Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This was another satisfying trip, full of ADM, IMSAFE, and trade-offs—and weather. The weather was… interesting. Fussing with the avionics to keep tabs on the weather gave many more knob touches than the airplane itself. The FAA weather said a thunderstorm was forecast, gusts to 6 knots. Lesson learned.

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Weather Runway Knot Rudder 81

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

A short 18 months later, on August 13, 1937, the XPB2Y-1 took to the skies for the first time, revealing plenty of room for improvement lateral instability was a major problem for the deep-hulled boat, so the single tail fin was augmented by two smaller fins on the horizontal stabilizers. “Very little,” the gunner reported.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Final Approach Tail Runway 111

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. The system also has a small footprint, with only one tail mount antenna and 2 LRUs.

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Jet Tail Drag Cockpit 94

Air Facts

MARCH 24, 2025

Unfortunately, as most pilots can attest, weather that happens as forecast is a rare blessing. Following the distinctive v-tail HP-18 from cloud to cloud and doubling the opportunities to sniff out a thermal made a huge difference, as did the psychological comfort of not being alone so far from the airport.

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Pilot Flight Computer Ceiling Tail 90

Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Flight training doesn’t need to stop in the winter though; in fact the colder months provide some great opportunities to expand your knowledge on weather and aircraft operations in less than ideal conditions. And the most important piece of cold weather gear? A cell phone of course.

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Weather Runway Airplanes NOTAMs 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

A flat spin happens when the center of gravity shifts too far aft (toward the tail), and the aircraft’s rotation becomes more horizontal. Aft Center of Gravity (CG) A significant factor that can lead to a flat spin is having the center of gravity too far aft (toward the tail) of the aircraft.

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Center of Gravity Weight-Shift-Control Aileron Rudder 98

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

If you’re flying IFR in winter weather, icing is a threat you have to actively prepare for. If you can understand the conditions that lead to icing and know how to react when it happens, you’ll keep yourself ahead of the harsh weather. Provide PIREPs to assist other pilots and enhance weather forecasting.

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Weather Pitot Tube OAT Tail 52

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 1, 2025

Besides validating the thin delta wing principle, the XF-92A played a major role in supporting the development of the Convair F-102A interceptor, the Air Forces first attempt at an all-weather, supersonic interceptor. Photo NACA/NASA

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Airfoil Aileron Rudder Stability 52

Fear of Landing

JUNE 28, 2024

The Cabri G2 comprises a shrouded tail rotor, usually referred to as a “Fenestron” (a registered trade mark of Eurocopter) that was proven to provide excellent maneuverability in every flight condition, in every direction of flight up to 40 kt at least. The weather was clear.

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Rudder Tail Lift Knot 110

AV Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

I once had the opportunity to fly my vintage V-tail Bonanza to Washington-Dulles International Airport to report on the opening of a Signature Flight Support facility there. I cant remember if I had filed IFR, but the weather was perfect, so maybe I was on VFR Flight Following. So, you can tell this was a long time ago.

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Crosswind Runway Approach Tail 86

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

These aircraft, for administrative purposes, were designated as PT-27 Kaydets, though they differed only from the PT-17 in that they were equipped with enclosed cockpits and cold weather equipment for winter training. While restoring the aircraft, Torchia was not alone in his hangar.

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Weather Airplanes Tail Hangar 122

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

He told of his time as a Red Tail ground crew member, much to the awe of the students and teachers alike. P-51 at the National Warplane Museum The Tuskegee History program would continue at our airshow over the years, enduring city school budget cuts, inclement weather, and a museum name change. I had his full support.

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Tail Pilot Weather 111

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Coordinating schedules and weather took almost six months. Andrew with the Taylorcraft in the 1980s, before it received the checkerboard tail. Andrew and I chose to meet at Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport (KBTP), 455 miles or about five hours of flight time from the home base of Post Mills Airport (2B9).

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Airplanes Hangar Runway Tarmac 98

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Though the fabric on the wings would be recovered in 1952, the structure of the wings, tail, and rudder remained original to 1910. Despite the fabric on the wooden blades being slightly frayed, they were not deemed to be too damaged to press on, and weather reports indicated improving conditions in Washington, D.C.

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Airplanes Jet Pilot Weather 105

Aerotime

JUNE 21, 2024

For this purpose, the aircraft had its water tanks removed and a hydraulic under-tail integrated airstair installed, along with a 14-seat passenger interior and spectacular rear one-piece Perspex blisters for unrivaled panoramic views of the passing landscape. The aircraft eventually sank (where it remains to this day).

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Pilot Tail Ferry Flight Clearance 286

Learn to Fly

JANUARY 29, 2024

The past few weeks have seen extraordinary weather events in all parts of the United States. Pilots must keep the weather in mind when preparing for any flight. You can accomplish this by obtaining an in-depth preflight weather briefing and properly pre-flighting your aircraft for cold weather operations.

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Weather Pilot General Aviation Tail 40

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

.” It’s still configured as a cropduster, with gauges in the center section, a hopper, pump, and booms, with flat-bottom high lift wings, a metal covered fuselage and the most distinct looking “stearman” tail you’d ever find. With its wide stance, long wing and nose, and square tail it takes you back to the 1930’s in art deco style.

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Tail Airplanes Transponder Aileron 122

Airspeed Junkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

This standardization is critical for maintaining consistency in aviation communication worldwide, from identifying aircraft tail numbers to conveying vital information between pilots and air traffic controllers. This practice eliminates confusion, especially when certain letters sound similar, such as ‘B’ and ‘D’.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Tail Cockpit 52

Air Facts

JUNE 24, 2024

To put it in aviation terms, if I told you Bill is a doctor, you might assume he’s flying a V-tail Bonanza. V-tail Bonanzas, as mentioned above, seem to attract particularly wild speculation. Tail failures, the favorite theory when commenters don’t know any better, have indeed happened , but not nearly as often as most people think.

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Pilot Airplanes Weather Tail 75

iPad Pilot News

JUNE 7, 2024

ForeFlight adds wake turbulence alerts iPad Pilot News Datalink weather stole the show when portable ADS-B technology debuted over a decade ago, providing pilots with free in-flight weather imagery in mobile apps like ForeFlight.

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Turbulence Runway Airplanes AGL 98

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. The failure of the vertical stabilizer also saw pieces of the tail structure puncture the rear gas cells, and the Macon began losing helium rapidly.

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Lift Tail Stability Wind Shear 59

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

I hope you enjoy her account of navigating instrument failure in severe weather conditions – a situation that would test any pilot’s skills and nerve. How I conquered malfunctioning instruments in bad weather…on a scheduled flight that should’ve never taken off! ” He ignores me.

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Weather Knot Pilot Distance Measuring Equipment 98

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Elevators, found on the tail, manage its pitch, or up-and-down motion. The rudder, also on the tail, adjusts yaw, which affects left and right turns. It covers topics like airspace regulations, weather patterns, and aircraft systems. Ailerons, located on the wings, control the plane’s roll.

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Aileron Drag Rudder Descent 52

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Whether calling a weather briefer on the ground or reaching out for help in an emergency, the added ability to make and receive phone calls from your headset can be invaluable. Changing weather and climate, handling chemicals like fuel and oil, and physical activities like preflighting all can introduce risk to the pilot.

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Pitot Tube Airplanes Weather Pilot 94

Fear of Landing

JUNE 7, 2024

The gate agent remembered that the weather was terrible: thunderstorms with rain and hail. The bad weather continued to plague them and the crew were concerned about the lightning, icing and turbulence associated with thunderstorms. But the tail and the left wing were found even further away, four to six miles from the main wreckage.

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Cabin Crew Weather Descent Turbulence 102

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Another highlight was the “Beech Boys” formation with three Beech Staggerwings, N18V, N192H and N9405H which gave a great formation display as well as tail chase and even a coordinated landing of all three together which is easy to achieve with two on the very wide grass runway and one on the hard. and MV293 MK.XIV.

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Tail Weather Runway Hangar 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

Measuring 804 feet nose to tail, it was larger than the record-setting LZ-127, the Graf Zeppelin , commanded by factory manager Hugo Eckner. That didn’t prevent them from having accidents, however, as the airships were vulnerable to weather. The men inside held on for dear life until the tail came back down. Courtesy: U.S.

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Tail Hangar Weather Approach 109

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 12, 2025

Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Vega during an engine runup at Wheeler Field, January 8, 1935 (Hawaii Aviation) On January 11, 1935, Earhart and her plane were ready for the flight, but the weather was not. The tail came up as it gathered speed, throwing up a cataract of red-brown mud.

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Airplanes Tail Pilot Cockpit 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Missing its tail, pointing almost straight down, a Van’s RV-7A single-engine, two-seat homebuilt plummeted out of the blue and into the rocky ground. This wasn’t the first Van’s homebuilt to experience an in-flight tail separation. These were divided into two main categories, prior maneuvering and weather upset.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 94

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Missing its tail, pointing almost straight down, a Van’s RV-7A single-engine, two-seat homebuilt plummeted out of the blue and into the rocky ground. This wasn’t the first Van’s homebuilt to experience an in-flight tail separation. These were divided into two main categories, prior maneuvering and weather upset.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 93

Ask Captain Lim

MARCH 26, 2025

This is because, for Westbound flight, the plane is flying against the jet stream whereas for the Eastbound return flight the aircraft has the benefit of a tail wind. If adverse weather at the departure airport made returning unsafe, the captain could opt for an alternate landing site. Economic considerations also play a role.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Weather Tail 59

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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Knot Approach Descent Weather 98

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. A significant amount of mud had accumulated within all landing gear bays, underneath the wings including flap surfaces, and over the fuselage towards the tail.

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Crosswind Rudder Knot Runway 52

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

So there I am circling in clear weather with a frown on my face. The weather was good with scattered cumulus floating around. axied about a thousand miles to FACTS the General Aviation parking area where I got gas and looked over the weather. Then I listened to a gal ask each station she passed for the weather ahead.

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Weather Airplanes Lift Pilot 75

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

It’s hardly an aviation safety site unless you count dodging airports with weather delays but it undeniably offers a host of business analytics services that it gets paid millions of dollars a year to provide. The transmitter replaces the tail beacon, giving it’s two antennas a clear view of ground stations used in the U.S.

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Weather Tail Aviation Technology Pilot 98

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

As seen from the aircrafts tail, the vortex rotates in the anti-clockwise direction on the right wingtip and the clockwise direction on the left wingtip. Pilots can find out the prevailing winds aloft such as from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center and predict the vortices direction and rate of drift behind the preceding aircrafts flight path.

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Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

AV Web

OCTOBER 6, 2024

To recap my journey, I’m an instrument-rated private pilot and former owner of a 1954 V-tail Bonanza – and before that, a two-seat Grumman AA1-B. The ultimate goal is feeling safe flying IFR trips – some short, some long – in reasonable weather. My ongoing road to recurrency has seen a few twists and potholes.

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True Airspeed Tail Weather Airplanes 52