Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

A steam gauge airspeed indicator, Garmin G3X, autopilot, Garmin G5, transponder, fuel selector, accelerometer, and steam gauge altimeter were centered directly in front of me. The airplane is incredibly sensitive, thanks to sweeping, full-span ailerons and an unnaturally tall stick that exaggerates any and all inputs.

Knot 111

Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

Northstar VFR

OCTOBER 27, 2024

If ailerons affect the longitudinal axis of the plane, then how do they turn the plane? Ailerons control the roll of the plane by turning around its longitudinal axis. Ailerons (“little wings” in French) are like smaller wings attached to the trailing edges of the main wings. What altitude does Class A airspace extend to?

Longitudinal Axis 61

Longitudinal Axis Pitot Tube Checkride Pilot 61

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

In maintaining a properly coordinated steep turn, the pilot must use the opposite aileron to maintain bank. You may need to apply the opposite aileron to counter the overbanking tendency. Adverse Yaw Adverse yaw is when an aircraft tends to yaw towards a raised wing due to the aerodynamic forces of an aileron deflected down.

Lift 52

Lift Aileron Drag Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

We correct for the overbanking tendency with aileron opposite 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. Keep the overbanking tendency in check with aileron opposite the turn. Glance at your altimeter.

Rudder 52

Rudder Lift Aileron Drag 52

Photographic Logbook

MAY 19, 2025

OK, this is going to feel very wrong, but I want you to take your feet off the rudder pedals, put them flat on the floor, then give me a right turn with aileron only." The altimeter now showed 5,000' and we had plummeted through the altitude of the scattered cloud layer. He was right. That felt incredibly wrong.

Rudder 60

Rudder Crosswind Airplanes Runway 60

Air

MAY 21, 2025

Pilots must use specific techniques, applying rudder and aileron inputs, to maintain directional control and keep the aircraft aligned. Altimeter errors can also occur due to pressure changes. Effects: It will try to push your aeroplane sideways off the runway centreline.

Crosswind 52

Crosswind Wind Shear Groundspeed Flight Computer 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

The local altimeter setting is 29.65, the temperature is 25°C, and we have a 9-knot headwind. Subtract the altimeter setting from 29.92, multiply it by 1,000, and add that to the field elevation. Use the rudder to keep the aircraft in line with the runway and apply aileron into the wind.

Weight-Shift-Control 52

Weight-Shift-Control Runway Density Altitude Descent 52