for jet aircraft, leading to a record-low fatality risk rate of 0.03 rate per million sectors.

Runway 258

Runway Airlines Airline Horizontal Stabilizer 258