Vintage Aviation News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
With more than two decades since the last DC-3 floatplane flight, there were no more living DC-3 floatplane pilots. As the airplane neared readiness for flight, Rodney began to look for qualified pilots in August 2024, and eventually took on Eric Zipkin as the pilot-in-command for the first flight, joined by Garrett Fleishman as co-pilot.
Air Facts
APRIL 9, 2025
Flying forces you to leave your everyday worries on the ground and focus on the job of pilot in command, the way a good book or concert can make the outside world disappear temporarily. This is a great way to refresh your stick and rudder skills, practice old fashioned situational awareness, and (no less importantly) have fun.
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Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 21, 2024
After a thorough ground briefing, on the first power-on stall flight with a student, after clearing the air, I would have the learner do a stall with too much right rudder, enough that the ball was out one width. The next stall would be performed with no rudder. I’ve taught this to several ex-military test pilots.
Jetwhine
DECEMBER 25, 2023
The Champ was one of the few taildragger airplanes that could be flown solo from the front seat, which greatly improved the visibility for the pilot in command. And then Paul asked me to make a no-rudder turn to the left. Paul encouraged me to experiment, so I played with the rudder and concentrated on the seat of my pants.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 2, 2024
Maintain Control and Increase Airspeed It’s important that you add right rudder to neutralize the aircraft’s left-turning tendencies. As the pilot in command, it is your job to minimize the loss of altitude and recovery as soon as practicable.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Adverse yaw is a side effect of aileron use, countered by rudder input. Unlike the elevators and rudder mounted close to the fuselage, the ailerons location at the end of the long, thin, and flexible wings makes them much more prone to flutter. This is where the rudder comes in. What Is an Aileron?
Air Facts
JANUARY 29, 2025
The XO was now pilot in command and I was doing co-pilot duties on the flight to Dallas. And there it was, a bracket with both hydraulic lines from the rudder pedals only about 1 apart and 8 of flexible line to the brakes. The next days assignment was a newly overhauled SNB back to NAS North Island.
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