Northstar VFR

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Just remember the acronym PARE: Power idle, Ailerons neutral, Rudder opposite of the spin, and Elevator forward. Its your slowest turn and if you arent carefully watching your airspeed, you can get too slow in the turn, exceed your critical angle of attack, stall the airplane, and enter a spin. So how do you recover from a spin?

Pilot

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Airplane wings vary in shape and size, but all have standard features like the chord line. Wing Control: Flaps, slats, and ailerons change the chord line, impacting lift and control. As a general rule, the greater the angle of attack, the more lift the wing produces. The airplane rotates and moves around several axes.

Center of Gravity

Northstar VFR

JUNE 8, 2025

Icing : Ice can build up on the control surfaces, causing loss of smooth airflow and lift. Mechanical Factors Mechanical failures : Airplanes in general are very reliable, and major malfunctions are the minority. Read Chapter 5 “Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training” in the Airplane Flying Handbook.

Turbulence

Pilot Institute

MARCH 24, 2025

Once the airplane has reached a point where it nearly stalls or loses lift, youll initiate a pivot or turn. Control Surface Effectiveness Control surfaces such as the aileron, elevator, and rudder require airflow over the surface to change the aircrafts roll, pitch, and yaw, respectively. What is a stall maneuver?

Rudder

WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

The Main Parts of an Airplane While aircraft come in many designs and sizes, they all share several core components. Wings: The Source of Lift The wings are what make fixed-wing flight possible. As air moves over the curved top surface of the wing and the flatter bottom, lift is generated, allowing the plane to rise.

Lift

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

Lift is the force that aircraft use to counter gravity. Newton’s Third Law is one of the key laws of physics that explains lift. Lets see what Newtons Third Law is, and why we need it to understand lift. This principle is fundamental in generating lift, thrust, and maneuverability, allowing aircraft to fly.

Torque

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

Velocity Andrews, North Carolina/Injuries: 1 Fatal NTSB Report: ERA23FA194 The owner recently purchased the experimental amateur-built, modified airplane. He did not have a lot of experience in the make and model airplane, so he hired the accident pilot to conduct the first flight since recent modifications.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Turns: Students practice shallow, medium, and steep turns to develop a feel for how the airplane behaves when banking. This develops an understanding of how the airplane reacts at low speeds, a critical skill for safe takeoffs and landings. It sounds simple, but it requires precise control of pitch, power, and heading.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 8, 2025

This can happen to any airplane type. Stalls Cause a Loss of Lift A stall is not related to engine failure. This misunderstanding can lead to confusion and, in some cases, accidents, as some pilots concentrate on engine performance instead of addressing the actual problem, a loss of lift. What Is a Stall in Aviation?

Lift

Plane and Pilot

JULY 22, 2025

After 800 hours of flying, with almost 50 different types in my logbook, there are several airplanes that I have felt one with—Game Aerospace’s GB1 GameBird , almost any member of the classic and modern day Cub species, and a very specific Cessna 170, just to name a few. Let’s walk through it real quick. Very nice,” Finkbeiner said.

Runway

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

PARE: Power idle, Ailerons neutral, Rudder opposite, Elevator forward. In this situation, the wings aren’t producing enough lift, and the aircraft essentially falls out of the sky while spinning. A stall occurs when the angle of attack (the angle between the wings and the airflow) becomes too high, causing the wings to lose lift.

Center of Gravity

Air Facts

JULY 7, 2025

I memorized the airplane’s axes and their associated flight controls. I wasn’t always sure how regurgitating these terms would prove that I could actually fly an airplane. The air stays still; it is the airplane that moves,” he writes, creating an “onrush of air” from the direction in which the airplane is moving.

Rudder

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

While hover taxing on the taxiway, NTSB reports, a Cessna airplane taxied onto the same taxiway. With lateral options dwindling, the Bell 47D went into a vertical lift. After one full revolution, the helicopter lifted rapidly from the ground and climbed immediately. pole dancer.

Pilot

Plane and Pilot

JULY 16, 2025

I flew as Kim’s first officer a few times before upgrading to captain, and we immediately struck a chord as small-airplane geeks. She and Nick have owned a slew of airplanes—their current fleet including an Aeronca Champ, Cessna 310, Extra 300 project, and there is some sort of sailplane hanging in the rafters as well.

Firewall

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

Otto Lilienthal did it by shifting his weight, but for the much larger Wright Flyer the solution was to make one wing produce more lift than the other by twisting them in opposite directions. Actually, a prescient Englishman, Matthew Boulton, had patented the idea in 1868, when airplanes were still a thought experiment.

Aileron

AV Web

DECEMBER 3, 2024

A pair of aerodynamic researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have created a raptor-inspired drone that uses its tail feathers to control bank, rather than wingtip feathers mimicked by ailerons on airplanes.

Tail

AV Web

OCTOBER 8, 2024

A lap belt secured to the control wheel can serve as a substitute for external aileron and elevator locks. Also, lift fences that serve as spoilers can keep an airplane from trying to “fly” while tied down. AOPA suggests considering deflating tires or digging holes to keep the wheels more firmly in place.

Pitot Tube

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Storo lifted the British fighter into the air for the first time on June 28, 2022, from Tillamook Municipal Airport near his home. It actually flew fine, and it flies like a normal airplane. Although it is sort of heavy on the ailerons,” Storo said. Storo’s replica wears the colors of Royal Air Force (RAF) No. 19 Squadron.

Crosswind

Northstar VFR

JULY 21, 2024

The airplane rudder is one of the most misunderstood of the primary flight controls. The yaw of the airplane rotates around its vertical axis. The rudder is a movable flight control which is mounted on the trailing edge of the vertical stabilizer on the back of the airplane. Where is the rudder? Why is this?

Rudder

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The lift and drag imbalance between the left and right ailerons creates adverse yaw. Adverse yaw is an undesirable side effect of lift production, resulting in an uncoordinated, slipping turn. The changes in aerodynamic forces that occur during aileron deflection cause adverse yaw. What is Adverse Yaw?

Aileron

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Airplane wings vary in shape and size, but all have standard features like the chord line. Wing Control: Flaps, slats, and ailerons change the chord line, impacting lift and control. As a general rule, the greater the angle of attack, the more lift the wing produces. The airplane rotates and moves around several axes.

Center of Gravity

Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Learn the basic structure of an airplane while in flight school at Leopard Aviation. From the navigation display to the wing structure, understanding all segments of an airplane is crucial in the aviation industry. This long, metal tube connects all the main components of an airplane.

Horizontal Stabilizer

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Some pilots come to Galesburg, park their airplane and just enjoy the fellowship for the week. Of the Stearmans you will see here, many are your typical all-yellow “Navy” planes and yellow and blue “Army” airplanes. Tom finished his airplane this spring and flew it to Oshkosh before making his way to Galesburg.

Tail

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 2, 2025

Piper PA-28-180 Riverside, California/Injuries: 1 Minor NTSB Report: WPR23LA156 The pilot completed the airplanes engine run-up and carburetor heat function checks with no anomalies noted. Velocity Andrews, North Carolina/Injuries: 1 Fatal NTSB Report: ERA23FA194 The owner recently purchased the experimental amateur-built, modified airplane.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

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. This principle underscores the importance of maintaining adequate airspeed during flight.

Torque

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

In maintaining a properly coordinated steep turn, the pilot must use the opposite aileron to maintain bank. A smaller bank angle will result in more lift, while an increased bank angle will reduce the lift. To learn all the maneuvers you’ll need to perform on your practical test, check out Airplane Maneuvers Mastery for more.

Lift

Flight Training Central

MARCH 29, 2024

What is the most hazardous wind condition when taxiing a tricycle gear airplane? Aileron down on the upwind wing Aileron up on the upwind wing Aileron up on the downwind wing Correct! What is likely to occur if you lift off the runway before reaching rotation speed due to ground effect?

Aileron

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The mechanic flew the airplane he’d flown back as well. I was hoping for one of the PA-18s, but the only airplane available was the PA-12. 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.

Descent

Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

The higher speed creates extra lift, causing the airplane to bank further into the turn. We correct for the overbanking tendency with aileron opposite the turn. The pilot’s job is to prevent the airplane from banking too quickly or too far. The left wing’s aileron deflects up, decreasing lift.

Rudder

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Lift : The aerodynamic force generated due to airflow over the wings. The aircraft’s deceleration reduces the airflow over the wings, which reduces lift. When the lift force is less than the force of gravity, the aircraft descends. So, how do we increase lift to maintain altitude? The gear adds lots of drag but zero lift.

Lift

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Ice can affect everything from how the airplane flies to the engines staying functional. And ice doesn’t just make things slippery, it messes with the airflow over the wings, cuts down on lift, and ramps up drag. This leads to a serious loss of lift and an increase in drag.

Pitot Tube

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The J-4, also known as a Cub Coupe, had been dropped off in Kennett for annual in 2008 by its then-owner and ended up becoming a permanent resident when Hurricane Ike stretched inland all the way to the Missouri Bootheel, lifting it from the ground and depositing it on top of the FBO’s maintenance hangar.

Runway

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

A few years ago, I got the bug to fly small airplanes again. We fly our new-to-us Piper to Florida often (the airplane could probably find Orlando on its own), and we agreed it was time for something more adventurous. Our Aircraft Our family’s airplane is a 1976 Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six.

Density Altitude

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Airplanes with higher wing loading may need power all the way until the flare. 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. You will need more aileron input as you slow down as the controls become less effective.

Weight-Shift-Control

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

82 Tiger Moth, the airplane that trained thousands of pilots from across the British Empire to take to the air in World War II. Frustrated at work, in 1909 he received a gift of 1,000 pounds from his grandfather to build his first airplane, just a few years after the Wright brothers had made their first flight.

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

If you’ve ever been on a flight and felt the airplane swaying side to side, you might’ve experienced a taste of what’s known as a Dutch roll. Learning about the Dutch roll can make your next flight feel a little more grounded, even when the airplane isn’t. Extra lift makes the wing rise. Let’s get started!

Stability

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

Landing an airplane is not easy, even for experienced pilots. Your ailerons and rudder will be neutral once you’re in the crab position. Simultaneously, we apply ailerons opposite the rudder input. The ailerons control our lateral position over the runway. We call this de-crabbing.

Crosswind