Northstar VFR

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Just remember the acronym PARE: Power idle, Ailerons neutral, Rudder opposite of the spin, and Elevator forward. The nose pitches up, sometimes aggressively because of how the airplane was trimmed on final approach and all your flaps are generally still down (lots of lift there). So how do you recover from a spin? What happens next?

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Pilot Checkride Aileron Final Approach 74

Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

The Cessna 180’s conventional landing gear and squared-off “straight” vertical fin and rudder give it a distinctive vintage silhouette that many pilots find attractive. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Today’s Top Pick is a 1955 Cessna 180 Skywagon.

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Lift Transponder Rudder Pilot 105

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Understanding the Basics of Flight Aerodynamics 101 Flying a small plane revolves around understanding four key forces: lift, thrust, drag, and weight. Lift is generated by the wings as air flows over them, counteracting weight, which pulls the plane downward due to gravity.

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Weather Pilot Rudder Drag 52

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. Lift is generated by the wings, counteracting the force of weight, which pulls the plane down. Ready to experience the skies with us?

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Aileron Rudder Drag Descent 52

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The lift and drag imbalance between the left and right ailerons creates adverse yaw. A pilot can prevent adverse yaw by using rudder, and making sure that a turn is coordinated. Adverse yaw is an undesirable side effect of lift production, resulting in an uncoordinated, slipping turn. This movement reduces the AOA and lift.

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Aileron Drag Rudder Lift 52

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 7, 2025

The fuselage is 9 feet tall, just about even with the top of the twin rudders. The Airtruk can lift nearly 200 gallons (or 2,000 pounds) of dry chemicals all day long and land on rough outback strips very near the job site. The PL-12 sported two little stub wings below the strut-braced main wing structure. Photo: Warner Bros.

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Tail Horizontal Stabilizer Gross Weight Pilot 53

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The duct, as predicted by Stipa, had a profile similar to that of the airfoil, with a fairly small rudder and elevators mounted on the trailing edge of the duct. The Stipa-Caproni prototype proudly showcased its Italian origin in a blue-and-cream color used on racing aircraft of the day, with Italian flag colors painted on the rudder.

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Airfoil Rudder Drag Stability 98

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Key Takeaways Ailerons control the aircrafts roll by adjusting lift on each wing. Adverse yaw is a side effect of aileron use, countered by rudder input. The aircrafts wing is able to generate lift due to its shape. Why does this increase the lift? If the flow on both sides is symmetrical, the wing wont produce any lift.

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Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

This can cause you to lose lift. Remember Bernoulli’s Theorem and how lift is created. The loss of lift causes the aircraft to stall and lose altitude. Maintain Control and Increase Airspeed It’s important that you add right rudder to neutralize the aircraft’s left-turning tendencies. Why Practice Power-off Stalls?

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Descent Approach AGL Lift 52

Chess In the Air

DECEMBER 6, 2024

In thermals the V3M is even easier and more stable than the V2 (which requires more rudder to remain coordinated). A lifting aid is required to mount and remove the tail dolly which is a bit of a nuisance. While some of this may be due to continued pilot improvements, a more than 8% improvement is remarkable!

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Density Altitude Cockpit Tail Runway 98

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 27, 2025

It may be necessary to add a slight amount of power to keep the airspeed from decreasing excessively and to avoid losing lift too rapidly. By adding power, thrust can be increased to keep the airspeed from decelerating too rapidly and the wings from suddenly losing lift, but throttle must be closed immediately after touchdown.

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Airplanes Runway Accelerated Stall Lift 89

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Common mistakes include neglecting clearing turns, delaying stall recovery, and misusing the rudder. Lift : The aerodynamic force generated due to airflow over the wings. The aircraft’s deceleration reduces the airflow over the wings, which reduces lift. So, how do we increase lift to maintain altitude?

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Lift Rudder Drag Checkride 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

The higher speed creates extra lift, causing the airplane to bank further into the turn. The aileron on the right wing deflects down, increasing the camber and creating more lift. The left wing’s aileron deflects up, decreasing lift. The lift imbalance causes the roll. This drag imbalance amplifies the adverse yaw.

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Rudder Lift Aileron Drag 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

CDT, a Beech Baron lifted off from Runway 35 at Lubbock Executive Airpark in Texas (F82). It looks normal as the plane lifts off and starts to climb, but then a witness hears a change in the sound of the engines. on march 17, 2023, at 11:37 a.m. By 11:40 a.m. The same FBO security camera captures the Baron’s takeoff.

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Pilot Knot Airplanes Lift 89

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The outer wing generates more lift than the inner wing since it’s temporarily moving faster. Extra lift makes the wing rise. Increased lift on the raised wing immediately creates more induced drag. Placing the center of gravity ahead of the aircraft’s center of lift improves longitudinal stability. What’s induced drag?

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Stability Center of Gravity Aileron Rudder 52

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Aerodynamic Differences Fixed-Wing Aircraft (Airplanes) Airplanes , or fixed-wing aircraft, generate lift through their stationary wings as they move forward. This pressure difference produces lift, allowing the aircraft to ascend. Each rotor blade acts as an airfoil, and as it rotates, it moves air over its surface, generating lift.

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Torque Lift Airplanes Stability 52

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

A smaller bank angle will result in more lift, while an increased bank angle will reduce the lift. As an aircraft banks, lift is divided into horizontal and vertical components. The horizontal component of lift causes the aircraft to turn. Combining both components of lift, the total lift required increases.

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Lift Aileron Drag Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

Your ailerons and rudder will be neutral once you’re in the crab position. We use the rudder to align the aircraft’s longitudinal axis with the centerline. Simultaneously, we apply ailerons opposite the rudder input. The pilot needs to hold aileron and rudder deflection the entire time.

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Crosswind Longitudinal Axis Aileron Rudder 52

Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Generate Lift With Airplane Wings One of the most valuable airplane parts that connect to the fuselage is the wings. The wings work with other sections of an aircraft to increase lift and adjust stalling speed. You’ll find a horizontal stabilizer, vertical stabilizer, elevator, and rudder pedals here.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

With one hand I lifted the back high enough to pull the stick back far enough to stop my dive. I lifted the seat back into place and saw there was a latch to hold it. I then checked all the controls, elevator up and down, ailerons right and left, rudder right and left. Maybe it was just my adrenaline.

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Descent Lift Runway Cockpit 88

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

I watched the stick flutter to and fro in sync with the rudder pedals as Wilkins fought to maintain the centerline, all the while pushing in the throttle. The J-4’s cockpit is wider than the more common J-3, and the second generation brought about the replacement of the open cowl with exposed exhaust ports with a fully enclosed cowl.

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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 19, 2024

Photo by Joel Edwards] When A&T commenced the recovery, divers placed inflatable lift bags at strategic points on the two sections to raise them to just below the surface, thus preventing damage during the twelve hours it took to tow the wreckage to the local marina. We had to do some welding on that. They were also in good shape.

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Tail Firewall Approach Flight Deck 119

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 6, 2025

This is not the same as a simple stall, which is recoverable by just lifting the nose. Other causes include: Uncoordinated turns : This happens when the rudder and aileron are not properly aligned during a turn. Once the aircrafts nose is lowered, the next step is to apply opposite rudder to counteract the rotational force.

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Rudder Aileron Pilot Turbulence 52

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 30, 2025

Courtesy: Sporty’s Pilot Shop] A nice touch is to include a good starter set of hardware like a quality yoke or joystick, rudder pedals, and throttle quadrant, allowing your aviator to replicate many of the complexities of real flight in the comfort of their home. The Lift Pro 2.0

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Pilot Cockpit Weather Lift 84

Jetwhine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If I’m lucky, like I was last week, it is a Cessna 172 from the Fox Valley Tech program out practicing maneuvers and other essential stick and rudder skills. On this day the lesson was clearly stalls and slow flight.

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Rudder Lift Pilot Jet 52

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. This brings me to another profound phrase, the Boy Scout motto of “ Be Prepared.” That is also what flight training is all about.

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Runway Pilot Approach Weather 91

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

We tried lifting the rear of the floats to increase the buoyancy offered by the larger front float chambers. Quickly dropping the water rudders, I reduced the throttle to idle, giddy with the release from our muddy prison. Calling for Chris to join me, we tried to simply push the airplane off the mud bank into deeper water.

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Airplanes Torque Tail Pilot 80

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

We tried lifting the rear of the floats to increase the buoyancy offered by the larger front float chambers. Quickly dropping the water rudders, I reduced the throttle to idle, giddy with the release from our muddy prison. Calling for Chris to join me, we tried to simply push the airplane off the mud bank into deeper water.

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Airplanes Torque Tail Pilot 78

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 12, 2024

This creates boundary layer separation, resulting in a loss of lift. This requires rudder input to maintain directional control. Be careful because retracting the flaps causes the center of the lift to move forward. Next time you feel the airplane start to lose lift, you’ll know exactly what to do. You’ve got this.

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Stability Horizontal Stabilizer Airplanes Lift 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

READ MORE: Cirrus Adds Second Vision Jet Simulator In this scenario, the options are a 180-degree turn using only rudder to avoid overbanking—common when you lose the outside horizon reference—to get back to VFR conditions or contacting ATC to ask where the nearest VFR is. You may even put the learner in and out of the clouds.

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Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 105

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 2, 2024

Icing Icing on the aerofoil disrupts the smooth airflow over the wings that produce lift. This decrease in lift has the potential to cause the aircraft to stall. Use rudder to check balance. An aircraft can enter an unusual attitude if not acted upon in a quick manner. This may lead to an unusual attitude.

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Altimeter Descent Turbulence Lift 52

Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

My feet danced on the rudder pedals as I fought to keep the plane going straight down the runway. As my speed increased I lifted the nose of the plane slightly prior to takeoff, but when I did that the nose blocked the few centerline stripes that were my only visual cues to keep going straight. But I had it.

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Runway Altimeter Pilot Lift 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Reducing lift puts more weight on the wheels. Use the rudder to keep the aircraft in line with the runway and apply aileron into the wind. These stick and rudder skills will help you with crosswind landings. Make sure not to lock the tires. Use elevator back pressure for aerodynamic braking and to keep weight off the nosewheel.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Density Altitude 52

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying Wolfgang Langewiesche (1944) While not a history, per se, Stick and Rudder is a historic introduction to flight that has been used by flight students since some of the earliest days of organized flight training. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed Ben R.

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Rudder Pilot Air Traffic Control Cabin Crew 93

Chess In the Air

JUNE 24, 2022

There were some patches of moderate lift and sink as would be expected on a normal summer soaring day. Sometimes you fly through virga and you can even find yourself in lift. I immediately pushed in the spoilers, hit hard right rudder, and hard right stick. The next few miles towards the airfield show nothing unusual.

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Pilot AGL Wind Shear Runway 52

Cranky Flier

APRIL 8, 2024

Oh and that one rudder issue on the MAX? Opening a new station is not a heavy lift for United, and it is highly unlikely that this will somehow refocus the company. While I haven’t seen it confirmed, I’ve seen it suggested this could have happened from a bird strike on takeoff.

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Rudder Lift Tail Runway 130

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 5, 2024

Local forklift hire was kindly arranged by AEM Lifting from Tuxford, Notts. During a subsequent two-day time period the MBCC staff reassembled the Prone Meteor, before moving into Hangar 2 on NAM’s Southfield Site. This safety pilot handled engine starting, re-lighting and fuel control.

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Cockpit Rudder Stability Pilot 119