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We Fly: Epic E1000 AX

Flying Magazine

Epic has just released the most recent iteration of the airplane, the E1000 AX, with a major avionics upgrade including Garmin’s G1000 NXi suite and upped the useful load to an advertised (on its website) 2,860 pounds—gross weight 8,000, max ramp weight 8,035. The solution is to put something in the baggage compartment.

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How to Master Slow Flight (Step-By-Step)

Pilot Institute

Weight : The force gravity exerts on the aircraft. Drag : The aerodynamic force opposing the aircraft’s forward motion. This increases lift but comes at the cost of increased induced drag. Pilots must counteract the additional drag with more thrust to maintain altitude. Later flap stages add mostly drag.

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How to Make Perfect Steep Turns (Step-By-Step)

Pilot Institute

The downward deflected aileron produces more lift, and more lift produces more induced drag. This added drag will cause the aircraft to yaw towards the direction of the raised wing. Induced Drag Induced drag is a byproduct of lift. Induced Drag Induced drag is a byproduct of lift.

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Mastering Short Field Landings (A Step-by-Step Guide)

Pilot Institute

Aircraft Weight and Limitations An aircraft’s weight affects inertia and stopping distance. The POH lists landing distances for specific gross weights. Smaller aircraft may only have short field landing distances for maximum gross weight. x V SO (or POH recommendation) by around 500 feet AGL.